Yokohama Earth-1 Tyres (designed for India)

[ms001]

is yoko earth 1 available in 195 60 r15 ?
if not is it in the pipeline ?

[Ashkait Kapoor]

Originally Posted by ms001

is yoko earth 1 available in 195 60 r15 ?
if not is it in the pipeline ?

As of now the only available size in 15 inch is 205/65. Don't know if other sizes are coming up any time soon.

[Nikhilb2008]

New sizes will be introduced in June or July when the factory starts up in Haryana. As of now, all the 4 sizes are being imported from The Philippines.

[petroguzzler]

How does the earth 1 fare with respect to ride quality compared to the erstwhile a drive???

[petroguzzler]

Anyone used the earth 1?? I'm planning to change all 4 tyres of my indica vista quaadrajet? It is currently running on A drives. Would the earth 1 be an upgrade???

[D'Artagnan]

Originally Posted by petroguzzler

Anyone used the earth 1?? I'm planning to change all 4 tyres of my indica vista quaadrajet? It is currently running on A drives. Would the earth 1 be an upgrade???

A drive to earth 1 would be a downgrade. If you want an upgrade look at options from michelin.

[petroguzzler]

downgrade??? I thought it would be an upgrade based on Yoko's marketing material.

[speedsatya]

Originally Posted by petroguzzler

Anyone used the earth 1?? I'm planning to change all 4 tyres of my indica vista quaadrajet? It is currently running on A drives. Would the earth 1 be an upgrade???

Someone used these tires and ended upside down.

http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/street...s-us-safe.html

Originally Posted by D'Artagnan

A drive to earth 1 would be a downgrade. If you want an upgrade look at options from michelin.

I think Yokohoma website says both these tires have similar performance ratings. Both are entry level tires .

[WasavaTyres]

Originally Posted by speedsatya

Someone used these tires and ended upside down.

http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/street...s-us-safe.html

But where has he mentioned that the tyres were to blame / were at fault ?

[speedsatya]

Originally Posted by WasavaTyres

But where has he mentioned that the tyres were to blame / were at fault ?

I also havent mentioned that the tires were the cause for this crash . One of the posts does say that the car didnt behave the way it usually did after changing tires .

[BackInTheFold]

Originally Posted by speedsatya

I also havent mentioned that the tires were the cause for this crash . One of the posts does say that the car didnt behave the way it usually did after changing tires .

Based on the analysis to date, the Earth 1's were not the issue.

As far as I had them, they proved to be good - strong, silent and grippy. Ashwin at Sai Iyengar recommends them over the C Drives which will likely be updated soon

[sourabhzen]

Originally Posted by petroguzzler

Anyone used the earth 1?? I'm planning to change all 4 tyres of my indica vista quaadrajet? It is currently running on A drives. Would the earth 1 be an upgrade???

I am using them on Honda City for past two months now. They are good with no issues at all. However, the higher tyre pressure make the car behave bit funny.

[WasavaTyres]

Originally Posted by speedsatya

I also havent mentioned that the tires were the cause for this crash . One of the posts does say that the car didnt behave the way it usually did after changing tires .

All I meant to say was your comment sounded like a off the handle remark - "Someone used these tyres and ended up upside down"
Anyone looking to consider them as the next pair of shoes would scurry off just reading that statement

[petroguzzler]

^^There seems to be quite some confusion regarding the Earth-1. I am pretty sure that it would be better than the A drive.

[speedsatya]

Originally Posted by WasavaTyres

All I meant to say was your comment sounded like a off the handle remark - "Someone used these tyres and ended up upside down" Anyone looking to consider them as the next pair of shoes would scurry off just reading that statement

Actually , last week when I was looking to upgrade my OE tires , I was looking at the Earth 1 as well. This thread made me opt for XM2s

Also the Yoko website comparison hints at the A drive and the E1 tires having similar performance.