Future Tire: Bridgestone unveils lightweight tire technology

摘要

Bridgestone Corp. has re-engineered the way it designs and makes tires to reduce the products' weight with no trade-off in wear performance, according to a presentation at Future Tire Conference, held June 11-12, in Cologne. The new technology, dubbed "Enliten," uses breakthrough technology to reduce weight by 10% on average versus a standard premium summer touring tire, Bridgestone said. It also reduces a tire's rolling resistance by up to 20%.