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Dunlop Winter Sport 5 SUV 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 2 + 1 road tests and 4 + 1 owner reviews. How we score

Winter Sport 5 SUV leads, 74–70 Narrow edge

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Dunlop Winter Sport 5 SUV
Tire ADunlop

Winter Sport 5 SUV

Winter

± 7

Tests 70 · 2 tests Owners 79 · 4 reviews

Best test result: #1 of 10 in 2018 Auto Bild Winter SUV / 4x4 Tyre Test (straight aquaplaning)

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. 75

    Dry

    Winter Sport 5 SUV +6
    69
    Why this score
    SourceWinter Sport 5 SUVWinter i cept evo2 SUV
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 2 / 1 tests7269
    Reviews found online8069

    Winter Sport 5 SUV: 60% × 72.2 + 40% × 79.6 = 75

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

  2. 80

    Wet

    Winter Sport 5 SUV +10
    70
    Why this score
    SourceWinter Sport 5 SUVWinter i cept evo2 SUV
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 2 / 1 tests7871
    Reviews found online8269

    Winter Sport 5 SUV: 60% × 78.5 + 40% × 82.1 = 80

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

  3. 68

    Snow

    Winter i cept evo2 SUV +5
    73
    Why this score
    SourceWinter Sport 5 SUVWinter i cept evo2 SUV
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 2 / 1 tests6474
    Reviews found online7671

    Winter Sport 5 SUV: 60% × 63.8 + 40% × 75.6 = 68

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

  4. 76

    Comfort

    Winter Sport 5 SUV +9
    67
    Why this score
    SourceWinter Sport 5 SUVWinter i cept evo2 SUV
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests≈ 71 (est.)72
    Reviews found online7964

    Winter Sport 5 SUV: 40% × 70.8 (est.) + 60% × 79.3 = 76

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

    No road tests of comfort for Winter Sport 5 SUV. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.20).

  5. 62

    Noise

    Winter i cept evo2 SUV +7
    69
    Why this score
    SourceWinter Sport 5 SUVWinter i cept evo2 SUV
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 2 / 1 tests5971
    Reviews found online≈ 66 (est.)≈ 66 (est.)

    Winter Sport 5 SUV: 60% × 59.3 + 40% × 66.4 (est.) = 62

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

    No owner ratings of noise for Winter Sport 5 SUV or 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. 73

    Treadwear

    Winter Sport 5 SUV +6
    67
    Why this score
    SourceWinter Sport 5 SUVWinter i cept evo2 SUV
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 70 (est.)≈ 67 (est.)
    Reviews found online7767

    Winter Sport 5 SUV: 60% × 70.2 (est.) + 40% × 76.7 = 73

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

    No road tests of treadwear for Winter Sport 5 SUV. 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. 79

    Handling (owners)

    Winter Sport 5 SUV +12
    67
    Why this score
    SourceWinter Sport 5 SUVWinter i cept evo2 SUV
    Reviews found online7967
  8. 65

    Efficiency

    Winter Sport 5 SUV +4
    61
    Why this score
    SourceWinter Sport 5 SUVWinter i cept evo2 SUV
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 2 / 1 tests6561
Scores at a glance
CategoryDunlop Winter Sport 5 SUVHankook Winter i cept evo2 SUV
Relative Score 74 70
Dry 75 69
Wet 80 70
Snow 68 73
Comfort 76 67
Noise 62 69
Treadwear 73 67
Handling (owners) 79 67
Efficiency 65 61

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Winter Sport 5 SUV

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Winter i cept evo2 SUV

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.

In the overall rankings of 3 tests that ran both, Dunlop Winter Sport 5 SUV finished ahead 3 times and Hankook Winter i cept evo2 SUV 0 times.

DisciplineCategoryWinter Sport 5 SUVWinter i cept evo2 SUVΔHead-to-head
Also published by the testers (not in the score)
Overall Ranking Overall #1/8 #7/8 – 3–0 in 3 shared tests Newest: 2017 235/55 R17 SUV Winter Tyre Test · 235/55 R17

Pros, cons & observations

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

Tire A Winter Sport 5 SUV

Pros

  • Exceptional wet and dry road handling
  • Low noise levels and high ride comfort
  • Strong tread longevity and durability

Cons

  • Reduced grip and 'spongy' handling in warmer temperatures
  • Suboptimal traction during ice braking and acceleration
  • Not suitable for year-round use due to rapid degradation in heat
All owner themes in the Winter Sport 5 SUV review

Tire B Winter i cept evo2 SUV

Not enough owner reviews yet to extract themes.

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Dunlop Winter Sport 5 SUV B · Hankook Winter i cept evo2 SUV
CategoryWinterWinter
Vehicle typeSUV and 4x4SUV and 4x4
Sizes available3144
Rim diameters16″ – 21″15″ – 23″
Sizes in common2020

Which one should you actually buy?

Dunlop Winter Sport 5 SUV

Hankook Winter i cept evo2 SUV

Narrow edge: Dunlop Winter Sport 5 SUV — better handling, wet and comfort. Pick the Hankook Winter i cept evo2 SUV if noise and snow matter 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 A You enjoy sharp, responsive handling

Dunlop Winter Sport 5 SUV scores 79 vs 67 on handling.

Pick tire A Your priority is wet-weather safety

Dunlop Winter Sport 5 SUV scores 80 vs 70 on wet.

Pick tire A You want the most comfortable ride

Dunlop Winter Sport 5 SUV scores 76 vs 67 on comfort.

Pick tire B You want a quieter cabin

Hankook Winter i cept evo2 SUV scores 69 vs 62 on noise.

Tire A · Dunlop Winter Sport 5 SUV
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Tire B · Hankook Winter i cept evo2 SUV
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Winter Sport 5 SUV or Winter i cept evo2 SUV?

Which is better in the wet, Winter Sport 5 SUV or Winter i cept evo2 SUV?

Dunlop Winter Sport 5 SUV, 80 vs 70 on our wet score.

Which grips better on dry roads, Winter Sport 5 SUV or Winter i cept evo2 SUV?

Dunlop Winter Sport 5 SUV, 75 vs 69 on our dry score.

Which is better in snow, Winter Sport 5 SUV or Winter i cept evo2 SUV?

Hankook Winter i cept evo2 SUV, 73 vs 68 on our snow score.

Which is quieter, Winter Sport 5 SUV or Winter i cept evo2 SUV?

Hankook Winter i cept evo2 SUV, 69 vs 62 on our noise score.

Which is more comfortable, Winter Sport 5 SUV or Winter i cept evo2 SUV?

Dunlop Winter Sport 5 SUV, 76 vs 67 on our comfort score.

Which lasts longer, Winter Sport 5 SUV or Winter i cept evo2 SUV?

Dunlop Winter Sport 5 SUV, 73 vs 67 on our treadwear score.

Which rolls more easily, Winter Sport 5 SUV or Winter i cept evo2 SUV?

Dunlop Winter Sport 5 SUV, 65 vs 61 on our efficiency 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