The presented tyre is marked with 3PMSF symbol (Three Peak Mountain Snow Flake). It means that the tyre meets the EU requirements for winter tyres. The symbol is awarded after thorough tests of a tyre model in terms of snow grip.
Hankook Icebear W 440 is the medium class winter tyre. Hankook concern gains increasing popularity on the European market. Modern materials were used in the production of Hankook Icebear W 440. It ensures safety on each kind of wintery surface. Hydroplaning risk is reduced by modern carving and adhesion on the slippery surface is ensured. Additionally, it provides high driving comfort.
The tyre is equipped with the directional tread which is adjusted to various conditions driving. Wide, circumferential grooves were applied to ensure proper traction parametres on the wet road. They combine with crosswise canals which widen in the shoulders direction. Tread has constant surface contact owing to the efficient snow and water sideways removal by the carving. The tyre copes even with driving in the puddles and potholes. What is more, the tyre efficiently prevents from hydro- and snowplaning. Zigzag sipes cuttings were used on the tyre’s whole surface so as to ensure safety on the slippery, icy road. As a result, sharp edges which bite into surface were obtained. The tyre maintains adhesion even while sudden braking or accelerating. Good handling is ensured by longitudinal canal placed in the tyre’s central part. ‘Rail effect’, which is caused as a result, ensures that the steering wheel movements are precisely transferred onto the road. Smooth and easy steering is obtained. Proper flexibility and durability even in the low temperatures are guaranteed by the rubber compound with the silica addition which has been used in the production of the tread. Rolling resistance is also decreased which contributes to reduced fuel consumption and lower CO2 emission into the atmosphere. Hankook Icebear W 440 tyre is economic and more environmentally friendly. In the ADAC test it has been rated as a recommendable.
Hankook Icebear W 440 winter tyre has been designed regarding the cars of the medium class. It belongs to the middle class ensuring splendid ratio of the price to the quality.