[Auto]Hankook supplies special tires for Porsche Taycan electric sports cars

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In the size 225 / 55R19 XL 103Y on the front axle, 275 / 45R19 XL 108Y on the rear axle and 'NF0' on the sidewall, the Ventus S1 evo 3 ev features a host of technical improvements that bring the great to the road. performance of electric driving sports cars.

 

"We are proud to equip Porsche's first fully electric sports car with our tires. Providing original equipment for premium sports vehicles is already a tradition at Hankook. Our engineers have shown that with our products we are highly prepared for the new demands on the field of electric sports cars and therefore we are well positioned for the future, "says Sanghoon Lee, President of Hankook Tire Europe.

 

                                          

 

The tread pattern of the Ventus S1 evo 3 has been specially adapted for the Porsche in such a way that it reduces the noise of the tires that could be annoying inside the vehicle, reducing their loudness by about three decibels. To meet the high demands of high-performance electric sports cars, the Hankook tire has a reinforced bead with so-called bead packing technology, as well as high lateral stiffness for precise driving even at high speeds.

 

"With the development of the tires for the Porsche Taycan, our development team has moved to completely new dimensions and we are proud of the result. For original equipment engineers, such a development project represents a special challenge, optimizing the various Performance criteria in a high-performance sports and electric vehicle requires the highest level of production knowledge and the use of the latest technologies, "explains Engineer Klaus Krause, director of the Hankook European Research and Development Center.

 

To meet the specific demands of an electric vehicle like the Porsche Taycan, the developers at Hankook have also discovered an optimally balanced vulcanization process for the tire compound that ensures the correct balance of temperature, time and pressure. As a result, the Ventus S1 evo 3 ev achieves 30 percent more durability compared to a standard compound. Abrasion resistance has been improved by 5 percent compared to the conventional model and rolling resistance has been improved by 13 percent overall.