Hankook Tire Launches Winter Performance Tire 'Winter i*cept evo4'
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Hankook Tire & Technology will launch its new winter performance tires, 'Winter i*cept evo4' and 'Winter i*cept evo4 SUV,' in the domestic market starting on the 1st.
The new products are successors to the 'Winter i*cept evo3' and were developed to improve driving performance on winter road surfaces such as snow and ice.
They feature wider lateral grooves, Sipe at various angles, 'Balance Grip Compound,' and a V-shaped tread pattern, and will be offered in 127 sizes from 17-inch to 22-inch.
Hankook Tire & Technology announced that it will launch its new winter performance tires, 'Winter icept evo4' and 'Winter icept evo4 SUV,' in the domestic market starting on the 1st.
The new 'Winter icept evo4' is the successor to the 'Winter icept evo3.' The product was developed to improve driving performance on a variety of winter road surfaces, including snow and ice, with a focus on better acceleration on snow, improved handling, and enhanced winter driving performance.
By applying wider lateral grooves than the previous product, it achieved a 5% improvement in snow grip and a 5% improvement in snow traction compared with the previous model. It also supports stable driving on snow through the use of Sipe at various angles.
The Winter icept evo4 and Winter icept evo4 SUV use 'Balance Grip Compound' to secure excellent grip on a variety of road surfaces. In addition, the V-shaped tread pattern improves braking performance on wet roads and quickly channels water to both sides of the road surface to effectively suppress hydroplaning.
It also applies an optimized vulcanization temperature to reduce rolling resistance and lower fuel consumption. In addition, it expands the contact area and uses a design that evenly distributes vehicle load across the tire to maintain a uniform wear pattern, improving mileage performance by 15% compared with the previous model and delivering strong economy.
The products launched this time are the Winter icept evo4 and Winter icept evo4 SUV. They are offered in a full lineup of 127 sizes, including 65 passenger-car sizes and 62 SUV sizes, across 17-inch to 22-inch specifications.
This enables support for everything from high-performance sedans to premium SUVs, and the company plans to provide optimal winter driving performance for a wide range of vehicle types.
Source: TECHWORLD · Lee Gwang-jae
Original: https://www.epnc.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=406326
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