THE KOREA ECONOMIC DAILY, GLOBAL EDITION

South Korea's Kumho Tire Co. announced on Friday that it will exclusively supply high-performance tires for the Renault high-performance car one-make race Alpine Class, to be held on Saturday at Everland Speedway in Yongin, Gyeonggi Province.

This race features the high-performance rear-wheel-drive sports car Alpine A110S from Renault's sports car subsidiary, Automobiles Alpine.

The vehicle delivers a maximum output of 300 horsepower and a peak torque of 340 N·m. Weighing only 1,109 kg, it can accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h in just 4.2 seconds.

Kumho Tire explained that all vehicles participating in this race come equipped with ECSTA V730 tires, which provide excellent grip and stable handling performance even at high speeds.

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