Yokohama BluEarth XT AE61

These tyres are pretty amazing. I live in a place with equally wet and hot weather all year round. The price point for these premium brand tyres is the first thing that caught my eye. Following good online reviews, I decided to try it out. Dry grip is great on my SUV. Managing corners at relatively higher speeds had no issues. The harder side walls made handling the car stable. Steering and handling is responsive and sharp. Braking wise the tyres performed pretty well for the traffic I faced. In the wet weather, I encountered zero aquaplaning situations. The tyres performed exactly as what it was rated as. Of course driving in the rain would be more cautious and slower usually, but for me, it was not too much of a difference between wet and dry. The tyres felt pretty comfortable, however, I personally prefer stiffer suspensions and tyres as my driving style is slightly more aggressive. These tyres definitely felt better than the Alenzas I used which were extremely “bouncy”. Hopefully these tyres are as durable as stated. If it’s true, I’ll definitely buy again. Road noise wise it was pretty unnoticeable for my car. I guess it’s also dependent on how soundproof one’s car is.
The other tyre I was comparing it against with is the Giti P10. Might try that next.

No comment only downside the noise level but still acceptable.

I am giving this review after driving 6000km i have to say this tyres are very good handling in both dry and wet conditions i also noticed that the car cabin noise decreased from my last tyres which was already quiet the name continental ultra contact 6 overall my car comport increased on smother road and on pothole road it is better than the continental ultracontact on bumpy road so definitely will buy again

Good tyres but I assume the side wall to stiff and noisy is the minus point . The rest of it I’m happy with it .

When I am look tires for my newly buy used Alphard Hybrid, I was attracted by the ad saying the AE61 is quiet and comfortable. However after trying for 2 months 9000 km. I found it's comfortability and qietness only realize on those newly build road surface. In Japan most road is good but it it not the case in the rest of the world. It is bumpy and noisy on those aged road surface. Grip and handling is ok. Tire wall is too stiff. I will look for another brand after 50k km.

Strong grip on dry ground, strong drainage in rainy days, good support, and buy next time

Having tried many types of tyres in my 30+ years of driving, I finally have an opportunity to try out the latest AE61 on my new car. After 22000 km, in wet, ponding and dry weather mainly in city driving. I found it to be very responsive, good performance in wet and dry braking and good stability. Tyre wear is very even and about 55%. So tread-wear is very reasonable for a “performance” tyre. Shoulder is rigid and provide stable cornering even in ponding conditions. It was also cheaper by about 30 USD than the branded tyres I intended to buy. Certainly worth my $ so far. Need to see how will the tyres performed when reaching 20% of tread left. It’s fuel efficient too although my car is a hybrid.

Handling is pretty good,even on wet conditions and not so smooth surface,the grip i would say is amazing the downside is when you go on unpaved road the tire is far from comfortable

This tyre is not gives comfortable feels but road grip is good also one thing more is that feels too much noise in cabin. So I will not purchase again and not recommended these tyres.

The best tire for my compact SUV. Top grip in dry and wet.