YOKOHAMA WHEEL

ADVAN Racing ブランドのPCD139.7、6穴ホイールの突然の登場に驚かれる方もいるだろう。しかし、これはハイエースの爆発的な市場台数に押されての開発ではない。そうではなくADVAN系の各チューナーやレーシングガレージからは、以前よりそのサービスカーたるハイエース用のADVAN Racingホイールが無いことに強い不満を受けていたのである。ADVANカラーを施したハイエースに他社ホイールでは確かにカッコがつかないのは事実。そんな状況の中、RG-D2がステップリム形状の6本スポークとして一昨年登場した。当然ながら6ホールと6本スポークは相性がいい。ステップ形状の光輝リムもハイエースにしっくり馴染むデザインだ。まさに条件はそろった。かねてからの要望に応えるべく開発されたのが、このADVAN Racing RG-D2 for HIACEである。サイズは、17×6.5J インセット＋38の１サイズ。もちろん18インチやさらには20インチというスタイリッシュなサイズも想定されたが、そこはあくまでも実戦対応サイズでないと意味がない。PCD139.7の規格荷重に耐えるため太めのスポークに変身したRG-D2のデザインは、意外と、いやかなりイケテいる。サイドカットやリム部分のADVAN Racingのロゴの転写プリントなどのオリジナルRG-D2のスペックはもちろんすべて盛り込まれている。まさにへビィーデューティーADVAN Racing と呼ぶにふさわしい仕上がりである。

The sudden debut of an ADVAN Racing brand PCD139.7, 6-hole wheel surprised a lot of people. Still, these wheels were not developed because of a sudden increase in sales of HIACE vans. What spurred the development was the strong dissatisfaction on the part of ADVAN racing tuners and racing garages, which often use HIACE vans as their service vehicles, and the source of their strong dissatisfaction was the lack of ADVAN Racing wheels for their vans. In fact, the service vans that were supposed to exude an ADVAN color rolled on wheels from another company, which just did not fit. To remedy that situation, the RG-D2 wheel, a step-rim 6-spoke design, was launched two years ago. Naturally, six spokes and six holes fit well together. The bright step rim was a design that fits the HIACE well, too. All the pins were in place. And the wheel developed to satisfy those important service people was the ADVAN Racing RG-D2 for HIACE. The size is a 17×6.5J with ＋38 inset. Of course, stylish 18-inch and 20-inch sizes were expected, but the size had to be practical or it had no real meaning. The RG-D2 design, which was changed to thick spokes to bear the load required by the PCD139.7 standard, turned out fairly . . . no, turned out very good looking. The side cuts, ADVAN Racing logo printed by thermal-transfer in color on the rims, and more original specifications were all included with the RG-D2 wheels for HIACE—totally deserving of being called heavy-duty ADVAN Racing wheels.