Originally Posted by
Ian S
There's the thing, you have to compare like with like. Brads new models might be utterly better in all ways.
Compare the Yoko A539 and AVS. Both Yokos for similar money but far from the same performance.
They problem with tyres is that few of us really compare many ourselves. Unless we do a high mileage or knacker them on tracks, we have the same set for years.
Unless one can borrow some on identical wheels and bolt them on for a while.
A pal had some T1S on his 15" 7j wheels then bought a set of same sized wheels with a pair of A539 and a pair of AVS. He thought the A539 were not all that good, the T1S OK, but the AVS were way better.
I drove another pals car with same sized wheels and same suspension as mine but new AVS, was very different to my car with A539 or the A520 they just replaced. Or the Avon ZV1 I subsequently tried from some spare wheels I bought.
Alas, Yoko appear to now not make the AVS or an equivalent.
Brad felt his new tryes were a lot better that the ones they replaced, I forget what they were, just cheapish ones.
But the Marangoni are low cost too. If money is not a factor then there is more choice.
I had some Yoko A032r 185 /60 13 for a while. I only used them in the dry, I was impressed with the way they stopped wheelspin and gripped while turning very hard into low speed tight corners and bends. If R888 are like those, then I'd go for those. People say they're OK in the wet. Maybe run the rear a few mm higher if there's rubbing.