See how this tyre stacks up against its closest rivals across all tested properties
This tyre Winter i*cept RS2 W452
Premium Alpin 6
Better at: Interior noise, Comfort, Wet handling
Worse at: Snow handling, Aquaplaning - longitudal, Aquaplaning - cross
Premium Winter Sport 5
Better at: Interior noise, Comfort, Aquaplaning - cross
Worse at: Dry braking, Aquaplaning - longitudal, Exterior noise
Premium Blizzak LM-005
Better at: Interior noise, Wet braking, Wet handling
Worse at: Snow handling, Dry braking, Snow traction
Upper-middle WR Snowproof
Better at: Interior noise, Dry braking
Worse at: Aquaplaning - longitudal, Wet braking, Wet handling
Premium UltraGrip Performance+
Better at: Interior noise, Aquaplaning - cross, Snow traction
Worse at: Aquaplaning - longitudal, Dry handling, Dry braking
Budget Kristall Control HP2
Better at: Interior noise, Aquaplaning - cross, Snow traction
Worse at: Wet circle cornering, Wet handling, Dry braking
Upper-middle EuroWinter HS01
Better at: Interior noise, Comfort, Aquaplaning - longitudal
Worse at: Snow traction, Snow handling, Wet circle cornering
Premium WinterContact TS 870
Better at: Interior noise, Wet circle cornering, Exterior noise
Worse at: Dry braking, Snow traction
Upper-middle KRISALP HP3
Better at: Interior noise, Exterior noise, Snow traction
Worse at: Dry handling, Dry braking, Wet braking
Upper-middle MS plus 77
Better at: Interior noise
Worse at: Dry braking, Wet braking, Snow handling
Upper-middle Winterhawk 4
Better at: Interior noise, Exterior noise
Worse at: Dry braking, Dry handling, Comfort
Budget Winguard Snow G3 WH21
Better at: Interior noise, Exterior noise, Comfort
Worse at: Aquaplaning - longitudal, Aquaplaning - cross, Snow handling
Upper-middle G-FORCE WINTER 2
Better at: Interior noise, Exterior noise, Snow traction
Worse at: Dry handling, Wet circle cornering, Dry braking
Budget Eskimo HP2
Better at: Interior noise, Comfort
Worse at: Aquaplaning - longitudal, Wet circle cornering, Wet braking
Premium UltraGrip 9+
Better at: Interior noise, Wet circle cornering, Comfort
Worse at: Dry braking, Dry handling, Snow handling
Size: 235/45 R18 255/45 R20 235/50 R19 225/50 R17 205/55 R16
R14 R15 R16 R17
Width: All 165 mm 175 mm 185 mm
Width: All 165 mm 175 mm 185 mm 195 mm 205 mm
Width: All 185 mm 195 mm 205 mm 215 mm
12× By professional organizations
● Highly recommended 1× (8%)
● Satisfactory 11× (92%)
Performance by size
xxx/xx R15 8.5 xxx/xx R16 8.7 xxx/xx R17 8.5 185/xx Rxx 8.5 195/xx Rxx 8.5 205/xx Rxx 8.8 215/xx Rxx 8.5 225/xx Rxx 8.5
Frequently asked questions Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 is made in Korea.
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