Tyre maker Hankook Tire has announced that the company will be an original equipment supplier for tyres on the new Audi Q8.
Hankook tyres will be fitted in dimensions from 20 to 22 inches.
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"We are very pleased that our products have again been selected for a new Audi model," said Hyunjun Cho, Head of Hankook's OE Division. "Even as a long-standing supplier to Audi, it is an honour to have been named original equipment supplier for the top-model of the Q-Series. In addition, we are proud that we will supply the full range of our treads for the Q8 to various markets."
"The Hankook tires provide particular support for agile handling when driving dynamically," said Moonhwa Hong, Vice President of Hankook's OE Development Department.
"The central requirement in the course of the development was the tyre design. Because of the generally higher vehicle loads with large SUVs and the resulting load index to be fulfilled in combination with the possible high speeds, the durability of the tyre design was of course particularly important. In addition, we paid special attention to the required vehicle attributes in both wet and dry conditions."
