Yokohama ADVAN Sport

The tyres came with car. A Lotus Elise 2 a sports car often used as a benchmark in handling. In the damp at regular speeds ok but push on a bit on the bends and they will break traction. Aquaplaning , a distinct possibility on this size of rubber. Noise levels acceptable on all but the noisier forms of tarmacadam. Dry weather grip pretty decent but if you explore the upper limits of adhesion be prepared for the tyres to let go with little warning.It happened to me and I wasn’t driving that radically. Summing up, fit for purpose to the greater extent for regular driving but if you want something that will instill confidence in all conditions including some ‘spirited’ driving look elsewhere. I will be.

Had a full set of these added to my Saab 9-5 aero 2.8 xwd replacing Michelin Pilot 3.

They have transformed the car in every way: but none positive,

Drives noisy, poor feedback, stopping in rain less good, poor feel in Corners and the real kick in teeth is the mpg has gone from 32.1 down to 29.7.

Can't comment about wear but I sort of hope they won't last to long to save my hearing.

Oh yes they are ugly too!

These tyres have covered 33000km and are half worn, very evenly.
I have driven this car for 2000 km since buying it. The tyres have average grip in wet and dry. "Sport" is a joke. Bends I could take easily and safely in a 3.5L FWD Maxima on Goodyear Eagle F1's are now "challenging"... last week in damp, not wet, conditions I had a progressive and gentle 4 wheel slide on an urban corner at around 45 km/h which the Goodyears would take in full rain at 60km/h. I am having to relearn my braking points and speeds step by step on my daily commute. They are OK for braking both wet and dry -in a straight line- but the Kizashi's brakes are outstanding. I am no longer confident taking bends in the wet.

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The tyres are grippy enough and if you push them will give warning before letting go.

Problem is they wear quickly. My previous 2.2 Civic on a 195 Michelin energy saver tyre got 23,000 miles from fronts and the rears did 60,000 miles with 4.5mm remaining. The fronts on this are down to 2mm in 12,000 miles and rears to 4mm. Not only is this a wider tyre than the last Civic its got 30bhp less so I would expect better life not worse.

I won't buy again

Love these tyres. I travel 66 miles per day commuting on country roads in the dark and wet. In the dry these tyres let you know exactly what is happening for a heavy fast sports tourer. I have complete confidence in them and considering they are Run Flats, they are supremely comfortable. In the wet they break traction very slowly when pushing on in bends. Previous AVONS were atrocious. I have Pirellis on the wifes 320d S- Sport Coupe and they are much harder (but a good tyre nonetheless). I cannot comment on wear, but I have done 10,000 miles thus far and they have at least that left on fronts and rears again. I will be replacing them with the same!

Just bought these Yokos with a new Maxima and I still have my older Maxima with different tyres and the road noise from these Yokos is nothing short of just plain appalling!! I was wondering what the heck was going on when I 1st started driving them. Shocking road noise which ruins any music you put on to try and drown them out with. Can't argue with the grip etc and haven't done enough milage to give an oppinion but there are tyres this good without the overwhelming noise factor so go get them and avoid these puppie like the plague!!

Volvo S60 2012 D5 .

Size : 225/50 R17

These are regular tyres , don't be fooled around with SPORTS written on it .

Cornering is very scary .

Shockingly poor OEM tyre choice from Audi.

As another review here states, I thought I had a wheel bearing on the way out on a brand new car. In fact I was convinced of it as I couldn't believe a manufacturer would allow such a poor choice of tyre for a luxury car like the Audi A7.

Audi have agreed to change these to Michelin Pilot Sports which having driven another A7 with these on will make it a whole new car.

Amazingly despite these tyres being replaced after just 2000 miles I can see signs of wear already all around the outer edges so I doubt they would have made 10,000 miles had my ears and patience lasted that long.

Last word on progressiveness. Progressive is what the Goodyear Eagle F1 tyres offer, a gradual and predictable level of grip that would change slowly but surely as tyre wear grew on. These Yokos are progressive like a set of worn 20,000 mile Eagle F1s. They must suit a style of driving somewhere, perhaps Mazda RX8 for drifting but again, not for a Quattro car that is about grip and assertive handling in all weather.

I am really happy with these tires, I don't think they're noisy at all.

i have this tyres fitted all round on a vecta hatchback 1.9 cdti, the car is lowered considerably and is tuned to 197bhp and over 300lbs/ft of torque. i have found these tyres to be exceptional, the dry grip for a road tyre is outstanding and the wet performance i have found to be unbelievably good. i originally only has these fitted to the front but had to fit 2 to the rear as the overbalance of front grip would swing the back out on a wet roundabout with worrying ease. a perfect tyre for british weather! i cannot really comment on comfort or noise as my car is extremely uncomfortable no matter the tyre and with the other noises emanating from my car i cant really say if they are a noisy tyre but they arnt excessively noisy. the wear rate as with any soft sports tyre like this is high. unfortunately if you want grip uou have to pay a price, its just one of those things. would i buy them again? if i can afford to, most certainly!

Firstly, the suspension on my car has been lowered, so I would expect a) better than average grip and b) quicker than average tyre wear.

Grip in the dry is great, I have much more confidence through corners than the stock Toyos gave me and braking distance is also better.

In the wet they are fine, but there have been times when I haven't felt as in control as I would like, but this is a 'premium summer tyre,' so perhaps this should be expected.

The ride in the car was already harsh and the change in tyres neither improved nor worsened the ride.

Looking at the tread remaining I would suggest I may get a total of 12k miles (inc swapping rears to fronts)at a push before needing replacements.

Overall, the performance is good and the dry grip is superb, but remember this is a performance tyre and as such is a fairly soft compound, which may increase road noise and will not be the longest lasting.

I may well use them again in the future, but these do not come cheap and I will probably explore a lesser known brand of tyre when I change these.

There was so much noise I thought I had a wheel bearing on the way out until I changed to a set of Falken ZE912's, one of the worst all round tires I've ever used.

I've been using this standard fitted tyres on my car for three months and i hate it, it has a appalling ride and goddamn it it's very noisy, 30 miles per hour in town and I cant hear the audio. Very disappointing.

I have these tyers on my seat leon for 30000km now and they are still very good!

Generally speaking very positive all round. Unable to fault except a little or slightly noisier than I expected. Price not hapy but when buying toward the top end what can you expect?