Bridgestone to be OE on Toyota Lexus 2018 model.

Toyota Motor Corp. has approved two Bridgestone Corp. run-flat tyres as OE fitments on its 2018 Lexus LC500/LC500h, the car maker’s top-end luxury coupe set to debut in 2017.

Toyota will fit the Bridgestone’s Potenza S001L RFT and Turanza T005 RFT in two sizes each — 245/40RF21 96Y and 275/35RF21 99Y; and 245/45RF20 99Y 275/40RF20 102Y, respectively, the Japanese tyre maker said.

The tyres, which Bridgestone claims can travel up to 50 miles at up to 50 mph after a puncture or loss of pressure, were designed specifically for the Lexus LC500/LC500h to achieve high driving performance.

The tyres, Bridgestone added, help realize the key concepts of the Lexus LC500/LC500h image of being “even sharper (and) more refined.” The Potenza will be fitted to the LC500 and the Turanza to the LC500h hybrid.