Yokohama  ADVAN Apex V601

I first purchased these tires back in october 2021 because they were recommended to me multiple times on an enthusiast facebook page. These tires have been put through just about everything over the last two years; two trips from florida to north carolina/tennessee, tons of spirited driving in the mountains as well as the lovely flat florida land (lol), lots of highway miles, and normal day to day usage in the city. These tires have met and exceeded my expectations in everything I have used them for. With spirited driving, it takes quite a bit to get them to reach their limit and they will let you know when they do. With daily driving (commute, traveling, etc.) they aren't the quietest tires out there but its really not bad at all, granted my car is heavily modified so I do not think it would make a difference. I was genuinely shocked with how well they perform in the rain though. In situations where the factory all seasons that came on the car would struggle to maintain control, the advans handled it with no problem. Here I am about 2 years later writing this review as I am on my way to purchase them again before my trip back to north carolina to enjoy the mountain roads again. For a 280TW tire, they have lasted long enough and as of writing of this review they still have 3/32 tread left, which is about my limit as its starting to get sketchy when it rains but dry performance is definitely still there.

Long story short, if you are thinking about getting these tires, give them a shot. I highly doubt you will be disappointed.

I bought this tire for my daily driver, but also for track days. It's fine for my daily driving around town (or the interstate), although it does have the typical hydroplaning that most aggressive performance tires do in heavy rain. These tires are poor for track days, at least for my 4
3900 lb Camaro. They have a lot of sidewall ex causing lateral roll making the car very unstable in high speed corners ( compared to the OEM Goodyear Supercar 3). I had to slow my speeds and lap times due to concern about this instability (even with traction control engaged). Tire Rack talks about track performance but if you watch their video for this tire it's basically driving in a parking lot arpund cones at low speeds, not really a track evaluation, but somewhat similar to autocross. I would also be concerned about spirited aggressive driving on mountain roads in a heavy car like mine, sidewalls flex way too much. Maybe it would perform ok on a light car such as a Miata.

These tires are used for to/from track driving, as a track tire in the event of rain and for the occasional trip around town if I want to get the car out and about. Car is not a daily.
The V601 is a great tire for the price point. In my opinion, performs and has treadwear comparable to the PS4S for significantly less cost, which for me makes it a better tire. I’ve also had Cup 2’s on my car and not at all worth the price.
They have worn well, grip fairly well when warm and have handled wet track duty better than I expected. Drove home once through heavy rainfall, and though at reduced speeds they did not fell floaty or unstable. Biggest win for the V601 is a full set checked in around $1K (Yoko has good rebate offers) and I’ve gotten more life out of them than the much more expensive PS4S. I’ve been a Michelin loyalist for many years, but I think their tires aren’t as good as they used to be and are at the top of the cost range. Tires are not a place to “bargain shop” by any means, but these punch well above their weight and are good shoes.

Surpising good traction on dry, not sure on wet since LA has no rain even since i got these tires. Really solid feel to the ground. You can tell the limit of the tire pretty well and its in my way safer. Using to drive daily and also some canyon attacks. Works amazing great, compare to the stock tire i have from continetal, this is much gripper. Wear is not reallt bad also, driving harsh for 2000+miles and still see to have 7/32 thread left. Will get another set if i wear out this one.

Replaced stock Advans off of an STI with these and they're night and day better. WAY better on reducing road noise and general comfort, wife (who hates performance parts of any kind) applauded the tires as very comfortable and quiet. Dry traction is as good as any 200+ tread wear tire out there. Very shallow tread depth, especially at edges, tires are clearly made for performance and increased my STI's limits considerably. Wet traction is an issue and these will definitely hydroplane, must be careful in rain although have never lost control. They communicate the limit very well and respond well to measured inputs. Would 10/10 buy again.

I drive spiritedly in city 85% and highway 15%. Today was my first autocross track day, so its hard to rate the tire for that, but I will try. As far as grip goes, I went to Homestead AMR track at the small track for go-karts. Very tight track so as a first timer I was sliding around alot putting the tires through a lot and the grip was very consistent. Any tire can slide around if you don't drive well, I should've been on the throttle less and when I did let off a little bit it hooked right away. On launches at start they did loose some grip as the day got hotter but still vey consistent. Took corners very fast and braking hard. Tires still look pretty good after 21 laps taking some breaks in between. For daily driving it was a very grippy tire. Did ok in the rain as far as hydroplaning goes, wet traction though after rain stops was pretty good and was still grippy. Lower treadwear though so won't last as long as other tires, but they are grippier.

Ridiculously, hilariously better than the stock Hankook Ventus V12 S1 evo2 tires that came on my S4. Ride is so much more comfortable and honestly the handling on track has been quite impressive.

Given the price I'd recommend them for anyone but they don't feel like a compromise for money. Will you confuse with a P4S? Probably not. But it's a big upgrade from stock.

Really comfortable for a performance tire and very responsive. These aren't as grippy as something like the Pilot Sport 4Ss but imo they are more predictable at the limit and break traction very gradually and are easy to correct. They are also very inexpensive compared to comparable performance tires so if you enjoy sliding around a lot or do a lot of autocross/track days and don't want to destroy your wallet these feel like a great choice. My only minor gripe is I would love if these were available in 235/40 (I got 245/40) but that's an uncommon size anyways. I haven't driven them long enough to comment on their durability but so far I love them and would likely get them again.

Feel like an upgrade from PZeros in almost every way except feedback to small steering adjustments seems numb first 5 degrees of wheel turn. The real surprise was ride quality substantially better was not expecting that. It has been a few years since I had Michelin PSS but I feel these are better ride quality and similar in other categories. My cars exhaust is quite loud have never heard any tire noise on any tire, unable to comment. Also uncertain of tire wear my car eats tires due to weight, alignment etc rears go in 6-8k regardless of brand, tread rating etc. Worth a try if you enjoy ride quality and near neutral steering numbers. Plenty of feel and lots of confidence around corners at fast speeds in dry conditions.

excelant grip and wear always want more grip but for 2/3 the cost can't beat it .. massive controled drift on cal. 1 switch backs , good track tire at sonoma raceway but not track only tire , tire rack is incredable as always installer great could not ask for more.

My frame of reference: Current cars; 2004 330i ZHP (used for current review) came with Hankook V12 evo 2. Datsun 240z track/autocross car: Falken RT615k tires on 16" wheels. Previous car: 2000 323i with Continental DW tires, misc. all seasons prior.

Have done about 2000 miles of daily commute, LA canyons, and a Vegas trip.

So I have owned my ZHP for a little over a year now that has Bilstein PSS10 coilovers, trailing arm limiters, and a BMW performance strut bar. The car came with Hankook V12 evo 2 tires in stock staggered 18" sizes. The car has a decent amount of negative camber to the point of notably wearing tires so I wanted to try an asymmetric tire, rotating left-right to see if it helps with wear, but there is only so much you can do with staggered tires. The fact these tires are pretty aggressive may help with wear due to the negative camber.

Aggressive is certainly the word for these tires. With the completely stock engine these tires feel like much more than I need in any street scenario. Even when driving extremely aggressively in the canyons I didn't even trip DSC or ABS at all. This is probably the tire with the highest grip you can use on a daily basis; I haven't found the limit of them yet. I wasn't planning on doing autocross or track in this car but now that I have such capable tires I am reconsidering that. These tires are very attractively priced, so ride and comfort is probably the weak point of these tires. While they have passable overall ride, they are definitely firm and sensitive to road imperfections. Some people have noted noises, I haven't noticed anything serious for noise but maybe some weird tones at higher highway speeds. The Continental DW (and newer equivalent) or likely the Michelin "Pilot whatever's-too-expensive" ride better for their class.

Overall hesitant to get these tires again for daily driving. While the grip is outstanding for performance driving (Once again may hit the track now) I'm not sure if the ride compromise is worth it. The ZHP is definitely more sporting, but this tire may be a bit much for it. I would say I would recommend these tires only for people that have driven on 200TW tires and want a bit more of that aggression in their street tire. The Firehawks, Hankook V12s, and Continental DW/Contact sport are probably a better daily compromise (Or the Michelin pilots if you're rich or the Michelin man will come to your house and give you a sloppy). We'll see how they wear or if these tires grow on me as the miles pile up. The price makes them a winner despite the ride. They have a 12,500 mile staggered warranty so if they hit at least 15k that would be satisfactory.

Great tire value based on price and serious performance characteristics. Do not expect this to be a high mileage tire… maybe get around 25k.