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The ultimate ice braking for SUVs
~ Advanced “water absorptive” technologies ~
- The ultimate “ice” performance
- Ice surface is the most dangerous condition in winter road.
Brake on ice is the most required performance for SUVs. - Good looking for modern SUVs
- Appearance is the one of the important factor for premium SUVs.
The attractive product design for customer’s satisfaction. - Satisfy current needs by improver performance
- Now days, performance like dry, Wet, Mileage and Low fuel consumption are required even in winter tyre category.
- Original 3-D Shaped Sipes
Original Triple 3-D Shaped Sipes - - Original 3-D shaped sipes have polyhedral surface
- - Polyhedral surface support each other as to provide block-rigidity
- - 2 type of sipes are arranged to the best area for needed rigidity
- 3-D shaped Sipes
- <center belted bock area>
- TRIPLE 3-D shaped Sipes
- <second / shoulder block area>
- Benefit
- - Ultimate edge effect on ice surface
- Excellent stability on dry surface
- New Slush Grooves
- See-through lug groove design with variable width from center to outside
- Benefit
- - Improve slush, snow and water drainage
- Twisted 3-D Shoulder Groove
- - Shoulder grooves with slant tapered wall support the each blocks
- - ZIG-ZAG groove shape provides maximum edge effect on snow
Upper part of groove
~ Edge effect ~
Lower part of groove
~ Drainage ~
- Benefit
- - Excellent stability on dry cornering
- Maximum edge effect on slush and snow surface
- (A) Force
- (B) Support
- (C) Tread Surface
- Micro Diagonal Groove
- Arrange the shallow slits on the whole of the tire tread diagonally
- Benefit
- - Add ice performance at the first use
※The first adoption in YOKOHAMA’S SUV ice tire
- Belted Blocks
- 2 large & wide centre block design
- Benefit
- - Improve dry, wet, ice stability
Power 3-D Belted Rib With Groove in Groove
- Extra wide centre rib maximize contact area and support sipe arrangement
- Tapered 3-D shaped wall support centre rib as to keep optimized contact pressure
- Groove in Groove, micro-size grooves on 3-D shaped wall, avoid uneven wear by dispersing stress and heat
- ZIG-ZAG rib design with tapered 3-D shaped wall maximize edge effect, snow packing and drainage
- Benefit
- - Ultimate ice grip
- Excellent stability on dry surface
- Anti-uneven wear
Triple Water Absorptive Compound
The original water absorbing compound technology same with iceGUARD iG30
GEOLANDAR I/T-S
iceGUARD iG30
Triple Water Absorptive Materials
Absorptive Silica
Absorptive Balloons
Absorptive Carbons
High densityreinforced compound
Good looking for modern SUVs
- Good looking for modern SUVs
- Appearance is the one of the important factor for premium SUVs.
The attractive product design for customer’s satisfaction.
- Lightning & thunder
- Power & Scratch
- Reflection & Direction