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Comparison Yokohama Geolandar A/T G015 245/65 R17 111H vs Bridgestone Ecopia EP850 245/65 R17 111H

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Yokohama Geolandar A/T G015 245/65 R17 111H
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Seasonall seasonsummer
Product Typeoff-roadpassenger car / SUV
Suitable forall-terrain
Width245 mm245 mm
Aspect ratio65 %65 %
Tyre inner diameter17 "17 "
Load index111111
Speed ratingHH
Orientationnon-directionalnon-directional
Pattern Symmetrysymmetricsymmetric
Fuel efficiencyEC
Wet GripCC
Noise Level70 dB71 dB
Added to E-Catalogfebruary 2017march 2014

Season

The time of the year the tyres are designed for.

Tyres designed for the warm season are called summer, for cold — respectively, winter (among the latter, studded and non-studded models are separated, see below for details). The need for separation by season is due to the fact that when the temperature drops, the rubber solidifies; therefore, cold weather requires softer tyres than warm weather. And the time when you need to change tyres is best determined by the average daily temperature: if it is above +5 °C, it is better to use summer tyres, if lower — winter ones. There are also more detailed recommendations regarding the time of changing tyres, they can be found in special sources.

Also note that there are tyres positioned as all-weather. Such models should be treated with some caution: they can be produced in countries where winters are very mild, without snow and severe frosts, and be designed specifically for such “all-season”; for a full-mean winter, such tyres may not be suitable. So the specific attributes of all-season tyres should be specified separately (including reviews). If there are no detailed info, such tyres are best considered as summer tyres with slightly increased resistance to cold, and if used in winter, then in simple conditions (for example, driving along well-cleaned city streets).

Product Type

The type of tyre is the type of vehicle for which it is designed.

This parameter is determined mainly by the height of the profile in centimeters, and in some cases by the size and load index. In general, there are three main types of tyres - for cars and SUVs, for SUVs and vans. Here is a more detailed description of each option.

— Passenger car. Tires with a relatively low profile height for a wide range of passenger cars, aimed primarily at smooth roads and more or less favorable operating conditions. Among such products of the tire automobile industry you can find both rubber exclusively for passenger vehicles and tires for SUVs (SUVs, crossovers, city SUVs). SUV tires differ from their traditional passenger counterparts by increased radius and profile height, reinforced internal structure, as well as increased load indices.

— Off-road. SUVs are designed for more difficult conditions than regular cars; they often have to deal with difficult terrain or some high unevenness. Therefore, tires of this type have a significant profile height - more than 14 cm. It is worth considering that such tires can have different specializations - both all-terrain and off-road; For more details, see “Purpose”.

— Minibuses. Tyres designed for relatively heavy vehicles – minibuses and mini trucks. Such vehicles still does not reach the full-fledged f...reight transport, however, they have more weight than passenger cars. Accordingly, tyres for such vehicles has a high load index.

Suitable for

This parameter is indicated for models that are designed for a specific format of operation and differ markedly from conventional tyres for "everyday" use. In our time, there are such destinations: sports track tyres(namely, semi-slicks and slicks for track days and training on race tracks); off-road tyres - all- terrain (All-Terrain) and off-road (Mud-Terrain). Here is a detailed description of each of these options:

— Sports track. A special kind of "high-speed" tyres with a reduced tread depth. More precisely, this feature is characteristic of semi-slicks; in slicks, there is no pattern at all, the surface of such a tyre is completely smooth. This provides excellent speed performance. On the other hand, slicks and semi-slicks are intended mainly for specialized racing tracks with high quality even surfaces; the use of such tyres on ordinary roads is at least not recommended, and for some models it is completely prohibited.

- All-terrain (All-Terrain). Universal all-terrain tyres, designed mainly for dirt roads and off-road, but quite effective on even asphalt. They are inferior to off-road ones (see below) in terms of efficiency on rough terrain, but they behave better on hard surfaces. So it is precisely such rubber that will be the best choice for tech who, in addition to difficult terrain, often have to travel on ordinary roads. Externally, tyres o...f this purpose are characterized primarily by a rather deep tread and high profile.

- Off-road (Mud-Terrain). Tyres designed for maximum cross-country ability and efficiency on rough terrain, including complete off-road. According to these indicators, such tyres are noticeably superior to all-terrain tyres (see above); outwardly, it is distinguished by a very deep tread and a high profile height (in most models - 60% and above). But for regular driving on asphalt, tyres of this purpose are poorly suited. Therefore, paying attention to off-road tyres makes sense, first of all, to tech who have to drive on dirt roads and off-road most of the time.

Fuel efficiency

The rolling resistance rating that the tyre corresponds to. The higher this figure, the lower the resistance, the less fuel is spent to overcome it and the more economical the tyre is. Efficiency indices are denoted by letters of the Latin alphabet in descending order of efficiency: A(highest efficiency), B, C, D, E, F, G(lowest efficiency).

With other things being equal, more economical tyres tend to cost more, but the difference is offset by fuel economy.

Noise Level

The average noise level created by a tyre while driving. The lower this indicator, the more comfortable this model will be, the less additional noise it will create.

Note that EU rules provide 3 categories of tyres in terms of noise. “Quiet” are considered models with an index of up to 68 dB, “medium” — 68 – 71 dB, “loud” — 72 dB and above.