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Hankook's Answer to The Advan A050 Introducing Ventus Z221 TD

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Old Jan 30, 2009, 12:47 PM
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Hankook's Answer to The Advan A050 Introducing Ventus Z221 TD

Hey guys just wanted to give you guys a sneak peak at Hankooks answer to the Advan A050. Introducing the Ventus Z221 TD!


Not too much information available on this tire as of yet. But word is that this tire was used on the Revolution TA-2 FD RX7 at the recent 08 Tsukuba Super Battle.
The TA-2 was the second fastest entry of the day, finishing just behind the Cyber Evo.




No word on what sizes, pricing or when these will be available in the US. But Im sure they will be much cheaper than the Advan A050. As soon as info is available I will update the post.
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Old Jan 30, 2009, 02:21 PM
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sick tire and even sickier car...!

whats the treadwear rating...?
Old Jan 30, 2009, 02:28 PM
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Originally Posted by o-townFLA
sick tire and even sickier car...!

whats the treadwear rating...?
Treadwear has not been noted but I would assume its going to match the A050 wear rating of 60
Thanks
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Thats a very unique tread pattern.
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Originally Posted by ExousiaZion
Thats a very unique tread pattern.
Looks just like the Advan A050
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I hate to bump a year old thread, but whatever came about of these tires? I'm assuming Hankook ended up putting this model on the chopping block?

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awesome tire
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^care to share anything else besides that useless comment?
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Originally Posted by LV///R
I hate to bump a year old thread, but whatever came about of these tires? I'm assuming Hankook ended up putting this model on the chopping block?

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Maybe they were asked by Yoko to not use their tread pattern.

Dunno. Have not heard or seen anything on these (at least in the US, JDM only?).
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Originally Posted by heel2toe
^care to share anything else besides that useless comment?

no I don't....
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^I dont mean to come off as rude or disrespectful however a comment like that really doesnt help anyone...Do you have any personal experience with this tire of do you just like the look of this "awesome tire"?
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they are not available in the US...
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^haha still not really saying anything about the tire...so what makes them awesome?
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