Hankook Tire expands flagship tyre line-up

Tyre maker Hankook is further extending its product portfolio in the premium performance segment for passenger cars.

The company’s award-winning, cutting-edge flagship tyre line Ventus S1 evo² has been given high-performance treads, providing a further improved handling performance at high speeds in combination with a very low Rolling resistance. They are already being delivered as premium original fitment to Daimler AG. 



Due to its eco-friendly properties, the Ventus S1 evo² has already been selected in sizes 225/50 R 17 for the front and 245/45 R 17 for the rear axle as original fitment version for the Mercedes-Benz C350e plug-in hybrid.

Alongside high wet grip and precise handling, the development of the tyres, which are being made at the company’s state-of-the-art European production facility in Hungary, has mainly focused on exceptional environmental properties such as low rolling resistance and a low rolling noise…