OEM double for Volkswagen: Hankook Tire equipping Tiguan and Tayron models

- Best-selling Tiguan and new crossover SUV Tayron will be shipped from the factory with premium summer tires from Hankook Tire
- Both models available with a wide range of sizes from 17 to 20 inches
- Ventus evo SUV with sporty driving characteristics and low noise level

Seoul, Korea, November 13, 2025 — Premium summer tire for popular SUV duo: Global leading tire company Hankook Tire & Technology (hereafter Hankook Tire) is supplying the Ventus evo SUV as original equipment for the Tiguan and Tayron Volkswagen models. A total of six different tire sizes ranging from 17 to 20 inches are available for various model versions of the best-selling Tiguan, well over a million of which have been registered in Germany alone. Five sizes are available for the Tayron, a crossover SUV that comes in a choice of five or seven-seater versions. The tire development, in which Volkswagen was closely involved, not only targeted balanced handling combining comfort and performance, but also as low a noise level as possible. Other features of the Hankook Tire Ventus evo SUV include a tread design that is carefully tailored to the needs of the segment and an innovative material mix that enables high mileage and excellent handling, without compromising on safety.

“The provision of original equipment for the two SUV models Tiguan and Tayron is further proof that the Volkswagen Group considers Hankook Tire one of its top development partners in the tire sector,” says Klaus Krause, Vice President and Head of Europe Technical Center at Hankook Tire. “We have succeeded in perfectly matching our premium summer tire, Ventus evo SUV, in every tire size to the driving characteristics of the two models and achieved our goal of combining the requirements for high comfort over long distances with a sporty character.”

The Hankook tires selected as original equipment for the Tiguan and Tayron can be recognized by their special label: a plus sign in a circle on the tire sidewall. This signifies that the tires have been developed to the exact specifications of Volkswagen and approved for delivery on new vehicles. The development and fine-tuning of the Ventus evo SUV tires took place in the Hankook Tire Technology Center in Hanover, while the tires are produced in Hankook Tire’s European plant in Rácalmás, Hungary.

Low-noise comfort tire with a sporty character
For the highly popular Tiguan and the new Tayron, the development phase focused on the comfort-oriented driving characteristics of the Ventus evo SUV. At the same time, the tire engineers attached great importance to a low noise level. Both the careful tread design and the specially tailored mix of tread materials contribute to the low rolling noise. With a noise level of less than 66 decibels, the Ventus evo SUV remains within the Volkswagen specifications and thus makes a significant contribution to the maximum overall noise level of 68 decibels for the two SUV models.

Other hallmarks of the Hankook Tire premium tires for the Tiguan and Tayron are the Opti Pitch technology, which focuses on the size and positioning of the tread blocks, and the Kerf design, which also has a noise-reducing effect. The Dual Pitch technology ensures the optimum number of blocks on the inside and outside of the tread for maximum steering precision when cornering. It also lowers the rolling noise. Additionally, the development engineers adjusted the tread height to reduce noise without compromising traction, braking behavior, cornering stability or maximum mileage.

Each tire size with its own character
Hankook Tire not only tested the Ventus evo SUV tires for the two Volkswagen models under laboratory conditions on the test bed but also subjected them to tough conditions on the test track. The various tire sizes had to demonstrate their qualities both on the vibrating track and on the Nürburgring Nordschleife. The engineers designed the 17-, 18- and 19-inch sizes of the Ventus evo SUV for maximum driving comfort, while the 20-inch tires have a much sportier character.