Yokohama Advan

Initial Review, 30000 Miles on Tires
February 10, 2012

Third set of tires on this truck. Michelin Diamaris'and Yoko Advan's gave me 20K miles each, these Yoko Parada Spec x have 30K on them and 7/32" tread left - good for another 5k to 10k miles. Very pleased with the dry and wet performance, even light snow. Ice - not so good. Excellent tire in terms of performance, comfort and road-feel. Only recently started to get noisy at highway speeds, but that's to be expected. Actually looking forward to getting a new set when these wear out.

 

Initial Review, 3000 Miles on Tires
February 15, 2012

Although these tires offer a ton of grip, they are somewhat noisy, have a rougher ride (due to tread design, not sidewall stiffness), and tend to flat spot if they sit for a few days. I have had a hard time balancing these tires as well. Overall, I would not recommend them. I should have stuck with Michelin. As quickly as I can wear these tires out, I will be going back to the Michelin's. Most likely I will purchase the Pilot Super Sports. I have heard nothing but favorable reviews about them.

Initial Review, 6,000 Miles on Tires
February 19, 2012

I run about 12 to 14 track days a year plus lots of canyon drives and generally get 7000 miles out of a set of tires. The AD08's have 6000 miles on them so far and may have two more track days in them before I replace them. The AD08's are very aggressive on the track and have dropped my lap times about 2 seconds from my previous Kuhmo Ectsa LE's. In the dry these tires stick very well with very little slip. They run hotter for longer than the Kuhmo's without getting loose or slippery. On the street they are a little noisy but the aggressive handling and ability to do what you ask of them out weighs the noise at freeway speeds. The tread has a great look to them on the car as well, a very attractive tire. If you autocross or run track days this is the tire hands down. I plan on buying again.

Initial Review, 18000 Miles on Tires
January 21, 2012

These tires continue to be great! I thought they were getting noisy but it was a bad rear wheel bearing in the Subaru. Once the bearing was replaced, peace and quiet again. These tires grip like glue in the wet and dry. Awesome handling, very quiet overall. Keep them rotated and around 39 PSI.

Initial Review, 400 Miles on Tires
January 21, 2012

First iuse this tire for track days. The car has 19" wheels so all tires are expensive. I run the tires until the bead shows. I have run r compound ties, michielin sport cups (3), Hoosier A6 (1), street compounds Michelin PS2 (4) super sports (4), Yokohama sport vans (6) ADVAN AD08. It is within this experience that I report on the RE11. The number in the parenthesis is the number of track days I got out of each tire. The RE11 lasted 7 track days and stick well, not as good as the R-compound as you might suspect. The ADVANs wore well but did not stick. The RE11 are a good compromise of wear (cost) and grip. Until I win the lottery and can afford to rin the R-compound I'll stick with the RE11s

Initial Review, 500 Miles on Tires
January 20, 2012

I switched to this tire from the OE tire which was a bridgestone run flat. i had horrible experience with them. I installed this tire and it was a world of difference. the car drives better and rides smoother and is quiter. There will have to be a lot of advances in RFT's before i ever purchase another. Their time just has not come. The tire design looks agressive and looks like it would be noisy but that is not the case at all. haven't had them long enough to evaluate treadwear. I am positive it will meet expectation of this type of tire.

Initial Review, 1000 Miles on Tires
May 06, 2011

I also have the 255/35WR-19's on the rear due to my car having staggered rim sizes standard.



So far, these tires have surpassed expectations. The current ratings (5/6/11) give the impression that these are substandard tires for the money. They most certainly aren't. My current ratings should show how I feel about them. Before these, I had a set of the much more expensive Michelin Pilot Sport A/S's and they, in my opinion, aren't worth half the money these tires are.



These tires inspire full driving confidence through high-speed, high-g corners. They are also excellent at highway speeds while running through heavy rain/a few inches of water. No hydroplaning to speak of. Responsiveness is excellent for an A/S. Ride comfort and noise levels are, for the most part, comfortable and quiet--comparable to the Michelins.



For now, I do not have a rating for any snow or ice traction as most of it was gone by the time I had these put on. These ratings, along with treadwear, will be updated later when they are applicable.

Initial Review, 3589 Miles on Tires
January 03, 2012

Amazing tire....great on track and street. Quiet. Good in rain. Only gotcha is that it gets damaged under 14F. So, it is not worth trying to use it for snow/ice....

Doesn't get greasy too fast on a DE session....Wear is quite good. Price is higher than the lowest, but it is far more able. Able to keep pace with R comps for the most part...perhaps the best standard road tire (non-R) out there. Wider than a typical tire size for size. I'd add 10 to the width (a 295 is like another company's 305 for example).

Best tire I have owned. And I've a a bunch of N rated ones.

Initial Review, 1000 Miles on Tires
December 27, 2011

Since this is the only tire available for the stock Elise front wheels I it makes choosing tires pretty easy. Now on my third set of fronts at 58K miles on the car.

I stay with the AD07's for the front to keep the light feel to the steering and responsive handling. Have tried ADO8s on the rear to see if they would last longer. They were less expensive, but tread life was about the same. Recently installed Michelin Pilot Super Sports on the rear to see if I can get better tread life.

I track the car regularly, but use the AO48's on a separate set of wheels for the track.

Initial Review, 31343 Miles on Tires
December 05, 2011

I own a 09 Pontiac G8 GT with the sport package. I have over 130K miles on my car now because I use it for my business. I do investigations and surveillance and most of the time I drive at high speed. I put approximately 3600 miles a month on it. The Hankooks I purchased were the 2nd set of tires I purchased for my car after the factory set and I must say you couldn't find a better tire for the money. I drive alot of highway and city and my average highway speed is from 80-100mph. I do alot of highspeed manuvering and cornering. These tires hold as well if not better than the original Bridgestone RE050's that were stock for the car. I did get over 55K miles out of the original tires, because I am anal about rotating my tires every 6K miles, but for the differnce in price to the Hankooks there is no contest. The Hankooks performed better in the rain up to 100mph than the Bridgestones and the road noise was minimal. I was able to corner even faster with these tires after they were broken in 1000 miles. I also never change my tires in the winter so I run my summers all year round. If you have light snow their ok at low speed, but of course 2inches and above I drive my truck. I've owned alot of performance vehicles from Evolutions to custom built tuners and the only tire so far that I've had that out performs these are the Yokohama Advans I had on both of my EVO's. If you want to try a superb well priced tire that is good for all around use try them. You'll be impressed.

Initial Review, 13000 Miles on Tires
December 02, 2011

13,000 miles are they are still delivering the ride, quiet and grip that I bought them for, with very little apparent tread wear. Switching from Yokohama Advan Sport- the Continentals outperform them handily. Better grip in all situations, quiet running and good ride characteristics. Would buy them again.