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Yokohama Tyre Sales Malaysia Sdn Bhd recently launched two new Advan series – the Advan Sport V107 and Advan Neo-
va AD09 tyres.
In 2005, Yokohama Rubber began promoting Advan as its global strategic brand. Since the Rubber continuously enhanced the brand’s image by building an extensive brand line-up
and promoting the tyres as Original Equip- ment (OE) on many of the world’s leading premium cars as well as supplying the tyres to cars competing in motor sports events - superior performance, high quality and cut-
ting-edge technology, values that Yokohama Rubber has become known for.
Featuring an asymmetric tread pattern, the Ad- van Sport V107 is an ultra-high-performance tyre developed for premium high-performance cars and SUVs. With the cutting-edge matrix body-ply structure, the tyre has enhanced precision in steering without compro- mising comfort. This structure also contributes to excellent
road’s surface.
The V107 is the first successive tyre of Yokohama Rubber that uses a high-rigidity aramid fibre and newly improved mound profile, which optimise cross-sectional shape to ensure uniform ground contact pressure and stability at high speeds.
an increase in the ratio of groove area and the arrange- ment of wide (3+1) and thick vertical grooves. These resistance at high speeds. Dry performance is also said to be improved with its large block surface and highly rigid wide shoulder. With its newly shaped silent sipes located along the ribs, tyre noise is controlled and external vehicle noise is greatly reduced.
The V107 is available by rim size from 18 to 23 inches with selected sizes available from May.
tyre since the introduction of AD08R 9 years earlier in 2013. Maintaining the special performance characteristics that are representative of the Advan Neova series, the company hails it as the fastest and most enjoyable street sports tyre.
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