Run-flat tires appear nearly identical from the exterior — the technology is in the sidewalls and rubber compound. The Achilles' heel of a traditional vehicle tire is a pressure loss. Without ...

A leader in run-flat tire technology and an original-equipment supplier to automakers, Bridgestone is now turning its attention to the replacement market with a new run-flat called DriveGuard, an ...

Despite the importance of tires, most drivers don't spend much time thinking about them. They're round, they're black, and they get expensive quickly. Those who know a bit about tires probably know ...

AUSTIN, Texas (April 7, 2014) — Bridgestone Americas launched its DriveGuard line of run-flat tires April 3 at the Circuit of the Americas near Austin during a ride-and-drive event for dealers and ...

AUSTIN, Texas (April 11, 2014) — In this video, Robert Saul, product planning manager at Bridgestone Americas, details the features of the DriveGuard line of run-flat tires for the replacement market ...

Many newer cars don’t come with a spare tire, relying instead on either onboard compressors and sealants or run-flat tires. Run-flat tires offer the ability to travel short distances at reduced speeds ...

In a chilly venue in the hills outside Nice, Japanese tyre giant Bridgestone launched a new type of run-flat tyre – "DriveGuard". The big news is that DriveGuard, unlike traditional run-flats, can be ...

According to a poll conducted on behalf of tire manufacturer Bridgestone, 6 percent of American adults would prefer to get a colonoscopy than to change a flat tire. We're not sure what to make of that ...

The world of tires is an ever-expanding nexus of increasingly specialized compounds for any situation. There are tires for everyday roads, snow, rain, summer, racing, off-roading and tires that ...

There's a compelling safety argument to be made for run-flat tires: Blow a tire on a highway on a cold, rainy night and, instead of digging out the spare tire and jacking up the car to replace the ...

A leader in run-flat tire technology and an original-equipment supplier to automakers, Bridgestone is now turning its attention to the replacement market with a new run-flat called DriveGuard, an ...

Austin, TX. Imagine getting a severe puncture or hole in your tire but you don’t get a flat. Seems magical, right? Indeed, but that’s the engineering mastery of run-flat tires. It’s not a new concept.