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Yokohama Advan S4 looks discontinued: no new owner reviews or road tests in five years and no current EU tyre label.

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Continental PureContact LS vs Yokohama Advan S4 — Compared

Relative Score (0–100): the weighted average of the categories below, each 60% road tests and 40% owner reviews. Based on 0 + 0 road tests and 25 + 3 owner reviews. How we score

PureContact LS is ahead, 71–51

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Yokohama Advan S4
Tire BYokohama

Advan S4

Summer High Performance tires

Provisional

Tests – · none yet Owners 46 · 3 reviews

Category by category

Relative Score per category, 0–100. Open “Why this score” for the tests and owner ratings behind it.

  1. 71

    Dry

    PureContact LS +19
    52
    Why this score
    SourcePureContact LSAdvan S4
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 70 (est.)≈ 58 (est.)
    Reviews found online7343

    PureContact LS: 60% × 69.6 (est.) + 40% × 72.5 = 71

    Advan S4: 60% × 57.6 (est.) + 40% × 42.6 = 52

    No road tests of dry for PureContact LS. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.40).

    No road tests of dry for Advan S4. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.40).

  2. 73

    Wet

    PureContact LS +29
    44
    Why this score
    SourcePureContact LSAdvan S4
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 72 (est.)≈ 50 (est.)
    Reviews found online7435

    PureContact LS: 60% × 72.3 (est.) + 40% × 74.2 = 73

    Advan S4: 60% × 50.2 (est.) + 40% × 34.8 = 44

    No road tests of wet for PureContact LS. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.56).

    No road tests of wet for Advan S4. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.56).

  3. 67

    Snow

    No comparison
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    Why this score
    SourcePureContact LSAdvan S4
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 68 (est.)–
    Reviews found online64–

    PureContact LS: 60% × 68.1 (est.) + 40% × 64.4 = 67

    No road tests of snow for PureContact LS. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.33).

  4. 65

    Comfort

    PureContact LS +11
    54
    Why this score
    SourcePureContact LSAdvan S4
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 68 (est.)≈ 64 (est.)
    Reviews found online6140

    PureContact LS: 60% × 67.8 (est.) + 40% × 61.4 = 65

    Advan S4: 60% × 64.1 (est.) + 40% × 40 = 54

    No road tests of comfort for PureContact LS or Advan S4. The test half is the tested tires’ average (69): owners’ comfort ratings barely follow the road tests.

  5. 70

    Noise

    No comparison
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    Why this score
    SourcePureContact LSAdvan S4
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 67 (est.)–
    Reviews found online73–

    PureContact LS: 60% × 67.3 (est.) + 40% × 73.3 = 70

    No road tests of noise for PureContact LS. The test half is the tested tires’ average (67): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests.

  6. 68

    Treadwear

    PureContact LS +4
    64
    Why this score
    SourcePureContact LSAdvan S4
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 67 (est.)≈ 65 (est.)
    Reviews found online6962

    PureContact LS: 60% × 66.7 (est.) + 40% × 69.1 = 68

    Advan S4: 60% × 64.6 (est.) + 40% × 62.3 = 64

    No road tests of treadwear for PureContact LS. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.31).

    No road tests of treadwear for Advan S4. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.31).

  7. 73

    Handling (owners)

    PureContact LS +26
    47
    Why this score
    SourcePureContact LSAdvan S4
    Reviews found online7347
Scores at a glance
CategoryContinental PureContact LSYokohama Advan S4
Relative Score 71 51
Dry 71 52
Wet 73 44
Snow 67 –
Comfort 65 54
Noise 70 –
Treadwear 68 64
Handling (owners) 73 47

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Headline score

PureContact LS

Advan S4

Only categories both tires have data for count toward the headline score.

Pros, cons & observations

Themes extracted from owner reviews found online — not the opinion of TireWheelGuide.

Tire A PureContact LS

Pros

  • Exceptionally quiet and comfortable ride quality
  • Strong wet and dry traction with reliable handling
  • Good balance of everyday comfort and long treadlife

Cons

  • Soft sidewalls can lead to less responsive or wandering handling during aggressive cornering
  • Develops temporary flat spotting when parked, causing morning vibrations
  • Poor winter performance, particularly lacking traction on snow and ice despite being an all-season tire
All owner themes in the PureContact LS review

Tire B Advan S4

Pros

  • Acceptable handling characteristics at very low city speeds
  • Responsiveness can be marginally improved by adjusting tire pressure

Cons

  • Poor traction and grip in both wet and dry conditions
  • Significant lack of performance in snow and winter environments
  • Noticeable understeer and sluggish turn-in response
All owner themes in the Advan S4 review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Continental PureContact LS B · Yokohama Advan S4
CategoryAll SeasonSummer High Performance tires
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverPassenger Car / Crossover
Tread depth10/32″—
UTQG700 A A—
Treadwear warranty70,000 mi—
SidewallBlack Side Wall—
Max pressure51 psi—

Which one should you actually buy?

Continental PureContact LS

Yokohama Advan S4

Winner: Continental PureContact LS — better wet, handling and dry. It leads or ties in every category we score. Yokohama Advan S4 rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 3 reviews), so read this result as provisional.

Pick tire A Your priority is wet-weather safety

Continental PureContact LS scores 73 vs 44 on wet.

Pick tire A You enjoy sharp, responsive handling

Continental PureContact LS scores 73 vs 47 on handling.

Pick tire A You want the most grip on dry roads

Continental PureContact LS scores 71 vs 52 on dry.

Pick tire A You want the most comfortable ride

Continental PureContact LS scores 65 vs 54 on comfort.

Tire A · Continental PureContact LS
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PureContact LS or Advan S4?

Which is better in the wet, PureContact LS or Advan S4?

Continental PureContact LS, 73 vs 44 on our wet score.

Which grips better on dry roads, PureContact LS or Advan S4?

Continental PureContact LS, 71 vs 52 on our dry score.

Which is more comfortable, PureContact LS or Advan S4?

Continental PureContact LS, 65 vs 54 on our comfort score.

Which lasts longer, PureContact LS or Advan S4?

Continental PureContact LS, 68 vs 64 on our treadwear score.

How do we compare tires?

Every category score blends two independent signals. 60% comes from professional tire tests (braking distances, lap times, noise measurements), each result compared with every other tire in the same test and newer tests counting more. 40% comes from owner reviews found online, adjusted for how generously each site rates. Both use one scale: the average tested tire gets 70, the best 100. When a tire has only one of the two, the missing half is estimated from the other and the score stays closer to average; with no road test and fewer than five owner reviews it gets no score yet.

Handling is the exception: road tests measure it inside the dry and wet scores, so its own row comes from owner ratings only and starts as less important.

Community buzz from Reddit and forums is shown for context only — it never changes the score. Full methodology