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‘The Ventus Experience’ – Hankook celebrates premium approvals

One of the most effective means of elevating brand awareness is through original equipment fitments, and after rising through the ranks of aftermarket tyre suppliers, Hankook Tire is busy assembling a portfolio of new vehicle approvals that place it in league with the world’s best-known and trusted tyre brands. The list of Hankook original equipment approvals from the last few months alone includes fitments for the Mercedes-Benz S-Class and E-Class, plus the BMW 5-Series and X5. These deals come at a time of growth for Hankook’s performance tyre business – as evidenced by the 12.9 per cent year-on-year rise in European UHP tyre sales during 2013 – and Hankook is in the mood to celebrate its success. The tyre maker recently invited journalists from Europe and beyond to Spain in order to get to know the company and its latest Ventus lines a little better.

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7th February 2014/by Tyrepress Editors

2014 Metzeler Calendar celebrates road racing competition

Motorsport

Metzeler has launched its 2014 Calendar, celebrating its ongoing commitment to road racing. The 21st edition of the calendar has 19 coloured and black and white images and is accompanied by a mini documentary “The road to legend: a story about road racing”.

4th December 2013/by Andrew

Litchfield 102mm R35 GT-R Exhaust

Product News

Litchfield – the GT-R tuner – has released details of its latest exhaust system for the R35 variant. This latest system has been precision-fabricated in a substantial 102mm (4”) diameter is aimed at “those discerning owners that refuse to compromise on either soundtrack or performance for their car.”

27th November 2013/by Tyrepress Editors

Toyo releases Proxes T1 Sport SUV tyre

Premium, Product News

Toyo’s most recent SUV tyre, the Proxes T1 Sport SUV, is designed to add a quieter ride and improved wet performance over the capabilities of the technology contained in the Proxes S/T. Toyo says the tyre is perfect for fitment to popular vehicles such as the Range Rover, BMW X5, Porsche Cayenne and Mercedes ML and others within this increasingly popular segment.

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15th November 2013/by Andrew

Bridgestone adds Ecopia fitments to maxi scooter line

Product News

A low rolling resistance tyre has been added to Bridgestone’s BattlaxSC maxi scooter range. The Battlax SC Ecopia is said to reduce rolling resistance by 15 per cent while maintaining the wet and dry handling, stability, wear life and comfort found in the standard Battlax SC. Bridgestone says it was able to reduce rolling resistance – which primarily results from tyre deformation and the loss of energy via heat generation during rotation – by working on three factors that directly affect tyre rolling resistance.

6th November 2013/by Tyrepress Editors

January launch for 3 Michelin Pilot Road 4 tyres

Premium, Product News

Michelin will bring its latest range of motorcycle tyres in January 2014, with three versions of the Pilot Road 4 available in a total of 17 sizes. The Pilot Road 4, Pilot Road 4 GT and Pilot Road 4 Trail have been developed to decrease wet braking distances. The GT version of the tyre has been awarded a major original equipment contract too; it will be fitted to the new BMW R 1200 RT, one of the bestselling bikes in its category.

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5th November 2013/by Andrew

DTM, Hankook to complete 2013 season at Hockenheimring

Motorsport

The DTM season ends this weekend at the same place where it began in May, the Hockenheimring. While the drivers’ title has already been won by Mike Rockenfeller (Audi), and Augusto Farfus’s overall second place is unassailable, the BMW could achieve the rare feat of claiming two DTM races in the same year at the course in Hardtwald. In the third year of its involvement in the touring car series, exclusive tyre partner Hankook’s newly developed option tyres have provided an extra dimension to every DTM race.

18th October 2013/by Andrew

Jordan extends Dunlop MSA BTCC advantage

Motorsport

At the end of the Silverstone meeting there are five drivers in contention for the 2013 Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship. While Andrew Jordan is in command after extending his advantage, two wins for Jason Plato and another for reigning champion Gordon Shedden kept their respective title hopes alive. Two other former champions in Matt Neal and Colin Turkington are also in contention in the final three races of the season at Brands Hatch in two weeks’ time.

1st October 2013/by Andrew

Another BMW OE for Uniwheels

Product News

Uniwheels shares that it is supplying 20-inch alloy wheels to the latest BMW 6 Series M Sport Edition. The wheels are produced at the company’s Werdohl plant in Germany and are fitted to order on Coupé, Cabrio and Gran Coupé versions of the model.

26th September 2013/12,345 Comments/by Tyrepress Editors

Hankook Ventus Race Plus to provide decisive boost in Oschersleben

Motorsport

Previewing this weekend’s DTM racing at the Motorsport Arena Oschersleben, Hankook’s racing engineer has predicted that the company’s softer option tyre could prove the difference for the cars able to use it best. Michael Eckert explained: "I expect that the option tyres will enable a large number of fast laps before any significant drop-off effect becomes discernible here at Oschersleben. The teams who are able to find the right vehicle set-up with which to make optimum use of the Ventus Race Plus will be among those to land the front positions.”

13th September 2013/12,345 Comments/by Tyrepress Editors

Hankook OE on BMW 5 series

News

Hankook's high performance Ventus S1 evo2 tyre is being fitted as OE on BMW 520i, 528i, 530i, 535i and 520d models. The size of tyre is 225/55R 17W. This is the fourth model from the BMW group which has Hankook as original equipment; the others are: Mini, BMW 1 series and 3 series and the fact that Hankook are equipping such high-end vehicles "confirms our position as a globally-recognised manufacturer of high performance premium tyres" says Jin-Wook Choi, Hankook Tire President and COO for Europe.

6th September 2013/12,345 Comments/by Tyrepress Editors

Pirelli shows Superbike performance durability at Cadwell Park

News

Pirelli’s SC1 Diablo Superbike tyre showed impressive durability at Cadwell Park over the weekend, as Josh Brookes set the fastest race lap of the weekend on the penultimate lap of the second race in a time of 1:27.422 with the track temperature nearing 40 degrees. Meanwhile Alex Lowes took a brace of victories in front of his home crowd to take Brookes’ second place in the Championship behind Shane Byrne.

28th August 2013/12,345 Comments/by Tyrepress Editors

Michelin launches ‘B’ version Pilot Road 3 for large touring bikes

News

Michelin has launched a new ‘B’ version of its Pilot Road 3 sport touring tyre. Specifically, the tyre is designed for large touring bikes including the BMW K1600GT. Using the same siped tread pattern as the original tyre, the new version also features a redesigned casing to aid stability when these bikes are fully-laden with luggage and a pillion.

21st August 2013/12,345 Comments/by Tyrepress Editors

Wickens grabs first DTM victory in challenging Nürburgring conditions

News

Robert Wickens scored the maiden victory of his DTM career in difficult wet and drying conditions at the Nürburgring. The Mercedes-Benz driver coped best with the changeable conditions, moving from seventh on the grid to the front of the field. The race was stopped after 47 of the scheduled 49 laps, because the maximum duration of 75 minutes had been reached. Tyre supplier Hankook provided the wet, base-line slick and faster option tyres to help the teams adapt to different conditions and to use flexible race tactics.

19th August 2013/12,345 Comments/by Tyrepress Editors

3 different winners put Pirelli soft BSB tyre to test

News

Pirelli supplied three separate winners with its softer compound Superbike SC1 slick tyres on front and rear in a dramatic trio of Oulton Superbike races. BSB legend Shane ‘Shakey’ Byrne took a historic 50th series win, while Josh Brookes and Alex Lowes also booked their places in the coveted Showdown, reserved for the top six riders to battle for the title. Pirelli racing manager Jason Griffiths commented: “We witnessed some fantastic racing over the weekend here at Oulton Park which produced three worthy winners. The crowd and TV viewers were certainly treated to some of the best racing I’ve seen and it was also great to again see five manufacturers in the top five at times. From our point of view it was fantastic to see race fastest laps logged so late in the races, again proving the performance and durability of the soft compound Superbike Diablo slicks.”

13th August 2013/12,345 Comments/by Tyrepress Editors

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