had them both. performance wise (on track) there's not that much difference between the two.
- with the yokohama, i found the clio a bit more stable at the back under heavy braking.
- change of direction, also slight nudge to the yoko.
- the yoko has a much fiirmer sidewall, so a bit less comfortable on the road.
- i like the looks of the yoko better, because it's a much more "squarer" tyre.
- the michelin performs better (only just) when it's wet.
- the yoko lasts longer.
i'm sticking with the AD08R. one reason is, over here (belgium) it's quite a bit cheaper than the cup2. but the main reason is, because the michelins came from the rim like this ...
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and while there was still some tread on the tyre, i only changed them because there were chunks flying off ...
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i've heard that a couple of german clio drivers had the same problem. i've also heard some praise about the cup2, stating none of the problems i had with them. maybe it was just a bad batch (i bought them in early 2016)? i contacted michelin belgium, hoping they could tell me what went wrong. haven't heard from them since last october (?). reminds me, have to sent them an email again.
