Here is my review after putting about 200 miles on these ...

TIP: Little greasy before braking them in, so don't try spirited driving on them at-least for the first few hundred miles, you traction is not being as good and may also cause that floating feeling on some curvy roads at freeway speeds.

How I based my Review:
I have about 6 to 7 nice turns that I picked nearby my home (mostly highway/ exit ramps) where I test the car mostly late in the night)

PROS
1) really quiet for being so sticky
2) really warm up fast ( you can even feel it by touching them after a short ride)
3) Night and day in traction/handling when compared to my old Yokohama V4S tires ( as you can see I had a huge upgrade, and the difference is quite drastic at-least for me )
4) Super Stiff side walls, car much straighter during cornering
5) the best part is they give enough audible warning before breaking lose, so you can adjust you responses in a timely fashion.
6) look great almost like a R compound tire
7) Pretty cheap $480 (shipped) - $50 mail in rebate = $430 for all four, so quite possibly the best bang for your buck

CONS:
1) no complaints at all, but owing to the stickiness of the tire, can pick up all kinds of lose dirt on the road.
2) Cannot comment on the tread wear yet, but not expecting a whole lot, although it has 10/32 when they arrived ...

Hope this helps
-Kishore

 

thanks..

Im still stuck between these and the bridgestone RE-01R's

But leaning more towards the dunlops cause of the price.

 

Jim, what are the etas on the AP2 size z1?

 

Thanks for the review. I'm also interested in these as potential replacements for my ancient SO2s.

 

Thanks for the write up .