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Hankook Tire Malaysia Launches New Ventus Prime 3
ankook Tire recently launched its latest new tech- nologically-innovative tyre,
the Ventus Prime 3 (K125) in Ma- laysia. The Ventus Prime 3 (K125) is an ultra high-performance tyre for passenger cars and it delivers the perfect balance between perfor- mance, comfort and safety.
Tire Malaysia’s dealers and distribu- tors recently, which also included a test drive session for all to tryout the superior features of Ventus Prime 3 (K125).
(K125) is a comfortable summer tyre for passenger cars that features top-notch driving and braking perfor- mance in both wet and dry surfaces, making it highly perfect for drivers in Malaysia. The product’s wide 4 channel grooves provide superior wet performance with great safety.
Its new design is also optimised for - wet performance. The optimised de- sign technology with enhanced tread handling and braking performance on dry surfaces as well. Moreover, the new main groove positioning technology reduced the pattern noise even after wear. The high grip silica compound allows improved dry and wet traction as well as lower roll- ing resistance.
The Ventus Prime 3 category of tyres has been highly recognised by several world-renowned awards. Acknowledged for its superb brak- ing performance, precise steering behavior, and pleasant ride comfort, place in the 2018 summer tyre test held by Auto Bild, Germany’s lead- ing automobile consumer magazine. It was also awarded the top overall mark ‘Good’ from the German Auto- mobile Club ADAC in the 2018 sum- mer tyre test. In addition, the Ventus Prime 3 was also awarded at the
From left: Eugene Choo Kok Seng, (General Manager of Hankook Tire Malaysia), Park Jung Ho, (Senior Vice President for
Red Dot Award for Product Design 2016, as a result of its high design quality.
tyre to Malaysian drivers will deliver ex-
Tire’s sales expansion in the overall Asian market, further strengthening our position as a global leading tyre company.”
In 2018, Ventus Prime 3 was also select- ed as the original equipment tyre to the all-New Ford Focus Active and Citroën C3 Aircross.
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