fully agree with your views/opinions.

although just one thing i'd like to point out, even on the larger sizes, most semi slick brands (not the bigger boys like dunlop/bfg/yokohama/bridgestone/pirelli etc) are STILL cheaper than most extreme performance from the major makers

don't know how the rest of the world does it, but Japan has this thing to market their top of the line/flagship at VERY premium prices, at very limited supply (to create a "high demand" ) and see, it sells and it gets people wanting for more because it is "limited".

no reason to lower pricing when everyone sells around the same price and people are still buying it.
the only reason why the ad08r is much lower in price probably due to natural (and probably cheaper) ingredient - orange oil.
and perhaps they want to go really aggressive in gaining momentum slipped during the ad07/ad08 era. they are REALLY aggressive in marketing all around the world, particularly japan/SEA/Australia regions with numerous invitations to bloggers/media etc to experience/review their tires. (which is unheard of on other makers)

to us consumers - it'd only mean good as the competition gets tougher. we get better tires for cheaper price

I will let the results speak for itself. Though I am still shy from my target of 2.40s, but using this tyres and improvising my lines and know how of track driving. Previously on Achilles 123S, my personal best was 2.47. Like I say, just a tyre change would not shave that 6 seconds off, but improvements was made on other things. Base on my 2.41 run, I was 30mm short of wheelbase diameter as I removed my 20mm spacers and was running on a 235 width tyres. Objectively, I would prefer a 245 width tyres but there was none in stock - so beggars cant be choosers.

For short, this tyres hold up to my requirements especially when pushed hard. I have even tried to push the tyres to the extent I was fighting the tyre grip with steering in an understeer condition and surprisingly it held up and was beyond my expectations - especially turn 15 when I WOT before clipping the apex. Was fun and an eye opening experience, but I need more track time for data logging.

which shop is this?
anyone knows of any other cheaper prices?

Damn, now I'm even more tempted. My NS2R's lasted like half of what my R1R did...

Glad my feedback could help in deciding whether to try out the AD08R.

If you would like to see a living proof of my tyres - the tyres and rims is still at nestum's place as I did not have the time to pick it up last Saturday. Just drop by and ask him to show you the Enkei's wrapped with AD08r.

It took me quite a while to decide whether or not to use back AD08R as I always wanted to try new tyres. But the fact that the previous set served me well, I did not want to take my chance and wanted to test it further as I have had my entire handling tuned but not track tested yet. I guess next in line would be Hankook RS3 and Toyo R1R.

aiya didn't use the @ function

umm i think the iswara haven't been on the ad08r since last year, tires still kept in the kitchen and they still look damn new.
i've ran it as daily ride time to time (because it's still fun as hell) and had numerous track days with it.

maybe my iswara no power can't push the tires much, as the treads are still very new looking rofl.
so yea, it's probably good in wet still since treads still very healthy.

a bit neglecting the iswara lately as it's for the most part driven by my sis as i am focused on the inspira lately.
will be fitting these same tires on the inspira as well soon enough so stay tuned

225/45/17

101.25 vs 107.5 = 6.25mm difference not that huge difference la lol
somemore stock generally more for comfort ma

https://plus.google.com/+JasonLimQuazacolt/posts/UNg5kFmE3KH Finally placing the final pieces of the puzzle together - Tire/Rims/lug and lock nuts/Brakes

huge thanks to Nestum

ya my current dampers too soft, unable to utilize the tire at all

i'm already on RCS lol

my iswara is the older full spec auto, so it had very close to 1 ton (the original paper sheet kerb weight was over 900kg ady iinm), not to mention subwoofer and sound proofing and lotsa stupid snake worm bars.

regardless, it still isn't a 1280+driver 1360 kg inspira no doubt.
and the more speed it carries, the more momentum additional weight will affect.

well that's what RCS is been telling me for my dampers, overall it's the combination of the tires and dampers. if i want to run these tires, i need harder dampers to push the tires to the ground more to deal with road imperfections.

to give an idea, softer tires (particularly sidewall) can deform to road imperfections (lets use a rock as an example), and stay firm on the ground. harder tires like these ad08r has steel plate reinforcement on the sidewall to make it very damn stiff, road imperfections will cause it to "bounce/hop" off from the road and when that happens, that's good bye to grip/traction already, even if it's only for a split second.

not to mention, if it isn't pushed to the ground hard enough, there will be a point where the weight shift/damper rebound will exceed the softer dampers limitations, while you may not realize it as you're having a false sense of grip due to the much grippier r spec compounds the ad08r offers.
it'll be a dangerous situation where you're still having firm grip and then out of a sudden your car is sliding non stop.

you'll probably never see such situation happen in my videos as i have stability control system to limit the car's power/correct any traction lost via braking modulation. However the screeches despite "not so fast" cornering speed (definitely something the ad08r by right should EASILY handle) should be a dead giveaway.

tldr/summary/lesson learned: soft or hard dampers, coilovers with extremely stiff springs, extreme tires (like the ad08r) or semi slicks, you'll need a good overall combination to make things work and not simply dumping the best/most expensive piece and expect miracles to happen.

i am just saying lar... you as the customer can demand mar since the shocks are not those mass manufactured stock units anyways... just whether you have that experimentative mentality or not only...
i am not surprised... but it sounded like you are willing to go do alignment or camber so frequently like it's going to the arcade center like that... RM40 once done over 4 times per month just to get it spot on means it's RM160 adi....

of course with absorbers it's harder lar.. you have to pay to get it unmounted, hang the car somewhere or put back the stock units while it gets serviced and then pay again to unmount the stock to re-install the serviced ones... (and then repeat again if you boh syiok with it)

got RM100 dollar alignment service charge in sunway one arh??? wah!!! ganasnya dia punya calculator...

this is growing to become a complicated subject

Hi guys,

How is this tyre compare to Michelin PS3 in terms of confort, noise and grip? I am looking for 245/40/R18.

What about the price?

Thanks in advance

quick update/bump on this thread:

Yokohama AD08R had exceeded all my expectations and definitely did not disappoint despite the surprised i've had with RCS suspensions and the warnings i've been given.

Although they had not heat up to the 80 Celsius temperatures that RCS said required for the AD08R to perform at its full potential, i managed around 78-79 Celsius and it definitely amusing witnessing rocks being glued tight to the tire surface; As i tried to pull them off, there were black strings of rubber still clinging to the tire, similar to how you would see when pulling off slices of hot pizza where the cheese develop strings still attaching to the main piece.

Overall, I'm glad i did not cave in to the naysayers in telling me to sell my tires.
It may not have been very suitable for the streets with my suspension setup, however on the track, it was a totally different beast altogether.
Suspensions, tires, are more than adequate of what my 116 whp car can push.
All in all i managed 3:05 on my first ever Sepang with my Inspira, and 3:04 on the second day.

another sifu/bro phobian with the same AD08R managed an improvement to 2:39 from 2:41, a good 2 seconds!
originally targeted 2:38, however 2:39 is still a VERY respectable timing for an Evo X

Great tires, reasonable pricing, and great service from nestum
thanks for the wonderful Sepang experience

That yellow Evo X? 😏