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Comparison: General Altimax Winter 3 vs. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3

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Summary
Wet
Dry
Snow
Costs
Mutual tests
Dimensions and prices
Buy %

In this comparison, we are comparing a tyre from a manufacturer from Pakistan (General) against a tyre from a manufacturer from South Korea (Hankook). General is a brand that belongs to the Continental group. Generally, Hankook winter tyres are slightly better rated (71%) than General (40%). In this particular case, the Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 has a better rating of 78% compared to 51% of the General Altimax Winter 3. The first tyre test of General Altimax Winter 3 was done in 2019, compared to 2022 when was the Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 first tested. Important for this comparison is also the Autobild 2022 215/55 R17 test, where both the Altimax Winter 3 and the W462 Winter i*cept RS3 were tested.

#	General Altimax Winter 3 /51%	Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 /78%

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Segment

1. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 Premium

2. General Altimax Winter 3 Lowcost

Number of sizes available

1. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 77

2. General Altimax Winter 3 36

Number of tests

1. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 7x

2. General Altimax Winter 3 6x

Best position in test

1. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 3.

2. General Altimax Winter 3 14.

Worst position in test

1. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 9.

2. General Altimax Winter 3 35.

Average position in tests

1. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 5.43

2. General Altimax Winter 3 23.67

Year of the last test

1. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 2023

2. General Altimax Winter 3 2022

Best rating in test

1. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 Highly recommended

2. General Altimax Winter 3 Satisfactory

Worst rating in test

1. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 Good

2. General Altimax Winter 3 Satisfactory

Wet

(Overall rating)

Hankook
W462 Winter i*cept RS3
91%

General
Altimax Winter 3
53%

Aquaplaning - cross

1. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 86%

2. General Altimax Winter 3 51%

Aquaplaning - longitudal

1. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 96%

2. General Altimax Winter 3 51%

Wet braking

1. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 90%

2. General Altimax Winter 3 46%

Wet circle cornering

1. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 89%

2. General Altimax Winter 3 73%

Wet handling

1. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 92%

2. General Altimax Winter 3 46%

Wet braking according to EU label

1. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 ?

2. General Altimax Winter 3 ?

Snow

(Overall rating)

Hankook
W462 Winter i*cept RS3
89%

General
Altimax Winter 3
77%

Snow handling

1. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 95%

2. General Altimax Winter 3 67%

Snow traction

1. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 85%

2. General Altimax Winter 3 82%

Snow braking

1. General Altimax Winter 3 86%

2. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 86%

Snow cornering

1. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 89%

2. General Altimax Winter 3 73%

Costs

(Overall rating)

General
Altimax Winter 3
73%

Hankook
W462 Winter i*cept RS3
65%

Rolling resistance

1. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 77%

2. General Altimax Winter 3 59%

Fuel consumption according to EU label

1. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 ?

2. General Altimax Winter 3 ?

Comfort

(Overall rating)

Hankook
W462 Winter i*cept RS3
71%

General
Altimax Winter 3
71%

Outside noise accoring to EU label

1. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 ? dB

2. General Altimax Winter 3 ? dB

Dry

(Overall rating)

Hankook
W462 Winter i*cept RS3
89%

General
Altimax Winter 3
60%

Dry braking

1. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 87%

2. General Altimax Winter 3 64%

Dry handling

1. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 91%

2. General Altimax Winter 3 56%

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Mutual tests

Autobild Winter tyre test 2022 215/55 R17

Name	Stopping distance on wet
Best values in test	32,8
General Altimax Winter 3	38,1
Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3	35,3	26,6
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