Hankook Tire Launches Premium All-Weather Tire 'Wetherplex GT'
Jul 14, 2025
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"Weatherplex GT" is the first model of the next-generation premium all-weather tire brand "Weatherplex." In addition to acquiring the European winter tire essential certification mark "3PMSF (3-Peak Mountain Snow Flake)," it is characterized by innovatively improved mileage (tire life), pleasant ride and quietness, providing the best driving experience in all seasons and climates throughout the year.
The product exhibits excellent handling and control in both snow and ice, wet and dry roads. The design of patterns optimized for winter roads and the application of zigzag grooves (grooves on tire surfaces) increase winter driving stability, and the design of long and wide horizontal grooves enhances the drainage performance of rain roads. In addition, driving stability has been improved by increasing the tire area that supports block stiffness and vehicle load.
In particular, it is setting new standards for all-weather tires, satisfying both the quietness and mileage performance that domestic consumers expect from all-weather tires, along with the industry's top-notch all-weather performance.
Through technological innovation, the company significantly strengthens mileage performance by adopting the latest all-weather compound (a mixture of tire raw materials) and applying a pattern design that evenly distributes tire ground pressure while driving to prevent abnormal wear and tear, providing stable driving without tire replacement throughout the four seasons.
In addition, it supports a comfortable ride and quietness throughout the four seasons through block arrangement and pattern design application that minimizes impact and noise generated from the road surface while driving.
In addition, the adoption of an asymmetric tread (tire surface in contact with the ground) pattern with broad-leaved leaves as a motif and a kerf (thin groove on the tire surface) reminiscent of conifers provide consistent driving performance in various driving environments such as dry roads, wet roads, and snow.
Lee Yong-kwan, head of Hankook Tire's Korean business division, said, "Consumer needs for all weather tires continue to rise not only in overseas regions but also in Korea as abnormal climate phenomena have recently become more frequent. We expect 'Wetherplex GT' to provide an ideal option for domestic consumers in the future as it is a tire with excellent ability to respond to all seasons and climates."
The product will be operated in a total of 30 specifications ranging from 15 inches to 20 inches that can be mounted on sedans and SUVs, and is recognized as a product with top-tier technology and design competitiveness, winning the main prize in the product design category of the global design award "Red Dot Design Award 2025" in May this year.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
