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Lamborghini Racing Team Signs Tire Deal With Hankook for Its Super Trofeo Series
Lamborghini Racing Team Signs Tire Deal With Hankook for Its Super Trofeo Series

17 Jan 2023, 14:14 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Starting in 2023, Hankook will be the tire supplier for all Lamborghini Super Trofeo races. It has already developed a special tire for the competition

 
Runflat Tires Face Seal Tires and Regular Ones in a Test With the Same Compound
Runflat Tires Face Seal Tires and Regular Ones in a Test With the Same Compound

28 Oct 2022, 16:01 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / For the first time, a tire with the same compound and thread pattern has been made in both runflat, seal, and regular format. This is how it fares in testing

 
Hankook Unveils Its First Tires Designed Specifically for EVs, They Promise Longer Ranges
Hankook Unveils Its First Tires Designed Specifically for EVs, They Promise Longer Ranges

16 Mar 2022, 13:16 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / Tire manufacturer Hankook unveils its first family of tires designed specifically for EVs. They are called iON and promise higher efficiency and lower noise

 
Hankook Unveils Futuristic Airless Tire Fitted for Hyundai's Plug & Drive Modular Platform
Hankook Unveils Futuristic Airless Tire Fitted for Hyundai's Plug & Drive Modular Platform

10 Jan 2022, 09:40 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / Hankook's latest i-Flex airless tire was recently presented at the CES (Consumer Electronics Show) as part of a collaboration with Hyundai, for its PnD module

 
Tire Delamination Prompts GM to Recall the Chevrolet Equinox and GMC Terrain
Tire Delamination Prompts GM to Recall the Chevrolet Equinox and GMC Terrain

17 Aug 2021, 13:39 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / If you have a 2021 - 2022 Chevrolet Equinox and GMC Terrain fitted with Kinergy GT H436 tires from Hankook, you may want to change those tires ASAP

 
Hankook Origami, Shape-Shifting Wheel Is Perfect for Exploring Alien Planets
Hankook Origami, Shape-Shifting Wheel Is Perfect for Exploring Alien Planets

11 Apr 2021, 05:21 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Researchers have developed a new wheel prototype that changes shape and tread at the push of a button, which makes it ideal for rovers and combat robots

 
Tesla Model 3 to Use Korean Hankook Tires as Its Stock Option
Tesla Model 3 to Use Korean Hankook Tires as Its Stock Option

18 May 2016, 17:55 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / Some unnamed sources report that a deal has been struck between the Korean tire manufacturer and Palo Alto-based Tesla Motors EV manufacturer

 
Hankook iFlex Tires Promise High-Speed Driving Without Air Pressure
Hankook iFlex Tires Promise High-Speed Driving Without Air Pressure

16 Jul 2015, 16:06 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Hankook Tire announced that it had successfully completed its ride and handling tests for its latest non-pneumatic tire (NPT) - the Hankook iFlex

 
See Hankook’s Future Tires and Other Funky Rims at Essen 2013 <span>· Live Photos</span>
See Hankook’s Future Tires and Other Funky Rims at Essen 2013 · Live Photos

29 Nov 2013, 18:15 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / If you recall, Hankook released a while ago a video showing off its idea of some futuristic high-tech tires, promising to change the way vehicles drive on different road surfaces. Well, the concepts...

 
Kumho Tires to Shoe The Mercedes-Benz G-Class as OE
Kumho Tires to Shoe The Mercedes-Benz G-Class as OE

11 Oct 2013, 13:33 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / The collaboration between Kumho and Daimler AG dates back to 2007, when the South Korean tire company was chosen as OE (Original Equipment) for the Mercedes-Benz A-Class. The partnership was exte...

 
Certain E-Class and S-Class Models to Come With Hankook Tires
Certain E-Class and S-Class Models to Come With Hankook Tires

5 Sep 2013, 09:09 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / Mercedes-Benz will offer the Korean tire-manufacturer Hankook a chance to move a little bit more upmarket by choosing them as a supplier of original equipment tires for two of the Germans' mode...

 
Gardemeister Will Drive Skoda in 2011 IRC
Gardemeister Will Drive Skoda in 2011 IRC

9 Mar 2011, 14:41 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Toni Gardemeister has finalized the remaining details of his return to the international rallying scene this year. After last month confirming that he has set up his own team in the International Ra...

 
Hankook Signs 3-Year DTM Supply Deal
Hankook Signs 3-Year DTM Supply Deal

18 Jan 2011, 09:25 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Not only Formula 1 and the World Rally Championship are beginning new business relationships when it comes to tire suppliers, but also the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (DTM) series. Starting with th...

 
Paffett Sees Closer DTM Battle in 2011
Paffett Sees Closer DTM Battle in 2011

27 Dec 2010, 15:12 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Mercedes-Benz may have dominated the 2010 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (DTM) Series, but that isn't to mean the upcoming campaign would be the same picnic for the Stuttgart-based manufacturer. ...

 
Hankook Considering Building New Chinese Plant
Hankook Considering Building New Chinese Plant

23 Apr 2010, 09:13 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The Chinese automotive market’s boom doesn’t only bring hefty sales increases for carmakers but also allows parts and components suppliers to expand their business in the world's la...

 
Bridgestone Sticks to Decision to Quit F1
Bridgestone Sticks to Decision to Quit F1

18 Mar 2010, 11:59 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Although both the president of the International Automobile Federation (FIA) Jean Todt and the Formula One CEO Bernie Ecclestone have expressed their hopes in recent weeks that current F1 tire suppl...

 
Two Korean Tire Makers Interested in F1 Programme
Two Korean Tire Makers Interested in F1 Programme

14 Jan 2010, 08:02 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / With Bridgestone announcing their exit from Formula One at the end of the 2010 season, Bernie Ecclestone must be going crazy looking for tire suppliers to replace the Japanese maker. In recent month...