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Last updated 9/10/2024 - Originally published 9/10/2024
Written by SimpleTire
Equipping your performance car with ultra-high-performance tires guarantees a sporty, smooth ride with improved steering precision and cornering stability. These versatile tires excel in dry, wet, and light winter conditions, making them a popular choice for road use. Firestone Tires and Yokohama Tires are two popular tire manufacturers that offer a range of tires for various fitments including passenger vehicles, CUVs, SUVs, light trucks, Jeeps, and commercial vehicles.
UHP summer tires are typically used on sports, super, and performance-oriented vehicles. These tires provide sporty handling, quicker braking, and acceleration with responsive steering for overall excellent performance. These tires are designed with treads best suited for warmer weather conditions, they should not be used in weather conditions consistently below 45 degrees Fahrenheit. Today, we will examine two leading UHP summer tires: the Firestone Firehawk Indy 500 and the Yokohama Advan Sport V105. Both of these tires are designed for performance-oriented coupes, sedans, sports cars, and supercars. In this comparison, we will explore the similarities and differences between the Firestone Firehawk Indy 500 and the Yokohama Advan Sport V105.
Firestone Firehawk Indy 500 tires
The Firestone Firehawk Indy 500 is an ultra-high-performance summer tire that’s designed for use on compact cars, sedans, coupes, sports cars, and muscle cars, and offers drivers impressive handling, better hydroplaning resistance, and excellent braking performance.
All of these features have allowed us to give the Firestone Firehawk Indy 500 an average SimpleScore of 8.2 out of 10.
Yokohama Advan Sport V105 tires
Yokohama Advan Sport V105, is an ultra-high-performance summer tire that's designed for use on sports and other performance-oriented cars and offers drivers improved handling and stability at higher speeds plus a long tread life. The tire boasts great features like innovative tread compound and race-based construction that allows the Advan Sport V105 for superior handling, its Quiet Sipe Design enhances grip while reducing road noises. Additionally, Yokohama's Sport Compound 5S provides drivers with maximized wet performance plus a longer tread life.
All of these features have helped the Yokohama Advan Sport V105 to score an average SimpleScore of 8.6 out of 10.
Firestone Firehawk Indy 500 vs Yokohama Advan Sport V105 tires on traction
Traction plays an important role in taking care of grip on wet and dry roads, and a tire that delivers good traction also says good grip on the road. Both tires are designed to provide grip across various weather conditions.
The Firestone Firehawk Indy 500 scored a great 8.5 out of 10, thanks to the wider shoulders that enhance the tire's stiffness, providing drivers with excellent cornering confidence. Additionally, the Pulse Groove Channel in the tread pattern ensures efficient water evacuation, reducing the risk of hydroplaning.
In traction, the Yokohama Advan Sport V105 is designed with a Matrix body ply structure and large shoulder blocks to help Improve rigidity and dry performance at high speeds. This has helped this tire to reach an average traction SimpleScore of 8.9 which is great when it comes to performance.
While both tires offer great traction while driving at high speeds, the Firehawk Indy 500 falls behind the Advan Sport V105 based on SimpleScore and will deliver better performance.
ADVANTAGE: Yokohama Advan Sport V105
Firestone Firehawk Indy 500 vs Yokohama Advan Sport V105 tires on handling
The handling of a tire is improved by different elements of the tire’s tread pattern, in addition to the tire’s overall design. If you prioritize handling you must also take care of factors like seamless maneuvering, effortless lane transitions, and enjoyable driving encounters that ensure great handling of the vehicle.
In handling, the Firestone Firehawk Indy 500 scored an impressive score of 8.7 thanks to the asymmetrical tread pattern and optimized tire design that allows for faster acceleration, and handling performance.
The Yokohama Advan Sport V105 sports a solid 8.9 SimpleScore for handling, which is largely driven by the tire’s high-rigidity rayon carcass material that provides increased handling and stability at higher speeds, allowing it to be more durable and improving its handling.
Firehawk Indy 500 falls slightly behind based on SimpleScore making Advan Sport V105 a winner here.
ADVANTAGE: Yokohama Advan Sport V105
Firestone Firehawk Indy 500 vs Yokohama Advan Sport V105 tires on longevity
Traction and handling play a crucial role in a tire’s life and so does longevity. It is equally important to traction and handling when purchasing a tire. The longevity of a tire depends on several factors, including the quality of the tire, driving habits, road conditions, and maintenance.
In longevity, the Firestone Firehawk Indy 500 scored a great score of 7.6 thanks to the wider footprint, and the robust tread compound that ensures extended wear life by fending off uneven wear.
The Advan Sport V105 tire offers a great SimpleScore of 8.2 out of 10 on the longevity front. Yokohama's Sport Compound 5S provides drivers with maximized wet performance plus a longer tread life. Outside of that, the tire’s symmetric tread design promotes a long tread life by evenly distributing road forces (in addition to boosting handling).
ADVANTAGE: Yokohama Advan Sport V105
When to use each
Both Firestone Firehawk Indy 500 and Yokohama Advan Sport V105 are ultra-high-performance summer tires designed to be used on performance-oriented, sports, and supercars. Additionally, these tires are designed for use on passenger vehicles. If you live in areas that receive heavy rainfall throughout the year, neither of the above tires will help you gain traction as they are not built to be used in extreme winter weather conditions. What will work best here is a set of winter tires that will deliver improved traction and safety.
Additionally, cautious driving habits and avoiding harsh conditions can help preserve the tread and overall integrity of the tires.
Which one should you choose?
So, which UHP summer tire is the right option for you? When looking at SimpleScore, the Firestone Firehawk Indy 500 and Yokohama Advan Sport V105 both display great SimpleScore, which ranks them based on individual performance parameters like traction, handling, and longevity. As noted above, there are key differences between the two tires and these need to be weighed against each other to determine what’s best for you. Finally (and maybe, most importantly), pricing on these two tires is a bit different as the Firehawk Indy 500 will cost you $142.99 for a single tire and $571.96 for a set of four tires. Conversely, you will pay $131.50 for a single Yokohama Advan Sport V105 and $526 for a set of four.
Based on SimpleScore, you should choose Firestone Firehawk Indy 500 if you:
- Drive a car like the Audi A6 or something like the BMW i4
- Looking for a tire from the Firestone family
Based on SimpleScore, you should choose the Yokohama Advan Sport V105 if you:
- Drive a passenger vehicle like the Ford Fusion, Honda Legend, Kia K5, or Toyota Crown
- Want a tire that delivers increased traction (8.9) over (8.5)
- Want a tire that delivers better handling (8.9) over (8.7)
- Want a set of tires with better longevity (8.2) over (7.6)
- Are looking for a set of tires that costs less but performs better
Still not sure which tire to buy? Fortunately, SimpleTire is here to help as our helpful agents are more than happy to assist you in selecting the right tire for your ride and budget.