NASHVILLE,
TN - Light truck and SUV owners who want to upgrade
their tires to the premium on- and off-highway market tire segment
now have a unique option in the all new Bridgestone Dueler™
A/T Revo with UNI-T AQII™ technology. The tire, introduced
today by Bridgestone/Firestone North American Tire, LLC (BFNT),
offers a powerful grip and smooth ride for the ultimate performance
on the road or in the rough.
According
to Shu Ishibashi, president of Bridgestone/Firestone North American
Consumer Tire Sales Group, "Our new Bridgestone Dueler
A/T Revo offers pickup truck and SUV owners the best of both worlds.
It has a powerful grip to take on the most rugged routes, even
in snow, while still providing a smooth, civilized ride on the
highway." Ishibashi added, "With our exclusive
UNI-T AQII technology, we're able to produce tires that keep performance
up, even as the tread wears down.”
Designed
using the company’s exclusive UNI-T AQII technology, the
new Dueler A/T Revo is built with a dual-layer tread compound*
for improved grip, wet and dry traction, cut resistance and braking,
even when worn. The dual-layer tread compound is an inner tread
layer that is exposed as the tread wears, enabling the tire to
better grip the road. For enhanced off-road durability, the tire
incorporates a two polyester body ply design.
A pronounced,
aggressive tread pattern and sidewall design with raised white
outline lettering gives the Dueler A/T Revo a stylish edge over
competing tires. The tire reverses to blackwall, for sleek, streamlined
good looks for those desiring a more refined image. The Dueler
A/T Revo comes in 27 popular 15-, 16- and 17-inch P-metric and
light truck sizes to fit a wide variety of domestic and imported
pickups, SUVs and light truck applications. It is available in
load ranges C, D and E in the light truck sizes, carries a UTQG
rating of 500 A (traction) and B (temperature) on the P-metric
sizes, and comes with a 50,000 mile warranty.
UNI-T®
is an acronym for Ultimate Network of
Intelligent Tire Technology. It features three core elements:
CO•CS®, a Computer Optimized Component System which
allows design and manufacturing processes to work more cooperatively,
leading to a more efficient tire that doesn't sacrifice one area
of performance for improvements in another; O-Bead®, a more
round structure that minimizes overlapped joints in the bead area
for improved ride; and L.L. Carbon® (Long Link Carbon) which
helps the rubber compound resist microscopic tread tearing related
to wear.
UNI-T
AQ™ is the second generation of the technology, with AQ
being an acronym for "Advanced Quality." Tires with
UNI-T AQ feature a dual-layer tread and extended performance compound,
providing drivers with more consistent wet performance as the
tires age and wear.
UNI-T AQII™
, the newest development, incorporates a variety of improvements
to the earlier UNI-T and UNI-T AQ technologies to give drivers
even stronger wet and dry performance, both when the tire is new
and when it is worn. Tires with UNI-T AQII feature Super Extended
Performance Optimization, which involves a Super Extended Performance
Compound (EPC), and an enhanced version of the dual-layer tread.
The Super EPC contains an anti-hardening resin and a link stabilizing
agent that helps reduce the normal hardening process that occurs
as a tire ages.
Nashville, Tennessee
based Bridgestone/Firestone North American Tire, LLC (BFNT) is
a subsidiary of Bridgestone/Firestone Americas Holding, Inc.,
whose parent company, Bridgestone Corporation of Japan, is the
world’s largest tire and rubber manufacturer. BFNT develops,
manufactures, and markets Bridgestone, Firestone, Dayton and private
and associate brand tires. The company is focused on wholesale
and original equipment markets, supplying passenger, light truck,
commercial vehicle, off-road, agriculture and other tires to its
customers in North America.