{"id":10502,"date":"2026-11-08T07:22:46","date_gmt":"2026-11-08T07:22:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reifenlab.eu\/mag\/hankook-winter-icept-evo-4-secures-third-place-in-auto-bilds-50-tyre-winter-test-2026-2\/"},"modified":"2026-11-08T07:22:46","modified_gmt":"2026-11-08T07:22:46","slug":"hankook-winter-icept-evo-4-secures-third-place-in-auto-bilds-50-tyre-winter-test-2026-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thetirelab.com\/mag\/hankook-winter-icept-evo-4-secures-third-place-in-auto-bilds-50-tyre-winter-test-2026-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Hankook Winter i*cept evo 4 Secures Third Place in Auto Bild&#8217;s 50-Tyre Winter Test 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Hankook&#8217;s new Winter i*cept evo 4 finished joint third in Auto Bild&#8217;s main winter tyre test 2026, earning one of only four &#8220;exemplary&#8221; ratings in the 50-tyre competition. The result places the South Korean brand alongside Continental and Michelin \u2014 which shared first place \u2014 at the top of the premium category for the BMW 5 Series-class 245\/45 R19 format.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1709\" src=\"https:\/\/reifenlab.eu\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/hankook-winter-icept-evo4-autobild-test-2026-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Hankook Winter i*cept evo 4 winter tyre used in the Auto Bild major winter tyre test 2026\" class=\"wp-image-10486\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thetirelab.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/hankook-winter-icept-evo4-autobild-test-2026-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.thetirelab.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/hankook-winter-icept-evo4-autobild-test-2026-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thetirelab.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/hankook-winter-icept-evo4-autobild-test-2026-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.thetirelab.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/hankook-winter-icept-evo4-autobild-test-2026-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thetirelab.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/hankook-winter-icept-evo4-autobild-test-2026-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thetirelab.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/hankook-winter-icept-evo4-autobild-test-2026-2048x1367.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo: Hankook Tire<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_69_1 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">\u2630<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6af09f389c6fb\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6af09f389c6fb\"  aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thetirelab.com\/mag\/hankook-winter-icept-evo-4-secures-third-place-in-auto-bilds-50-tyre-winter-test-2026-2\/#How_the_test_works\" title=\"How the test works\">How the test works<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thetirelab.com\/mag\/hankook-winter-icept-evo-4-secures-third-place-in-auto-bilds-50-tyre-winter-test-2026-2\/#Qualifying_performance\" title=\"Qualifying performance\">Qualifying performance<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thetirelab.com\/mag\/hankook-winter-icept-evo-4-secures-third-place-in-auto-bilds-50-tyre-winter-test-2026-2\/#Full_test_result_%E2%80%9Cexemplary%E2%80%9D_in_all_16_categories\" title=\"Full test result: &#8220;exemplary&#8221; in all 16 categories\">Full test result: &#8220;exemplary&#8221; in all 16 categories<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thetirelab.com\/mag\/hankook-winter-icept-evo-4-secures-third-place-in-auto-bilds-50-tyre-winter-test-2026-2\/#About_the_Winter_icept_evo_4\" title=\"About the Winter i*cept evo 4\">About the Winter i*cept evo 4<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thetirelab.com\/mag\/hankook-winter-icept-evo-4-secures-third-place-in-auto-bilds-50-tyre-winter-test-2026-2\/#Who_is_this_tyre_for\" title=\"Who is this tyre for?\">Who is this tyre for?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_the_test_works\"><\/span>How the test works<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Auto Bild&#8217;s major winter tyre test is conducted in two stages. All 50 submitted tyres first go through a braking comparison on wet and snow surfaces. Only the 20 tyres with the shortest combined braking distances advance to the full 16-category evaluation. The final score, expressed on a German school grading scale (1.0 best, 5.5 worst), determines the overall ranking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Qualifying_performance\"><\/span>Qualifying performance<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The Hankook Winter i*cept evo 4 advanced from qualifying in fourth place, with a combined braking distance of 65.5 metres \u2014 split across two conditions tested at speed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table>\n<thead><tr><th>Test<\/th><th>Speed<\/th><th>Hankook evo 4 result<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr><td>Wet braking<\/td><td>80 km\/h<\/td><td>36.3 m<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>Snow braking<\/td><td>50 km\/h<\/td><td>29.2 m<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>Combined qualifying<\/td><td>\u2014<\/td><td>65.5 m (4th place)<\/td><\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Source: Hankook press release, Auto Bild issue 43, 22 October 2026<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Full_test_result_%E2%80%9Cexemplary%E2%80%9D_in_all_16_categories\"><\/span>Full test result: &#8220;exemplary&#8221; in all 16 categories<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In the full 16-category evaluation, the Winter i*cept evo 4 rated in the green zone across all 16 individual disciplines, earning an overall score of 1.4. The &#8220;exemplary&#8221; quality mark was awarded to just four tyres: the two that shared first place (Continental and Michelin, according to published summaries of the test) and the two that shared third \u2014 one of which was Hankook&#8217;s new model.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Hankook&#8217;s press release, Auto Bild&#8217;s test panel described the Winter i*cept evo 4 as a &#8220;newcomer with a strong cost profile and precise handling on dry roads.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/reifenlab.eu\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/hankook-winter-icept-evo4-action-3-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Hankook Winter i*cept evo 4 fitted on a car driving on a snowy road\" class=\"wp-image-6444\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thetirelab.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/hankook-winter-icept-evo4-action-3-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.thetirelab.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/hankook-winter-icept-evo4-action-3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thetirelab.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/hankook-winter-icept-evo4-action-3-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.thetirelab.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/hankook-winter-icept-evo4-action-3-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thetirelab.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/hankook-winter-icept-evo4-action-3-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thetirelab.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/hankook-winter-icept-evo4-action-3-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo: Hankook Tire<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"About_the_Winter_icept_evo_4\"><\/span>About the Winter i*cept evo 4<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The Winter i*cept evo 4 is Hankook&#8217;s current flagship winter tyre, launched for the 2026\u201327 season. Compared with its predecessor, the manufacturer claims <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetirelab.com\/mag\/hankook-winter-icept-evo-4-15-more-mileage-and-lower-rolling-resistance-for-the-2026-27-winter-season\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">15% more mileage and lower rolling resistance<\/a> \u2014 improvements that also contributed to its strong overall performance in Auto Bild&#8217;s balanced assessment. Earlier in the test season, the evo 4 also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetirelab.com\/mag\/hankook-winter-i-cept-evo-4-dominates-auto-bild-allrad-suv-winter-tyre-test\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">won the Auto Bild Allrad test for SUVs<\/a> in the 225\/55 R18 format.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Who_is_this_tyre_for\"><\/span>Who is this tyre for?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The 245\/45 R19 format used in this test fits mid-to-large executive saloons and SUVs \u2014 including the BMW 5 Series, Audi A6 and Mercedes E-Class. Auto Bild&#8217;s value-for-money note is relevant here: at this size, the Winter i*cept evo 4 typically sits below Continental and Michelin on price while delivering comparable test results. Drivers replacing OE-fitted premium tyres on vehicles in this category may find it a viable alternative worth comparing on current retail prices.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hankook&#8217;s new Winter i*cept evo 4 finished joint third in Auto Bild&#8217;s main winter tyre test 2026, earning one of only four &#8220;exemplary&#8221; ratings in the 50-tyre competition. The result places the South Korean brand alongside Continental and Michelin \u2014 which shared first place \u2014 at the top of the premium category for the BMW [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10486,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[206,31,27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10502","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-hankook","category-novinky","category-pneutest"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thetirelab.com\/mag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10502","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thetirelab.com\/mag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thetirelab.com\/mag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thetirelab.com\/mag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thetirelab.com\/mag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10502"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.thetirelab.com\/mag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10502\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10503,"href":"https:\/\/www.thetirelab.com\/mag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10502\/revisions\/10503"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thetirelab.com\/mag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10486"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thetirelab.com\/mag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10502"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thetirelab.com\/mag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10502"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thetirelab.com\/mag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10502"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}