Dry grip is the clearest strength of the Yokohama Parada Spec 2, praised by around eight in ten owners, with dry handling and value also drawing favorable comments. Wet grip is the main reservation, criticised by roughly four in ten despite a smaller favorable group. Around one in ten raises aquaplaning concerns, while noise and comfort are divided. Later-use wear accounts are mixed, with short-life complaints alongside reports of satisfactory mileage. Some drivers describe reduced wet confidence with use, but the two repeat reviewers follow different paths, one becoming less positive and the other remaining enthusiastic across successive sets. There is no consistent mileage-based ageing pattern.
What owners mention most counted across 99 reviews
Well they do what they're meant to.
Bloody good dry tire, the grip is excellent for fast road use. My Cooper S came alive in the dry on them.
Wet, as expected is very poor however. But then again that's not what they're for.
Would buy again as a summer tire. Good price too.
GREAT GREAT GREAT tire for the price. I have ran my first set of these on my impreza sti and they have certainly lived up to my friends recommendation.
I found the grip in the dry honestly "outstanding". I drive my sti like it should be driven and they have yet to fail me. Ive done some extensive trialing and ive found the feedback this tire gives to be great. The only tire ive had that actually grips during hard entry and throttle lift to get the car sliding but still the car sticks.
I dont understand all the negative feedback about this tire in the wet. What are people expecting from it. No tire is going to anchor you down if you drive like a lunatic in the wet. I found them overall a good tire in the wet for my needs. Slightly twitchy but not so that it catches you out.
I think if your a driver that enjoys very spirited driving then this is the tire for you. Amazing in the dry and just simply fun in the wet. Not the longest lasting tire ive come across but for the price who cares. Overall- the only tire I'll be using on my sti!!!!!
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run them on a 205 gti and would easily beat most things off the mark in the dry but when the rain comes even a spot you need to be a very very brave man or women to even attempt a corner. I remove them around late October for better tires in the rain.
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Best Dry grip tire with a cheap budget... superb on corners on dry grip.. a bit slippery on wet condition. In My opinion its best on its class... good for both track and road.
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Suzuki
195/50 R15
20,000 miles
Mostly Town
Spirited
In the dry, the tires are really in their element. Great response and feed back. What i am most surprised about is the tire wear. I have done 5 track days and an additional 20,000km of mostly spirited driving on these tires and they are only just at 40% on the inside edge due to running 2 deg neg camber and a fair amount of toe out. the only down fall of the tire is its wet weather grip. Very slippery even though its got fairly large grooves.
These tires aren't as bad in the wet on my car as many people are suggesting and they are amazing in the dry. They look fantastic and I am ordering some more today.
Not a bad tire at all, Had the pleasure (!) of driving an MX5 home across snow covered mountains on these and they behaved very well indeed, though they don't like even slight pools of water at all. Better than Falken ZE912s in the dry, but not as good in the wet. Don't flop about as much either and last much longer.
I owned these in 2001 on my civic (EG6). LOVED THESE TIRES IN THE DRY. I live in Phoenix. But, They are HORRIBLE in water. You can drive in water, but don't think you'll be taking any corners at high speeds. Standard all weather tires will handle better in the rain. But, if you're worried about rain, why the fk are you looking at this tire? This is the tire for the ones not afraid to drive into a corner at 40mph. I loved these tires so much, i bought them for my big ass suv. I'll roll that car before i give up enjoying the grip of these sexy tires.
I have to say, I was recommended these tires and I was definitely not disapointed! I have a Fiesta Zetec S running at about 150bhp and it handles it really well especially as the Fiesta is a great little car to throw around and the tires respond all to well!! I have had these since July 2011 and it's only now I have about 1.6mm of tread left which means time for a change, but at the back I still have 3mm and that is with about 11k miles of driving!! Tires are really quiet on smooth roads, obviously a bit of noise when the road is a bit dented and dimpled (like most London Roads)But these tires are prob the best I have had, better than my Uniroyal Rainsport 2's! Only thing about these tires is in Puddles, relatively small ones, SLOW DOWN! As you should, but it doesn't respond to well to it, and it Aquaplane's quite a bit! Was On my way to Godstone and it literally nearly stopped the car from moving from a speed of about 40mph! And the puddle wasn't that big!!! Apart from that absolutely great tire... WISHING FOR A CARRIBEAN SUMMER IN ENGLAND!!!
Being a softer compound the wear is average. Grip both wet and dry are great. Second full set I've had on my Ibiza TDI. Modified to 194bhp and stick to the road like you know what to a blanket. Shop around though. Had quotes from £104 each to £65. Look the part just parked up as well.
Noticeable improvement over the toyo t1r and kumho ecsta sports I have had fitted previously.
Dry grip is immense, even on cold roads during the winter months.
Wet grip seems fine in my opinion, I can only see people getting into trouble if they drive the same as if it was dry.
Another thing I noticed is that the sidewalls seem a lot stiffer than the previous tires I have mentioned giving the tires pin-point precision.
In terms of wear these tires seem to be holding out well despite being driven pretty hard on most of the time.
Overall these are a superb tire and I cannot understand how people can see them in any other light.
