Yokohama BluEarth Winter V906 is a Premium Touring Winter tire with directional tread pattern, designed for Passenger cars.
The tire replaced the Yokohama BluEarth Winter V905.
Contents
Key performance
Dry performance
97.02 %
Dry braking
94.75 %
Dry handling
99.28 %
Wet performance
92.55 %
Wet braking
89.48 %
Wet handling
95.62 %
Aquaplaning
89.11 %
Snow performance
94.93 %
Snow braking
93.49 %
Snow handling
96.03 %
Snow traction
95.27 %
Rolling resistance
75.81 %
Noise
97.76 %
Wear resistance
65.42 %
Yokohama BluEarth Winter V906 Tests
2021 Auto Bild (205/55 R16)
In 2021 experts of the German publication Auto Bild have tested the Yokohama V906 at size 205/55 R16 and compared to 19 similar mid-range and premium winter tires. Also they included into the test reference summer and budget winter tires to compare results.
# | Test | Place | Result | Difference | % |
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Dry braking at 100km/h | 10-11 | 47.6m | +2.5m | 94.74% | |
Dry handling | 4-5 | 138km/h | -1km/h | 99.28% | |
Wet braking at 100km/h | 14 | 56.1m | +5.9m | 89.48% | |
Wet handling | 14 | 69.8km/h | -3.2km/h | 95.61% | |
Straight aqua | 15 | 75.3km/h | -9.2km/h | 89.11% | |
Snow braking | 16-17 | 29.2m | +1.9m | 93.49% | |
Snow handling | 14 | 55.6km/h | -2.3km/h | 96.02% | |
Snow traction | 15 | 2.727 Newton | -0.172 Newton | 94.07% | |
Noise | 9-11 | 71.3dB | +1.6dB | 97.75% | |
Rolling resistance | 20 | 9.51kg/t | +2.3kg/t | 75.82% | |
Wear resistance | 19 | 29700km | -15700km | 65.41% |
Overall Yokohama BluEarth*Winter V906 Review
According to the test results the Yokohama took 14th place.
Similar tires from the test:
- Fulda Kristall Control HP2
- Firestone Winterhawk 4
- Barum Polaris 5
- BFGoodrich g-Force Winter 2
- Dunlop Winter Sport 5
- Goodyear UltraGrip 9+
- Continental WinterContact TS 870
- Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452
- Michelin Alpin 6
- Vredestein Wintrac