Tyre Testing - New Yokohama Advan AD09

In the peak of last summer, we were asked by the guys at Yokohama UK to help them test the all new ADVAN Neova® AD09, their latest road legal track tyre.

At the time, the tested set were the only four AD09 tyres in the UK and due to Yokohama's strict marketing policy, we were unable to post anything about it on our social media.
Fast forward 6 months, and the tyres are now available to purchase and our testing video can go live (video at the bottom of this blog).

So, before you buy them, what's our verdict?

Before we start, we'd just like to confirm this is not sponsored in anyway by Yokohama, and purely based on our experience having tested and raced on many tyres.

For the last few years we have sworn by Yokohama's A052, which has been our tyre of choice for racing and track days. The dry and wet performance of these have always been on point, with the only real down side being the slightly higher price tag than some of it's competitors. For most of those not looking to compete and just have fun on track days, they're probably going to be a little out of budget, which is why Yokohama needed to come up with a new, competitively priced, 'Track Day' tyre.
Welcome the new ADVAN Neova® AD09.

During our test we put these head to head with their predecessor the AD08-RS and here are the results:

As you can see, there is a very noticeable difference between the two! To add to this, Ryan's comments about the AD09 were all positive, saying the tyres performance were a lot closer to that of the A052 than expected.

The figures speak for themselves, but watch the video for a more in depth comparison of the two.

We are intending to test these again, both in the wet and also head to head with the A052. Watch this space for further information.
The AD09 is now approved for Racing in the MSUK Blue Book - List 1B, as well as EU Approved for Road and Track Days.

Tech Specs:

The all-new ADVAN Neova® AD09 features an improved casing, compound and tread pattern to deliver ultra-high performance on the street and at the track.

Asymmetric tread pattern.

INSIDE for WET Performance

Increase the groove area: Wide wavy grooves enable enhanced drainage performance.
Displays exceptional hydroplaning resistance at high speeds.

Tuning in/out groove angle to enhance block rigidity.

Smoothing block edge: Improving wear performance and keeping wet performance.

OUTSIDE for DRY Performance

Increase the contact area: Improved pattern rigidity through wide shoulders and greater road contact area ensure enhanced performance in the dry.

More round profile and Two-Layered belt cover achieve both high rigidity and high cornering force.

Contact Shape with road surface

Improve dry performance and steering stability at high speed.

AD08R AD09 high Contact pressure Cornering Force Slip Angle

Premium design

A special tooling process in the molds combined with the YOKOHAMA group’s unique expertise has led to the development of stylish dark design.

E approved for Road Use
Tread Groove depth is 6.35mm

Inch	Series	Size	Art.
17	40	255/40R17 98W	R7909	D	A	71dB/B
17	45	255/45R17 102W	R7854	D	A	71dB/B
17	45	255/45R17 102W	R7854	D	A	71dB/B
17	50	225/50R17 98W	R7846	D	A	70dB/B
18	30	285/30R18 97W	R7865	D	A	74dB/B
18	30	295/30R18 98W	R7863	D	A	74dB/B
18	35	265/35R18 97W	R7885	D	A	71dB/B
18	40	245/40R18 97W	R7901	D	A	70dB/B
18	40	255/40R18 99W	R7913	D	A	71dB/B
18	40	265/40R18 101W	R7852	D	A	71dB/B
18	40	275/40R18 103W	R7919	D	A	71dB/B
18	45	225/45R18 95W	R7920	D	A	70dB/B
18	45	225/45R18 95W	R7920	D	A	70dB/B
18	45	245/45R18 100W	R7853	D	A	70dB/B
18	50	245/50R18 104W	R7873	D	A	70dB/B
19	30	275/30R19 96W	R7849	D	A	71dB/B
19	30	295/30R19 100W	R7868	D	A	74dB/B
19	30	305/30R19 102W	R7869	D	A	74dB/B
19	30	325/30R19 105W	R7874	TBA	TBA	TBAdB/TBA
19	35	255/35R19 96W	R7878	D	A	71dB/B
19	35	265/35R19 98W	R7896	D	A	71dB/B
19	35	265/35R19 98W	R7896	D	A	71dB/B
19	35	275/35R19 100W	R7879	D	A	71dB/B
19	35	285/35R19 103W	R7898	D	A	74dB/B
19	40	235/40R19 96W	R7866	D	A	71dB/B
19	40	245/40R19 98W	R7861	D	A	70dB/B
19	40	255/40R19 100W	R7895	D	A	71dB/B
20	30	275/30R20 97W	R7884	D	A	71dB/B
20	30	285/30R20 99W	R7914	D	A	74dB/B
20	30	295/30R20 101W	R7860	D	A	74dB/B
20	30	305/30R20 103W	R7864	D	A	74dB/B
20	35	255/35R20 97W	R7862	D	A	71dB/B
20	35	265/35R20 99W	R7859	D	A	71dB/B
20	35	285/35R20 104W	R7893	D	A	74dB/B
20	35	295/35R20 105W	R7867	TBA	TBA	TBAdB/TBA
20	40	245/40R20 99W	R7925	D	A	70dB/B
20	40	255/40R20 101W	R7892	D	A	71dB/B
21	30	305/30R21 104W	R7872	TBA	TBA	TBAdB/TBA

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UK Stock is currently limited for a small number of the tyre sizes in the range, but more will be available throughout the year. Please do not email asking when your size will be in stock as we do not have that information. We are aware that there are loads more sizes listed on the Yokohama EU and Worldwide sites, but the sizes we have listed are the only ones in UK stock at this time.