| The ongoing partnership between Lotus and | | | | fitments used on the Porsche 911, Porsche 911 |
| Yokohama Tires continues as the Lotus chose to | | | | Turbo, Porsche Boxster and others. |
| have Yokohama ADVAN A048 tires for the high | | | | On the outside, the ADVAN A048 molds a |
| performance Lotus Exige. Yokohama tires are | | | | race-ready compound that provides dry grip over |
| already the official tires on the Lotus Elise. The | | | | a wide range of temperatures into a 6/32-inch |
| Lotus Exige is engineered specifically for the | | | | deep, "single block" tread design that increases |
| racetrack, where maximum grip and immediate | | | | tread stiffness and features a wide center area |
| steering response are extremely crucial. As a | | | | that stays in continuous contact with the track to |
| result, Lotus has picked Yokohama's | | | | enhance cornering stability, on-center feel and |
| ultra-high-performance ADVAN A048s as the | | | | steering response. As the tire's outer shoulder |
| tires of choice for the lightweight Lotus Exige. | | | | tread wears from hard cornering, the Yokohama |
| "We're pleased to be working again with Lotus | | | | A048's directional tread design and symmetric |
| and thrilled they chose Yokohama as OE on the | | | | internal construction allows worn tires to be |
| Exige," said Jeff Carpenter, Yokohama manager. | | | | remounted "inside-out" on their wheels to help |
| "The ADVAN A048 is designed specifically for the | | | | prolong the life of the Yokohama A048 tires. We |
| Exige's racetrack-like performance. It's a super | | | | suggest shaving ADVAN A048 tires to between |
| lightweight sports car that has 190 horsepower | | | | 3/32" to 4/32" of tread depth for competitive |
| and can go 150 miles per hour. The ADVAN A048 | | | | road racing. |
| is the ideal tire for the vehicle's exceptional | | | | Yokohama Tire Corporation is the North American |
| handling and response and brings out the best in | | | | manufacturing and marketing arm of Tokyo, |
| the Exige, which has its own racing series in the | | | | Japan-based Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., a global |
| United Kingdom. " | | | | producer and distributor of premium tires since |
| In addition to being the OE tires for the Lotus | | | | 1917. Yokohama Tires services over 4,500 points |
| Exige, Yokohama Tires' flagship ADVAN line is | | | | of sale in the U.S., Yokohama Tire Corporation |
| now original equipment on many other world's | | | | offers a complete line of tires, such as |
| fastest and most prestigious vehicles, such as the | | | | high-performance, light truck, passenger car, |
| Bentley Continental GT, Bentley's Continental | | | | commercial truck and bus, as well as off-the-road |
| Flying Spur, the Lotus Elise, 2006 Porsche 911 | | | | mining and construction applications. |
| Carrera 4, and Lexus GS300 and GS430. | | | | On the inside, the ADVAN A048 is made of twin |
| The ADVAN A048 is Yokohama's Street-Legal | | | | steel belts that reinforced with spirally wrapped |
| Competition tire engineered for the drivers of | | | | nylon cap plies and belt edge strips. The belt |
| vehicles racing in autocross competition, track | | | | package is placed on top of a rounded casing |
| schools, lapping days and circuit-type club racing. | | | | design that allows the tire to predictably handle |
| The Yokohama A048 was developed from | | | | transitions from straight-line travel to high g-force |
| Yokohama racing technology for a variety of | | | | cornering and back. |
| vehicles that include the 18-inch rim diameter | | | | |