Bridgestone® Brand Potenza® RE92 Tires Are Original Equipment On All-New Scion tC Sports Coupe

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (September 27, 2004) - Bridgestone® brand Potenza® RE92 high performance tires are original equipment on the sleek new Scion tC sports coupe.

Providing high performance handling for the 160-horsepower 2005 Scion tC, the Bridgestone Potenza RE92 tire features a unique tread design with interlocking triangulated blocks and circumferential grooves for excellent wet, dry and snow traction. Hard rubber sidewall stiffeners resist lateral movement to maintain tire stability, optimizing the vehicle's responsiveness and cornering.

The Bridgestone Potenza RE92 tire in size 215/45ZR17 carries a Z-speed rating and a UTQG rating of 160 for treadwear, A for traction and A for temperature.

Bridgestone Corporation is also the original equipment tire supplier for the Scion xA subcompact, equipping the vehicle with Bridgestone Potenza RE92 84T tires in size P185/60R15.

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, Dayton and associate and private brand tires. The company is focused on wholesale and original equipment markets, supplying passenger, light truck, commercial vehicle, off-road, agricultural and other tires to its customers in North America.

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