[REVIEW] Yokohama Parada Spec 2 - 195/50/15
UPDATED - 18th Feb 2008 (after 1 year using it, on normal driving, autocross and so on)
At first I was looking for Yokohama A520 which currently used on my rear tire, so I need a new pair for my front wheels…but since the Yoko’s A520 has stop production (for Malaysia’s market), the "taukeh" introduce me Yokohama Parada Spec 2 that will replaced A520…at first glance…WOWWW !!!…superb looking, well looks doesn’t means it’s good…so I called my friend to check on the Internet on reviews of this tire…so here what he found out…UTQG is better, it’s under Ultra High Performance class in Yoko’s page, price almost the same with A520 and reviews show it’s worth money to buy…
Uniform Tire Quality Grading (UTQG) :
A520 : Treadwear 180 Traction A Temperature A (side wall OK)
Parada Spec II : Treadwear 300 Traction AA Temperature A (side wall less stiffer)
So, because of the price is the almost the same, plus Treadwear and Traction better (because it’s a new tyre so they put AA grade first…but for me after using it for a year…i would give B for i 
)
My rating…out of 5…1 - Worst , 5 - Best
Handling 3, Comfort 4, Noise 4…
very worthy to buy…let it run a few hundred KM to throw a way the production "oily cover" on the tire…
later went back to check on the net on more details of the tire review…the tire is NOT unidirectional, asymmetrical… "side facing outwards"…
the only problem is the pattern grooves…it’s a little bit weird…pattern the same…but they doesn’t have the term "left side" or "right side"…take a look at it…
Full view:
Closer view : (left side : right side)
During hard cornering although it do grip well…but still sometimes these tyre tend to "screem"…sidewall too soft…not so good.. i would prefer the old A520 and surely ES100 would be better…
Here are some links about the tire :
Some picture of the tire after hard cornering…
Under pressure : 28 - 29 psi
see the marking on the sidewall…huuu…so horrified…maybe the road debris make the marking on the sidewall…
just the right pressure for daily driving : 31 - 32 psi
