Yokohama W.drive V905: The Ultimate Winter Tire for High-Performance Vehicles
Exceptional Performance for Powerful Cars
Discover the Yokohama W.drive V905, a cutting-edge winter tire designed to meet the demands of high-performance passenger cars and SUVs. With a speed rating of up to 270 km/h, this tire is perfect for those who refuse to compromise on speed and handling during the winter months.
Innovative Eco-Friendly Technology
Yokohama has masterfully combined performance with environmental responsibility. The W.drive V905 features an advanced rubber compound enriched with Micro-Silica and natural orange oil, ensuring superior grip on both wet and dry surfaces while conserving precious fossil resources during production. The tire also boasts low rolling resistance, which helps reduce fuel consumption, making it a proud bearer of the Yokohama BluEarth logo, a symbol of eco-friendly technology.
Enhanced Safety and Durability
The W.drive V905 excels in providing outstanding driving characteristics on snowy and wet roads. Its directional tread pattern and narrow, elongated contact patch offer excellent drainage capabilities, minimizing the risk of aquaplaning and quickly dispersing slush. The tire's improved edge effect, with 26% more sipes, delivers remarkable traction and performance on snow. The silica compound with decoupled polymers ensures peak performance across a wide temperature range, while the high rigidity of its 72 contact blocks guarantees precise handling.
Versatile and Reliable
As a new addition to Yokohama's successful winter tire lineup, the V905 complements the V903 and V902 models, initially available in eight sizes ranging from 195/65R15 to 245/40 R18, with more sizes in development. The available speed rating may vary based on the selected size. While the W.drive V905 offers exceptional performance, always remember to adjust your driving style according to current weather conditions.
The new “W*drive V905” maximizes the edging effect that contributes to stability on snow and ice. It also features a tread pattern that enhances the tyre’s snow and water drainage and a new compound comprising various materials, including Micro Silica and Orange Oil.
As a result, the “W*drive V905” achieves a greatly improved level of performance on snowy and wet roads, as well as on icy surfaces. In addition, a reconfiguration of the tyre’s surface contact area results in improved snow traction and drainage when running on wet roads while maintaining the conventional model’s outstanding performance on dry roads. The new compound and a lighter-weight construction contribute to lower rolling resistance and higher fuel efficiency.
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.