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Yokohama S.Drive

Passenger - Ultra High Performance Summer
Type: / Summer
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Price/Quality Dry Performance Handling Comfort Wet Performance Treadwear Snow/Ice Performance
What we think:
GRIP TRACTION SAFETY PASSENGER HANDLING
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Key Facts

  • Year Released: 2005
  • Regions for sale: North America, Europe, Russia+, East Asia, Southeast Asia, Middle East
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We spent several hours reading reviews from experts and tire owners. In summary, this is what people think about Yokohama S.Drive. You can agree with these conclusions by voting for any item:

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– The drivers said that they loved the unsurpassed blend of dry and wet street traction and handling provided by this tire.
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– The tire's price is considered by many as well worth it for the performance.
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– A few happy owners said that they experienced incredible tread life with these tires.
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– One customer felt that this set of tires was poor in terms of braking.
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– One driver noted the good—but not great—ice and snow performance of this tire.
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– One purchaser complained that the tires were really noisy.
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Summary

Description

The Yokohama S.Drive is a summer tire designed for passenger vehicles, offering exceptional performance on dry and wet roads. Engineered with advanced simulation technology, the S.Drive caters to drivers seeking ultra-high performance, precise handling, and superior cornering capabilities. Its directional tread pattern, combined with unique features such as the 'Variable Angled Groove' and 'Groove-in-Groove' design, ensures confident driving at high speeds and minimizes uneven tread wear.

Features & Benefits

  • Multi-Dimensional Tread Design: Incorporates 'Variable Angled Grooves' to enhance traction and control during aggressive cornering.
  • Groove-in-Groove Technology: Distributes stress evenly across the tread blocks, reducing uneven wear and prolonging tire life.
  • Wide Size Line-Up: Offers unique narrow-width, high-inch options for slender wheel housings and tuned vehicles.
  • Directional Tread Pattern: Optimizes water evacuation for reliable wet performance and reduces the risk of hydroplaning.
  • High-Speed Capability: Rated for speeds up to the iconic Y-range (300 km/h), ensuring stability and performance at elevated speeds.

Year Released

The S.Drive was launched in 2005.

Regions Availability

The Yokohama S.Drive is available in North America, Europe, Russia, East Asia, Southeast Asia, and the Middle East.

Vehicle Compatibility / Popular Vehicle Fitments

The Yokohama S.Drive caters to a wide range of vehicles, including sporty roadsters, compact cars, and sedans. Popular fitments include:

  • Mazda MX-5 Miata
  • Volkswagen Golf GTI
  • BMW 3 Series (E46)
  • Honda Civic Si
  • Toyota Corolla Sport
  • Mini Cooper S
  • Subaru Impreza WRX

Note: Always consult with a tire specialist or the vehicle's manufacturer to ensure correct tire fitment.

Final Thoughts

The Yokohama S.Drive is ideal for drivers who demand spirited, high-speed performance and responsive handling. Its advanced tread technology ensures excellent grip, even during aggressive maneuvers, while its stylish design and wide range of sizes appeal to car enthusiasts. Whether for everyday summer driving or tuned vehicles, the S.Drive delivers reliability, performance, and style.

Yokohama S.Drive Latest News

Yokohama S.Drive Latest Reviews

8 May, 2021 08:26 by Valentin Toma
5
More than 6 months
City / Highway
Recommend
What is good?
Dry Performance
Handling
Price/Quality
Wet Performance 
Ultra traction, I have made turns like never in my life and the tires sometimes dont even make a sqeak! Best traction I have ever witnessed in a tire. Smooth ride on the highway.
What is bad?
Snow/Ice Performance 
Very loud, first time I put them on I though my wheel hubs were going out. Absurd how loud they get on the highway, properly inflated and stored well, driven in summer temps only.
Comments
They look very nice. Used them on 1992 and 1997 Subaru SVX. Got the tires from a previous owner, one tire had a sidewall bubble despite tires being only one year old, he said he hit a curb. May not be as durable, maybe it was a very hard hit.
4 May, 2020 05:15 by Sean Lewis
4
More than 6 months
City / Highway
Recommend
What is good?
Comfort
Dry Performance
Handling 
I'm pleased with these tires a lot. They provide great ride in the dry and good in the wet, but I felt a little hydroplaning when braking in the rain. The ride is quite comfortable.

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Detailed Information

Type and Size
Tire Model
Yokohama / S.Drive
Car Type
Season
Summer
Rim Diameter
14 / 15 / 16 / 17 / 18 / 19 / 20 "
Width
175 / 185 / 195 / 205 / 215 / 225 / 235 / 245 / 255 / 265 / 275 / 285 mm
Aspect Ratio
30 / 35 / 40 / 45 / 50 / 55 %
Construction
Radial
Special Features
Runflat
No
Mud and Snow
No
Extra Load
Optional
Speed and Load
Speed Index
T (max 118 mph) ... Z (max > 149 mph)
Load Index (max load for a tire)
 

Yokohama / S.Drive Sizes & Specifications

Note! Many sizes of this line have been discontinued.

Rim Model Size Index Features Utqg Tread depth Max load at cold inflation pressure (dual) Tread width Revs per mile Max load at cold inflation pressure (single) Load range Static loaded radius Overall diameter Tire weight Measured rim width Max inflation pressure Approved rim width Sidewall styling Overall width Price
R14 185/55 R14 80V 185/55 R14 80V 300/AA/A 10.0 6.7 945.0 992.0 SL 10.1 22.0 17.4 6.0 51.0 5 - 6.5 BW 7.7
R15 185/55 R15 82V 185/55 R15 82V 300/AA/A 10.0 6.7 902.0 1047.0 SL 10.6 23.0 18.3 6.0 51.0 5 - 6.5 BW 7.6
R15 195/50 R15 82V 195/50 R15 82V 300/AA/A 10.0 7.0 914.0 1047.0 SL 10.5 22.7 20.0 6.0 51.0 5.5 - 7 BW 7.8
R15 195/55 R15 85V 195/55 R15 85V 300/AA/A 10.0 7.0 890.0 1135.0 SL 10.7 23.3 20.5 6.0 51.0 5.5 - 7 BW 8.0
R15 205/50 R15 86V 205/50 R15 86V 300/AA/A 10.0 7.4 899.0 1168.0 SL 10.7 23.1 21.3 6.5 51.0 5.5 - 7.5 BW 8.4
R15 205/55 R15 88W 205/55 R15 88W 300/AA/A 10.0 7.4 871.0 1235.0 SL 11.0 23.9 22.6 6.5 51.0 5.5 - 7.5 BW 8.6
R16 175/50 R16 77T 175/50 R16 77T
R16 195/40 R16 80W 195/40 R16 80W 300/AA/A 10.0 7.0 939.0 992.0 XL 10.4 22.1 18.1 7.0 50.0 6.5 - 7.5 BW 8.1
R16 205/45 R16 87W XL 205/45 R16 87W XL 300/AA/A 10.0 7.4 899.0 1201.0 XL 10.8 23.1 20.6 7.0 50.0 6.5 - 7.5 BW 8.3
R16 205/50 R16 87W 205/50 R16 87W 300/AA/A 10.0 7.4 865.0 1201.0 SL 11.1 24.0 21.8 6.5 51.0 5.5 - 7.5 BW 8.4
R16 205/55 R16 91W 205/55 R16 91W 300/AA/A 10.0 7.4 836.0 1356.0 SL 11.4 24.8 23.0 6.5 51.0 5.5 - 7.5 BW 8.6
R16 215/40 R16 86W XL 215/40 R16 86W XL 300/AA/A 10.0 7.7 916.0 1168.0 XL 10.6 22.7 19.8 7.5 50.0 7 - 8.5 BW 8.7
R16 215/55 R16 93W 215/55 R16 93W 300/AA/A 10.0 7.7 827.0 1433.0 SL 11.5 25.2 25.1 7.0 51.0 6 - 7.5 BW 9.1
R16 225/50 R16 92W 225/50 R16 92W 300/AA/A 10.0 8.1 839.0 1389.0 SL 11.4 24.8 25.0 7.0 51.0 6 - 8 BW 9.3
R16 225/55 R16 95W 225/55 R16 95W 300/AA/A 10.0 8.1 807.0 1521.0 SL 11.8 25.7 26.2 7.0 51.0 6 - 8 BW 9.3
R17 195/40 R17 81W XL 195/40 R17 81W XL 300/AA/A 10.0 7.0 894.0 1019.0 XL 10.9 23.2 19.2 7.0 50.0 6.5 - 7.5 BW 8.1
R17 195/45 R17 85W 195/45 R17 85W 300/AA/A 10.0 7.0 869.0 1135.0 XL 11.2 23.9 20.1 6.5 50.0 6 - 7.5 BW 7.8
R17 205/40 R17 84W XL 205/40 R17 84W XL 300/AA/A 10.0 7.4 887.0 1102.0 XL 11.0 23.5 20.7 7.5 50.0 7 - 8 BW 8.5
R17 205/45 R17 88W XL 205/45 R17 88W XL 300/AA/A 10.0 7.4 855.0 1235.0 XL 11.3 24.3 21.7 7.0 50.0 6.5 - 7.5 BW 8.2
R17 205/50 R17 93W XL 205/50 R17 93W XL 300/AA/A 10.0 7.4 827.0 1433.0 XL 11.7 25.1 24.0 6.5 50.0 5.5 - 7.5 BW 8.5
R17 215/40 R17 87W XL 215/40 R17 87W XL 300/AA/A 10.0 7.7 873.0 1201.0 XL 11.1 23.8 21.3 7.5 50.0 7 - 8.5 BW 8.7
R17 215/45 R17 91W XL 215/45 R17 91W XL 300/AA/A 10.0 7.7 841.0 1356.0 XL 11.5 24.7 25.5 7.0 50.0 7 - 8 BW 8.5
R17 215/50 R17 95W XL 215/50 R17 95W XL 300/AA/A 10.0 7.7 814.0 1521.0 XL 11.8 25.5 24.3 7.0 50.0 6 - 7.5 BW 8.9
R17 215/55 R17 98W XL 215/55 R17 98W XL 300/AA/A 10.0 7.7 789.0 1653.0 XL 12.1 26.3 26.1 7.0 50.0 6 - 7.5 BW 9.1
R17 225/35 R17 86Y XL 225/35 R17 86Y XL
R17 225/45 R17 91W 225/45 R17 91W 300/AA/A 10.0 8.1 833.0 1356.0 SL 11.6 24.9 24.6 7.5 51.0 7 - 8.5 BW 8.9
R17 225/50 R17 98W XL 225/50 R17 98W XL 300/AA/A 10.0 8.1 805.0 1653.0 XL 11.9 25.8 26.9 7.0 50.0 6 - 8 BW 9.2
R17 225/55 R17 97W 225/55 R17 97W 300/AA/A 10.0 8.1 776.0 1609.0 SL 12.3 26.8 27.7 7.0 51.0 6 - 8 BW 9.3
R17 235/40 R17 90W 235/40 R17 90W 300/AA/A 10.0 8.4 854.0 1323.0 SL 11.4 24.3 24.2 8.5 51.0 8 - 9.5 BW 9.6
R17 235/45 R17 97W XL 235/45 R17 97W XL 300/AA/A 10.0 8.4 820.0 1609.0 XL 11.7 25.3 25.4 8.0 50.0 7.5 - 9 BW 9.4
R17 235/50 R17 100W XL 235/50 R17 100W XL 300/AA/A 10.0 8.4 787.0 1764.0 XL 12.2 26.4 27.4 7.5 50.0 6.5 - 8.5 BW 9.7
R17 235/55 R17 103W XL 235/55 R17 103W XL 300/AA/A 10.0 8.4 766.0 1929.0 XL 12.5 27.1 29.3 7.5 50.0 6.5 - 8.5 BW 9.8
R17 245/40 R17 91W 245/40 R17 91W 300/AA/A 10.0 8.8 841.0 1356.0 SL 11.5 24.7 26.2 8.5 51.0 8 - 9.5 BW 9.8
R17 245/45 R17 99W XL 245/45 R17 99W XL 300/AA/A 10.0 8.8 812.0 1709.0 XL 11.9 25.6 26.2 8.0 50.0 7.5 - 9 BW 9.7
R17 255/40 R17 94W 255/40 R17 94W 300/AA/A 10.0 9.1 831.0 1477.0 SL 11.6 25.0 26.3 9.0 51.0 8.5 - 10 BW 10.3
R17 275/40 R17 98W 275/40 R17 98W 300/AA/A 10.0 9.8 808.0 1653.0 SL 11.9 25.7 29.4 9.5 51.0 9 - 11 BW 11.1
R18 225/40 R18 92W XL 225/40 R18 92W XL 300/AA/A 10.0 8.1 827.0 1389.0 XL 11.8 25.1 23.9 8.0 50.0 7.5 - 9 BW 9.1
R18 225/45 R18 95W XL 225/45 R18 95W XL 300/AA/A 10.0 8.1 802.0 1521.0 XL 12.1 25.9 25.9 7.5 50.0 7 - 8.5 BW 8.9
R18 225/50 R18 95W 225/50 R18 95W 300/AA/A 10.0 8.1 769.0 1521.0 SL 12.5 27.0 26.1 7.0 51.0 6 - 8 BW 9.2
R18 235/40 R18 95W XL 235/40 R18 95W XL 300/AA/A 10.0 8.4 817.0 1521.0 XL 11.9 25.4 25.6 8.5 50.0 8 - 9.5 BW 9.6
R18 245/35 R18 92W XL 245/35 R18 92W XL 300/AA/A 10.0 8.8 840.0 1389.0 XL 11.6 24.7 23.1 8.5 50.0 8 - 9.5 BW 9.7
R18 245/40 R18 97W XL 245/40 R18 97W XL 300/AA/A 10.0 8.8 805.0 1609.0 XL 12.0 25.8 26.6 8.5 50.0 8 - 9.5 BW 9.6
R18 245/45 R18 100W XL 245/45 R18 100W XL 300/AA/A 10.0 8.7 778.0 1764.0 XL 12.4 26.7 29.0 8.0 50.0 7.5 - 9 BW 9.6
R18 255/45 R18 99W 255/45 R18 99W 300/AA/A 10.0 9.1 769.0 1709.0 SL 12.5 27.0 29.9 8.5 51.0 8 - 9.5 BW 10.1
R18 265/35 R18 97Y XL 265/35 R18 97Y XL 300/AA/A 10.0 9.5 823.0 1609.0 XL 11.8 25.2 25.3 9.5 50.0 9 - 10.5 BW 10.7
R18 275/35 R18 99Y XL 275/35 R18 99Y XL 300/AA/A 10.0 9.8 815.0 1709.0 XL 11.9 25.5 25.9 9.5 50.0 9 - 11 BW 10.9
R19 225/45 R19 96W XL 225/45 R19 96W XL 300/AA/A 10.0 8.1 767.0 1565.0 XL 12.6 27.1 24.6 7.5 50.0 7 - 8.5 BW 8.8
R19 245/35 R19 93Y XL 245/35 R19 93Y XL 300/AA/A 10.0 8.8 807.0 1433.0 XL 12.1 25.7 24.3 8.5 50.0 8 - 9.5 BW 9.7
R19 245/40 R19 94Y 245/40 R19 94Y 300/AA/A 10.0 8.8 779.0 1477.0 SL 12.5 26.7 25.8 8.5 51.0 8 - 9.5 BW 9.9
R19 245/50 R19 105W XL 245/50 R19 105W XL 300/AA/A 10.0 8.8 727.0 2039.0 XL 13.2 28.6 31.2 7.5 50.0 7 - 8.5 BW 10.0
R19 275/35 R19 96Y 275/35 R19 96Y 300/AA/A 10.0 9.8 784.0 1565.0 SL 12.4 26.5 27.9 9.5 51.0 9 - 11 BW 10.9
R19 275/40 R19 101Y 275/40 R19 101Y 300/AA/A 10.0 9.8 754.0 1819.0 SL 12.8 27.6 30.1 9.5 51.0 9 - 11 BW 11.1
R20 225/35 R20 90Y XL 225/35 R20 90Y XL
R20 245/40 R20 99Y XL 245/40 R20 99Y XL 300/AA/A 10.0 8.8 750.0 1709.0 XL 13.0 27.7 27.7 8.5 50.0 8 - 9.5 BW 8.5
R20 275/30 R20 97Y XL 275/30 R20 97Y XL 300/AA/A 10.0 9.8 785.0 1609.0 XL 12.5 26.5 27.4 9.5 50.0 9 - 10 BW 10.7
R20 275/35 R20 102Y XL 275/35 R20 102Y XL 300/AA/A 10.0 9.8 755.0 1874.0 XL 12.9 27.5 29.4 9.5 50.0 9 - 11 BW 10.9
R20 275/40 R20 XL 275/40 R20 XL 300/AA/A 10.0 9.8 720.0 2094.0 XL 13.5 28.9 32.9 9.5 50.0 9.5 - 11 BW 10.9

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8 May, 2021 08:26 by Valentin Toma
5
More than 6 months
City / Highway
Recommend
What is good?
Dry Performance
Handling
Price/Quality
Wet Performance 
Ultra traction, I have made turns like never in my life and the tires sometimes dont even make a sqeak! Best traction I have ever witnessed in a tire. Smooth ride on the highway.
What is bad?
Snow/Ice Performance 
Very loud, first time I put them on I though my wheel hubs were going out. Absurd how loud they get on the highway, properly inflated and stored well, driven in summer temps only.
Comments
They look very nice. Used them on 1992 and 1997 Subaru SVX. Got the tires from a previous owner, one tire had a sidewall bubble despite tires being only one year old, he said he hit a curb. May not be as durable, maybe it was a very hard hit.
4 May, 2020 05:15 by Sean Lewis
4
More than 6 months
City / Highway
Recommend
What is good?
Comfort
Dry Performance
Handling 
I'm pleased with these tires a lot. They provide great ride in the dry and good in the wet, but I felt a little hydroplaning when braking in the rain. The ride is quite comfortable.

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