Hankook Tyres
Hankook manufactures globally innovative, award winning radial tyres of proven superior quality for passenger cars, light trucks, SUVs, RVs, trucks and buses as well as motorsports.
Offering consumers superior product quality, technological excellence and driving satisfaction, tyres for the UK market are produced at the European factory in Hungary.
The company creates bespoke tyre solutions for Original Equipment according to the requirements of leading premium car manufacturers including Audi, BMW, Mercedes and Porsche and produces over 104 million tyres for passenger cars, commercial vehicles and motorsports each year, and distributes to more than180 countries.
VENTUS PRIME 4
Optimised comfort with low noise technology for the ultimate enjoyable ride
The development of a high mileage compound technology has helped to boost the tread block’s stiffness – helping to significantly lower the rolling resistance and improve wear rates and mileage. Safer driving and stopping distance on wet roads. Low noise technology offers a quiet ride.
Ventus S1 evo Z
Maximum performance and ultimate handling response for sporty driving
Engineered with Hankook’s motorsport technology in mind, the expanding lateral grooves enhance water evacuation, reducing road noise and ensuring wet grip and traction. The circumferential grooves improve safety and control while driving, with the solid outside tread rib ensuring impressive dry grip and handling.
VENTUS S1 EVO 3
Powerful performance and superior handling for luxury vehicles
Excellent handling throughout powerful acceleration. Optimal wet performance with improved stopping distances. It is equipped with interlocking outside grooves to secure wet grip and prevent hydroplaning on slick surfaces. This reinforces its performance on wet roads and cornering in the rain, without compromising dry handling performance.
VENTUS PRIME 3
The perfect balance between performance, comfort and safety
Offers high comfort combined with a premium performance. Safe handling with a sporty driving style. The high grip silica compound produces excellent grip, traction and braking on wet and dry roads.
KINERGY ECO2
The smart choice for driver and environment
Designed with optimised rolling resistance and increased mileage. The tyre features noise reduction without compromising on a durable and eco-friendly performance. The wet and dry road performance is optimised with impressive braking and road-holding ability.
VENTUS S1 EVO3 X
Powerful performance and superior handling for luxury SUVs
Excellent handling throughout powerful acceleration. Optimal wet performance with improved stopping distances. It is equipped with interlocking outside grooves to secure wet grip and prevent hydroplaning on slick surfaces. This reinforces its performance on wet roads and cornering in the rain, without compromising dry handling performance.
KINERGY 4S 2
Just one, whatever the weather
All-season tyre for reliable and safe performance 365 days a year. Unique rubber compound ensures high grip in low temperatures. Short braking distances and impressive handling in summer heat. The use of a special bead filler provides stable handling and steering behaviour, and the wide steel belt layer ensures a long service life in combination with the stable sidewall.
DYNAPRO HP2
High performance tyre for luxury and powerful SUVs
Provides excellent traction, reduced noise and improved tread properties for powerful and dynamic SUVs. The impressive braking and traction capabilities on wet and dry roads, as well as a comfortable driving experience, firmly place this tyre as the premium choice for luxury SUV drivers.
DYNAPRO MT2
Tough tread and powerful all-terrain tyre
Dynapro is a tyre designed for SUV/Light Trucks with strong driving and braking performances on all terrains and through every type of weather, including on- and off-road conditions.
KINERGY 4S 2X
Just one SUV tyre, whatever the weather
All-season tyre for reliable and safe performance 365 days a year. Unique rubber compound ensures high grip in low temperatures. Short braking distances and impressive handling in summer heat. The use of a special bead filler provides stable handling and steering behaviour, and the wide steel belt layer ensures a long service life in combination with the stable sidewall.
DYNAPRO AT2
All-terrain SUV tyre with superior performance 365 days a year
Strikes an impressive balance between off-road traction and on-road stability. The extra biting edge ensures more traction and stability in wet, snowy and dry road conditions. With a longer mileage capability to ensure a superior all-round performance from a tyre built for longevity.
VANTRA LT
A durable van summer tyre for commercial vans and transport vehicles
Excellent durability and increased performance, with impressive wet performance and fuel efficiency. Stability and safety is maintained even under higher loads. The application of the 3-channel wide grooves reduces hydroplaning and increases performance and safety even throughout powerful acceleration.
VANTRA ST AS2
Multi-performance van tyre for reliable driving in all weather conditions
Its 3PMSF mark enables safe driving throughout all four seasons, with impressive snow and ice performance as well as smooth summer driving. The wide steel belt layer ensures optimal tread stiffness and improves handling performance on dry and wet roads.
Winter i*cept RS3
Winter Safety with i’Cept technology.
Reversed V-shaped grooves are designed opposite to the main grooves, improving traction on snowy roads. Micro edge
Sipes placed around the edges of the main grooves increase the contact area, providing better traction in winding snowy roads.A safe and enjoyable ride is possible with flexible handling, even in low-temperature conditions.
Winter ICEPT EVO3
Optimal driving in all winter conditions
An all-round excellent winter player, with excellent control in the snow and ice, as well as advanced wet and dry performance in cold weather. The snow pick traction grooves create a unidirectional tread design in a gull wing shape that improves the traction and braking performance on snow. The high loading silica compound provides an increased wet performance.
Winter ICEPT EVO2
Ultra-High-Performance tyre developed specifically for wintry road conditions
Optimised pattern design for optimal snow performance. Provides the best snow traction performance by increasing the biting edge through a snow-pick shaped groove.
Winter ICEPT RS2
Optimised pattern design for an excellent snow performance
Reliable traction and braking performance in snow. Stable driving performance and excellent grip on wet and icy roads. The grip claw technology Improves snow traction by applying sharp 3D edge, and the 3D winter sipe ensures optimal winter performance and enhanced driving stability by minimising block movement on wet and snowy roads.
WINTER ICEPT EVO3
High performance, safety and comfort
The Winter i*cept evo3 W330 winter tyres, designed by Hankook. The middle class model is dedicated to passenger cars. The manufacturer has made sure that the tyres are even more technologically advanced than their predecessor Winter i*cept evo2.
Winter ICEPT LV
The new standard in studless winter tyres for vans
Impressive traction and handling performance in the snow, with a long mileage performance and durable, long lasting tread. The enhanced sidewall stiffness provides impressive durability and reliability, whilst the jointless reinforced belt ensures Ideal tread strength with excellent snow grip claw technology to ensure a safe drive on winter roads.
History of Hankook tyres
Hankook Tire is one of the global top 5 companies in the mass production of tyres and manufactures innovative, award winning radial tyres of proven superior quality for passenger cars, light trucks, SUVs, RVs, trucks, and buses as well as motorsports (circuit racing/rallies).
Aspiring to bring consumers the utmost excellence in product quality, technological excellence and driving satisfaction, Hankook Tire continuously invests in research and development maintaining five R&D centres and seven production facilities around the world. Bespoke tyre solutions for the European markets as well as European Original Equipment according to the requirements of leading premium car manufacturers, are developed in the company’s regional Technical Centre in Hanover/Germany. Production for the European region is taking place in the state-of-the-art manufacturing site in Rácalmás/Hungary which was inaugurated in June 2007 and is continuously being expanded. Currently more than 3,000 employees produce up to 19 million tyres a year for passenger cars, SUVs and light trucks.
Hankook Tire’s European headquarters are located in Neu-Isenburg near Frankfurt am Main in Germany. The manufacturer operates further branches in Germany, UK, France, Italy, Spain, the Netherlands, Hungary, Czech Republic, Russia, Turkey, Sweden and Poland. Hankook products are sold directly through regional distributors in other local markets. Hankook Tire employs more than 22,000 people worldwide and are selling their products in over 180 countries.
Hankook products are fitted as original equipment by many of the world’s leading vehicle manufacturers including Audi, BMW, Chevrolet, Citroen, Daihatsu, Ford, Honda, Hyundai, Kia, Mercedes-Benz, Mazda, Mini, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Peugeot, Porsche, Renault, Seat, Skoda, Toyota, Vauxhall and Volkswagen.
Hankook are proud global sponsors of the Europa League and official technical partner and exclusive tyre supplier for the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship.