Tests – · none yet Owners 41 · 49 reviews
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Bridgestone Potenza RE040 vs Hankook Kinergy PT — 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 49 + 2 owner reviews. How we score
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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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54
Dry
No comparison–Why this score
Source Potenza RE040 Kinergy PT Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 59 (est.) – Reviews found online 46 – Potenza RE040: 60% × 59 (est.) + 40% × 46.4 = 54
No road tests of dry for Potenza RE040. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.42).
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51
Wet
No comparison–Why this score
Source Potenza RE040 Kinergy PT Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 56 (est.) – Reviews found online 44 – Potenza RE040: 60% × 55.7 (est.) + 40% × 43.6 = 51
No road tests of wet for Potenza RE040. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).
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48
Snow
No comparison–Why this score
Source Potenza RE040 Kinergy PT Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 57 (est.) – Reviews found online 34 – Potenza RE040: 60% × 57 (est.) + 40% × 34 = 48
No road tests of snow for Potenza RE040. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.37).
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46
Comfort
No comparison–Why this score
Source Potenza RE040 Kinergy PT Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 63 (est.) – Reviews found online 35 – Potenza RE040: 40% × 62.9 (est.) + 60% × 35.4 = 46
No road tests of comfort for Potenza RE040. The test half is the tested tires’ average (69): owners’ comfort ratings barely follow the road tests.
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54
Noise
No comparison–Why this score
Source Potenza RE040 Kinergy PT Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 67 (est.) – Reviews found online 36 – Potenza RE040: 60% × 66.6 (est.) + 40% × 35.8 = 54
No road tests of noise for Potenza RE040. The test half is the tested tires’ average (67): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests.
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50
Treadwear
No comparison–Why this score
Source Potenza RE040 Kinergy PT Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 57 (est.) – Reviews found online 40 – Potenza RE040: 60% × 56.9 (est.) + 40% × 39.7 = 50
No road tests of treadwear for Potenza RE040. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.35).
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48
Handling (owners)
No comparison–Why this score
Source Potenza RE040 Kinergy PT Reviews found online 48 –
Scores at a glance
| Category | Bridgestone Potenza RE040 | Hankook Kinergy PT |
|---|---|---|
| Relative Score | 51 | – |
| Dry | 54 | – |
| Wet | 51 | – |
| Snow | 48 | – |
| Comfort | 46 | – |
| Noise | 54 | – |
| Treadwear | 50 | – |
| Handling (owners) | 48 | – |
Higher is better. The Relative Score follows your weights below; category scores do not change.
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Wet grip starts at “Important”. Treadwear starts at “Neutral” here: road tests measured it for at most one of the two tires, so it rests on owner reviews. Move the sliders and the scores update instantly.
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Headline score
51
/ 100
Potenza RE040
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/ 100
Kinergy PT
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 Potenza RE040
Pros
- Excellent dry weather grip and handling
- High level of steering feedback and directness
- Progressive and predictable breakaway characteristics
Cons
- Excessive and intrusive road noise
- Poor performance and lack of confidence in wet or cold conditions
- Harsh ride quality due to stiff construction
Tire B Kinergy PT
Not enough owner reviews yet to extract themes.
Specs side by side
| Attribute | A · Bridgestone Potenza RE040 | B · Hankook Kinergy PT |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Summer | All Season Premium Touring tires |
| Vehicle type | Passenger Car / Crossover | Passenger Car / Crossover |
| Sizes available | 3 | — |
| Rim diameters | 16″ – 18″ | — |
| Tread depth | 10/32″ | — |
| UTQG | 140 A A | — |
| Sidewall | Blackwall | — |
Which one should you actually buy?
51
/ 100
Bridgestone Potenza RE040
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/ 100
Hankook Kinergy PT
Only Bridgestone Potenza RE040 has enough test and review data for a Relative Score, so there is no head-to-head winner yet.
Tire A · Bridgestone Potenza RE040
Tire B · Hankook Kinergy PT
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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