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Yokohama ADVAN APEX V601 Test Results

2026 1 publication

Tested 1 times by independent publications, the Yokohama ADVAN APEX V601 averages a finish of 7th.

  • 1Independent tests
  • 0Test wins
  • 0Podium finishes
  • 7thAverage finish
  • 0%Field beaten on average
  • 1Publications
Yokohama ADVAN APEX V601

1 test in 2026

The latest test

2026 AutoView Sport Tyre Test P7 of 7

The Yokohama ADVAN APEX V601 finished last in this test. The name carries weight with anyone who followed performance cars in the 2000s, but this pattern does not live up to it here. Normal driving is fine, and that is where most owners spend their time, but a sports tyre is judged on what happens when the driver asks for more, and the V601's step from grip to slide is too sudden to be comfortable with.

Weak: Dry Braking, Dry Circle Speed, Subj. Dry Handling, Wet Braking, Noise Winner: Continental MaxContact MC7

Record by discipline

Where the Yokohama ADVAN APEX V601 finished in each measured discipline, across every test that measured it against at least two other tyres. Field beaten is the share of the other tyres it outranked in that measurement.

Discipline Tests Avg finish Field beaten Firsts
Dry
Dry Braking 1 P7 of 7 0% -
Subj. Dry Handling 1 P7 of 7 0% -
Dry Circle Speed 1 P6 of 7 17% -
Wet
Wet Braking 1 P7 of 7 0% -
Comfort
Subj. Comfort 1 P5 of 7 33% -
Noise 1 P7 of 7 0% -

Against its own line

The same record for the tyre it replaced and the tyre that replaced it.

Tyre Tests Wins Avg finish Field beaten
Yokohama A008P Predecessor 0 - - -
Yokohama ADVAN APEX V601 This tyre 1 0 7th 0%

Performance Analysis

Drawn from 1 tests. Updated October 28, 2026.

The Yokohama ADVAN APEX V601 finished seventh of seven in AutoView's 2026 Sport Tyre Test, in 225/45 R18. Its positives were limited to normal driving and efficiency: testers found clean steering response below the limit, a planted feel and the second-longest coast-down result, behind the Bridgestone. Those impressions did not carry through when more grip was needed. Dry braking was last at 38.498 metres, 12% longer than best, and wet braking also last at 28.987 metres, 13.9% longer.

Handling was another weakness, with the lowest subjective dry-handling score, 5.9 points, and sixth of seven around the dry circle. The testers described lateral support dropping away abruptly as load increased, with understeer on turn-in followed by a quick switch to oversteer during a direction change. That made its transition from grip to slide less predictable than its initial steering feel suggested. It was also the loudest tyre at 49.84 dB and fifth for comfort. This is one test, so it cannot establish a pattern across sizes, but the braking, limit behaviour and noise results were all poor against this seven-tyre field.

Performance Strengths

  • Steering feel Minor in 1 of 1 tests
    Details
    • Testers praised clean steering response below the grip limit, 2026 AutoView Sport Tyre Test
  • Rolling resistance Minor in 1 of 1 tests
    Details
    • Second-longest coasting result, behind the Bridgestone; testers praised efficiency, 2026 AutoView test

Performance Weaknesses

  • Dry braking Minor in 1 of 1 tests
    Details
    • 7th of 7, 38.498 metres, 12% longer than best, 2026 AutoView test
  • Wet braking Minor in 1 of 1 tests
    Details
    • 7th of 7, 28.987 metres, 13.9% longer than best, 2026 AutoView test
  • Dry handling Minor in 1 of 1 tests
    Details
    • 7th of 7 for subjective dry handling, 5.9 points, 2026 AutoView test
    • 6th of 7 for dry circle speed, 2026 AutoView test
  • Behaviour at the limit Minor in 1 of 1 tests
    Details
    • Testers described abrupt grip loss and a fast understeer-to-oversteer transition during direction changes, 2026 AutoView test
  • Road noise Minor in 1 of 1 tests
    Details
    • 7th of 7, 49.84 dB; testers criticised pattern noise, 2026 AutoView test

Every test, newest first 1

Strong = top two of the field in that measurement. Weak = bottom two.

2026 1 test
P7 of 7 Beat 0% of the field

2026 AutoView Sport Tyre Test

AutoView 225/45 R18

The Yokohama ADVAN APEX V601 finished last in this test. The name carries weight with anyone who followed performance cars in the 2000s, but this pattern does not live up to it here. Normal driving is fine, and that is where most owners spend their time, but a sports tyre is judged on what happens when the driver asks for more, and the V601's step from grip to slide is too sudden to be comfortable with.

WeakDry BrakingDry Circle SpeedSubj. Dry HandlingWet BrakingNoise WinnerContinental MaxContact MC7

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