● Pattern number: AD08R
● Steel belt radial
● Tubeless
● Passenger car tires

Technology of ADVAN NEOVA AD08R

Neova successfully achieving further evolution
ADVAN's best sports street tires, now with an improved new compound.
Adopted technology used in motorsports tire of the highest peak, such as WTCC to provide an improved grip compound.
Neova opens up the path to enjoyable speed.


Concept when designing this tire:
- early (cold?) grip improvements
- lap times improvements
- control (handling) improvements

Newly developed "MS (micro silica) compound 2R" that improves grip

For the sake of increasing dry grip, carbon is increased to the traditional MS2 compound; The inclusion of silica also ensured/maintained wet grip.
Combination of adopted technology used in motorsports (WTCC) and "orange oil", road surface adaptability has been improved and thus further gripping strength has been obtained.
Additionally, the inclusion of a High molecular mass polymer blend, it also ensures compound rigidity and improves wear resistance.



source:
http://www.yokohamatire.jp/yrc/japan/tire/...dvan_ad08r.html

Translation disclaimer:
TS is a beginner in Japanese language and relied heavily on google translate, any mistakes do point it out and i will correct them as needed
credit to awyongcarl on helping with translation as well

This post has been edited by Quazacolt: Apr 5 2013, 09:21 PM

size list:
http://www.yokohamatire.jp/yrc/japan/tire/...r_sizelist.html

19"

Tire Size (and speed rating)	Outer diameter of the tire (mm)	Total tire width (mm)	Standard rim width (inch)	Rim width Application (inch)
255/30R19 91W	640	256	9J	8 ½ -9 ½
265/30R19 89W	643	268	9 ½ J	9-10
275/30R19 92W	650	273	9 ½ J	9-10
295/30R19 100W	662	298	10 ½ J	10-11
305/30R19 102W	609	308	11J	10 ½ -11 ½
225/35R19 88W	642	228	8J	7 ½ -9
235/35R19 87W	647	240	Eight ½ J	8-9 ½
245/35R19 89W	655	244	Eight ½ J	8-9 ½
255/35R19 92W	662	256	9J	8 ½ -10
265/35R19 94W	668	269	9 ½ J	9-10 ½
275/35R19 96W	675	278	9 ½ J	9-11
245/40R19 94W	678	248	Eight ½ J	8-9 ½

18"

Tire Size (and speed rating)	Outer diameter of the tire (mm)	Total tire width (mm)	Standard rim width (inch)	Rim width Application (inch)
285/30R18 93W	629	286	10J	9 ½ -10 ½
295/30R18 94W	635	298	10 ½ J	10-11
255/35R18 90W	635	257	9J	8 ½ -10
265/35R18 93W	643	269	9 ½ J	9-10 ½
225/40R18 88W	636	230	8J	7 ½ -9
235/40R18 91W	644	242	Eight ½ J	8-9 ½
245/40R18 93W	651	248	Eight ½ J	8-9 ½
255/40R18 95W	659	262	9J	8 ½ -10
265/40R18 101W	668	272	91/2J	9-101/2
215/45R18 89W	648	215	7J	7-8
225/45R18 91W	656	227	7 ½ J	7-8 ½
245/45R18 96W	674	245	8J	7 ½ -9

17"

Tire Size (and speed rating)	Outer diameter of the tire (mm)	Total tire width (mm)	Standard rim width (inch)	Rim width Application (inch)
215/40R17 83W	602	217	7 ½ J	7-8 ½
235/40R17 90W	618	242	Eight ½ J	8-9 ½
245/40R17 91W	626	248	Eight ½ J	8-9 ½
255/40R17 94W	633	262	9J	8 ½ -10
205/45R17 84W	613	208	7J	6 ½ -7 ½
215/45R17 87W	623	215	7J	7-8
225/45R17 91W	631	227	7 ½ J	7-8 ½
235/45R17 94W	641	240	8J	7 ½ -9
245/45R17 95W	648	245	8J	7 ½ -9
205/50R17 89W	635	214	6 ½ J	5 ½ -7 ½

16"

Tire Size (and speed rating)	Outer diameter of the tire (mm)	Total tire width (mm)	Standard rim width (inch)	Rim width Application (inch)
205/45R16 83W	587	208	7J	6 ½ -7 ½
215/45R16 86W	596	215	7J	7-8
225/45R16 89W	604	227	7 ½ J	7-8 ½
205/50R16 87V	609	214	6 ½ J	5 ½ -7 ½
225/50R16 92V	628	235	7J	6-8
205/55R16 91V	629	214	6 ½ J	5 ½ -7 ½

15"

Tire Size (and speed rating)	Outer diameter of the tire (mm)	Total tire width (mm)	Standard rim width (inch)	Rim width Application (inch)
195/50R15 82V	574	200	6J	5 ½ -7
205/50R15 86V	584	214	6 ½ J	5 ½ -7 ½
185/55R15 82V	582	195	6J	5-6 ½
195/55R15 85V	592	200	6J	5 ½ -7

This post has been edited by Quazacolt: Apr 5 2013, 08:25 PM

Related videos (or lol ads):










just found this, around a g of cornering force and the tires didn't really screech that much.
gets louder as he exceeds 1/1.2 or so haha




tirerack tests between 4 tires: BFGoodrich g-Force Rival, Bridgestone Potenza RE-11A, Dunlop Direzza ZII, Yokohama ADVAN Neova AD08 R
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tests/chartD...ay.jsp?ttid=172

Reviews/articles:
http://www.speedhunters.com/2013/04/its-al...8r-time-attack/



does this mean that the ad08 (or ad08r) performs good in wet conditions too?

Review by TS (Quazacolt):
https://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopi...post&p=62289305

https://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopi...post&p=62345324

This post has been edited by Quazacolt: Sep 22 2013, 01:51 PM

thread strictly for discussion only, any dealing please go through pm/automotive garage.

with that said, anyone interested in these tires? if i can get enough interest i'll open up a bulk thread on automotive garage (or bulk section) to start the ball rolling.

and just curious, has anyone ever used these tires? or at least the older AD08?
it's been hard to get feedback for these tires as everyone i asked only gave me "overpriced" response

thread pattern seems to be similar with the AD08... so i would assume the wet weather performance would be very close to each other (though i have no idea how the AD08 performs in the wet )

guess the main point to see now is the compound difference and maybe sidewall stiffness and how these affect performance

tread pattern minor improvement (or just lol marketing gimmicks, i really cant tell):
AD08


AD08R


AFAIK wet performance has never been Yokohama's forte and this is no exception, however from tirerack:
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tests/chartD...ay.jsp?ttid=118
the ad08 was rated pretty well on wet performance which is rather surprising.

compound wise, they integrated orange oil in these, and as far as i know, their orange oil compound was only previously utilized in their comfort based tires such as the c drive 2 and advan db.

does it actually improve or worsen the tires' performance by using this compound?

except for the ES100... those were awesome in the dry AND wet... quite sad they discontinued those...almost as sad that the Azenis ST115 was discontinued

hmm were those replaced by the s drive? sadly from my friends' feedback, s drive wet performance leaves more to be desired

if not mistaken it was replaced by the AD07.... if not mistaken...

not too sure... but i remember at first the ES100 was the big hoohaa... once killed the next big hoohaa was the AD07

Unfortunately it doesn't have the size for my front (215/50/17 or 225/50/17).

if you can sacrifice 5 profile, they got your sizes

read up on reviews of the ES100, very positive feedback. wonder why they replace something that's good

tell me about it.... i was on Potenza RE711 at the time... and was itchy to try the ES100....but my tires had alot of thread...so had to wait... but then....they killed it

same goes for ST115... best tire ive ever used for the wet... but killed...

old thing no go... new thing no come

No, don't want to cause the tires becomes too thin/harsh. Also will drop the ride height even more.

http://www.speedhunters.com/2013/04/its-al...8r-time-attack/





This post has been edited by nzh0920: Apr 5 2013, 04:13 PM

thanks for the info bro, added that site on my initial posts

does this mean that the ad08 (or ad08r) performs good in wet conditions too?

This post has been edited by Quazacolt: Apr 5 2013, 07:53 PM

looks like tread patterns are confirmed to be the same as the previous AD08.

i guess there are some things Yokohama that actually keeps if it's deemed really good

are these available in Malaysia already ?

yeah, interested in perhaps joining bulk to get better price? (they are really really expensive tires rofl)