Hankook -
Hankook manufactures premium high-performance tyres for a wide range of vehicle categories from cars to trucks as well as for motorsport. Much of the development and production takes place in Europe for the European market, including original equipment for Audi, BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Porsche and VW.
Introducing the Hankook i*cept evo² (W320), an optimized ultra-high-performance winter tire designed to excel in all weather conditions. Engineered with advanced 3D sipes technology, this tire ensures optimal driving stability by minimizing block movements, providing you with a confident driving experience.
Innovative Tread Design
The i*cept evo² features ice pick-shaped traction grooves and sipes that deliver exceptional grip on the road, enhancing snow performance through a strategically arranged sipe angle. The zigzag traction groove further improves snow traction and braking performance, while the 3D winter sipes minimize block movement for superior performance on wet and snowy roads. Additionally, the ice-grip sipes enhance cornering performance, making this tire a reliable choice for winter driving.
Enhanced Handling and Grip
With a wide shoulder design, the Hankook i*cept evo² offers excellent handling and increased grip, thanks to the broadened shoulder blocks compared to conventional tires. The optimized block design, featuring semi-grooves dividing the transverse blocks, increases flexibility and optimizes the contact area during cornering, thereby improving wet and snow handling.
Superior Wet Performance
Experience enhanced wet performance with 30% wider grooves for water drainage compared to its predecessor. The aqua slant design provides ultimate wet performance through an increased cross-sectional area, ensuring safety and reliability in rainy conditions.
Robust Tire Construction
The Hankook i*cept evo² is built with an ultra-strong bead core, improving uniformity and bead strength. A very strong bead filler enhances handling and steering response, while the wide steel belt layer ensures optimal tread stiffness and improved handling. The endless reinforced belt cover provides ideal tread strength, and the high-grip silica compound enhances snow and wet traction while reducing rolling resistance.
Choose the Hankook i*cept evo² (W320) for your passenger car and experience unparalleled winter performance, exceptional handling, and superior safety in all weather conditions.
Hankook i*cept evo² (W320)
Optimised asymmetric pattern design for driving in all winter conditions
Optimised pattern design helps effectively bite in to the snow and improve the traction performance of the tyres.
Features
Tyre Pattern
Snow-pick traction groove Lateral ice ax shaped grooves have a scratching effect on roads. Powerful snow performance by optimised lateral groove angle.
Zigzag traction groove Improves snow traction and braking performance by increasing the cross point.
3D winter sipe Ensures optimal winter performance by minimising block movement on wet and snow roads.
Ice grip slits Provides cornering performance with sub slits.
Wide shoulder Provides the best handling performance and improves grip by widened shoulder blocks compared to conventional tyres.
Optimised cube block By dividing the lateral block through semi grooves there is increased flexibility and an optimised contact area when cornering. Wet and snow handling performance is also improved.
Wide aqua grooves Improves wet performance through the use of 30% wider grooves compared to existing product.
Aqua slant Provides ultimate performance in wet conditions by increasing cross sectional area.
Tyre Structure
High grip silica compound Improved snow / wet traction and lowered rolling resistance.
Jointless full cover reinforced belt Ideal tread strength.
Wide steel belt layer Ensures optimal tread stiffness and improves handling performance.
Adoption of high-hardness bead filler Improves handling and steering response.
Ultra high strength bead wire Improves uniformity and durability of the bead position.
The Tire Labeling Ordinance specifies the information requirements on fuel efficiency, wet grip and external rolling noise from tires. In addition, reference is made to the winter properties of the product.
The EU 1222/2009 regulation that has been in force since November 1st, 2012 has been revised and will be replaced by regulation EU 2020/740 from May 1st, 2021; From this point on, new requirements apply. The rating classes for fuel efficiency, wet grip and exterior noise have been changed and the layout of the EU label has been adjusted. The manufacturer's product data sheets stored in the EU database can be downloaded via a QR code integrated into the label. Information on snow grip and ice grip is also newly included for tires that meet these criteria.
The following tires are exempt from the regulation: - tires that are designed exclusively for installation on vehicles that were first registered before October 1, 1990 - retreaded tires (until a corresponding extension of EU VO 2020/740 has taken place) - professional off - Road tires - Racing tires - Tires with additional devices to improve traction, eg studded tires - T-type emergency tires - Tires with a permissible speed below 80 km/h - Tires for rims with a nominal diameter ≤ 254 mm or ≥ 635 mm
The criteria and evaluation classes at a glance
fuel efficiency
The fuel consumption depends on the rolling resistance of the tyres, the vehicle itself, the driving conditions and the driving style of the driver. The measured rolling resistance (rolling resistance coefficient) of the tire is divided into classes A (highest efficiency) to E (lowest efficiency).
If a vehicle is completely equipped with class A tires, a consumption reduction of up to 7.5%* is possible compared to class E tyres. In the case of commercial vehicles, it can even be higher. (Source: European Commission Impact Assessment * when measured according to the test methods set out in Regulation (EU) 2020/740)
Please note: Fuel consumption depends to a large extent on your own driving style and can be significantly reduced by driving in an environmentally friendly manner. Tire pressure should be checked regularly to improve fuel efficiency.
wet grip
Wet grip is divided into classes A (shortest braking distance) - E (longest braking distance).
If a car is equipped with class A tires, compared to class E tires, a braking distance of up to 18 m can be reduced when braking from 80 km/h (on a road surface with average grip).* *Source: wdk Economic Association of the German Rubber Industry eV
Please note: Traffic safety depends to a large extent on your own driving style. The stopping distances must always be observed. Tire pressure should be checked regularly to improve wet grip.
External rolling noise
The noise emitted by a tire affects the overall volume of the vehicle and affects not only your own driving comfort, but also the noise pollution of the environment. In the EU tire label, the external rolling noise is divided into 3 classes from A (lowest rolling noise) - C (highest rolling noise), measured in decibels (dB) and compared with the European noise emission limit values for external tire rolling noise.
A The pictogram with the classification "A" indicates that the tire's external rolling noise is more than 3 dB below the EU limit value in force until 2016. B The "B" classification means that the tyre's external rolling noise is up to 3 dB below or equal to the EU limit value in force until 2016. C The classification "C" indicates that the specified limit value is exceeded.
D
C
73dB
