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6/30/25, 2:05 PM  Company News in Egypt: Bridgestone Develops Bespoke Potenza Race Tyres for Volkswagen Golf GTI’s Record-Breaking 50th An…
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          Bridgestone Develops Bespoke Potenza Race Tyres for

          Volkswagen Golf GTI’s Record-Breaking 50th
          Anniversary Model
































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          June  26 ,  2025  —  Bridgestone,  a  global  leader  in  premium  tyres  and  sustainable  mobility
          solutions,  has  developed  custom  Potenza  Race  semi-slicks  for  Volkswagen’s  new  Golf  GTI
          EDITION 50, the Golf GTI’s exclusive 50th anniversary model. Engineered to perfectly match
          and  enhance  the  high  performance  capabilities  of  the  fastest  and  most  powerful  production
          GTI  to  date,  Bridgestone’s  custom  racing  fitment  leverages  the  motorsports  heritage  of  its
          iconic Potenza family.

          Developed and produced in Europe, the premium Bridgestone Potenza Race fitment features
          a high-grip compound with an optimised cavity profile for maximum dry performance, a tread
          pattern designed to perform even in the wet, and a high-strength, lightweight carcass to reduce
          rolling resistance.

          Providing the precision and control to make history

          Volkswagen  unveiled  the  Golf  GTI  EDITION  50  at  the  world-famous  24-hour  race  held  at
          Germany’s  iconic  Nürburgring  –  where  the  exclusive  model  already  set  the  fastest-ever
          Nürburgring lap time for a Volkswagen production model. 1

          Earlier in 2025, the Golf GTI EDITION 50I completed a lap of the 20.82-kilometre Nordschleife
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          in just 07:46:13.  The record-breaking car was exclusively equipped with custom Bridgestone
          Potenza Race fitment, delivering consistent ultra-high grip across the full lap, and the precision
          and control needed to make history on the demanding Nürburgring circuit.

          “Our  bespoke  Potenza  Race  tyres  were  engineered  to  extract  every  ounce  of  performance
          from  the  Golf  GTI  EDITION  50,”  said  Radoslaw  Bolkowski,  Vice  President  OE  Sales  at
          Bridgestone EMEA. “Seeing them help deliver a record-breaking Nürburgring lap is a brilliant

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