Yokohama tyres OE for latest Prius

It isn’t coming to the UK – or Australia and New Zealand, for that matter – but many other markets are being introduced to the latest generation Toyota Prius this month. In Europe, the fifth-generation car will be exclusively available as a plug-in hybrid, and Toyota will launch this model in spring. Prius will be available from the factory on Yokohama tyres. Yokohama Rubber is delivering two tyre models, the Yokohama BluEarth-GT AE51 in size 195/50R19 88H and BluEarth-FE AE30 in 195/60R17 90H.

Supply to the fifth-generation Prius continues an arrangement dating back years. Yokohama Europe lists both tyres as original equipment for prior models. Toyota has previously homologated the Yokohama BluEarth-GT AE51 for the Prius in 215/45R17 87W and the BluEarth-FE AE30 in 195/60R17 90H.