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| Winter driving...ice and
snow...slipping and sliding...dings and dents. Although your vehicle's
ABS and traction control may be working overtime restricting your
progress to the traction available from its all-season tires, with
months of winter driving still ahead, isn't there a better way?
BLIZZAK Performance winter tires feature high-performance winter tread compounds molded into directional tread designs that provide thousands of biting edges to combine stop and go traction in snow with responsive handling in wet and dry road conditions. BLIZZAK Studless Ice & Snow winter tires feature a patented MULTICELL compound that contains millions of microscopic pores to help grip ice without the use of studs. BLIZZAK Studless Ice & Snow winter tires have been shown to stop a vehicle traveling at only 30 miles per hour an average of 35 feet shorter on ice than popular all-season radials...a distance of about two car lengths! If a set of BLIZZAKs won't be stopping you this winter, what will? |
| Blizzak LM-22 RFT winter tires feature a directional tread design to enhance hydroplaning resistance on wet and slush-covered roads with rounded tread shoulders to enhance dry and wet road handling. Their tread compound has a high silica content instead of the Multicell tread compounds used on other Blizzak winter tires. This allows Blizzak LM-22 RFT tires to combine winter traction with H-and V-speed rated durability (current Multicell compounds can support 99 mph Q-speed ratings). The Blizzak LM-22 RFT tires feature an independent block tread design which employs the Lamellen "edge effect" (multiple biting edges in the tread blocks to help grip snow and ice) to enhance winter traction without resorting to traditional metal studs. |
| Blizzak MZ-03 RFT winter radials feature a directional tread design split by a wide circumferential center groove to help maintain good traction on wet and slush-covered roads while its zigzag sipes and independent tread blocks provide the edges to help bite through snow. It also features Bridgestone's Link Multicell Compound which is glass fiber-reinforced to enhance vehicle stability on dry roads while it helps disperse water to reduce the risk of slipping on the thin surface film of water that makes ice so dangerous. This allows Blizzak MZ-03 RFT winter radials to approach the traction provided by a studded tire on ice...without the use of studs. |
| The Blizzak REVO 1 tread compound features "bite particles" to enhance traction on ice, slush and packed snow that are embedded in Bridgestone's Tube Multicell Compound. The Tube Multicell Compound features small pores to reduce the risk of slipping on the thin surface film of water that makes winter driving so dangerous. The Blizzak REVO 1 in 65- and 60-series features a symmetric tread design while its lower profile and typically wider 55- and 45-seried sized tires feature a directional tread design. Both of these tread designs use circumferential and lateral flow-through grooves to help maintain good traction on wet and slush-covered roads while their 3-Dimensional zig-zag sipes and independent tread blocks provide the edges needed to help bite into snow. Combined, this allows the Blizzak REVO 1 winter radial to approach the traction provided by a studded tire on ice... without the use of studs. |
| The Blizzak WS-50 in 80-, 75-, 70-, 65 and 60-series features a symmetric tread design while its lower profile and typically wider 55-, 50- and 45-series sized tires feature a directional tread design. Both of these tread designs use flow-through grooves to help maintain good traction on wet and slush-covered roads while their zig-zag sipes and independent tread blocks provide the edges to help bite through snow. The Blizzak WS-50 also features Bridgestone's Tube Multicell Compound, which helps disperse water to reduce the risk of slipping on the thin surface film of water that makes ice so dangerous. |
| The Blizzak LM-18 studless winter tire features a directional tread design to enhance hydroplaning resistance on wet and slush-covered roads with rounded tread shoulders to enhance dry and wet road handling. Their tread compound has a high silica content instead of the Multicell tread compounds used on other Blizzak winter tires. This allows Blizzak LM-18 tires to combine winter traction with H-speed rated durability (current Multicell compounds can not support 130 mph H-speed ratings). The Blizzak LM-18 features an independent block tread design that employs the Lamellen "edge effect" (multiple biting edges in the tread blocks to help grip snow and ice) to enhance winter traction without resorting to traditional metal studs. |
| Blizzak LM-25 4X4 tires feature a directional tread design with rounded tread shoulders to increase hydroplaning resistance on wet and slush-covered roads while enhancing dry and wet road handling. They use a high silica content winter tread compound to combine winter traction with high-speed durability (the current Multicell tread compounds used on most Blizzak winter tires can not support H- or V-speed ratings). The Blizzak LM-25 4X4 features an independent block tread design that employs the Lamellen "edge effect" with multiple three dimensional (3D) zigzag sipes specifically placed in the tread blocks to provide the biting edges needed to help grip snow and ice for winter traction without resorting to traditional metal studs. |
| The Blizzak DM-Z3 features a directional tread design to help maintain good traction on wet and slush-covered roads while its zigzag sipes and independent tread blocks provide the edges to help bite through snow. It also features Bridgestone's Link Multicell Compound which is glass fiber reinforced to enhance vehicle stability on dry roads while it helps disperse water to reduce the risk of slipping on the thin surface film of water that makes ice so dangerous. This allows the Blizzak DM-Z3 to approach the traction provided by a studded tire on ice...without the use of studs. |
| On the outside, Blizzak W965 studless winter tires feature a special Tube Multicell tread compound that combines microscopic pores and circumferential micro channels to help disperse the thin film of water that is generated when driving in snow and over ice. The Blizzak W965 features a deep, independent block tread design that employs zigzag sipes to provide multiple biting edges in the tread blocks to further enhance winter traction without resorting to traditional metal studs. On the inside, the tread area is supported by three steel belts reinforced by spiral-wrapped nylon to provide a higher level of tire uniformity while maintaining its shape at highway speeds. A polyester cord reinforced casing provides strength and durability while enhancing ride quality. |
| The Winter Dueler DM-Z2 features a directional tread design to help maintain good traction on wet and slush covered roads while its zig-zag sipes and independent tread blocks provide the edges to help bite through snow. It also features Bridgestone's latest Link Multicell Compound which is glass fiber reinforced to enhance vehicle stability on dry roads while it helps disperse water to reduce the risk of slipping on the thin surface film of water that makes ice so dangerous. This allows the Winter Dueler DM-Z2 to approach the traction provided by a studded tire on ice ... without the use of studs. |
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Bridgestone Winter tires
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Extreme Performance Summer Bridgestone Potenza RE070R RFT Tire Max Performance Summer Bridgestone Potenza RE050 Tire Bridgestone Potenza RE050 RFT Tire Potenza RE050A Pole Position RFT Ultra High Performance Summer Ultra High Performance All-Season High Performance All-Season |
Grand Touring Summer Grand Touring All-Season Standard Touring All-Season Passenger All-Season Studless Ice and Snow Performance Winter |
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Street/Sport Truck Summer Street/Sport Truck All-Season Highway All-Season |
On-/Off-Road All-Terrain Off-Road Maximum Traction Light Truck/SUV Studless Ice and Snow Light Truck/SUV Performance Winter |