‘Unique’ tread design a hallmark of Yokohama 709ZL
Yokohama Tire Corporation will debut its new drive tyre for North America, the 709ZL at the Mid-America Trucking Show (MATS) today. The 709ZL is available in 295/75R22.5 and 11R22.5 sizes and according to Rick Phillips, Yokohama’s director of commercial sales, the new tyre employs Yokohama’s ‘Zenvironment’ technology, which combines the latest breakthroughs in casing design, rubber compounding and tread design.
“By pairing our advanced compound with a tread design that’s different from any other tyre,” Phillips explained, “our engineers have successfully created a drive tyre that is remarkably fuel efficient. MATS attendees definitely need to come by the booth to see the 709ZL. It has a very unique tread design for a drive tyre.”
Yokohama lists the 709ZL’s highlights as including low rolling resistance and superior fuel economy (thanks to the tyre’s new compound, which uses Zenvironment technology), unique drive tyre tread design, solid shoulder rib and serpentine grooves for extra rigidity and stability and a Z Block design to improve wet traction and lower rolling resistance.
The 709ZL will be available in the latter part of 2012, the tyre maker reports.
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