Tests 60 · 5 tests Owners 66 · 3 reviews
Best test result: #1 of 17 in 2023 UTAC Large Winter Tire Test R16 (exterior noise)
Hankook Icebear W300 looks discontinued: no new owner reviews or road tests in five years and no current EU tyre label.
Head-to-head
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Bridgestone Blizzak Ice vs Hankook Icebear W300 — Compared
Relative Score (0–100): the weighted average of the categories below, each 60% road tests and 40% owner reviews (comfort 40/60). Based on 5 + 0 road tests and 3 + 10 owner reviews. How we score
Too close to call: Blizzak Ice and Icebear W300 are level at 62.
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Tests – · none yet Owners 58 · 10 reviews
Category by category
Relative Score per category, 0–100. Open “Why this score” for the tests and owner ratings behind it.
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65
Dry
Blizzak Ice +362Why this score
Source Blizzak Ice Icebear W300 Professional tests (TWG score) · 5 / – tests 64 ≈ 64 (est.) Reviews found online 67 58 Blizzak Ice: 60% × 63.8 + 40% × 67.3 = 65
Icebear W300: 60% × 63.9 (est.) + 40% × 58.1 = 62
No road tests of dry for Icebear W300. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.42).
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53
Wet
Icebear W300 +962Why this score
Source Blizzak Ice Icebear W300 Professional tests (TWG score) · 5 / – tests 42 ≈ 64 (est.) Reviews found online 70 59 Blizzak Ice: 60% × 42.5 + 40% × 69.8 = 53
Icebear W300: 60% × 64.4 (est.) + 40% × 59.2 = 62
No road tests of wet for Icebear W300. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).
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62
Snow
No comparison–Why this score
Source Blizzak Ice Icebear W300 Professional tests (TWG score) · 5 / – tests 63 – Reviews found online 62 – Blizzak Ice: 60% × 62.5 + 40% × 62.2 = 62
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68
Comfort
Blizzak Ice +761Why this score
Source Blizzak Ice Icebear W300 Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / – tests 70 ≈ 67 (est.) Reviews found online 66 57 Blizzak Ice: 40% × 70 + 60% × 65.9 = 68
Icebear W300: 40% × 66.9 (est.) + 60% × 56.9 = 61
No road tests of comfort for Icebear W300. The test half is the tested tires’ average (69): owners’ comfort ratings barely follow the road tests.
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77
Noise
No comparison–Why this score
Source Blizzak Ice Icebear W300 Professional tests (TWG score) · 4 / – tests 84 – Reviews found online ≈ 67 (est.) – Blizzak Ice: 60% × 83.7 + 40% × 66.6 (est.) = 77
No owner ratings of noise for Blizzak Ice. The owner half is the owners’ average (67): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests, so the tests say nothing about how owners would rate it.
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67
Treadwear
Blizzak Ice +661Why this score
Source Blizzak Ice Icebear W300 Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 66 (est.) ≈ 63 (est.) Reviews found online 67 57 Blizzak Ice: 60% × 66.4 (est.) + 40% × 66.8 = 67
Icebear W300: 60% × 63 (est.) + 40% × 57.3 = 61
No road tests of treadwear for Blizzak Ice. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.35).
No road tests of treadwear for Icebear W300. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.35).
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65
Handling (owners)
Blizzak Ice +461Why this score
Source Blizzak Ice Icebear W300 Reviews found online 65 61 -
48
Efficiency
No comparison–Why this score
Source Blizzak Ice Icebear W300 Professional tests (TWG score) · 3 / – tests 48 –
Scores at a glance
| Category | Bridgestone Blizzak Ice | Hankook Icebear W300 |
|---|---|---|
| Relative Score | 62 | 62 |
| Dry | 65 | 62 |
| Wet | 53 | 62 |
| Snow | 62 | – |
| Comfort | 68 | 61 |
| Noise | 77 | – |
| Treadwear | 67 | 61 |
| Handling (owners) | 65 | 61 |
| Efficiency | 48 | – |
Higher is better. The Relative Score follows your weights below; category scores do not change.
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Headline score
62
/ 100
Blizzak Ice
62
/ 100
Icebear W300
Only categories both tires have data for count toward the headline score.
Pros, cons & observations
Themes extracted from owner reviews found online — not the opinion of TireWheelGuide.
Tire A Blizzak Ice
Not enough owner reviews yet to extract themes.
Tire B Icebear W300
Pros
- Outstanding traction and mobility in deep and compacted snow
- Predictable and progressive handling characteristics
- High value-to-performance ratio in winter conditions
Cons
- Weak performance in wet and slushy conditions
- Rapid tread wear, particularly in warmer temperatures
- Limited dry-weather feedback and handling precision
Specs side by side
| Attribute | A · Bridgestone Blizzak Ice | B · Hankook Icebear W300 |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Winter | Winter |
| Vehicle type | Passenger Car / Crossover | Passenger Car / Crossover |
| Sizes available | 60 | — |
| Rim diameters | 13″ – 19″ | — |
Which one should you actually buy?
62
/ 100
Bridgestone Blizzak Ice
62
/ 100
Hankook Icebear W300
Too close to call: Bridgestone Blizzak Ice and Hankook Icebear W300 are within 2 points overall. Bridgestone Blizzak Ice is stronger on comfort, treadwear and dry. Hankook Icebear W300 is stronger on wet. Hankook Icebear W300 rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 10 reviews), so read this result as provisional.
Pick tire B
Your priority is wet-weather safety
Hankook Icebear W300 scores 62 vs 53 on wet.
Pick tire A
You want the most comfortable ride
Bridgestone Blizzak Ice scores 68 vs 61 on comfort.
Pick tire A
You want the longest tread life
Bridgestone Blizzak Ice scores 67 vs 61 on treadwear.
Pick tire A
You want the most grip on dry roads
Bridgestone Blizzak Ice scores 65 vs 62 on dry.
Tire A · Bridgestone Blizzak Ice
Tire B · Hankook Icebear W300
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Blizzak Ice or Icebear W300?
Which is better in the wet, Blizzak Ice or Icebear W300?
Hankook Icebear W300, 62 vs 53 on our wet score.
Which grips better on dry roads, Blizzak Ice or Icebear W300?
Bridgestone Blizzak Ice, 65 vs 62 on our dry score.
Which is more comfortable, Blizzak Ice or Icebear W300?
Bridgestone Blizzak Ice, 68 vs 61 on our comfort score.
Which lasts longer, Blizzak Ice or Icebear W300?
Bridgestone Blizzak Ice, 67 vs 61 on our treadwear score.
How do we compare tires?
Every category score blends two independent signals. 60% comes from professional tire tests (braking distances, lap times, noise measurements), each result compared with every other tire in the same test and newer tests counting more. 40% comes from owner reviews found online, adjusted for how generously each site rates. Both use one scale: the average tested tire gets 70, the best 100. When a tire has only one of the two, the missing half is estimated from the other and the score stays closer to average; with no road test and fewer than five owner reviews it gets no score yet.
Handling is the exception: road tests measure it inside the dry and wet scores, so its own row comes from owner ratings only and starts as less important.
Community buzz from Reddit and forums is shown for context only — it never changes the score. Full methodology