Dunlop Direzza DZ101 or Yokohama S Drive

[Armond]

Dunlops are 66 bucks each, S drives are 88 bucks from tire rack. Both have the same UTGQ rating. is one better than the other? NE1 have used both? 02 owner reviews appreciated. TIA

[Gordon]

I have 15" Yoko S drive on my 74 tii (195/50-15) on 15" Rota RB wheels (ET 25 offset) and I love them. I can't speak for Dunlop Direzza's since I've never owned them or driven a car with them on it. I live in CA so my tii never sees snow or cold weather so where you live may factor in on what you eventually buy.

G-Man

[zane]

Yoko's; never liked the DZ101's. Or just spring for a set of Potenza RE-11's. Hands down my favorite tire for any sporty car. Great grip and wears like a champ. They are a little interesting in the rain.

[Colin]

Are the S-drives loud?

I keep hearing about them and they have them in an odd size I would like to try (195/45/16) but I worry about them being excessively loud on the highway.

[Napes]

Can't speak to the Direzza DZ 101s, but I run Direzza Sport Z1s and really like them. As above, I live in a dry climate (to put it mildly) so can't speak to wet driving conditions, but otherwise I''m real pleased with them after a couple thousand miles.

Bob Napier

[TJF]

I have S Drives on my Miata. I like them. No experience with the Dunlops. Running Kumhos on the 2002.

[eurotrash]

The SDrives aren't loud. I love them.

[2002ty]

S Drive is a way better tire. The DZ101 and the DZ101 stat spec are good for spec class racing or lemons and thats about it. I have had 2 sets of s drives and they stick like glue and wear great for a 300 tread wear. 4 of my friends are running them on import cars and love them. If anything that dunlop is going to be loud down the road...IMO

[Dave_PA]

For what it's worth, I have Direzza Star Spec's on my ti and man they are like tires made of Gorilla glue for the road.

i don't run a big enough rim to put this on the 02, but if i could the tires would never break from the road.

I don't know the difference between the two but if they are anything like it be ready for some stick.

Dave

[Pinepig]

The SDrives aren't loud. I love them.

Same here, love mine, sticky quiet and pretty damn good in the wet.

[M3M3]

i bought a set of s.drives for my 02 as cheap rim protectors for street use when track tires aren't on the car. pleasantly surprized. actually handle pretty well. good enough for at top ten overall auto-x time at chapterfest with not much effort. (video)

[bob02]

I have the star specs on my 02, 195/50/15. Bought them because they were the lightest 195/50/15 i could find. I think they are 18 pounds each.3 pounds lighter than the bridgestones in the same size. Anyway, they are really nice and predictable, very happy with them. Not sure if this correlates, but imho, the star specs are probably worth the extra bucks.

good luck,

bob