Die beste oder nichts

[Deleted member 11979]

Whilst picking up some parts for my w124 at Taunton Mercedes I was wandering around the showroom and noticed a lot of the new cars were wearing hankook tyres.

Are these tyres now better than I gave them credit for, I always thought of them as a lesser tyre than the likes of Michelin or continental

New e class is a nice car mind, and surprisingly cheap on the never never

 

[daveenty]

I think that they're pretty good for a "mid - range" tyre, and are being fitted as OE by a lot of manufacturers nowadays, especially truck makers though probably not relevant here.

I was thinking of putting some on the back of mine, still may when I wear the current Goodyear ones down. After all, if they're good enough to be an official partner of the DTM...

Some info and unbiased (theoretically anyway) reviews on them HERE

 

[Ted]

So Mercedes marketing should perhaps change the slogan to...
"ziemlich gut, oder nichts"

#justsaying

 

[moonloops]

Hankook have been partnering with Mercedes for over 3 years. Not bad tyres at all.

 

[D-18]

I replaced the OEM Dunlops on my E280 CDI with Kumho Ecstas, which occupy a similar market segment to Hankook. I didn't choose them to save money - there was not much difference in price between them and the premium brands anyway. I wanted a comfy ride, which the Ecstas with their soft sidewalls provided. I never had any 'moments' with them and got 25K miles out them before they were renewed with 3mm tread remaining.

I have no doubt that they may be a few seconds per lap slower round a test track than the premium brands, but all of my driving is on public roads, so that doesn't concern me overmuch.

 

[Doodle]

Hankook have been the official tyre of DTM for a few years now

Their summer tyres are very good indeed - consistently up with (or indeed better than) the traditional premium brands in tests.

 

[PobodY]

Agreed. - I put Hankooks on the Nissan in place of Goodyear, and haven't looked back; they don't wear-out nearly as quickly, and I've got a lot more confidence throwing it in to corners.

 

[Meldrew2]

My ML runs on Hankook - I'm quite satisfied.