Hankook Tire & Technology (hereinafter Hankook Tire) announced on the 20th that it has been the exclusive supplier of high-performance tires for 10 consecutive years at the BMW Driving Center located in Yeongjongdo, Incheon.


Since the opening of the BMW Driving Center in 2014, Hankook Tire has supplied tires for all test drive vehicles used in track and driving programs for 10 years. Starting this year, Hankook Tire will also be equipped on vehicles displayed in the showroom within the center.


The tires supplied to the BMW Driving Center include the electric vehicle-exclusive tire brand iON's 'iON Evo AS SUV', the flagship brand Ventus's premium sports products 'Ventus S1 evo3', 'Ventus S1 evo3 SUV', the racing product optimized for circuit driving 'Ventus RS3', premium sports tire 'Ventus V12 evo2', and the winter ultra-high-performance tire 'Winter i*cept' premium sports utility vehicle (SUV) exclusive product 'Winter i*cept evo3 X'.


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Hankook Tire has been supplying original equipment (OE) tires for popular BMW models, starting with the MINI compact car brand in 2011, followed by BMW 1 to 5 series, X1, X3, X5, and flagship model 7 series.


In 2021, Hankook Tire strengthened its partnership in the high-performance tire sector by supplying OE tires for BMW's high-performance M brand X3 M and X4 M. Recently, it expanded its portfolio to electric vehicles by signing a supply contract for the BMW pure electric Gran Coupe i4.



A Hankook Tire official stated, "With top-level high-performance tire technology, we will amplify the extreme performance of BMW high-performance vehicles and provide visitors to the BMW Driving Center with a different level of driving enjoyment."


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