Yokohama Avid Ascend GT Review

Passenger tires manufactured to fit a variety of sizes, applications and performance capabilities as performance vehicles come in all shapes and sizes as well. Touring all season tires, however, are currently the most popular and best selling models on the market. They provide year round traction and driving safety, while maintaining a constant comfort level during the drive. They are also easily controlled and often have lengthened tread lives.

Quick Review

• Season: All Season
• Type: Touring
• Car Type: Performance vehicles and SUVs
• Run flat: NO
• In stock: Yes

The tire also comes with a 65,000 mile treadwear warranty, which is ensured by the special TriBLEND tire compound used in the tire’s manufacture.Priority Tire offers a long line of different touring tires for purchase for varying passenger vehicles. Yokohama tires are one of the sought-after models on the market that we offer for sale. Yokohama’s AVID Ascend GT is an exceptional model as it guarantees all weather traction, first-rate controllability and lowered road noise levels.

Comfort Above All Else

Touring tires offer excellent driving comfort during the vehicle’s performance. They utilize different technologies and manage to lower the road noise and vibrations levels felt while the tires are in motion.

The AVID Ascend GT guarantees an enjoyable driving experience in all weather. The tread design optimizes the tire’s road contact and the internal structure’s polyester casing enables the tire to closely follow the road surface at all times. This decreases the road vibrations felt in the vehicle’s cabin as it absorbs the shock of driving during the drive.

Furthermore, the specially designed tread pattern reduces the road noise levels heard in the cabin. The tread design’s outer adaptive shoulder features a variable pitch sequence. This design prevents road noise from generating as it creates a sound frequency that negates them during the drive. In this manner, the road and tread pattern noise do not reach the vehicle’s cabin during the tire’s performance, ensuring a quiet and comfortable drive.

All-Weather Performance

All season tires offer the widest weather versatility on the tire market. They are capable of safely performing in dry, wet and winter weather conditions as their compound and tread design maintain a firm grip on the road surface throughout the year, while also actively resisting dangerous hydroplaning. Their year round driving safety is ensured.

The tread pattern and optimized tire compound of the AVID Ascend GT combined guarantee remarkable all weather traction. The tread features multiple 3D sipes and notches that increase the number of biting edges gripping the road surface in dry, wet and winter weather. The special TriBLEND compound sports low-Tg polymer and high silica levels to increase the tire’s grip and traction all year round. This compound keeps the model’s rubber flexibility in different weather conditions, guaranteeing a secure performance.

The tread design’s special circumferential grooves and the inner shoulder’s lateral grooves, along with the notch detail, work together to prevent hydroplaning. Hydroplaning is a road hazard which causes the tires to lose their contact with the road surface due to the water and slush located on it. This makes the driver lose control over the vehicle. This tread design channels water and slush away from the tire’s footprint and keeps its contact with the road surface to boost its wet and winter weather driving safety.

Handling and Controllability

Tires must offer excellent control to the driver. They are the only link between the road surface and the vehicle and, as such, have to provide first-rate controllability in all weather. The better the tire’s controllability is, the safer its performance will be.

The AVID Ascend GT’s special tread pattern upgrades the control the driver has over it. The continuous center ribs keep the tire’s road contact at all times, which boosts the steering responsiveness and the driving stability. In this manner, the steering becomes faster and more precise in its response to the driver’s commands, while it also stabilizes the structure against the driving pressure affecting the model. This increases the driver’s control over the vehicle in all weather and promotes a secure performance.

The tread pattern also guarantees a safer braking capability. The asymmetric groove placement and the Triple 3D siping detail shorten the braking distance by upgrading the braking power. They create friction between the tire and the road at the moment of braking, which helps the tire stop shorter on all weather road surfaces, which ensures a dependable driving experience.

Lengthened Tread Life

A longer lasting tread life is always a plus when purchasing a new set of tires. The longer the tread lasts, the longer the model can be used, which makes it more cost-efficient in the long run.

The AVID Ascend GT comes with an astounding 65,000 mile treadwear warranty, offered by Yokohama. This is ensured with the tire’s unique TriBLEND compound. The compound utilizes low-Tg polymer and high silica levels which improve the tire’s traction and ease the driving pressure off it. This allows the tire to evenly circulate the forces of acceleration, cornering and braking along the entire tread area, which actively resists the formation of irregular tread wear. The lengthened tread life guarantees an extended usability and service life.

Buying Guide

In order to make things easier for you, we have created a short written guide. This list contains the most important aspects you need to consider before selecting new tires for your vehicle.

Size

You need to make sure the correct tire size is chosen for your vehicle. This information is located on the tire’s sidewall or in the user’s manual of the vehicle. However, if you wish to change the tire size, we recommend consulting with a mechanic beforehand.

Durability

Tires have speed and load ratings which regulate what speed and load pressure they can handle. Exceeding these limits can cause tire failure. Due to this, the tires you purchase need to be able to withstand your driving speeds and the weight of your vehicle and its load.

Performance

Different tires are used for versatile applications. High performance tires provide excellent high speed durability, touring tires increase the comfort levels, all and mud terrain tires improve the off-road traction. You need to know what you expect from your tires and purchase models that will fulfill that need.