These were demonstrated to the motoring press way back in 2009 (!!) and are not yet available, so I thought I'd investigate the UK availability.
On the 27th July, I e-mailed 2 of the leading tyre suppliers in the UK and was given what could only be described as "woolly" responses....such as "our tyres are the latest" and "no more than 2 years old, so should be the latest type".
Hmmmm.......not very helpful I thought.
So I called Bridgestone UK.
Their rep advised that sizes:- 255/40R17 W(94) and 225/45R17 W(91) would be available in around THREE WEEKS...........
I was rather suspicious.....so...I thought I'd call Bridgestone UK again...today
I put the following questions:-
Is this product available soon?
NO, this product is currently ONLY available in Japan to a select few vehicles as Original Fitment
Are they available anywhere else in the world?
NO.
Do you have any idea as to when they might become available?
Sometime next year at the earliest.
Bridgestone UK had no idea as to why it's taking so long to bring them to market.
Perhaps they are watching other manufacturers and waiting to jump on next technology? Who knows.............
LATEST.............
These tyres are NOT coming to the UK market......see latest post
On the 27th July, I e-mailed 2 of the leading tyre suppliers in the UK and was given what could only be described as "woolly" responses....such as "our tyres are the latest" and "no more than 2 years old, so should be the latest type".
Hmmmm.......not very helpful I thought.
So I called Bridgestone UK.
Their rep advised that sizes:- 255/40R17 W(94) and 225/45R17 W(91) would be available in around THREE WEEKS...........
I was rather suspicious.....so...I thought I'd call Bridgestone UK again...today
I put the following questions:-
Is this product available soon?
NO, this product is currently ONLY available in Japan to a select few vehicles as Original Fitment
Are they available anywhere else in the world?
NO.
Do you have any idea as to when they might become available?
Sometime next year at the earliest.
Bridgestone UK had no idea as to why it's taking so long to bring them to market.
Perhaps they are watching other manufacturers and waiting to jump on next technology? Who knows.............
LATEST.............
These tyres are NOT coming to the UK market......see latest post