yokohama

Yokohama C.drive 2 (225/45 R17)

Popular tire by track guys. Surprising performance for 80€ tire. Tire has been discontinued and there is no more info on Yokohama web site. PLEASE READ WARNINGS BEFORE YOU PROCEED !!! IF YOU FIND INFORMATIONS USEFUL, PLEASE CONSIDER DONATION. price about 80€ durability over 8,000 km on sport suspension tire [...]

Yokohama BluEarth® Winter V905 (225/45 R17)

Decent compromise for winter roads but cannot beat legendary Sava Eskimo S3+. Full specification at manufacturer’s web. PLEASE READ WARNINGS BEFORE YOU PROCEED !!! IF YOU FIND INFORMATIONS USEFUL, PLEASE CONSIDER DONATION. price around 100€ durability - second winter and over 10,000km so far. Tires still not worn enough tire [...]

Yokohama Advan Neova AD08R (225/45 R17)

My favorite tire and best road-legal tire money can buy. Full specification at manufacturer's web. PLEASE READ WARNINGS BEFORE YOU PROCEED !!! IF YOU FIND INFORMATIONS USEFUL, PLEASE CONSIDER DONATION. price about 120€ durability up to 13,000 km on sport suspension tire compound ACC steel reinforcement in sidewalls little or [...]

OZ Racing/MSW 85 17 x 7J alloy rims and Yokohama Advan Neova AD08R

I faced two challenges - imminent structural failure of ATS Streetrally alloy rims and premium tires made from PET bottles, old shoes and who knows what else they use...challenge was to find something optimal in price range for puny mortals. PLEASE READ WARNINGS BEFORE YOU PROCEED !!! IF YOU FIND [...]

Yokohama C.Drive 2 (225/45 R17) for spirited driving

I used to have Yokohama C.Drive on my Subaru Impreza GTL - while just premium tyre and not pure sport tyre, it is great poor man's sport tyre. It used to be used by track guys. It is surprisingly cheap and still have wet and dry grip close to sport [...]

Glocknerstrasse – remap v2.0 and brake system test

I recently ventured into the Austrian Alps - summer climbing season at the end. Exhausted from mountains and bored. What is better place to test your car than famous Glocknerstrasse. Every major car manufacturer tests cars on Glocknerstrasse - you can see funny looking or cloaked cars with warning signs [...]