features and Benefits
- EU label hat-trick — top grade in rolling resistance, wet grip, and noise: Achieving Grade A across all three EU label categories simultaneously is exceptionally rare in the tyre industry — and in an EV-exclusive tyre, it is a first — confirming the iON evo IK01 doesn’t trade performance in one area to excel in another
- ProGrip Compound with EVolution silica-rich tread: High-concentration silica combined with eco-friendly materials delivers superior adhesion to road surfaces in both dry and wet conditions, while simultaneously reducing rolling resistance to extend driving range — achieving up to 9% more range from a single battery charge
- Aramid Hybrid Reinforcement Belt: Reinforces the tyre’s belt structure to maintain the optimised contact patch shape at highway speeds and under the lateral loads of hard cornering, improving steering performance and handling stability for performance EV drivers
- EV Contour Technology with 10% increased cornering stiffness: Specifically engineered for electric vehicle dynamics, increasing cornering rigidity to enhance grip, handling precision, and steering response under the weight and instant torque delivery of EV drivetrains
- Round Even Technology with optimised contact patch distribution: EVs are up to 30% heavier than ICE vehicles, causing tyres to wear up to 20% faster and unevenly — Round Even Technology distributes contact pressure uniformly across the full footprint, significantly extending tread life and reducing irregular wear
- Hankook Sound Absorber Technology with acoustic foam layer: Reduces cabin tyre noise by up to 9dB — because in a near-silent EV, tyre noise is the dominant sound in the cabin, and this foam layer disperses road surface noise and absorbs internal shock before it reaches the driver
- Optimised lateral groove geometry — narrow inside, wide outside: The inner lateral grooves are designed narrower to reduce air-pumping noise at the source, while the outer grooves are wider to maintain strong drainage and wet grip performance — a genuine double advantage without compromise
- Optimised groove sizing with expanded inner drainage grooves: Prevents groove resonance noise while simultaneously improving drainage performance through wider inner channels — another example of the iON evo’s engineering philosophy of advancing two performance areas simultaneously
- Opti Pitch Technology with optimised multi-pitch sequencing: Dramatically reduces tread pattern noise by precisely optimising the number and size of tread pitches — working alongside the Sound Absorber for a comprehensively quiet and refined driving experience at all speeds
