Category: Hankook

Kevin Baker and Derek Hill of leading distributor TyreCall Group were on hand this week to help showcase the extensive range of Hankook and Laufenn commercial vehicle tyres at the Road Transport Expo in Stoneleigh.

Hankook has been commended in the Summer Tyre category in the Auto Express Product Awards 2026 for its flagship ultra-high-performance summer tyre, the Ventus evo.

Hankook has expanded its winter tyre line-up with the introduction of the new Winter i*cept evo 4 for passenger cars and the Winter i*cept evo 4 SUV.

Hankook Tire is participating as a headline sponsor at ‘Everything Electric’, one of Europe’s leading EV exhibitions, taking place across three UK regions from May to September.

Building on the momentum of the inaugural Road Transport Expo (RTX) Ireland earlier this year, Hankook Tyre UK is set to return to the second RTX event of the year at the NAEC Stoneleigh venue taking place from 30th June to 2nd July.

Hankook Tire is this year celebrating its 85th anniversary, having began back in 1941 in South Korea as a small industrial enterprise under the name ‘Chosun Daiya Industrial’.

Hankook supplied its racing tyre, the Ventus F200, to HWA AG’s racing sedan HWA EVO.R competing in the 2026 Nürburgring 24H (ADAC RAVENOL 24H Nürburgring), which took place from 14ht-17th May at the Nürburgring circuit in Germany.

Hankook has once again been recognised for its product excellence, earning a “Highly Recommended” accolade for its Dynapro AT2 tyre in the Best Tyres for Pick-Up Trucks category in the DriverReviews 2026/27 Customer Choice Awards. The Dynapro AT2 is an all-terrain SUV tyre designed to deliver reliable performance and safety all year round.

Hankook is returning to the super-sport tyre segment with the Ventus evo Z, a high-performance summer tyre with a sporty design, offering greater tread depth and durability than a semi-slick, while still delivering excellent grip and handling for track use.

Hankook, the exclusive tyre supplier to the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship, equipped all teams as the series staged the 2026 Hankook Berlin E-Prix at the Tempelhof Airport Circuit.

Represented in Ireland by Somora Motor Parts, Hankook’s range of replacement batteries are gaining in popularity on the back of strong brand recognition, and product quality and reliability at a price-point that is finding favour with tyre shops and fast fits.