The yummiest Advan Neova EVER!!

Yokohama has annouced the new release of their super popular sports compact tyre, the Advan Neova AD08 in the second quarter of 2009. Their exhibition in SEMA 08 was a success and generated huge inquiries.

According to www.leftlanenews.com:

So why are thple answer is a lot of scienese tires so good? The simce and a lot of research. Whereas the old AD07s used pretty much a standard rubber compound, the new AD08 were design with a new micro silica compound called Hyper Density Carbon, or HDC for short. HDC allows for a much stickier compound yet keeps the old tire’s treadwear rating of 180. The only real downside – if you can call it that – to HDC is that it can’t be used in temperatures below -25celsius. Good luck Canadians and Finland rice boys!

The AD08 was also designed with an extra-wide unibloc shoulder for continuous rubber-to-road contact, which explains why it has tremendous grip, even in extreme corning. Specially placed steel side wall inserts also help the AD08 from rubbing the lettering off the side walls, and keep more of the tire planted in the corners.

In addition to improving the technical aspects of the Advan Neova tire range, Yokohama also improved some of the retail shortcomings of the AD07. While the AD07 was standard stock for some of the world’s best performance cars – including names like Audi and Lotus – its aftermarket uses were limited due to very few sizes being offered. That won’t be the case for the AD08, however, as it will be available in 32 sizes, ranging from 15 to 19 inches (those pimped out 350z's owners on 19's should be very happy).

Other reviews on the AD08 includes insidetracknews.blogspot.com which mentioned that "Fast just got faster with the new ADVAN Neova AD08!"

Eurotuner magazine reports that: the AD08 had proved to be predictable, with impeccable grip and easy maneuverability. We were impressed by the cornering speeds as we pushed harder each lap to find the threshold of the corners. Each car remained solid and stable, especially the AWD Evo and A4. In fact, we barely got the tires to squeal unless we felt like drifting the corner in the Carrera and Mercedes C63.

So there u go guys and girls, drifters and track hooligans, the 2009 performance tyre of the year= ADVAN NEOVA AD08. Worth every penny, start saving now for the October launch in Malaysia.