Hankook Tires Review

Hankook’s Ventus V12 is the perfect summer tire for sports cars, coupes, and high performance sedans. Made from a unique High Tg Polymer and Specific Resin compound (HPSR), the tires are moulded to combine precise handling with powerful braking. Their tread pattern features a Multiple Tread Radius (MTR) profile, combining notched shoulder ribs and intermediate tread blocks with a continuous center rib. This unique tread design adds up to comfortable and predictable performance on the road.

To help you maintain control during those summer showers, Hankook have also equipped these tires with wide Y-shape grooves – both lateral and circumferential – to help channel water away and reduce the risk of hydroplaning. 

If you’re not lucky enough to live in a warm, dry climate, summer tires probably aren’t right for your vehicle. Luckily, Hankook have both sides ends of the spectrum covered when it comes to weather, and their all-season Optimo tires prove just what they can do.

These all-season touring tires were developed for coupes, sedans, minivans, and crossover vehicles. They’re diverse enough to meet the needs of all these vehicles, offering excellent handling whatever the weather, without compromising on comfort. Each tire is manufactured from a custom-blended, all-season rubber compound, formulated to maximize traction and tread life alike. Their symmetrical tread design features hundreds of tapered lateral grooves, alongside a continuous center rib. This combination results in a smooth, comfortable ride, with little road noise to speak of. Thanks to this setup, the tires are perfect for lengthy journeys. To achieve a good grip in wet conditions, the pattern also includes four circumferential grooves, strategically placed to evacuate water from its footprint. This helps to prevent hydroplaning, keeping you in control even when it pours. Thanks to a series of high density sipes, the tire can also maintain its traction in wintery conditions such light snow and ice.

Last, but not least, is Hankook’s Dynapro all-terrain tire. If you’re navigating bumpy tracks as often as hitting the highway, this sturdy and versatile option could be the perfect solution for you.

These premium all-terrain tires do exactly what their name suggests – helping you navigate almost any terrain and season. Developed with light trucks, vans, and SUVs in mind, the tires are manufactured from a specially formulated light truck rubber compound. Each tire is molded into a wide, symmetrical tread design. Its large footprint is ideal for gripping and accelerating, standing up to uneven wear even on uneven surfaces. The wraparound tread design offers a rugged look – more than at home on any truck – while simultaneously increasing traction in mud and even snow. Built-in stone ejectors in both the shoulder and center grooves keep stone drilling at bay, by throwing debris out of the way before it can do any damage. Meanwhile, a combination of scallop and tiered side grooves between tread blocks increases the biting edge, for better off-roading traction year round.