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Bridgestone Blizzak WS90 vs Hankook Winter i cept evo2 SUV — 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 1 + 1 road tests and 21 + 1 owner reviews. How we score

Winter i cept evo2 SUV leads, 70–68 Narrow edge

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Hankook Winter i cept evo2 SUV
Tire BHankook

Winter i cept evo2 SUV

Winter

± 8Provisional

Tests 71 · 1 test Owners 68 · 1 review

Best test result: #1 of 11 in 2019 AMS Winter SUV Tyre Test (noise)

Category by category

Relative Score per category, 0–100. Open “Why this score” for the tests and owner ratings behind it.

  1. 73

    Dry

    Blizzak WS90 +4
    69
    Why this score
    SourceBlizzak WS90Winter i cept evo2 SUV
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / 1 tests8569
    Reviews found online5469

    Blizzak WS90: 60% × 84.9 + 40% × 54.1 = 73

    Winter i cept evo2 SUV: 60% × 68.6 + 40% × 68.7 = 69

  2. 67

    Wet

    Winter i cept evo2 SUV +3
    70
    Why this score
    SourceBlizzak WS90Winter i cept evo2 SUV
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / 1 tests6671
    Reviews found online6969

    Blizzak WS90: 60% × 65.6 + 40% × 68.5 = 67

    Winter i cept evo2 SUV: 60% × 70.5 + 40% × 68.7 = 70

  3. 73

    Snow

    Level
    73
    Why this score
    SourceBlizzak WS90Winter i cept evo2 SUV
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / 1 tests6974
    Reviews found online7971

    Blizzak WS90: 60% × 68.9 + 40% × 78.5 = 73

    Winter i cept evo2 SUV: 60% × 73.7 + 40% × 71 = 73

  4. 61

    Comfort

    Winter i cept evo2 SUV +6
    67
    Why this score
    SourceBlizzak WS90Winter i cept evo2 SUV
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / 1 tests6972
    Reviews found online5564

    Blizzak WS90: 40% × 68.8 + 60% × 55.2 = 61

    Winter i cept evo2 SUV: 40% × 72.1 + 60% × 64.2 = 67

  5. 63

    Noise

    Winter i cept evo2 SUV +6
    69
    Why this score
    SourceBlizzak WS90Winter i cept evo2 SUV
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / 1 tests7071
    Reviews found online51≈ 66 (est.)

    Blizzak WS90: 60% × 70.4 + 40% × 51.1 = 63

    Winter i cept evo2 SUV: 60% × 70.6 + 40% × 66.4 (est.) = 69

    No owner ratings of noise for Winter i cept evo2 SUV. The owner half is the owners’ average (66): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests, so the tests say nothing about how owners would rate it.

  6. 61

    Treadwear

    Winter i cept evo2 SUV +6
    67
    Why this score
    SourceBlizzak WS90Winter i cept evo2 SUV
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 63 (est.)≈ 67 (est.)
    Reviews found online5867

    Blizzak WS90: 60% × 63.4 (est.) + 40% × 57.8 = 61

    Winter i cept evo2 SUV: 60% × 66.6 (est.) + 40% × 66.8 = 67

    No road tests of treadwear for Blizzak WS90. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.36).

    No road tests of treadwear for Winter i cept evo2 SUV. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.36).

  7. 62

    Handling (owners)

    Winter i cept evo2 SUV +5
    67
    Why this score
    SourceBlizzak WS90Winter i cept evo2 SUV
    Reviews found online6267
  8. –

    Efficiency

    No comparison
    61
    Why this score
    SourceBlizzak WS90Winter i cept evo2 SUV
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests–61
Scores at a glance
CategoryBridgestone Blizzak WS90Hankook Winter i cept evo2 SUV
Relative Score 68 70
Dry 73 69
Wet 67 70
Snow 73 73
Comfort 61 67
Noise 63 69
Treadwear 61 67
Handling (owners) 62 67
Efficiency – 61

Higher is better. The Relative Score follows your weights below; category scores do not change.

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Only one of the two tires has a score here, so this weight changes nothing in the head-to-head.

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Headline score
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Blizzak WS90

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Winter i cept evo2 SUV

Only categories both tires have data for count toward the headline score.

The professional test results behind the scores

Per discipline: the average % of the best tire over every test both tires were in, and how many of those tests each one won. “Different tests” rows compare results from separate tests.

DisciplineCategoryBlizzak WS90Winter i cept evo2 SUVΔHead-to-head
Dry Braking Dry 90% #6/10 · 2026 Tire Rack All-Weather vs Winter Tyre Test 94% #11/11 · 2019 AMS Winter SUV Tyre Test – Different tests
Wet Braking Wet 79% #7/10 · 2026 Tire Rack All-Weather vs Winter Tyre Test 93% #5/11 · 2019 AMS Winter SUV Tyre Test – Different tests
Snow Braking Snow 70% #7/10 · 2026 Tire Rack All-Weather vs Winter Tyre Test 97% #4/11 · 2019 AMS Winter SUV Tyre Test – Different tests
Snow Handling Snow 85% #6/10 · 2026 Tire Rack All-Weather vs Winter Tyre Test 100% #2/11 · 2019 AMS Winter SUV Tyre Test – Different tests
Snow Handling (tester's mark) Snow 55% #6/10 · 2026 Tire Rack All-Weather vs Winter Tyre Test 90% #3/11 · 2019 AMS Winter SUV Tyre Test – Different tests
Comfort (tester's mark) Comfort 94% #10/10 · 2026 Tire Rack All-Weather vs Winter Tyre Test 90% #4/11 · 2019 AMS Winter SUV Tyre Test – Different tests
Also published by the testers (not in the score)
Overall Ranking Overall #8/10 2026 Tire Rack All-Weather vs Winter Tyre Test #6/11 2019 AMS Winter SUV Tyre Test – Different tests

Pros, cons & observations

Themes extracted from owner reviews found online — not the opinion of TireWheelGuide.

Tire A Blizzak WS90

Pros

  • Outstanding grip and acceleration on ice and hard-packed snow
  • Excellent braking performance in hazardous winter conditions
  • Strong capability in slush and deep snow

Cons

  • Increased road noise during highway driving
  • Less responsive or 'softer' handling feel on dry pavement
  • Potential for minor rubbing depending on vehicle fitment
All owner themes in the Blizzak WS90 review

Tire B Winter i cept evo2 SUV

Not enough owner reviews yet to extract themes.

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Bridgestone Blizzak WS90 B · Hankook Winter i cept evo2 SUV
CategoryWinterWinter
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverSUV and 4x4
Sizes available4544
Rim diameters15″ – 19″15″ – 23″
Tread depth11/32″—
SidewallBlackwall—
Max pressure44 psi—
Sizes in common55

Which one should you actually buy?

Bridgestone Blizzak WS90

Hankook Winter i cept evo2 SUV

Narrow edge: Hankook Winter i cept evo2 SUV — better comfort, noise and treadwear. Pick the Bridgestone Blizzak WS90 if dry matters most to you. Hankook Winter i cept evo2 SUV rests on little evidence so far (1 test, 1 review), so read this result as provisional.

Pick tire B You want the most comfortable ride

Hankook Winter i cept evo2 SUV scores 67 vs 61 on comfort.

Pick tire B You want a quieter cabin

Hankook Winter i cept evo2 SUV scores 69 vs 63 on noise.

Pick tire B You want the longest tread life

Hankook Winter i cept evo2 SUV scores 67 vs 61 on treadwear.

Pick tire A You want the most grip on dry roads

Bridgestone Blizzak WS90 scores 73 vs 69 on dry.

Tire A · Bridgestone Blizzak WS90
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Blizzak WS90 or Winter i cept evo2 SUV?

Which is better in the wet, Blizzak WS90 or Winter i cept evo2 SUV?

Hankook Winter i cept evo2 SUV, 70 vs 67 on our wet score.

Which grips better on dry roads, Blizzak WS90 or Winter i cept evo2 SUV?

Bridgestone Blizzak WS90, 73 vs 69 on our dry score.

Which is better in snow, Blizzak WS90 or Winter i cept evo2 SUV?

Neither, by our numbers: 73 vs 73 on the snow score, within 3 points.

Which is quieter, Blizzak WS90 or Winter i cept evo2 SUV?

Hankook Winter i cept evo2 SUV, 69 vs 63 on our noise score.

Which is more comfortable, Blizzak WS90 or Winter i cept evo2 SUV?

Hankook Winter i cept evo2 SUV, 67 vs 61 on our comfort score.

Which lasts longer, Blizzak WS90 or Winter i cept evo2 SUV?

Hankook Winter i cept evo2 SUV, 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