Yokohama W.drive (V903) 175/60 R14 79T - The Ideal Winter Tire for Compact Cars
Unmatched Traction and Stability
Introducing the Yokohama W.drive (V903), a tire specifically designed for compact passenger cars, ensuring exceptional performance during the winter season. With its 175/60 R14 79T dimensions, this tire offers outstanding traction on both snow and wet surfaces, making it a reliable choice for challenging winter conditions.
High-Speed Performance
Engineered for stability at high speeds, the Yokohama W.drive (V903) provides a smooth and secure driving experience. Its advanced design guarantees that you can maintain control and confidence, even when driving on icy or slippery roads.
Fuel Efficiency
One of the standout features of the Yokohama W.drive (V903) is its optimized rolling resistance, which contributes to better fuel efficiency. This means you can enjoy longer drives with fewer fuel stops, making it both an economical and environmentally friendly choice for your vehicle.
Perfect for Compact Cars
Whether you're navigating city streets or venturing through rural landscapes, the Yokohama W.drive (V903) is perfectly suited for compact cars. Its design and performance characteristics ensure that you have the best possible driving experience during the winter months.
Choose the Yokohama W.drive (V903) for your compact car this winter and experience the perfect blend of safety, efficiency, and performance.
Direct Traction for small cars
Benefits
Original 3D-shaped sipes with polyhedral surface provide high performance on dry, wet and snow-covered surfaces.
High-rigid asymmetric design provides a high balance of performance on dry, wet and snow covered surfaces.
Feature
Celebrate the beauty of winter and take inspiration from the elements. YOKOHAMA’s winter tyres are specially constructed to provide traction on snow-covered roads. These high performance tyres remain pliable in cold weather and have a unique tread design to give you better traction. Let your emotions run free this winter!
3D-Sipes
Original 3D-shaped sipes with polyhedral surface provide high performance on dry, wet and snow-covered surfaces.
Wide surface area keeps blocks stable and enables them to support each other effectively
Increased density of sipes maximizes the edge effect
Wide Range Temperature Zones
W.drive’s compound responds to a wide-range of temperature zones providing optimum performance on various winter conditions.
“Flexible polymer” retains more softness and flexibility at low temperatures
“Micro Silica” has a smaller particle size than conventional silica and maintains rigidity and stability at high temperatures by hard-bonding with polymer even when soft polymer is used
Treat Pattern Design
Directional Tread Design
The directional tread pattern provides a “direct-feel” and traction on snowy and slushy road surfaces and excellent drainage on wet road surfaces.
Original Multi-Layer Sipes
YOKOHAMA’s original multi-layer sipes maximize the edge effect on snowy and icy road surfaces, keeping blocks stable despite the soft compound.
3-D Shaped Block Wall with Groove in Groove Design
The centralized rib-block with a 3-D shaped block wall delivers excellent dry stability by supporting the contact surface. Micro-sized grooves on the 3-D shaped block wall control uneven wear by dispersing stress and heat.
Zig’zag Shaped Main Straight Grooves
The zig’zag shaped main straight grooves provide excellent traction with their grooved edge and provide high drainage to avoid hydroplaning on wet surface.
The Tire Labeling Ordinance specifies the information requirements on fuel efficiency, wet grip and external rolling noise from tires. In addition, reference is made to the winter properties of the product.
The EU 1222/2009 regulation that has been in force since November 1st, 2012 has been revised and will be replaced by regulation EU 2020/740 from May 1st, 2021; From this point on, new requirements apply. The rating classes for fuel efficiency, wet grip and exterior noise have been changed and the layout of the EU label has been adjusted. The manufacturer's product data sheets stored in the EU database can be downloaded via a QR code integrated into the label. Information on snow grip and ice grip is also newly included for tires that meet these criteria.
The following tires are exempt from the regulation: - tires that are designed exclusively for installation on vehicles that were first registered before October 1, 1990 - retreaded tires (until a corresponding extension of EU VO 2020/740 has taken place) - professional off - Road tires - Racing tires - Tires with additional devices to improve traction, eg studded tires - T-type emergency tires - Tires with a permissible speed below 80 km/h - Tires for rims with a nominal diameter ≤ 254 mm or ≥ 635 mm
The criteria and evaluation classes at a glance
fuel efficiency
The fuel consumption depends on the rolling resistance of the tyres, the vehicle itself, the driving conditions and the driving style of the driver. The measured rolling resistance (rolling resistance coefficient) of the tire is divided into classes A (highest efficiency) to E (lowest efficiency).
If a vehicle is completely equipped with class A tires, a consumption reduction of up to 7.5%* is possible compared to class E tyres. In the case of commercial vehicles, it can even be higher. (Source: European Commission Impact Assessment * when measured according to the test methods set out in Regulation (EU) 2020/740)
Please note: Fuel consumption depends to a large extent on your own driving style and can be significantly reduced by driving in an environmentally friendly manner. Tire pressure should be checked regularly to improve fuel efficiency.
wet grip
Wet grip is divided into classes A (shortest braking distance) - E (longest braking distance).
If a car is equipped with class A tires, compared to class E tires, a braking distance of up to 18 m can be reduced when braking from 80 km/h (on a road surface with average grip).* *Source: wdk Economic Association of the German Rubber Industry eV
Please note: Traffic safety depends to a large extent on your own driving style. The stopping distances must always be observed. Tire pressure should be checked regularly to improve wet grip.
External rolling noise
The noise emitted by a tire affects the overall volume of the vehicle and affects not only your own driving comfort, but also the noise pollution of the environment. In the EU tire label, the external rolling noise is divided into 3 classes from A (lowest rolling noise) - C (highest rolling noise), measured in decibels (dB) and compared with the European noise emission limit values for external tire rolling noise.
A The pictogram with the classification "A" indicates that the tire's external rolling noise is more than 3 dB below the EU limit value in force until 2016. B The "B" classification means that the tyre's external rolling noise is up to 3 dB below or equal to the EU limit value in force until 2016. C The classification "C" indicates that the specified limit value is exceeded.
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C
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