Yokohama Earth-1 Tyres (designed for India)

Vid6639 · 8th March 2014, 10:05

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Originally Posted by deetjohn

Looks nice! The Yoko have very square shoulders, the tyres will look the widest for any given size. How much is it retailing for?

It's around 6K per tyre. The other options were Continental CPC2, XM2 and Turanza AR-20 in 205/65-15.

XM2 was way too common and I was keen on trying something new. CPC2 is now old in the market so wasn't keen on trying these. Surprisingly, the Turanza AR-20 looked very similar to the Earth-1. The tread pattern was shockingly similar. But wanted something other than Bridgestone this time around.

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OT: Is that grille from the Diesel Altis?

Yes it is. I got it changed as I just could not stand the 2 chrome strip smiling grill of the petrol.

deetjohn · 8th March 2014, 10:28

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Originally Posted by Vid6639

It's around 6K per tyre. The other options were Continental CPC2, XM2 and Turanza AR-20 in 205/65-15.

That is awesome VFM! The 195/60 R15 XM2 costs around the same.

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Originally Posted by Vid6639

Yes it is. I got it changed as I just could not stand the 2 chrome strip smiling grill of the petrol.

Ashkait Kapoor · 8th March 2014, 11:30

Its much more sensible than spending money in buying a new tyre for spare when you have a spare with life in it. When I upgraded tyres on my WagonR, one of my friend gave me his old adrive with ample thread left in it which I'm using as spare now though it is a 165/65 and the once I upgraded to are 175/60, so it will only be used in emergencies.

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Originally Posted by Vid6639

Fitted the Earth-1 tyres on the Altis last weekend from Madhus.

Initial impressions are very good. Moved from OE size of 195/65-15 to 205/65-15. This has caused the ride quality to improve dramatically. Ofcourse the old Bridgestones were 47K kms and 5 years old so the ride/handling had pretty much gone for a toss.

195/65-15 OE Turanza on the left and the 205/65-15 Earth 1 on the right. The turanza seen here is the spare and had almost full life in it so changed only 4 tyres. No sense in throwing a good tyre away. The spare will only be used in emergencies now.

Keep us updated on how the tyres perform after the run in.

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Originally Posted by deetjohn

That is awesome VFM! The 195/60 R15 XM2 costs around the same.

Yokos are very good VFM. I bought the 175/60 A539s for 3.6k a piece whilst the 165/65 XM2 were for 3.7k a piece.

DRIVE_ADDICT · 9th March 2014, 01:21

Changed my Figo's OEM tyres to Yoko Earth 1.

Details at: http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/tyre-a...ml#post3386753

Mpower · 9th March 2014, 03:11

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Originally Posted by Vid6639

195/65-15 OE Turanza on the left and the 205/65-15 Earth 1 on the right. The turanza seen here is the spare and had almost full life in it so changed only 4 tyres. No sense in throwing a good tyre away. The spare will only be used in emergencies now

What if you have a flat in the front. L&R tires of different dia?

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Originally Posted by Vid6639

XM2 was way too common and I was keen on trying something new.

Had not idea this mattered

Vid6639 · 9th March 2014, 09:03

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Originally Posted by Mpower

What if you have a flat in the front. L&R tires of different dia?

Yup they will be different dia. But this is like having a space saver. Some space savers have the same dia but narrow width but some of them have difference in dia also.

This car doesn't see highways at all so incase of a freak puncture resulting in full air loss the spare will be used for a few kms till the puncture shop.

di1in · 20th March 2014, 10:58

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Originally Posted by DRIVE_ADDICT

Changed my Figo's OEM tyres to Yoko Earth 1.

Details at: http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/tyre-a...ml#post3386753

Would you know if Earth-1 is available in 195/55R15 or 205/50/R15?
And, could you please share how much it cost you for your tires?

soumobakshi · 20th March 2014, 11:51

Earth 1 range is available in limited size only 205/65R15 94H;175/65R14 82H;185/65R14 86H more details can be obtained from their website @ http://www.yokohama-india.com/earth-1.html

dar3dev|l · 20th March 2014, 13:53

^^ recently helped a friend change shoes of his Chevy Beat's from stock Apollo's to Earth 1's (175/65/14). The ride has become quite smooth and have observed reduction in the noise levels too. Would surely recommend

sarathlal · 20th March 2014, 14:04

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Originally Posted by di1in

Would you know if Earth-1 is available in 195/55R15 or 205/50/R15?
And, could you please share how much it cost you for your tires?

IIRC additional sizes were made available recently. Quoting the same from GTO's post.

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Originally Posted by GTO

Thanks to Nikhil for sharing this information! Additional sizes available now:

155 65 R 13
185 65 R 14
175 65 R 14
205 65 R 15
195 65 R 15

sr_1445 · 5th April 2014, 13:25

Got Yoko Earth1s for my Innova. Seems to have improved the overall ride quality & lower road noise. Much better than the stock Bridgestone B390s.

WasavaTyres · 5th April 2014, 20:43

Earth one is now available for the new swift / d'zire / ertiga in size 185/65/R15.

ashimitt · 5th April 2014, 23:29

Got a set of 4 Yoko Earth's for Indica Vista spec 185/65/R14 @ 4300 apiece. The option in Bridgestone - ER60, which is also supposed to be discontinued soon was retailing at 5250! Will post impressions in a few days. Bit strange that size 185 was retailing at 100/- less than size 175.

mTorque · 18th April 2014, 10:13

I got 4 Yoko Earth-1 185/65/R14 tyres for Rs. 4400 per tyre. I have driven only 50 kms until now on the new tyres, initial impressions are good. However, the side walls are not as soft as the A-drives that I had in my Swift, hence the cushioning effect on going over the speed breaker is a little less. Overall satisfied!

finneyp · 4th May 2014, 19:43

Planning to change my Palio's XM1+ tyres (done 42k kms & 6 years), enjoyed the ride comfort it offers.
Wanted to continue with XM2, but it is quite pricey now, wanted to check other brands & Yoko Earth 1 is one of the options.

Bhpians using Earth 1, please share your feedback on the comfort factor & ride quality it offers?

9th March 2014, 01:21	#79
DRIVE_ADDICT BHPian Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Bangalore Posts: 492 Thanked: 392 Times View My Garage	Re: Yokohama Earth-1 Tyres (designed for India) Changed my Figo's OEM tyres to Yoko Earth 1. Details at: http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/tyre-a...ml#post3386753
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20th March 2014, 11:51	#83
soumobakshi BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 376 Thanked: 1,373 Times View My Garage	Re: Yokohama Earth-1 Tyres (designed for India) Earth 1 range is available in limited size only 205/65R15 94H;175/65R14 82H;185/65R14 86H more details can be obtained from their website @ http://www.yokohama-india.com/earth-1.html
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20th March 2014, 13:53	#84
dar3dev\|l BHPian Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Munich, DE Posts: 290 Thanked: 98 Times	Re: Yokohama Earth-1 Tyres (designed for India) ^^ recently helped a friend change shoes of his Chevy Beat's from stock Apollo's to Earth 1's (175/65/14). The ride has become quite smooth and have observed reduction in the noise levels too. Would surely recommend
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5th April 2014, 13:25	#86
sr_1445 BHPian Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Kolkata Posts: 33 Thanked: 15 Times	Got Yoko Earth1s for my Innova. Seems to have improved the overall ride quality & lower road noise. Much better than the stock Bridgestone B390s.
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5th April 2014, 20:43	#87
WasavaTyres BHPian Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Indore Posts: 816 Thanked: 449 Times View My Garage	Re: Yokohama Earth-1 Tyres (designed for India) Earth one is now available for the new swift / d'zire / ertiga in size 185/65/R15.
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5th April 2014, 23:29	#88
ashimitt Newbie Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Delhi Posts: 10 Thanked: 3 Times	Re: Yokohama Earth-1 Tyres (designed for India) Got a set of 4 Yoko Earth's for Indica Vista spec 185/65/R14 @ 4300 apiece. The option in Bridgestone - ER60, which is also supposed to be discontinued soon was retailing at 5250! Will post impressions in a few days. Bit strange that size 185 was retailing at 100/- less than size 175.
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18th April 2014, 10:13	#89
mTorque BHPian Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Chennai Posts: 160 Thanked: 34 Times	Re: Yokohama Earth-1 Tyres (designed for India) I got 4 Yoko Earth-1 185/65/R14 tyres for Rs. 4400 per tyre. I have driven only 50 kms until now on the new tyres, initial impressions are good. However, the side walls are not as soft as the A-drives that I had in my Swift, hence the cushioning effect on going over the speed breaker is a little less. Overall satisfied!
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4th May 2014, 19:43	#90
finneyp Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Bangalore Posts: 2,716 Thanked: 319 Times View My Garage	Re: Yokohama Earth-1 Tyres (designed for India) Planning to change my Palio's XM1+ tyres (done 42k kms & 6 years), enjoyed the ride comfort it offers. Wanted to continue with XM2, but it is quite pricey now, wanted to check other brands & Yoko Earth 1 is one of the options. Bhpians using Earth 1, please share your feedback on the comfort factor & ride quality it offers?
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