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has anybody try yokohama s.drive? what are the improvements over es100? The new

Have read so much on the following tyres: 1. KUMHO 712 2. BFG GFS 3. Yoko ES100 4. Pirelli Dragon 5. Bridgestone GR80 Just wanted to do a mini survey based on brothers experience here. In terms of dry grip, wet grip, cornering response/comfort, handling, which one wins in each category? Of course, price plays a part too :) Comments?

Just wondering, cos I just realised ES100 and 326 are made in Japan. And it seems like the price is not bad too considering the performance. Any comments on these 2 tyres? In terms of grip and response. For normal daily driving and 0-100km/h sprinting. I am on DIREZZA now. Looking for around the range of $90-105 per tyre. 15 inch size.

After about 8000+ km on my ES100, I have some observations. Notice that on my OZ SL 15" + ES 100 combo, I get some kind of 'whup whup whup' noise at around 80 km/h, once I accelerate to 90 and above, the noise disappears and is quiet. Noise level however is still okay for a tyre in this class. It did definitely get more noisy after running in however. Any other comments from fellow ES100 users?

any comments on this tyre? looking at it for setup on my ride, 245/45R18

Do you all encounter unusually loud noise at 30K km? What is the lifespan of your tyres? I been rotating at 10K quite consistently and am surprise to have this problem as well, maybe the tyres have hardened....

I changed all 4 tires to ES100s 3400km ago. I'd presume they're all well scrubbed in. I noticed that they tend to start screeching pretty early into hard corners - do you notice that? A friend with AVS Sports noticed a similar thing too. That's not to say the grip suddenly gives or is lacking, but i'd really like to verify that these set of tires tend to scream a little earlier round corners?

I guess I better write this after the pressure I'm getting from Roy... Some of you may know that I got a slow puncture on one of my Conti Ecos last week that was potentially very frightening, so something had to be done. After consulting you experts at the meetup, I decided to change all four tyres (despite the temptation, I couldn't upsize at the same time ) Justin's car happened to be at Leong Seng Ubi, so off we went. First choice were the Kumho 712, but they didn't have them in 195/60-15, so we went for the Yoko ES100 at $85 each - more expensive, but supposedly quieter and longer lasting than the kumkuats. Nice threads, and pretty square section, so they have a wider contact patch and fill out the arches better than the Contis So, 200km and 2 days later, what is the verdict? Well, they're definitely noisier - I've had to turn up the cd player a little - but still bearable. Grip is vastly better, there's a firmly planted feeling that's very reassuring, and I no longer get screeching in my office carpark. What I found surprising was that the initial body roll that I took for granted as part of the car's characteristics has been all but eliminated, a testimony to the importance of strong sidewalls. Also, these two days have not been entirely dry, so there's been some opportunity to test the wet weather grip. Again, very positive - stable and confident are two things that spring to mind, so I guess the groove design really works. It's still early days yet, so I can't comment about the effect on fuel consumption. Of course, my views are neither comprehensive nor conclusive, but all in all, I'm very happy. So.