Bridgestone OE for e-tron

Bridgestone has been chosen to supply Audi’s first all-electric SUV, the Audi e-tron with six different tyres from 19’’ to 21’’ – four summer and two winter sizes – as original fitments.

To ensure top-level handling and excellent braking performance, Bridgestone fitted Alenza 001 summer tyres; specially designed for SUVs, the tyre has a block structure that optimises contact with the road to improve steering response on corners and stability when driving on a straight. It has been awarded the EU label Grade A for wet grip – the best on the market.

For winter conditions, Bridgestone delivered the Blizzak LM 001 for its dependable cornering and handling on wet, dry, icy, slushy and snowy roads. The tyre combines a high-silica compound imbued with Bridgestone’s Nano Pro-Tech polymer to ensure excellent grip.

Autonomy is one of the most important considerations of any all-electric vehicle. This is only possible with a low level of rolling resistance – an area in which the Bridgestone tyres have been awarded with the best-in-class EU label Grade A. The tyres enable it to travel 400 km on a single charge, according to Bridgestone.

The e-tron will be fitted with Bridgestone’s proprietary B-Silent technology as a further means of minimising in-vehicle noise; the hollow spaces within a tyre are filled to reduce echo, while the tyre walls and structure are reinforced to minimise vibration and reverberation from the movement of the tyres on the road surface.

“We are pleased to have been chosen by Audi to provide tyres as original equipment for their first-ever fully electric vehicle,” says Mark Tejedor, Vice President of Original Equipment at Bridgestone EMEA.

“In an industry in rapid transformation where vehicles are becoming more and more CASE – connected, autonomous, shared and electric, Bridgestone delivers new solutions and technologies answering car manufacturer’s most demanding challenges thanks notably to our industry’s leading investments in R&D.”