Yokohama AVID Ascend LX Standard Touring All-Season Tires in 225/60R18

Very quiet at highway speeds. Great grip in corners and when wet.

I love these tires they are quite on the highway and they handle really well in the rain and average in snow, I will definitely buy these again

These tires have a great wear/cost combination. I have been impressed with the snow/ice traction and low noise on highways. The wet traction is average, but this may be due to my vehicle being FWD and lightweight.

I've had great luck with Yokohama tires in the past, and these matched the OEM pretty closely. These tires are great, quiet, great traction in all conditions. with the Kia's AWD my wife never hesitates to drive no matter the conditions. I've driven a lot of highway miles, and these seem better than the stock tires we changed out. after 18,000 miles they still look brand new. I would definitely recommend these. and always get them from Tire Rack!! the only place I buy tires!

These are my second set of Avid Ascend LX's. I live in Alabama, and they have done great during the summer downpours we get during thunderstorms. I have also driven them around New England in the winter. While not a dedicated snow tire, I never had any issues getting to the top of my in-law's driveway, which is a steep hill. Very good tire at a good price. I will definately be buying another set when these need replacing.

This is my 2nd set of this same rubber. Last set got 80k out of them. Awesome performers, great in wet weather. Dry traction is insane! Tire works extremely well for the Accord

Tires lasted 52k. I assumed that since these tires came with an 85k Yok limited tire warranty that they would actually last until about 75-80k. Wrong. After extensive forum googling it seems that a limited tire manufacturer tire warranty has nothing to do with actual tire tread. I had tires rotated every 6K at my local subaru dealer as they recommend 6k intervals for my oil changes. I called Yokohama and hey said they are ok with documented rotations at 5-6k. If you are ok with 52k for tread life, these tires hold the road well.

First off, I would say that these tires are a fairly good value for the money. I drive an old car but it has been very well maintained. All of the front suspension and steering components (except shocks) were replaced just before mounting these tires. Engine runs great and I rebuilt the transmission about a thousand miles ago so nothing in the driveline is influencing the tire's characteristics as far as I know. I would say that from the beginning I have always thought these tires were noisy. I also think they transmit more road vibration than I think they should. Now own or have owned 7 of this type of car and I recondition them. I know what they are supposed to ride like. These tires do not furnish they type of ride a mid-90's Thunderbird should have.

That being said, the seem to be a good all-around tire. They weren't the cheapest nor most expensive. They mounted and balanced well. The break-in period for these tires was longer that I have seen in all the tires I've ever purchased, which isn't a great deal, maybe 20 different sets, but they took over 500 miles to finally lose that new tire squishiness. I haven't yet driven them in a lot of rain but I have driven them in a heavy thunderstorm where I had to slow down to be able to see, but I noticed no bad wet driving tendencies. I live in the southern US so we have no snow.

The tires are wearing evenly and at 4500 miles they show no appreciable wear. I do not have Anti-lock brakes on my vehicle with new brake calipers and pads up front and much life left on the shoes for the rear drum brakes. I CAN lock up the tires if I nail the brake pedal, but you really have to try so I would say the dry traction is very good. Since I sell these cars fairly regularly I will not keep this set on my daily driver, but rather put it on a Thunderbird/Cougar I intend to sell.

Overall, I am very happy with purchase of these Yokohoma tires. This is considering their quality, performance, price, right comfort, and control over the road and during turns. Certainly, I will buy it again if needed.

We love the ride comfort ability and the low noise factor when riding on these tires.

I found the tire I've been looking for with these. Treadwear is outstanding. Very comfortable ride on highway and dirt roads of varying speeds. Some light humming at 60 mph since new, no longer concerned about mechanical problem such as wheel bearings, these tires hum very lightly at 60-62mph only, and will not deter me from buying them again. Fuel economy excellent. Wet traction as good as could be expected. No cracking or dry rotting on tires I can find. Impressive.

Great handling tire, excellent temp and traction rating. Very good tread wear. I would recommend this tire everyone.

Good performing tires. Ride very well. Quiet. Seem to be wearing slowly.

Avid Ascend LX is a good tire. Treadwear was going the distance. Unfortunately got a nail in one and it couldn't be fixed but I would say tread was around half after 3 years 30k miles. Fairly quiet and smooth. It has rimguard.

Keeping in mind it's a standard touring tire, my Camry hybrid would tend to spin the wheels from a stop. A little skid when taking a sudden turn. Otherwise dependable in wet weather in a straight line. Handled short freeze events in Texas. Never got to try them in snow. Improved gas mileage by 1 mpg over the OE Bridgestone Turansa EL400.