Drivers are looking for enhanced performance from
their tires. Bridgestone/Firestone North American Tire, LLC (BFNT) is
introducing the industry's first mass-market premium tire, which will
provide "everything you expect in a tire." Now consumers can
get the ride and mileage of a mass-market tire -- with excellent handling
in wet and dry conditions -- an H-rated tire with premium features without
the premium price.
The Firestone Affinity LH30, which will be available
in 20 sizes, meets the growing demand for this new class of premium
mass-market tire. It offers consumers new options in ride, handling,
speed rating, and noise reduction at an exceptional price. The Firestone
Affinity LH30 is an H-speed rated tire with a maximum speed capability
of 130 miles per hour under laboratory-controlled conditions.
"We have watched the demand for speed rated
tires continue to increase," said Shu Ishibashi, president, North
American Consumer Tire Sales Group, and executive vice president, BFNT.
"H-rated tires are being requested 12 percent more frequently as
original equipment on vehicles by the automotive manufacturers. Bridgestone/Firestone
wanted to establish a new class of tire to provide the H-rated performance
while maintaining the benefits of a premium mass market tire -- the
ride and mileage -- with the level of confidence normally associated
with an H-rated tire. We believe the Firestone Affinity LH30 will prove
to be one of the best values in the tire marketplace today."
The Firestone Affinity LH30 incorporates Bridgestone/Firestone's
exclusive UNI-T® technology, which enhances wear, reduces noise,
and provides better grip in wet conditions.
UNI-T®
is an acronym for "Ultimate Network of Intelligent Tire Technology"
found only in Bridgestone, Firestone, Dayton and select associate brand
tires. One of its core technologies is a Computer Optimized Component
System, CO·CS®,
which uses a super computer to help determine an ideal combination of
tread design, casing shape, materials and construction for a particular
application.
Tires with UNI-T®
have a special O-Bead®
that eliminates overlapped joints in the bead assembly, affecting the
way a tire interacts with the rim, and provides a rounder assembly for
improved stability.
The use of L.L.
Carbon®, or Long Link Carbon, an advanced
form of carbon black, produces a stronger tire, better able to resist
cracking, chipping, tearing and excessive wear.
The Firestone Affinity LH30 with UNI-T
is available in the following 20 sizes:
| 70 Series |
LR/SR |
|
65 Series: |
LR/SR |
|
60 Series: |
LR/SR |
|
55 Series: |
LR/SR |
| P175/70R13 |
82H |
|
P175/65R14 |
81H |
|
P195/60R15 |
87H |
|
P205/55R16 |
89H |
| P185/70R14 |
87H |
|
P185/65R14 |
85H |
|
P205/60R15 |
90H |
|
|
|
| P195/70R14 |
90H |
|
P185/65R15 |
86H |
|
P215/60R15 |
93H |
|
|
|
| P205/70R14 |
93H |
|
P195/65R15 |
89H |
|
P215/60R16 |
94H |
|
|
|
| P215/70R14 |
96H |
|
P205/65R15 |
92H |
|
P225/60R16 |
97H |
|
|
|
| P205/70R15 |
95H |
|
P215/65R15 |
95H |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| P215/70R15 |
97H |
|
215/65R16 |
98H |
|
|
|
|
|
|
The Firestone Affinity LH30, in an exceptional
value, with a UTQG rating of 560 (treadwear) A (traction) A (temperature).
The tire comes with a 70,000 mile limited treadwear warranty which provides
for prorated replacement if the warranted mileage is not attained. The
tire also comes with the Firestone Gold Pledge Limited Warranty, which
provides replacement at no charge (excluding taxes and disposal fees)
if tire becomes unusable due to defects in materials or workmanship
for up to 3 years from date of purchase or 4 years from date of manufacture.
The Affinity LH30 also features the 30 Day Test Drive, which permits
customers to return the tires within 30 days from the date of purchase
(does not apply to tires supplied as original equipment on new vehicles).
Nashville-based Bridgestone/Firestone North American
Tire, LLC is a subsidiary of Bridgestone/Firestone Americas Holding,
Inc., whose parent company, Bridgestone Corporation, is the world's
largest tire and rubber company. BFNT develops, manufactures and markets
Bridgestone, Firestone, Dayton and associate and private 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 the Americas.
Digital high resolutions
images of this and other Bridgestone/Firestone tires are available at:
http://www.firestonetire.com/press/tirepics.htm
