Hankook Tire Co.’s Hyblade concept tire earned the Gold Award in the iF Design Award 2016 on Feb 26.
“With recognition by world’s prestigious awards, Hankook Tire displays its profound prowess in both performance and design. It is meaningful to begin 2016 by winning the highest award at iF Design award,” said Seung-Hwa Suh, vice chairman and CEO of Hankook.
Hyblade features a waterwheel tread and side spokes that create driving and steering force in heavy rain, Hankook said.
Hankook has won several other design awards recently. The Hyblade concept tire won an award in IDEA 2015 and other tires took home 2015 Red Dot Design Awards.