Hey all,

I was wondering if anyone had any thoughts on the new Yokohama Avid Envigor's. They seem to be an all around good performance tire and I was thinking about getting them. Since its new, I have found very few reviews, but so far everything I've seen point to this being an excellent tire. Found this review, I have never heard of this site, so not sure if its biased.

http://www.techmax.ca/yokohama-avid-envigor.htm

Anybody have any thoughts/experience.

Also, discounttiredirect.com doesnt carry them yet and I find tirerack to be overpriced usuall when you add the shipping. Anybody know of any place else?

 

I got these in 205/45/17 at my local tire shop as a most affordable at the moment (coming from warehouse)... Before buying them, did a bit of surfing the net and found out it's brand new tire. As being very happy with Yokohama's winters in 16", I went for it.

The price was very competitive to US discount tire prices +shipping (I am in Toronto)...

These are going on my BROWNSUGAR as soon as nights get warmer...

 

looks awesome!!! the whole package looks really nice. let me know how you like em.

 

I just had the new 205/45R-17 Yokohama AVID ENVigor (H&V) installed on my 2003 "S" today. My initial impressions are very good so far. Much quieter than the originals but also seem very tight through the corners. I will update my impressions after a few more miles.

 

^bump lamontcg.

How about an update?

 

knowing how Yokohama generally makes their all season tires, I would say that these tires are probably a good handling tire that provides a lot of confidence in many dirivng situations, but may cost a bit of dough in comparison to other brands. I would say to go for them and you wouldn't be disappointed. I rarely hear anything bad about UHPAS tires from Yokohama.

 

Just installed a set of 215 45 17's on my '05 Cooper s three days ago. Replaced the Goodyear Eagle runflats. Got em for 450.00 cash installed and out the door. They are awesome looking and seem to handle quite well. Not sure I want 50 pounds of air in em though. Running 40 in front and 36 in rear. Seems a bit too little and will bump em up a couple pounds today. I like em though and will report back in a couple months after I have a chance to get em out in the twisties...

 

Got mine today. 205/45/17. So far great and much quieter. Will report after a few miles.

 

where'd you get them installed for that price?

 

Tirerack has a $40 rebate on them but it ends today. 4 shipped for $388 in 195/55-16 (with the rebate). Just had place match their price and mount/balance them for $472 with tax.

Not as good as $450 but nonetheless still a fair price.

 

Here in the Fresno area. Cash only speaks loud with this shop. Legitimate place though.

 

50 pounds of air sounds a bit steep for sure! I run 33 psi and my contis ride great that way!

 

I just ordered a set of 205/45/17 for Kurgin, I'm interested to hear what other owner impressions are of these tires.

 

My 215/45/17's are being installed today.

 

And the best thing is that they're Made in USA!

 

 

How is the turn in response and cornering capability of these tires? Has anyone pushed these hard? Are the side walls soft? All-seasons generally lack the responsiveness of summer only.

Please offer your thoughts after driving on them for a while.

Thanks.

 

I am considering these as well, but not sure of the winter performance. It sounds like they are too new for anyone to know this yet.

 

I put 215/45R-17 Yokohama AVID ENVigor (W)'s on my '02 MCS two weeks ago. They have a great ride, extremely quiet (hope they stay that way as they wear), seem to corner well (haven't pushed them too much yet) and are great bang for the buck. A "W" rated (168 mph) tire with a 560 UTGH wear rating for $101 is great. I went with the 215's vs the 205's to get the "W" rating vs "V" rating and to have a slightly taller tire to get my speedo closer to correct. I was ~3 mph low (per my GPS) with the 205's now only ~1 mph low. 215/45/17's don't rub at all with stock wheels and suspension.



'02 Liquid Yellow MCS

 

Anybody else running the Yokohama Avid Envigors? Just ordered a set and interested how they are working out for you.

 

After doing a lot of reading, I am switching out my OEM run flats with the Yokohama A/E 195/55-16's. I purchased them from TireRack and last Saturday I got a call from Alex at TireRack asking me if I was aware that I was going from run flats to non runflats. That's the kind of customer service I like, someone who is paying attention! Alex thinks that this is going to be a great tire. I run Dunlop winter tires that I purchased from them as well.

 

Put on a set of Avid Envigors before driving to MITM/MTTS 2010 and after more than 1500 miles we are more than happy with these tires. Quiet, great ride and the price make these tires sofar a winner for us.

 

I just got my envigors on. What a difference over the run flats. If you still have run flats and thinking about replacing them, the sooner the better. You will be glad you did. Driving is believing.

 

I went with the Yokohama Advan Sport (summer only) instead of the Yokohama Avid Envigor. I wanted to retain the handling and steering response that the JCW needs and was not sure if the Envigor's are up to the challenge in that department.

If you have any further thoughts on the Envigor's handling characteristics please post to this thread. I will probably be putting on a set of all season tires once the weather gets cold (December). So I have some time to make a decision on the Envigors.

By the way the Advan Sports are really impressing me. I would higly recommend them if you are looking for a performance street tire to replace the runflats.

 

I've been researching tires for awhile now. The Yokohama Avid Envigors were not even on my radar. Where I am, most of the tire dealers I talked to kept telling me to get the Yokohama S.Drives. Well, seeing as they cost $95 in the US and over $220 (discounted) each in Canada, I was not even going to consider Yokohama tires. So I've been looking at the Continental DWS and the General Tire Exclaim UHP.

I dropped into a tire shop near my home on my way home from work today. The Avid ENvigors were quite a bit less expensive than the S.Drives. In fact they are about the same price as the Conti DWS (approx $170CDN) Yah...we Canadians are getting ripped pretty good. But the tire guy says he is very well aware we are near the border and they will do some discounting and other things to try and even out the value proposition. So given the Conti DWS and the Yoko Avid Envigors are the comparable in price, which one should I choose. BTW, they are out of stock on both and I would have to order them in.