Tests – · none yet Owners 62 · 43 reviews
Continental CrossContact UHP vs Hankook Ventus S1 noble2 — Compared
Relative Score (0–100): 60% professional tests, 40% owner reviews.
CrossContact UHP leads, 64–63 Narrow edge
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Tests – · none yet Owners 60 · 693 reviews
“Getting new tires I’m replacing my OEM tires (Hankook Ventus S1 Noble2 sized 235/50R19). They’ve got 80,000 miles on them. I’ve had a good experience with them. My tire guy has about 3 tires in the $200 (installed) range. Right now I’m leaning towards the Hercules Raptis ® R-T6X. Who has experience with these? Does that sound like a decent choice? I want to spend the money I need to on good tires, but don’t want to spend the most money just because. Read more”
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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69
Dry
CrossContact UHP +366Why this score
Source CrossContact UHP Ventus S1 noble2 Reviews found online 70 64 -
69
Wet
CrossContact UHP +168Why this score
Source CrossContact UHP Ventus S1 noble2 Reviews found online 69 68 -
56
Snow
Level56Why this score
Source CrossContact UHP Ventus S1 noble2 Reviews found online 47 47 -
67
Comfort
Level67Why this score
Source CrossContact UHP Ventus S1 noble2 Reviews found online 64 66 -
68
Noise
No comparison–Why this score
Source CrossContact UHP Ventus S1 noble2 Reviews found online 70 – -
56
Treadwear
Level56Why this score
Source CrossContact UHP Ventus S1 noble2 Reviews found online 50 50 -
65
Handling
CrossContact UHP +164Why this score
Source CrossContact UHP Ventus S1 noble2 Reviews found online 65 64
Scores at a glance
| Category | Continental CrossContact UHP | Hankook Ventus S1 noble2 |
|---|---|---|
| Relative Score | 64 | 63 |
| Dry | 69 | 66 |
| Wet | 69 | 68 |
| Snow | 56 | 56 |
| Comfort | 67 | 67 |
| Noise | 68 | – |
| Treadwear | 56 | 56 |
| Handling | 65 | 64 |
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CrossContact UHP
Ventus S1 noble2
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 CrossContact UHP
Pros
- Excellent dry and wet grip
- Smooth and comfortable ride on compatible vehicles
- Inspires confidence in handling and cornering
Cons
- Rapid and premature tread wear, especially on front axles
- High road noise
- Firm or hard ride over bumps
Tire B Ventus S1 noble2
Pros
- Exceptional ride comfort and smoothness
- Very low road noise and quiet highway cruising
- Strong dry traction and responsive handling
Cons
- Rapid and uneven tread wear, frequently failing to meet mileage expectations
- Poor traction and dangerous handling in snow, slush, and ice
- Soft sidewalls leading to vague steering response or 'squishy' cornering feel
What real owners are saying
From Reddit, forums and review threads. Not part of our score
Continental CrossContact UHP
We haven't collected enough community discussion about this tire yet.
Hankook Ventus S1 noble2
Community sentiment toward the Hankook Ventus S1 noble2 is largely positive, with owners highlighting its competitive price-to-performance value compared to premium alternatives like Michelin. Drivers frequently commend its quiet ride, wet grip, and respectable tread life, though some note reduced handling sharpness compared to dedicated summer tires and increased road noise after higher mileage.
“Update 3: 20K Miles Front Tread: 8/32nd's remaining Rear Tread: 5-6/32nd's remaining The fronts have been wearing at an incredibly slow rate! :thumbsup: The rears wore quickly in the first 10K, but this seems to have slowed considerably in the next 10K. 20K Mile Verdict: Competes with or beats the best on the market today at a lower cost.”
“Quote: Originally Posted by Chaotic1,Feb 9 2009, 06:49 AM Price per tire? Fronts: $63.00 x 2 + shipping (214/45zr-17) = $152.16 Rears: $71.00 x 2 + shipping (245/40/zr-17) = $164.15 Originally, I was only going to replace the rears with OEM tires because my fronts were in such decent shape, but I was able to get all four wheels for cheaper than the two rears so I went that direction instead. As promised, I'd continue to report on these tires and with todays showers and mixture of oil/grime and left over sand from the sleet we recently had, the tires are doing as well as expected. Of course with the sand, it is easy to break the rear-end loose but it breaks when expected, no surprises.”
“Originally Posted By: SHOZ I have them on my Genesis Coupe 2L for a year now. Went to 50 series over the OE 45 series. No complaints at all. I ended up going back and ordering them +1 size. OEM is 215/45/17. I went with 225/45/17. They seem to be better suited and less stretched for my application. Ended up costing $410 total for them.”
Based on 36 community posts
Specs side by side
| Attribute | A · Continental CrossContact UHP | B · Hankook Ventus S1 noble2 |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Summer | Summer |
| Vehicle type | SUV and 4x4 | Passenger Car / Crossover |
| Sizes available | 27 | 8 |
| Rim diameters | 16″ – 23″ | 17″ – 20″ |
| Tread depth | 9 - 10/32″ | — |
| UTQG | 280 - 420 A - AA A | — |
| Sidewall | Black Side Wall | — |
| Max pressure | 50 - 51 psi | — |
Which one should you actually buy?
Continental CrossContact UHP
Hankook Ventus S1 noble2
Too close to call: Continental CrossContact UHP and Hankook Ventus S1 noble2 are within 2 points overall. Continental CrossContact UHP is stronger on dry.
Continental CrossContact UHP scores 69 vs 66 on dry.
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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.
Community buzz from Reddit and forums is shown for context only — it never changes the score.