Bridgestone Americas announced the launch of the new Bridgestone WeatherPeak touring tire, offering a quiet, long-lasting ride with advanced all-season capabilities.

As the Bridgestone brand’s first touring tire with all-weather capability, the Bridgestone WeatherPeak tire delivers superior driving control with acceleration and grip that outperforms the competition in both wet and dry conditions.

“The Bridgestone WeatherPeak tire leverages our latest technology innovations to push the all-season category to new heights,” said Ian McKenney, Senior Product Manager, Consumer Replacement Tire Sales and Marketing, Bridgestone Americas. “Drivers are increasingly looking for safe, yet practical tires that provide confident control for any season, weather or journey. The Bridgestone WeatherPeak tire provides superior design to meet that demand, help drivers stay in control no matter the road condition.”

Features

Backed by a 70,000-mile limited warranty, the Bridgestone WeatherPeak tire features sipes that evolve as the tire wears for category-leading wet and winter performance. The tire’s open shoulder slot design provides efficient water evacuation from the footprint in wet conditions. Additionally, full depth 3D sipes offer strong wear performance and grip on snowy roads. Including 3-Peak Mountain Snowflake certification, the Bridgestone WeatherPeak tire also features ridges in the groove channel to promote snow compaction and high-speed water flow for improved winter traction that also brakes shorter than key competitors.

Key performance advancements offered by the Bridgestone WeatherPeak tire include:

• 5% better wet acceleration than top competitor
• 4% better dry acceleration than top competitor
• Stops 14 feet shorter in the snow than all-weather competitor
• Stops 30 feet shorter in the snow than all-season competitor

The new Bridgestone WeatherPeak tire is available in 56 sizes to fit 87% of the sedans, minivans and crossovers on the road today. Key fitments for the WeatherPeak replacement tire include the Audi Q5, BMW 3 Series, Honda Accord, Honda Odyssey, Jeep Cherokee, Toyota RAV4 and Volkswagen Golf. Bridgestone WeatherPeak tires are available now at all Bridgestone authorized tire dealers in Canada and the U.S.

The launch of the all-new Bridgestone WeatherPeak tire aligns with the Bridgestone E8 Commitment, consisting of eight Bridgestone-like values starting with the letter “E” to realize a sustainable society. The Bridgestone WeatherPeak tire supports the “Ease” and “Empowerment” values of the Bridgestone E8 Commitment.

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