Run-flat Technology for Bridgestone's Flagship SUV Tyre

Run-flat Technology for Bridgestone's Flagship SUV Tyre

Bridgestone has launched its first 4x4 tyre for luxury SUVs harnessing conventional run-flat tyre technology. The Dueler H/P Sport RFT delivers the same optimum performance and comfort as the non-run-flat variant of the tyre, which has earned glowing praise from car manufacturers and motorists alike since its launch in March 2006. The cutting-edge rubber features reinforced sidewalls that allow vehicles to be driven safely after suffering a loss of pressure, the same technology used in conventional run-flat tyres like Bridgestone's award-winning Turanza ER300 RFT and Potenza RE050 RFT.

Like the Potenza and Turanza tyres, the Dueler H/P Sport combines the pattern advantages of Formula One tyres to give motorists stunning levels of grip on both wet and dry road surfaces. The tread design is specifically tailored for high-powered SUV vehicles, with block stiffness increased on the outside shoulder and tie-bar centre ribs for enhanced handling and refinement.

"We launched the Dueler H/P Sport to give drivers of luxury 4x4 vehicles a tyre that offers the same characteristics as the rubber on high-performance coupés and saloons - excellent all-weather handling, sharp steering precision and maximum refinement and comfort," said Andy Lane, marketing manager of Bridgestone UK.

"The Dueler H/P Sport RFT takes that a step further, offering improved safety and peace of mind as a result of the reinforced side walls. It is arguably our most technology-advanced run-flat tyre to date given the larger size of SUV rims, and is a direct response to the growing popularity of run-flat tyre technology in both the original equipment and replacement markets."

The Dueler H/P Sport RFT has initially been developed as an original equipment option in a range of sizes from 255/50 to 285/45 for 19-inch rims. The first vehicles to be shod with the new tyre will hit UK roads in the spring.