I'm looking to finally ditch the Pirelli runflats in favor of some better rubber with a little more treadlife. I've heard some good things about the Yokohama ES 100 as a very good high performance tire. How does it compare to the Parada Spec-2 which also has some good reviews? I'm looking for a good performance tire for street driving with good treadwear.

 

Es100's have better steering and cornering responce, and better hydroplaning resistance.

Parada would (if rotated regularly) would be quieter and smoother.

Both are good choices. 20-25k with either.

Alex

 

Thanks. That's what I wanted to hear...ES 100's it is

 

Interesting...as I have heard the opposite.

 

I have the ES100's and the cornering feel and turn in are very good when they are new. Once the outside edges get rounded over they do not respond as well.

Street driving shouldn't be a problem but autox really takes a toll on them.
(mostly on the fronts)

 

I personally wouldn't even consider the Parada - or any other tire targeted towards the "tuner" market.

The ES100 is a good value tire, well suited to the street.

 

Which tire are you running on?

SpecII's are decent street tires...ive used them in the past on one of
my previous cars. imho, ES100's SpecII's are about the same quality.

 

Damn dude! Don't hold back your prejudices!

 

from my own experience ... ES100 are longlasting, but are quite noisy.
It is a good value tire, but don't have too high expectations.

 

I'm running ES100's because they were already on the SSRs when I got them. I use them for autox and they're not bad. In the damp and wet, they're great. Very predictable. In the dry, they're optimum temperature is difficult to hold in the tire. They'll overheat with oversteer and stay hot but once stopped they cool very quickly. I'm finally below half tread and on the street they're noisy but still track very well.

I have Pirelli Nero M&S on my Integra GSR and greatly prefer them for the street to the ES100. The Nero handles nearly as well but is far better for comfort and predictability. Something to think about.

 

From my experience running both SpecII's and ES100's, the SpecII's are
quieter and grip better at lower temps. ES100's have stiffer sidewall
and provide better turn-in response than the SpecII's, but it also causes
tramlining for some cars. Octaneguy was experiencing this over his
OE wheels and I also experienced this on my other car I had in the
past.

ES100's are noisy (like the RE730's and S03's) after about 1/2 worn...but
it's part of having a performance-type tire. Don't like it, might want try
some Falken ST115's...very silent tires (but according to minihune's post,
it shreads on the track).

 

I’ve been using the Es100’s for this very reason.

I’ve used these for 3 sets now on my daily driver, auto-x and Dragon driving MCS. They seem to do it all for a fair price. What more could you ask for from a tire.