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Seems people are always looking for good tires. My PZero Rossos disappeared out back in 12k mi, and I was never too crazy about them. This time, I thought I'd try something new. The Yokohama AVS ES100 was released just recently; so new that TireRack still doesn't have any info on their Specs page for it.
It evidently is a replacement for the rather old AVS Intermediate, and is marketed in some parts of the world as the 'DNA GP.' Its UTQG is 280 AA A, so hopefully I'll get a bit more life out of these than the PZeros without sacrificing too much performance. That still remains to be seen.
It has a squarer shoulder and a slightly wider sidewall profile than the PZeros, so the same 235/40/18 on the 18x8.5 wheels I have in rear provide about the same curb rash protection as the PZeros on 18x8 I still have in front.
They're not broken in yet (70miles since getting em mounted at lunchtime today) so I won't know how good they are for a little while, but so far, it seems to ride well and be pretty quiet. More to come in a thousand miles or so.
It evidently is a replacement for the rather old AVS Intermediate, and is marketed in some parts of the world as the 'DNA GP.' Its UTQG is 280 AA A, so hopefully I'll get a bit more life out of these than the PZeros without sacrificing too much performance. That still remains to be seen.
It has a squarer shoulder and a slightly wider sidewall profile than the PZeros, so the same 235/40/18 on the 18x8.5 wheels I have in rear provide about the same curb rash protection as the PZeros on 18x8 I still have in front.
They're not broken in yet (70miles since getting em mounted at lunchtime today) so I won't know how good they are for a little while, but so far, it seems to ride well and be pretty quiet. More to come in a thousand miles or so.
