Tuesday, November 25, 2008

Nissan 370Z designers choose Yokohama ADVAN Sport as OEM tire


LANGLEY, B.C. (November 25, 2008) – Yokohama Tire (Canada) Inc. has announced that ADVAN Sport ultra‑high performance tires have been approved for use as original equipment (OEM) on the eagerly awaited 2010 Nissan 370Z high performance sports car.

This announcement marks the latest addition to the list of high performance cars using Yokohama's ADVAN Sport flagship series tires as original equipment. This group includes such premium marques as the Bentley Continental GT, Bentley Flying Spur, Porsche Cayenne, Porsche 911 Carerra 4, Porsche 911 Carrera 4S and the Audi S8. The low profile tires selected by Nissan engineers for the totally redesigned 370Z are the ADVAN Sport 225/50R18 for the front and the ADVAN Sport 245/45R18 for the rear.

“Enthusiasts the world over know that the introduction of a new ‘Z’ series sports car from Nissan is a major automotive event ,” said Jonathon Karelse, Marketing Manager of Yokohama Tire (Canada) Inc., “And all of us at Yokohama are extremely pleased that Nissan has chosen the ADVAN Sport to meet the unique demands of a flagship product and help to secure their reputation as a maker of world class sports cars.”

ADVAN Sport is accepted as one of the world’s most capable ultra high performance tires. Thanks to the marriage of its unique asymmetrical tread design, highly evolved construction and its breakthrough, nanotechnology based tread compound, ADVAN Sport provides competition level grip in a street tire that performs in wet and dry conditions, across a wide range of temperatures.

Yokohama Tire (Canada) Inc. markets and distributes a full line of tires for high performance, passenger car, light truck, and commercial truck applications, as well as off-the-road tires for mining, forestry and construction applications. It maintains distribution centres across Canada to serve more than 700 independent tire dealers.
www.yokohamatire.ca

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