The flagship tyre from Japanese manufacturer Yokohama, the Advan Sport V105, has performed exceptionally well yet again in the coveted annual EVO Magazine tyre test. Carried out in Italy and featured in all editions of the magazine, the Advan Sport provided strong results across the individual tests, securing second overall, just 0.1% behind the eventual test winner.

Yokohama tyres have performed extremely well in the previous two EVO magazine tests; in 2013 the Advan Sport V105 finishing second overall, topping the wet performance test results and in 2014 the Advan Neova AD08R was described as ‘One of the best combinations of comfort and noise suppression’ and ‘… impressive’.

This year’s test was carried out at two venues, one to provide the basis for the wet weather trials and another for the dry surface scoring. In addition to the objective tests, the driver also gave subjective scores, including a road test for each of the ten tyres taking part.

Fitted to the reference Volkswagen Golf GTi, the Advan Sport scored within the top three on each of the wet handling tests and in the curved aquaplaning trial. In the dry, it again excelled, setting the joint fastest lap around the circuit and won the subjective feeling part of the dry handling tests.

As the overall scores were totalled, the Yokohama came second in the tables, with a score of 96.2% against the outright winner on 96.3%.