Yokohama Parada Spec 2 Reviews - Page 6

Given 71% while driving a MINI Cooper S Works (215/35 R18) on a combination of roads for 10,000 spirited miles
Easily The best non-slick tire you can buy

amazing in the dry

not so good in the wet
Helpful 9 - tire reviewed on August 4, 2011
Given 87% while driving a Ford Fiesta Flame (225/45 R17) on mostly country roads for 0 average miles
These tires ARE noisy, but compared with the grip they give its a small price to pay. I havent noticed any difference in the grip they give in the wet
Helpful 9 - tire reviewed on August 3, 2011
Given 57% while driving a Honda Civic Type R (225/45 R17) on mostly town for 6,000 average miles
Had these for the last year on my type r. Good grip but quite slippy in the wet. Quite noisy too. Also very expensive. Would buy again if I could afford it
Helpful 9 - tire reviewed on July 12, 2011
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Given 44% while driving a Volkswagen mk2 golf gti heavily modified (195/50 R15 V) on a combination of roads for 4,000 spirited miles
Great in the dry but rubbish in the wet, aquaplanes as soon as it starts raining. For the price, i would rather put a budget on my car and have a better wet grip and less dry grip.
Helpful 8 - tire reviewed on June 28, 2011
Given 96% while driving a Ford fiesta st (225/45 R17) on a combination of roads for 30 spirited miles
Brilliant tires. Noisey i agree but amazing grip. Yeah they will step out if you drive like an idiot but thats more to do with poor roads.

They last longer than other tires, i drove my fiesta st in all the bad weather and snow. It never missed a beat, no aqua-plaining at all.
Helpful 9 - tire reviewed on May 11, 2011
Given 54% while driving a Honda Prelude 2.2vtec (225/45 R17) on mostly country roads for 600 average miles
If you're looking to buy some good tires, skip past these and get some Falken FK452's. These yokos may grip like a bitch in the dry (I mean seriously, your front wheel drive grocery-getter will be cornering like an evo), but they are dangerous in the ice. If you're happy with that then ok, but be forewarned they will plane with the slightest suggestion of snow or ice. Rain is ok I suppose but it's not confidence inspiring stuff. The road noise - ridiculous, not to mention the noise generated by the crap they pick up smacking off the bottom of the car! But this is the stuff you expect from soft compound track tires. For the road though? It all becomes tiresome (ahem) very quickly. Then we get to the worst bit - the wear. Even after a slightly spirited drive (no wheelspinning, traction loss etc, just high speed cornering) they will be smoking. I drive approx 10 miles a day, I may give the car some welly once a week if that. Within 2 months from NEW they were shot (about 600 miles if I'm being generous), wires right through and no rubber worth speaking of - that sort of wear is fine for a track car, but at the cost of the tires it seems stupid to me to even market this as a tire for the street. Nobody expects tires to go done in that space of time, so are unlikely to bother checking. Plainly dangerous. Then there's the responsiveness - they bang over potholes and pull you into any dips in the road - it's great if you're on the track, but you have to keep your mind on the job when on the roads.
Get some 452's, they are expensive, but the compound is nice and lasts for a long time, comfort is pretty decent, grip is fantastic, and they have far superior grip at 170+mph compared to alot of the cheaper brands marketed to be bracketed safe at these speeds.
Helpful 9 - tire reviewed on February 27, 2011
Given 84% while driving a Ford Fiesta XR4 (ST) (205/40 R17 W) on a combination of roads for 6,000 spirited miles
After Buying my ST in september 2009 we soon had snow, ice and lots of rain on the road.. the original tires, pirelli nero were useless.. i have not owned a tire that performs so unbeleivably rubbish..

I decided to replace all tires beggining of december to the parada spec 2 and wow... The Paradas are a fantastic tire, great feel in the corners and let you know when ur on the limit. The ST is a light car considering the engine is forward and alot of weight is on the front tires they are easy to spin if you dont catch the bitting point properly.. however for the price and dry grip and wet performance i think there more than worth while..

4 new tires cost me £240 on ebay from ears motersport..

very much recommend!
Helpful 9 - tire reviewed on December 29, 2010
Given 76% while driving a Peugeot 206 2.0 hdi (225/45 R15) on a combination of roads for 6 spirited miles
Excellent tires bit poor wearing onthe front of a fwd car but the back 1s are still on. switched to michelins on the front and grip is loads less
Helpful 9 - tire reviewed on December 16, 2010
Given 76% while driving a Audi TT (225/40 R18) on mostly country roads for 15,000 spirited miles
EXCELLENT IN THE DRY BUT A DISASTER WAITING TO HAPPEN IN THE WET ESPECIALLY WHEN SLIGHTLY WORN.
Helpful 9 - tire reviewed on November 28, 2010
Given 61% while driving a Mazda 323f 1.8 GT (225/45 R17) on a combination of roads for 6,000 spirited miles
i had these on my redtop corsa, not the worlds best known car for grip, lots of power in a very light car VERY difficult to get that power sufficiently to the road but personally by far the parada's are the best ive used, i now have a different car (still FWD)and think im gonna go on experience an stick with them but i haven't tried the T1-R's. i dont have the money to keep replacing the likes of toyo r888 tires so its a toss between the 2. the yokos' in the dry are very very grippy and unless i put foot to the floor coming out of corners i could't get to the limit of them before i scared myself. WET weather is a big put off as they really do freighten me, there not made for the wet so dont expect much from them, also i got approx 3000miles on the front set so not very long lasting.
Helpful 8 - tire reviewed on October 12, 2010
Given 87% while driving a Toyota Glanza V Snow Version (225/45 R17) on mostly town for 0 spirited miles
I have just had a set of these fitted on my car today and I must say I think everyone is talking horse shit about the grip!
I've previously had Bridgestone Potenza RE01R's fitted and they're supposed to be as sticky as tires get and I must say I think these handle better on my Glanza than they did
Helpful 9 - tire reviewed on October 11, 2010
Given 26% while driving a Honda DC2 Integra Type R (205/50 R16) on a combination of roads for 2,000 spirited miles
Great dry weather tire but, as we live in the UK, we occasionally get rain. These are the worst tires I've ever had for wet grip and I'll never buy them again. Not much choice in 16inch sizes but anything would be better then these.
Helpful 8 - tire reviewed on October 11, 2010