My case also bald outer thread a little bit... Means my pressure not enough? I pump like to the limit of the car manufacturers at door indicate... Usimg v12... Camber -0.2

Bald on outer usually caused by either a bit too much toe-in or your like to corner a bit fast. If under inflated then the inner tread is also wearing out faster, not just the outer.

I guess cornering? My toe should be ok... Inner thread ok, outer abit wear compare inner

Ya, alignment looks ok, so should be because you like to corner a bit fast, putting more load on the outer treads.

Have been using advan fleva V701 on my ride 235/40R18 for about 25000km
Tread life still about 40% and now looking for new tyre to replace this.
Here is my review:
Dry handling is superb. Better than PS4 i use previously.
However in wet handling is opposite of PS4. Wheel spin all the way.
There was once i almost crash on highway.
Heavy rain and i was crusing at 100km/h. Suddenly my front wheel just loose traction and start to spin!!!
Luckily that highway is 3 lanes and no other car nearby.
From fast lane spin and swerve left and right until manage to control back my car.
Since then i not dare drive over 80km/h when raining.
PS4 is really king of wet handling UHP tyre.

Comfort is not there as my car is equipped with adjustable suspension and 40 series tyre wont be comfort afterall. But definitely noiser when compare to PS4 and my friend (same car same setup) using V12evo2.

Treadwear life is also not that good. For my daily usage in town and ocassionaly touge i think should last only 40000km max.

This post has been edited by brandon8921: Jul 19 2019, 10:46 AM

Living in Malaysia, wet performance is still very important.

Wow. I am current on PS4 since 42k now 97k still hhave 30% left. Im thinking to try this fleva 701 due to review says its not bad and the price is quite reasonable for my size. Now after reading maybe i will stick back to ps4 even is expensive. Hmmm

V701 is actually not bad considering the price

DRY : V701
WET : PS4

Any V701 users that feedback about substantially increased noise after some usage can verify if their tires were flipped over during the left-right/right-left rotation?

The Yokohama installer I approached explained that because its directional pattern, many shops 'forgot' to remove and flip the tires if they change sides. I'm between an AE50 and this for a new set.

This post has been edited by Deja Vu: Jul 24 2019, 01:08 PM

Price wise, V701 still cannot compete with Hankook V12E2 which is still pretty good in the wet and dry so for me I won't even consider V701 anymore.

I don't think tire shops are that stupid. I think that's just lame excuse from that Yokohama dealer. If I were you, forget about both those tires and better get either Hankook V12E2, Falken FK510, Michelin PS4, or Continental Extreme Contact Sport, depending on size availability and your budget only but all those are better choices.

I'm avoiding tires that are known to have thin tire walls, so that puts the Hankook and Conti aside. Michelin would have been my default choice if it wasn't the high price, while I'm still bugged by 'old' Falken ST115's recommendations to be taken better care of (diligently balanced, rotated and aligned).

Still, thanks for the recommendations.

This post has been edited by Deja Vu: Jul 25 2019, 10:00 PM

Which Continental that you said have thin sidewall? I have used CSC3, CSC5, and now ECS and the sidewall held very well and actually quite strong. V12E2 does have a rather thin sidewall, I agree. PS4 is excellent but still has chipping issue if driven hard enough. FK510 has been receiving very good feedbacks in many reviews and I don't think it needs extra care more than any other tires. Performance wise, all those are surely better than V701 not to mention the lower level AE50.

Chill down dude.

The only Contis with my sizes (195/55r16 or 205/55r16) is the MC5, UC6 and CC6, all of which i have personally felt the thinness of their walls. FK510 does not start at 16" too.

Anyway I purposely posted here in the v701 thread coz i've already decided between this 2 after doing my homework.

No wonder, those are all Continental low end models aimed at focusing on comfort so of course the sidewall are all thin and flimsy. But yeah Continental good line ups are mostly only for 17 upwards, same like the FK510 unfortunately.

Best is go for PS4 or at least PS3 if 16'. Otherwise get Goodyear F1D5, also an excellent tire on par with PS3 and surely still better than V701.

If you spin, shouldn't you blame the rear tires instead? Front tires losing traction would still go straight.


I can say for sure 701 > PS3.

V701 better than PS3?

Hehehe... yeah...

Noise and sidewall is better IMO for my Sonata. In comparison, I think PS3 is slightly more noisy when worned out, soft sidewall, and one of the aspect that I hate the most is it understeer quite frequently. The V701 did scream a lot more than PS3 but at least it did not understeer.

I think your mileage may vary depending on how you used them. I often wear them down to 1-2mm before changing a new set, hence thats why I feel V701 is more stable/better overall. V701 lasted for just 30K in my car vs 40K for PS3 previously. Moreover the peeling on Michelin outer thread is also another minus point.

Im currently on a new set of Primacy 3ST (tired of looking for V12E2, even Hankook shop recommended Michelin due to more competitive pricing). Very quiet, okay-ish grip. I do find the braking performance is a bit scary when hard braking. Havent try aquaplanning test.

This post has been edited by andrekua2: Aug 5 2019, 01:05 PM

i encountered front wheel spin once at highway drive when using suzuki swift stock tyre last time, really scary
I was driving like 120km/h then suddenly in front got heavy rain, the front tyre feel like float above the water.
the car swerve left, luckily there was no car follow me in short distance last time.
now using RE003, quite ok on wet road.

In case anyone is on the lookout for 225/50R17 size and don't mind older stocks, this tyre can be had at RM225 each side, inclusive of balancing and installation.