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Elegance On Demand: More Upscale SUV Owners Get Stylish New Option

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

Nashville-based Bridgestone Firestone North American Tire, LLC is a subsidiary of Bridgestone Americas Holding, Inc., whose parent company, Bridgestone Corporation, is the world’s largest tire and rubber company. BFNT develops, manufactures and markets Bridgestone, Firestone, and associate and private brand tires. The company is focused on wholesale and original equipment markets, supplying passenger, light truck, commercial vehicle, off-road, motorcycle, agricultural and other tires to its customers in North America.