Many of the world’s finest performance cars come with Hankook rubber as standard, but which is our favourite?
Hankook (much like fellow South-Korean manufacturer Hyundai with its N series) has enjoyed an explosion in popularity recently thanks to a fantastic and versatile performance range.
These tyres have proven to be so good in fact, that many class-leading models have opted to fit them as their OE (original equipment) choice. Here’s our top five performance cars that wear Hankook boots from the factory.
5. VW Tiguan R – Hankook Ventus S1 Evo 3 SUV
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Dropping the internals from one of the world’s fastest and most revered hot hatches (the
Golf R) into the body of a spacious and practical family SUV, is a bit like cross-breeding a trusty old Clydesdale with a Grand National winning thoroughbred. The end result is one fairly innocuous looking missile of a horse, that’s not bad at pulling a trailer either. Tenuous analogy aside, the
Tiguan R is a seriously consummate all-rounder.
With 316 bhp and dependable 4-motion traction, the R is just as comfortable dragging the whole family up a sodden campsite, as it is leaving sports cars for dust with a sub 5 second 0-60 mph dash. Achieving a combined 28 mpg, it’s even pretty reasonable at the petrol pumps too.