Bridgestone Potenza Re040

The Potenza RE040 is an Ultra High Performance Summer Original Equipment tyre designed to complement the performance of sports coupes and sports cars including the Acura NSX, Audi TT, BMW 3 Series, Lexus SC430, Nissan 350Z and Toyota MR2. The Potenza RE040 was developed to provide good traction along with responsive and predictable dry and wet road handling. Like all summer tyre's, the Potenza RE040 tyres are not intended to be driven in near-freezing temperatures, through snow or on ice.

On the outside, the Potenza RE040 features a high grip tread compound molded into a subtly directional tread design. A continuous center rib and large rectangular tread blocks provide responsive handling, high-speed stability and traction on dry roads, while circumferential and lateral tread grooves are aimed to pump water out from under the tyre's footprint to minimize hydroplaning and aid wet traction. Internally, the Potenza RE040 features twin steel belts reinforced by spiral wrapped nylon to stabilize the tread area and enhance handling, high-speed capability and ride quality while minimizing weight. The fabric cord body and hard rubber sidewall filler helps blend uniform ride quality with steering response and lateral stability

Key Features
  • Dry handling The Bridgestone RE040 tyres exhibit a uni-directional tread pattern with large rectangular tread blocks on the tyre shoulder that improve handling characteristics on dry roads.
  • An uninterrupted central rim running through the tyre circumference imparts directional stability and enables safe high speed capability.
  • Wet performance The uni-directional tread of the Bridgestone RE040 tyres is presented in a unique super slant format.
  • This essentially means that the tread grooves radiate from the centre to the tyre shoulder at a higher angle than regular circumferential grooves.
  • As a result this pattern is more effective in deflecting water and offers higher degree of aquaplaning resistance and safety from skidding.
  • Steering Responsiveness The tyre tread in the sidewalls is reinforced to enhance stiffness.
  • This leads to more precise steering responsiveness, and you can feel exactly how the tyres are reacting to your steering manoeuvres.
  • This gives your more confidence and greater control during cornering particularly at high speeds.
  • Overall ride quality The directional tread pattern is not particularly conducive to optimal noise reduction.
  • And the stiff sidewalls may make for a hard ride.
  • But customer surveys are overwhelmingly positive for ride comfort and quality, indicating that these two factors are not negatively impacting the Bridgestone RE040 tyres in any way.
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