Yokohama  ADVAN Sport

Very smooth tire, excellent in dry and especially in wet, superb grip in almost any conditions. The tire noise, or the lack of I should say is impresive. And if its going to be good enough to be OE on Bnetley GT Coupe and Porsche 911 and S8, its good enough for amateurs like me. I like hard acceleration and I drive waaay over the speed limit on daily basis, not that I am condoning it....These tires have inpressed me so far. I recomend them.

I own a supercharged FWD car so traction is hard to achieve when accelerating but these tires have amazing traction capabilities "slick like"

wet traction is also impressive

the only negative they have is on initial turn in they flex a bit more "slower" that Im used to but it seems to rectify as the tire wears down

but as soon as they are set in the corner they are very predictable and give great handling very hard to overwhelm

Hi speed stability is impressive to say the least and noise levels is very low

I have the full JCW suspention and with the factory run flats the ride was very choppy especially in the city. I wanted a tire that could match the suspension but give an acceptable ride for daily commuting, with the ocassional track day thown in. The Advan Sport fits this criteria and the nimble feeling of the MINI has been retained. Dry traction on these tires are excellent. In wet conditions they instill confidence. Cornering is very stable with lots of feedback. Turn in could be a little more responsive, but that is the trade off for the outstanding ride comfort. These tires excell at highway speeds. They do not tramline and are quiet for a performance tire, even on rain grooved surfaces. I am hoping to get a least 17-18k miles out of a set of four. I drive about that many miles per year and a new set of tires and an alignment once a year is totally acceptable for the way drive. I will be taking the car to the track in October and will try to give an update on how the tires do there. So far, I am very pleased. Thanks to the Tire Rack associate who recommended these and with the $40 rebate, these tires should not be passed up by anyone with a MINI Cooper S or JCW.

Don't be fooled these are the best high-performance tires you can buy... they aint cheap but they can't be beat by any street legal tire(Ive gone through ever tire). The most comfortable street drifting and high speed cornering tire possible... no wonder Japan Idolizes this tire... and the Bently GT, Benz 63 - 65 come equipped with these monsters.

Using these on a 350Z for track days, excellent tires on both dry and rainy days. These are a great step on the path to real racing compounds. I've had much better high temp performance on track with these than w/others like Pilot Sports. The Pilots overheated and started deforming the tread blocks, under same conditions the next day these held up perfectly, never overheated. For their price they are a great tire to use while building skills.

very quiet and comfartble with high grip levels

Very good tire. Had the Bridgestone 050A and Advan 046 before and this tire is much better. Quiet and relatively comfortable with parallel cornering and stability. High speed stability is also improved. Tire grips from the first minute and holds on despite hot weather and punishing ride !! Nice to see Yokohama bringing out such an advanced product. Highly recommended for those who use the car for DD with spirited driving. Tread wear is very good for now !

These tires are a huge improvement over the Dunlop Sport 01. There are not many to choose from for this size and I really lucked out when I bought these. They ride great and I love the way they look. It is like a different car now. Good bang for your buck.

In the last 10 years these are easily the best summer tires I've had for the car. They are quiet, even when pushed. Sidewalls are stiff to go with the solid predictable grip. I'm bad at rotating on time, but treadwear has been great for a summer tire - especially with this much performance at this price. Even a recent wet lapping day didn't phase them.

This is quite possibly the best tire I have every driven. I ditched the Contis after only 10k miles and replaced with the ADVAN Sports and the car handles like a dream. This is a daily driver and I also take the car to the track for DE and this tire has handled everything I can throw at it. It took a little testing to find the right tire pressure but after I added 3 lbs to the rear and 2 to the front the tire transformed into near R compound like performance. I had three track days and daily comuting and the tire wear has been excellent. I have about 4/32 of remaining tread after 25k miles and should be able to squeeze another track day and a few thousand more miles. I will be replacing with the same tires. I can only compare this tire to CSC2 and Bridgestone RE050 Pole Position and the ADVAN is a much smoother quieter ride that gives much more confidence when pushed to its limits. As long as Yokohama keeps making this tire I will keep buying it.

Had these on my modified 335xi. Brilliant performance, unexpected long wear. I will put these on my Targa 4S as soon as I get a chance. Advan Sport is a top performer.