Upscale SUV Owners Get New Tire Choices From Bridgestone Firestone
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (April 4, 2005) – The Bridgestone® Dueler™ H/L Alenza has its root in romance. The name, that is. Evoking an elegant way to go forward, its tagline, “elegance with an edge,” is fitting for a tire that is designed to provide a stylish, graceful ride.More consumers will now be able to enjoy that ride thanks to Bridgestone Firestone North American Tire, LLC’s (BFNT) announcement that the company has launched additional sizes of its popular tire line. With these new sizes, the Bridgestone Dueler H/L Alenza will be available to an even larger and broader audience of SUV owners.
“First released in September 2004, the Bridgestone Dueler H/L Alenza line is growing to address the vast and growing market of premium luxury SUVs,” said Phil Pacsi, executive director, consumer product marketing, BFNT. “These new sizes target some of the top selling and most sophisticated SUVs on the market today.”
The Bridgestone Dueler H/L Alenza features a unique geometrically sophisticated-looking tread pattern inspired by famous architectural designs. Coupled with UNI-T® and UNI-T AQII™ technologies built into the tires, the Dueler H/L Alenza delivers great performance yet retains outstanding wet-handling characteristics.
Utilizing Ever-Black™ technology, the sidewalls are constructed with a specially formulated “real black” rubber, which allows the tire to retain its blackness even as the tire ages, helping maintain the showroom-new sidewall appearance that is desired by owners of upscale SUVs and light trucks.
The Dueler H/L Alenza, originally introduced for luxury upscale SUVs such as the Acura MDX, BMW X5, Cadillac Escalade, SRX, GM Yukon, Infiniti FX45, Lexus GX470, LX470, RX330, Lincoln Navigator, Mercedes M-Class, Range Rover and Toyota 4Runner, now has sizes for virtually all highway SUV applications.
The new sizes, currently available, and their target vehicles are: P205/70R15 95T Honda CR-V, Chevrolet Blazer, Dodge Dakota P225/70R15 100T Ford Escape, Nissan Frontier, Mercury Mountaineer, Jeep Cherokee, Mazda MPV P235/70R15 102T Nissan Pathfinder, Nissan Xterra, Oldsmobile Bravada, Nissan Frontier P265/70R15 110H Mitsubishi Montero, Nissan Pathfinder, Nissan Xterra P215/75R15 100T Chevrolet Blazer, GMC Jimmy, Dodge Dakota, many mid-size SUVs P225/75R15 102T Isuzu Amigo, Toyota 4Runner, Jeep Cherokee, Isuzu Rodeo P235/75R15 105T traditional mid-size SUVs P215/70R16 99T Toyota Rav4, Saturn VUE, Pontiac Aztek 235/70R16 106H Ford Escape, Ford Explorer, Mazda Tribute, Land Rover Discovery P245/70R16 106H Chevrolet TrailBlazer, Infiniti QX4, Isuzu Rodeo, Mercury Mountaineer, Toyota Sequoia P255/70R16 109T Ford Expedition, Ford Explorer, Mitsubishi Montero Sport P275/70R16 114H Lexus LX470, Toyota LandCruiser P225/75R16 104T Jeep Grand Cherokee, Isuzu Rodeo P235/75R16 106T Chevrolet Silverado, GMC Sierra P245/75R16 109T Chevrolet Tahoe, GMC Yukon, Chevrolet Suburban P265/75R16 114H Chevrolet Tahoe, GMC Yukon P275/60R17 110H Dodge Durango, Ford Expedition, Lincoln Navigator 225/65R17 102H Lexus RX300 P245/65R17 105H Chevrolet TrailBlazer, GMC Envoy, Nissan Pathfinder, Oldsmobile Bravada P255/75R17 113T Lincoln Navigator 235/55R18 100H Lexus RX 300 P275/45R20 106V Ford F-150 Harley Davidson