Hankook Tire BMW i7 Tires Receive BMW Star Approval

Hankook Tire BMW i7 Tires will be supplied as original equipment (OE) for the BMW i7, the electric vehicle version of BMW’s flagship 7 Series sedan. Hankook Tire & Technology Co Ltd announced on August 6 that three products from its iON electric vehicle tire brand have been selected for the model. The company will provide the iON evo AS all-season tire, iON icept winter tire, and iON Supreme ultra-high-performance tire. The OE tires will be available in 20-, 21-, and 22-inch sizes, providing BMW i7 customers with tire options developed around different driving environments and performance requirements.

The iON evo AS is designed to deliver stable grip and handling across a broad range of climates and road conditions. The iON icept is engineered for winter driving, offering strong grip and braking performance on snow-covered and wet roads. The iON Supreme is focused on performance-oriented driving, providing handling capability and high-speed stability on both dry and wet surfaces. According to the company, all three tire products were developed specifically for the BMW i7, aligning their characteristics with the requirements of the electric flagship sedan.

All three iON products have also received BMW’s official “Star” approval marking. The approval identifies the tires as products officially approved by BMW for the BMW i7. The supply agreement expands the application of Hankook’s iON electric vehicle tire portfolio in original-equipment fitments and brings three distinct tire specifications to the same vehicle platform. The combination covers all-season, winter, and ultra-high-performance applications while retaining the product-specific performance characteristics described by Hankook Tire.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Hankook tires will be supplied for the BMW i7?
Hankook Tire will supply three iON electric vehicle tire products for the BMW i7: the iON evo AS all-season tire, iON icept winter tire, and iON Supreme ultra-high-performance tire. The products will be supplied as original equipment tires in 20-, 21-, and 22-inch sizes. Each tire has a different performance focus, with the iON evo AS designed for varied climates and road conditions, the iON icept focused on snow and wet-road grip and braking, and the iON Supreme targeting handling and high-speed stability.