Yokohama Rubber will deliver Advan Sport V107 tires for new vehicle installation (OE) on Nissan Motor’s new Fairlady Z. The tire size is 245/45R18 96W. This product is an ultra high-performance tire of the company’s top brand Advan. It is highly regarded for its dynamic performance that balances safety and comfort at a high dimension, as well as its dry...
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Yokohama Rubber Delivers Tires for Mazda’s New Crossover SUV
Yokohama Rubber has begun supplying Advan V61 and Geolandar X-CV tires for use on Mazda CX-60, the new crossover SUV launched by Mazda in Japan, Europe and other overseas markets in September. The company has now begun deliveries of these tires. The Advan V61 comes in two sizes, 235/60R18 103V and 235/60R18 107V, while the Geolandar X-CV comes in 235/60R18...
Yokohama Rubber President Lays Out Plans for Focus on Motorsport Events
Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. (TYO:5101) President Masataka Yamaishi has laid out plans to continue his company’s active focus on motorsport events this year, which marks the beginning of the company’s new medium-term management plan, “Grand Design 2020.” Yamaishi revealed his plans as part of an April 22 press conference at the Suzuka Circuit in Suzuka, Mie Prefecture, where the first...
Yokohama Rubber Adds New Size to Advan A053 Dirt Trial Tire
Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. (TYO:5101) has introduced and begun selling a new size of its Advan A053 radial tire for rally and dirt trials. Adding a 205/65R15 94Q size to its existing lineup of 215/60R15 94Q, 195/65R15 91Q and 185/65R15 88Q variants, the tire now comes in four sizes. The lineup uses different tread patterns for left and right wheels,...
Yokohama Rubber to Stay Sole Tire Supplier for All-Japan F3 Championship Until 2019
Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. (TYO:5101) has extended its agreement to supply Advan racing tires as the sole control tire for the All-Japan Formula 3 Championship Series through 2019. The company will then be the sole tire supplier to the championship series for nine straight years, starting from 2011. The control tires will again be the Advan A005 for use on...
Racing the Ultimate Test for Tire Technology, Says Yokohama Rubber’s Head of Consumer Tire Development
From 2016, Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. (TYO:5101) is supplying its Advan racing tires as the control tires for the Japanese Super Formula Championship, the highest echelon of formula racing in Asia. To find out about what goes into such tires and the overlap with their commercial counterparts, Japan Rubber Weekly sat down with Masaki Noro, head of the company’s consumer...