Description

The ADVAN dB V552 was designed with the automotive industry’s movement towards electric and hybrid vehicles in mind. Yokohama wanted to develop a tyre with high performance characteristics while excelling in providing premium comfort, low cabin noise and maximum fuel efficiency. Utilising an innovative silent base-compound and small block tread pattern the ADVAN dB V552 accomplishes this task, providing drivers with unparalleled silence and comfortable performance. Benefits: * Breathtaking silence * Beyond comfort * Impressive wet grip and fuel efficiency Features: * Sophisticated small block design * Redesigned silent tyre structure * Sidewall profile shape * Shoulder profile shape **Technology** Sophisticated small block design * Arranged more small blocks for silence and wet grip * Center straight rib block for stability at straight and handling * Non-penetrating sipes, optimised stiffness of the blocks for silence and stability on corners Redesigned silent tyre structure * New dB compound for fuel efficiency and wet * Silent base compound for silence * Silent belt structure, wide-belt & belt edge cover for silence and prevention of shoulder vibration * Fuel-efficient side compound for fuel efficency * Side-reinforcement belt for handling and ride comfort Shoulder profile shape * Redesigned groove arrangement and shoulder shape realise smooth contact shape, preventing uneven wear and keeping high level silent performance over a long period. Sidewall profile shape * The new sidewall profile absorbs various impact forces from the road surface and weight of the vehicle by the whole part of the sidewall. It is preventing the generation of vibration and improving silent performance.