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.

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