Hi guys,

Been looking around lately at tyres for my Myvi as i'm planning on changing my stock tyres soon and mostly because i just changed my rims haha. Currently on 185 55 15 Goodyear TMA and i'm planning to go to 195 55's.

So, I came across this tyre Yokohama BluEarth ES32 after looking around alot and there are less reviews in Malaysia but based on reviews from Tyre Reviews UK, it's overall a great tyre. Not noisy, great handling in both wet and dry conditions, great fuel effienciency and long lasting but i would like to hear more from users who have used these tyres in Malaysia.

My choices currently is

1). Yokohama BluEarth ES32

2) Viking Protech PT5 (tempting as its reviews has been good too for cheap tyres but i don't want my tyres to be too noisy)

3) Continental CC6

4) Westlake RP18

5) Michelin PS3

Hope i get the answers i'm looking for

straight go for ps3.no need sakit kepala

I will go for Yoko rather than PS3. Due to its quietness.

Fitted ES32 on my polo sedan, found it's not as quiet as everyone praised. then recently only i realized ES32 on my car is Extra Load series, meaning it's reinforced to handle higher weight. so this could be the reason why it's not as quiet.
also, ES32 pattern hole are very big, easily accumulates many stones and "glass pieces" into the holes. I hope it won't attract sharp object to pierce into it causing deflation.

Looking at the tread pattern of the Yokohama BluEarth ES32, it is almost the same as the tread pattern of the BluEarth AE50 which I currently have on my car. If the properties or behaviour of the ES32 are almost the same as the AE50, The Yokohama BluEarth ES32 should be a good all-round tyre. It's not exactly a quiet tyre but of average in terms of noise levels. Not too noisy but not too quiet. The main advantage or strength of the BluEarth series is performance in the wet due to the large grooves(total 4) that run along the circumference of the tyres.

Due to these large grooves, the performance in the wet is above average. When you drive your car over large puddles of water, the vehicle will move in a straight line and with uniform speed albeit slightly reduced through the puddle of water. With other cars that are fitted with tyres with smaller grooves, the vehicle speed may be severely reduced when cutting through the puddle of water, and it may not move in a straight line but pulled to the side. Also, braking distance in the wet is also rated to be excellent. With the BluEarth AE50, there was a Taiwanese review on Youtube which pitted several tyres. The AE50 scored the best in registering the shortest braking distance on a wet road.

In summary, if you want good performance in the wet, the BluEarth ES32 (and AE50) is a good option. For dry performance, it is just average as the rubber (of the AE50) is softer than some other tyres. During cornering at higher speed, the stability just loses out slightly to other tyres that are tuned to be better for dry handling. Nevertheless, the BluEarth is still decent in the dry with average to good performance if you don't demand a lot on these tyres. After all, it's an eco-tyre which well- balanced across the board.

Personally my opinion is for the Perodua Myvi, you don't need good handling tyres such as the Michelin PS3 as it's a bit wasted on the vehicle. Just an average performance from mid-range (cheaper) tyres would do. I'm not sure about the price but you may wan to look at the Goodyear Assurance Triplemax if you want better performance in the dry though the price may be higher than the Yokohama BluEarth ES32.

ES32 not same as AE50 bro, ES32 come with 3 grooves only unless it's bigger wider version to cater for 17" 18".
From Google images it seems AE50 thread pattern much tinnier than ES32. I thought the noise level should be much lower on AE50.

I guess these tyres would be a huge bargain then, it costs only RM160 per tyre for 195 55 15's from what i've seen so i'm probably gonna be buying these soon. I'm currently already on Goodyear Triple Max Assurance but the tyres are smaller, which is why i'm changing mine. They are good in dry but they are quite noisy so i'm looking into the Yokohamas. And for Michelin PS3's, they would be a last resort for me unless i have a bigger budget, i wouldn't mind getting them straight hehe. Thanks for the advice, looking forward to changing my tyres now.

I see, is there only the Extra Load series or theres another series? What is your opinion on the performance on these tyre's after driving them?

not sure, i think other size most probably will be normal load. for me my 185/60/R15 usually it's 84H or 84V, but this model Extra Load it's rated @ 88H.
been 3k since changing, outstation twice. so far dry and wet gripping ok (in fact so far i never encounter slippery throughout my driving maybe due to slow driving). but i think sidewall is a bit softer so cornering would feel more body roll.

Yes, I am aware that the ES32 is not a carbon copy of the AE50 but the tread pattern is quite similar especially the "lightning" zig-zag" lines running along the circumference of the tyres.

From the photos on the internet, there are 4 grooves running along the circumference of the Bluearth ES32. One of the pictures taken from CarSifu review is as below.



Maybe the ES32 is slightly noisier than the AE50 as the small short lines at the centre of the tyre perpendicular to the direction of the tyre is fatter (larger groove) than the tiny lines on the AE50. In terms of performance I suspect they should be roughly the same.

RM160 for the Bluearth ES32 195 55/R15 appears to be rather affordable. Or perhaps tyres on 15" rims are usually priced around this range. For my 205 60/R16, the price of the Bluearth AE50 was RM295 or 298. That was about 2 years ago.

If you don't care about noise (or price) then Michelin PS3 would be good since the performance and handling were touted to be the best in the class. Though I believe comfort and noise levels would be poor even when compared to mid-range tyres such as your previous Goodyear Triplemax and the ES32 due to the tread pattern on the tyres. The PS3 will have even better wet handling than the ES32 and AE50 due to the larger grooves on the tyres. It's so big that you can even put your thumb inside the groove, I think. Have a look at the tread of the PS3 below.



Look at how wide and deep the main grooves running along the circumference of the PS3 are. In contrary, look at the photo below which shows an example of a quiet tyre, the Michelin Primacy 3ST. Look at how thin the main grooves are when compared to the PS3.



In summary, it depends on what you want. If you want just performance and don't care about noise, the PS3 will be good but as I said earlier, on the Myvi my opinion is you don't really need the PS3 as the mid-range tyres would be good enough. If you want a good combination of quiet/comfort and performance, the ES32 and Goodyear Assurance Triple Max are good choices. Very quiet and comfortable, look at the Michelin Primacy 3ST or other quiet types (usually with small tiny grooves sort of tread pattern) but handling especially in the wet will be quite compromised. However, that is not an issue with most people who drive at sensible speeds.

This post has been edited by SportyHandling: Mar 13 2018, 07:51 AM

4 grooves for 225mm and above.


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If you're planning to go with 195/55/15 and since you're looking for great handling AND quietness, then I'd suggest to get the Hankook V12 Evo 2. If you want great handling in both dry & wet, all the tires in your list except PS3 would not be really in that category, while PS3 even though great handling especially in the wet but to some people it's a bit noisy (even though to me it's still fine), and of course very expensive. Now this V12E2 is on the same level of performance as PS3, maybe even better in the dry with just slightly less in the aquaplaning resistance BUT it also has the rare combination of being relatively quiet for UHP tire category, plus it's way much cheaper too (only around rm170-180/pc for this size), hence best value for money as of now. FYI, in the latest test in the US, this V12E2 was compared to the big 4 top performance tires of the world: PS4S (not just PS4 ya), Continental Extreme Contact Sport (similar to CSC6), the latest Pirelli P Zero PZ4, and Goodyear F1A3. Surprisingly at least this humble much cheaper V12E2 can beat the F1A3 even though not the other big 3 (but it's in the ball park already)! Note also in that test, this V12E2 came out as the most silent, only registering a very low 66db which is extraordinary even if for mid range comfort level tires, never mind UHP tires! I'm also currently using both V12E2 and PS3, and I can concur with that test finding that at least this V12E2 is a very good tire indeed!

Below is the link of the test result done by the popular Car & Driver magazine in the US:
http://www.tyrereviews.co.uk/Article/2017-...P-Tyre-Test.htm

This post has been edited by 6UE5T: Mar 13 2018, 04:11 PM

This tire got three speed rating rated for 195/65r15
T,H,V
T 190
H 210
V 240
How they make it diff anyone can shed some light on this

This post has been edited by regnox: Mar 16 2018, 09:15 AM

Probably the construction and materials is made to withstand higher load and temperature that can be reached as the speed gets higher.

wow very good review for this yoko es32 bluearth...
will be going for this on my next change..
currently on cc6 quiet but thats it.

can try kumho ps31, got it for 120 per pcs on lazada, grip level feels like ps3 to me (just changed from ps3 few days ago)

i bought this es32 for my gf's myvi, can't really tell the performance because i have it on the rear only

Kumho PS31 is not that good actually, not even true UHP tire (despite Kumho claiming it to be). PS3 is no doubt way much better. Also sometimes Kumho in general got quality issues, already seen a few reports of Kumho getting pregnant/bulging. Hopefully won't happen on yours.

well i have personally tried it in genting, i guess for less than half the price i could just get another pair if anything happens

considering my ps3s grip fell dramtically after 50%

If anything happens then just buy different tires la.
Once tires is below 50% of course the grip will drop, that happens for all tires.