The Potenza RE-11 is an extreme performance summer tire created for passionate sports car, sports coupe and performance sedan drivers. The Potenza RE-11 is designed to put together traction, handling and driving control with excellent noise and ride comfort. The Potenza RE-11 is tuned for dry and wet conditions, but like all summer tires, it’s not designed to be driven in near-freezing conditions, via snow or on ice.
The Potenza RE-11 is the first Potenza road tire to integrate Bridgestone's 3D Seamless Stealth technology initially introduced in their Formula 1 and GP2 racing tires. The Potenza RE-11 features a good asymmetric tread pattern that combines substantial outboard independent shoulder blocks interlocked with a notched circumferential intermediate rib that offers the lateral stiffness necessary to boost steering reaction and improve dry cornering traction. Inboard, a continuous intermediate rib and notched shoulder rib are separated by wide, straight circumferential grooves that provide water evacuation to resist hydroplaning and enhance wet traction.
The tire's internal structure includes a custom designed asymmetric shape which enables distribute footprint pressure more evenly by maintaining the straighter outboard sidewall through “falling down” while helping the greater rounded inboard sidewall resist “falling away” during intense cornering. A pair of wide steel belts strengthened by spirally wound nylon offer durability; even ride quality and high-speed capability.
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