One of the best ways to attain grip in the wintertime is to choose a tyre with grooves designed for winter conditions. Blizzak LM005 DriveGuard grooves are deeper and set in a zig-zag pattern to channel water, slush and snow away from the tyre’s surface and attain that extra grip on snowy and wet roads.
Technical features & benefits
Distinct grooves in the tread pattern
Enhance grip and snow traction
NanoPro-Tech™ in the compound
Earned EU Label Grade A for wet grip
Independent tests awarded Blizzak LM005 DriveGuard with EU Label Grade A — the highest label grade — for its superior performance on wet roads. The tyre stops faster and grips roads better because it uses NanoPro-Tech ™: an exclusive Bridgestone technology that contains bite particles and a silica coating to enhance the tyre’s wet grip.*
Special sipes improve braking distance
Shorter stopping distance on winter roads
Braking is fundamental for safe winter driving, and tyres with the right sipes — little cuts in the tread— can make all the difference. The Blizzak LM005 DriveGuard tread contains multiple 2D and 3D sipes to increase its contact with the road and bite through layers of snow and ice for maximum control.
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1 Tests carried out by TÜV SÜD on the request of Bridgestone in October-November 2018 at the facilities ATP Papenburg (Germany) for dry & wet tests, at TÜV SÜD Product Service (Germany) for noise, comfort and laboratory tests and at ARCTIC FALLS (Sweden) for snow & ice tests, with VW Golf VII, on tyre size 195/65 R15. Blizzak LM005 compared to the performances of main competitors in the same segment: Continental WinterContact TS860, Michelin Alpin 6, Goodyear UltraGrip 9, Pirelli Cinturato Winter. Annex Report No. [713139853-03] Snow braking distance (40 km/h to 5 km/h) in meters: Bridgestone LM005 (16.6), Continental WinterContact TS860 (16.1), Goodyear UltraGrip 9 (17.0), Pirelli Cinturato Winter (17.0), Michelin Alpin 6 (17.2) Snow acceleration/traction (10 km/h to 35 km/h) in seconds: Bridgestone LM005 (3.53), Continental WinterContact TS860 (3.49), Michelin Alpin 6 (3.56), Pirelli Cinturato Winter (3.59), Goodyear UltraGrip 9 (3.63) Ice braking distance (20 km/h to 5 km/h) in meters: Bridgestone LM005 (10.6), Michelin Alpin 6 (10.3), Pirelli Cinturato Winter (10.7), Continental WinterContact TS860 (10.8), Goodyear UltraGrip 9 (11.0) Wet braking distance (80 km/h to 20 km/h) in meters: Bridgestone LM005 (27.2), Continental WinterContact TS860 (29.5), Goodyear UltraGrip 9 (30.0), Pirelli Cinturato Winter (30.3), Michelin Alpin 6 (30.7) Lateral wet grip stability (cornering) in meter/second2: Bridgestone LM005 (6.53), Continental WinterContact TS860 (6.34), Goodyear UltraGrip 9 (6.30), Pirelli Cinturato Winter (6.23), Michelin Alpin 6 (6.18).
2 Driving distance after a puncture may vary depending on vehicle load, outside temperature, and when the TPMS is triggered.
