Japanese Prius a to run on Yokohama tyres

ERJ staff report (DS)

Tokyo - Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd. said it has begun delivery of its Advan dB tyre as original equipment (OE) for Toyota Motor Corporation's new hybrid car the "Prius a" (name in the Japanese market). The tyre size is 205/60R16 92V. Vehicles fitted with the Advan dB went on sale on May 13, 2011.

Continuing the outstanding fuel efficiency, environmental performance and spirit of innovation brought on by the cutting edge technology of the Prius, the "Prius a" has a comfortable interior available allowing multiple seat arrangements, making it unique among hybrid vehicles. Two interior configurations are available: a five-seat, two-row model and a seven-seat, three-row model. All models are ranked first in their class*1 for fuel efficiency at 31.0km/L*2 (10:15 mode) and 26.2km/L*2 (JC08 mode), respectively.

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Press release from Yokohama