Yokohama Rubber starts new OE partnership with BYD

Yokohama has begun supplying its ADVAN V61 tyres as original equipment (OE) for the new BYD Sealion 6 DM-i SUV.

The Sealion 6 DM-i is being fitted with 235/50R19 103V size ADVAN V61 tyres. This is the first time Yokohama Rubber has supplied OE tyres to BYD.

The ADVAN V61 tyre being supplied as OE is a premium SUV tyre in Yokohama Rubber’s global flagship ADVAN brand range. The tyre offers ADVAN’s hallmark premium-grade driving performance, along with a high-level balance of fuel and energy efficiency, handling stability, and quietness, achieving both comfortable city driving and long-distance touring for heavyweight SUVs.

The ADVAN V61 is supplied as OE on many premium SUVs, and in addition to the size being utilised on the Sealion 6 DM-i, there is a wide range of sizes available for the replacement market.

The Sealion 6 DM-i is a plug-in hybrid vehicle that combines a 1.5 litre naturally aspirated petrol engine (maximum output 74kW) with an electric motor (maximum output 160kW).

It comes equipped with an 18.3 kWh or 26.6 kWh blade battery, which alternatively deliver driving ranges of 93km and 130km. In addition to advanced driver assistance systems coming as standard equipment on all models, the Sealion 6 DM-i’s exterior body design is based on the concept of “ocean aesthetics.”