>From my experience the Azenis are awful in standing water. I have them on
my daily driver, and if its raining I need to avoid the carpool lane on 85
because the rear steps out pretty easy.
Much stickier than my last tire (michelin pilot sport) in the dry though
(duh)
Giles
On Sat, 15 Jun 2002, Kevin Stevens wrote:
> On a Miata, they are somewhat slower on a track than Kumhos, but they
> behave well and predictably. Again on a Miata they aren't noticeably
> noisy or harsh on the highway, but that's hardly the best test
> environment. Work ok in the wet, don't know about standing water;
> treadwear is acceptable for the price. One oddity is that they are
> asymmetric but not directional, so one side of the car is spinning
> backwards - don't know how that affects standing water driving but it
> induced a very minor right drift in my car. Would definitely buy again.
>
> > Are these equivalent to the old Yokohoma A008R full tread, or are they
> > not
> > that sticky?
>
> Before my time. They seem most comparable, to me, to the A032R, even
> the tread pattern looks similar; and that tire isn't normally considered
> very competitive either.
>
> KeS
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