Hankook Ventus Prime 3. FEATURES AND BENEFITS: Summer weather traction; High speed controllability; Alignment indicators; . OVERVIEW: The Hankook Ventus Prime 3 is a high performance, summer tire manufactured for passenger vehicles.The model promotes great summer weather traction. The asymmetric tread design and the silica-based tire compound work together to increase the dry and wet weather road gripping ability. The silica keeps the tire's flexibility, while the tread elements improve the tire's grip on the road surface. The tread's four circumferential groove design prevents hydroplaning by dispersing water and slush from below the footprint. This combination improves the summer weather driving safety significantly.The tire's tread design and internal structure improves its high speed controllability. The tread pattern's three center ribs and the construction's wide steel belts and high stiffness bead filler enhances the steering responsiveness and the driving stability. The stronger rayon carcass line and the jointless reinforcement belts of the internal structure maintain the tire's ideal shape under the high speed driving pressure affecting the model. This allows the tire to upgrade the high speed performing capability. The tread's special groove chamfers upgrade the braking capability. They create friction between the tire and the road surface to decrease the braking distance and ensure a secure performance.The Ventus Prime 3 was designed with alignment indicators on the tread area. The alignment indicators visually represent the tread wear rate and manner of the tires. If the two parallel indicators wear in an identical manner, the tires wear is even. However, if there is a difference between them, the tire's wear is uneven. In such cases the vehicle's alignment should be checked before the tire develops an irregular tread wear rate. This specific tire is marked with AO as it is the original equipment of Audi vehicles. Manufacturers recommend changing tires every 10 years. As long as tires are properly stored before they are sold, the year of their manufacture will not shorten their service life.