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Bridgestone Ecopia EP422 looks discontinued: no new owner reviews or road tests in five years and no current EU tyre label.

Hankook Optimo H724 looks discontinued: no new owner reviews or road tests in five years and no current EU tyre label.

Head-to-head

Bridgestone Ecopia EP422 vs Hankook Optimo H724 — 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 0 + 0 road tests and 15 + 169 owner reviews. How we score

Optimo H724 is ahead, 66–57

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Hankook Optimo H724
Tire BHankook

Optimo H724

All-Season tire

± 7

Tests – · none yet Owners 65 · 169 reviews

Category by category

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

  1. 55

    Dry

    Optimo H724 +11
    66
    Why this score
    SourceEcopia EP422Optimo H724
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 60 (est.)≈ 67 (est.)
    Reviews found online4866

    Ecopia EP422: 60% × 59.7 (est.) + 40% × 48 = 55

    Optimo H724: 60% × 67 (est.) + 40% × 65.6 = 66

    No road tests of dry for Ecopia EP422. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.41).

    No road tests of dry for Optimo H724. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.41).

  2. 58

    Wet

    Optimo H724 +10
    68
    Why this score
    SourceEcopia EP422Optimo H724
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 61 (est.)≈ 69 (est.)
    Reviews found online5367

    Ecopia EP422: 60% × 61 (est.) + 40% × 53 = 58

    Optimo H724: 60% × 68.9 (est.) + 40% × 67.3 = 68

    No road tests of wet for Ecopia EP422. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).

    No road tests of wet for Optimo H724. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).

  3. 55

    Snow

    Optimo H724 +8
    63
    Why this score
    SourceEcopia EP422Optimo H724
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 62 (est.)≈ 66 (est.)
    Reviews found online4558

    Ecopia EP422: 60% × 62.4 (est.) + 40% × 45 = 55

    Optimo H724: 60% × 66.4 (est.) + 40% × 57.8 = 63

    No road tests of snow for Ecopia EP422. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.32).

    No road tests of snow for Optimo H724. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.32).

  4. 53

    Comfort

    Optimo H724 +12
    65
    Why this score
    SourceEcopia EP422Optimo H724
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 64 (est.)≈ 68 (est.)
    Reviews found online4564

    Ecopia EP422: 40% × 64 (est.) + 60% × 45.1 = 53

    Optimo H724: 40% × 67.7 (est.) + 60% × 64 = 65

    No road tests of comfort for Ecopia EP422 or Optimo H724. The test half is the tested tires’ average (69): owners’ comfort ratings barely follow the road tests.

  5. 62

    Noise

    Optimo H724 +5
    67
    Why this score
    SourceEcopia EP422Optimo H724
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 66 (est.)≈ 66 (est.)
    Reviews found online5769

    Ecopia EP422: 60% × 66.3 (est.) + 40% × 56.5 = 62

    Optimo H724: 60% × 66.3 (est.) + 40% × 68.6 = 67

    No road tests of noise for Ecopia EP422 or Optimo H724. The test half is the tested tires’ average (66): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests.

  6. 60

    Treadwear

    Optimo H724 +7
    67
    Why this score
    SourceEcopia EP422Optimo H724
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 63 (est.)≈ 67 (est.)
    Reviews found online5667

    Ecopia EP422: 60% × 62.7 (est.) + 40% × 55.9 = 60

    Optimo H724: 60% × 66.6 (est.) + 40% × 66.6 = 67

    No road tests of treadwear for Ecopia EP422. 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 Optimo H724. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.36).

Scores at a glance
CategoryBridgestone Ecopia EP422Hankook Optimo H724
Relative Score 57 66
Dry 55 66
Wet 58 68
Snow 55 63
Comfort 53 65
Noise 62 67
Treadwear 60 67

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Ecopia EP422

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Optimo H724

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Bridgestone Ecopia EP422 B · Hankook Optimo H724
CategoryAll-Season tireAll-Season tire
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverPassenger Car / Crossover
Sizes available6—
Rim diameters15″ – 17″—
Tread depth10/32″10/32″
UTQG480 A A500 A B
Treadwear warranty65,000 mi70,000 mi
SidewallBlackwallBlackwall
Max pressure51 psi44 psi

Which one should you actually buy?

Bridgestone Ecopia EP422

Hankook Optimo H724

Winner: Hankook Optimo H724 — better comfort, dry and wet. It leads or ties in every category we score. Bridgestone Ecopia EP422 rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 15 reviews), so read this result as provisional.

Pick tire B You want the most comfortable ride

Hankook Optimo H724 scores 65 vs 53 on comfort.

Pick tire B You want the most grip on dry roads

Hankook Optimo H724 scores 66 vs 55 on dry.

Pick tire B Your priority is wet-weather safety

Hankook Optimo H724 scores 68 vs 58 on wet.

Pick tire B You drive through snowy winters

Hankook Optimo H724 scores 63 vs 55 on snow.

Tire A · Bridgestone Ecopia EP422
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Tire B · Hankook Optimo H724
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Ecopia EP422 or Optimo H724?

Which is better in the wet, Ecopia EP422 or Optimo H724?

Hankook Optimo H724, 68 vs 58 on our wet score.

Which grips better on dry roads, Ecopia EP422 or Optimo H724?

Hankook Optimo H724, 66 vs 55 on our dry score.

Which is better in snow, Ecopia EP422 or Optimo H724?

Hankook Optimo H724, 63 vs 55 on our snow score.

Which is quieter, Ecopia EP422 or Optimo H724?

Hankook Optimo H724, 67 vs 62 on our noise score.

Which is more comfortable, Ecopia EP422 or Optimo H724?

Hankook Optimo H724, 65 vs 53 on our comfort score.

Which lasts longer, Ecopia EP422 or Optimo H724?

Hankook Optimo H724, 67 vs 60 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