more often than not, you get what you pay for

tread wear* and grip ratings are well, ratings, and non mainstream/reputable brands tend to "oversell" their ratings

http://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopic=2055801
could probably ask here too. though i guess TS havent got around to format/furnish up the thread lol

OT: btw, been reading a lot of good posts from your exhaust sharing, perhaps some time next year once i got more cash flow, you think you could help me out in creating the most quiet exhaust with no performance loss (or performance gain! lol)

think its even possible? heh

thanks man, ill keep you in mind when the time comes

help me test out yokohama's advan db or c drive 2

well still wouldnt know how well the noise/comfort can go. as far as wear is concern, im aware that it is using soft compound and even eco orange oil, so im not putting too much hopes on its tread wear durability. one cant really have the best of everything right?

semi slick/slick are only for racing lol

normal road/driving you can just ignore those tires

then use until worn/2-3 ish years then change lo, unless you really cannot stand the tires, then bad luck on wrong/bad purchase

i thought comfort and noise would be CC5 (comfort contact 5)

atm i really wanna try out c drive 2 despite the bad reviews on its treadwear. basically aside from this issue i couldnt find anything else that is bad with it (well, expensive because need to change frequently due to faster treadwear would still be considered treadwear issue)

if you're willing to try, PLEASE provide feedback
they are really really expensive though since it is yokohama's top of the line quiet/comfort tire

as far as i know the tread wear isnt that ideal for such an expensive tire (soft compound, also using the new orange oil thingy compound that c drive 2 are using) and wet grip isnt anything to talk about. other than that, no other negative feedbacks i've seen for these.

try and feedback to me as well

Just gotten all 4 tires finally replaced for my Nissan Sentra, and as you may have guessed it, it is the Yokohama C drive 2.
Here is my short review on it:

- SUPERB NVH reduction. can barely hear road noise despite going over 120-140km/h
- grip is really good too, which is understandable from the soft compound, was driving pretty aggressively during the test run
- can't comment for wet grip as i wouldn't dare risking the car and it wasn't wet/raining at the time


Also, i have did some recording (you may ignore the video lol) on both pre/post tire change for a more solid benchmark to reduce/eliminate any placebo effects (You know, spanking new rather expensive tires and all)
and below is the sound spectrum comparison:



Pre test tires are Continental CC-1 mid/late 2006 production stock tires from the day the car was purchased
Post test tires are Yokohama C Drive 2 mid/late (week 2x 2011) brand new from shop

time of pretest is around 7ish AM 14th Jan 2012
time of posttest is around 3ish AM 15th Jan 2012

avg speeds of pre test is between 100km/h to 130km/h
avg speeds of post test is between 110km/h to 150km/h

granted, both tires and times are rather biased for an accurate/solid benchmark, however the NVH of the new tires are just god damn remarkable. Hell, if you google up reviews/feedbacks on the c drive 2, so far i just cannot seem to find anything bad about it save the tread wear, which again, is understandable for the benefits it provides being a soft compound tire.

not to mention, wind resistance/engine noise are present in both testing, and overall is louder than the tire/road noise. and that makes it even harder to gauge for a more accurate benchmark

for the actual sound sample/recording, you may refer to below links on my server (again, you may ignore the video as i have to leave my handphone on the passenger seat
http://www.quazacolt.com/continental_cc1.3gp

http://www.quazacolt.com/yokohama_cdrive2.3gp

feel free to feedback/ask any questions, thanks
hope you enjoy my review.

This post has been edited by Quazacolt: Jan 15 2012, 07:48 PM

advan is basically their flagship range, very steep price

give a try on yokohama's c drive 2

what do you want in your tires? comfort = c drive, performance = hankook for the 2 choices you mentioned

its a comfort tire. it holds quite well on dry, not so much on wet. you cant expect to have everything

i personally think it is ok. driving 160+km/h on proton iswara, 170-180km/h on nissan sentra, no prob. corner whacking max around 100-130km/h, no prob also

most expensive is ps3 which will have performance + comfort.

v12 more towards performance

c drive 2 more towards comfort.

hope this answers you

note: c drive 2 arent that good on wet performance, however if you drive sensibly on such conditions, i dont think it would be an issue either (i've speed around 100-130 or so km/h during wet conditions and so far no issues)

if wet grip is your main concern, hankook/michelin would be a better choice.

eh noisy? the iswara thread/folks are giving off that these tires are comfort/silent, or am i mistakening it with other model? (31? or something?)

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Added on May 15, 2012, 9:11 pmi can vouch for the achilles 123, really damn good tires for track usage. my car sampan like mad also no issue, tires biting the road hardcore.

road noise though, oh god... compared to the cdrive 2, achilles 123 makes me wanna kill myself to end the noise suffering lol.

This post has been edited by Quazacolt: May 15 2012, 09:11 PM

if you dont speed too much, you can go for that.

however dont expect long lasting from c drive 2 soft compound tires

can try kean lee hin shop if you're near jalan ipoh/convenient to go there. price maybe rm500-600 or more (i only remember 17", since 18" expect it to be more expensive than what i mentioned)

the guy is also on LYN can pm: http://forum.lowyat.net/user/nestum