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Yokohama ADVAN A048 review

Name: Yokohama ADVAN A048
Brand: Yokohama

Relative score from owner reviews only

Owners 60 · 9 reviews analysed

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The Yokohama Advan A048 is widely regarded as a premier semi-slick tire for lightweight sports cars, particularly the Lotus and Caterham platforms. While it offers exceptional dry-weather performance and communicative feedback, users note that it requires precise pressure and temperature management to reach its full potential.

What owners say

No road-test results yet, so every score here comes from owner reviews found online.

How scores work

Relative score: 0–100. Blends road tests (60%) and owner reviews (40%) category by category, the same way on every TireWheelGuide page. With only one of the two, the missing half is estimated from it, so the score stays closer to average. It needs at least one road test or five owner reviews.
Road tests: 0–100 per score, from published tests, newer tests counting more. Each result is compared with every other tire in the same test, so a win against a strong field counts for more. The average tested tire gets 70, the best 100; with only one or two tests a tire stays nearer 70. The discipline rows show % of the best tire in that test.
Owner reviews: 0–100 from the owner reviews we found online, adjusted for how generously each site rates and scaled like the road tests: the average tested tire gets 70. With only a few reviews a tire stays near the average.

By owner reviews

60/100

From 9 owner reviews analysed, scaled like the road tests: the average tested tire gets 70.

Would buy again 86%

Dry

Overall dry

75.5

Corner stability

67.8

Dry traction

70.2

Steering response

69.9

Wet

Overall wet

55.2

Hydroplaning resistance

61.7

Wet traction

63.1

Comfort

Overall comfort

53.4

Ride comfort

Noise

Overall noise

58.9

Treadwear

Overall treadwear

45.6

Handling

Overall handling

69.9

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What owners like and dislike

Themes extracted from 9 owner reviews found online.

Pros

Exceptional dry grip and cornering adhesion
High level of steering feedback and handling precision
Progressive breakaway characteristics
Strong performance on lightweight track-focused vehicles

Cons

Rapid tread wear during track sessions
High road noise levels
Difficult to maintain optimal operating temperatures
Susceptibility to hydroplaning in deep standing water

Worth knowing

Lotus-specific variants feature unique sidewall stiffness that significantly alters handling characteristics compared to standard versions.
Drivers of lightweight chassis report that the tire's stiff sidewalls provide excellent braking performance, often preventing ABS intervention.