Yokohama Rubber’s ADVAN V61 tires coming factory-equipped on new MAZDA CX-80

Hiratsuka, Japan—The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., announced that it is supplying its ADVAN V61 tires as original equipment (OE) to Mazda Motor Corporation for use on the automaker’s new crossover SUV, the MAZDA CX-80, sales of which will be launched in Japan, Australia, New Zealand and other countries in October 2024. The tire sizes are 235/60R18 103V and 235/60R18 107V.

The ADVAN V61 tire being supplied as OE is a high-performance tire in YOKOHAMA’s global flagship ADVAN brand. The tire contributes to the MAZDA CX-80’s superior handling performance while also contributing to a comfortable and quiet ride for everyone in the cabin. In addition, the ADVAN V61 is highly wear resistant and displays exceptional hydroplaning resistance that provides superior wet grip performance. The tire also achieves low rolling resistance, a feature usually considered incompatible with these other characteristics.

The tires being supplied as OE for MAZDA CX-80 were developed by utilizing specialized tuning to match their tread pattern, profile, and tire structure to the vehicle characteristics, while also using Yokohama Rubber’s proprietary HAICoLab, an AI-based development framework that aims to foster new discoveries and digital innovation by merging human inspiration and creativity with AI’s enormous data processing capability. To achieve the highly quiet ride, an optimal pitch sequence was obtained using evolutionary computation (genetic algorithms), one of the technologies incorporated in HAICoLab. The innovative technologies applied in development of the tires are based on new knowledge obtained by collecting actual data and virtual data generated by simulations and then using AI’s predict, analyze and search functions.

The Mazda CX-80, the three-row mid-size crossover SUV, has an imposing presence and offers powerful driving performance, the environmental and safety performance, and the functionality that allows all passengers to enjoy driving.

Under Yokohama Rubber’s three-year (2024–2026) medium-term management plan, Yokohama Transformation 2026 (YX2026), the consumer tire business aims to maximize the sales ratios of high-value-added tires. One of the key initiatives under this strategy is promoting the global flagship ADVAN brand tires and the GEOLANDAR brand tires for SUVs and pickup trucks as original equipment for new cars.