Bridgestone Large&Narrow tires

In the future we can go back in time, at least when it comes to tires. Bus of the future can borrow something from thin large-diameter tires used in 20-30 years of the last century. By increasing the vertical diameter and the internal air pressure, you can reduce the changes in the shape of the contact patch, and when optimizing the structure of the tyre at the expense of the technology and related materials can significantly reduce rolling resistance. And when these tires are narrower than today's, and reduced air resistance.

At this year's international motor show in Geneva company ** Bridgestone ** presented just such a bus. Concept development, named after the Japanese manufacturer ** Large and Narrow ** size 155/55R19 Bridgestone and noted that Large and Narrow is representative of new safe for the Environment category.

Design and technology used to create concept tyres Bridgestone ** Large and Narrow **, aimed primarily at improving fuel economy. According to Bridgestone, compared to the size of the bus 175/65R15 Large and Narrow is approximately 30% lower rolling resistance. Despite the fact that the tyre is narrow, it claims as Bridgestone, provides a higher level of grip in the wet. "

Commenting on this aspect of security, the company informs: "narrow size, created with the help of this technology helps reduce pressure on the tires water on road surfaces in the rain. Also tires are elongate with a larger contact patch contact pressure, and this allows you to prevent accumulation of water between the tyre and the road surface. These features, combined with a specially designed tread and rubber mixture, allow to achieve improvements in performance and adhesion on wet roads. This rate ** Large and Narrow ** approximately 8% higher than conventional tires.

Available Bridgestone Large&Narrow tire sizes

No sizes are available.