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Firestone Multihawk 2 vs Hankook Kinergy Eco 2 — Compared

Relative Score (0–100): 60% professional tests, 40% owner reviews.

Kinergy Eco 2 is ahead, 62–50

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Tire AFirestone

Multihawk 2

Summer

Tests – · none yet Owners 43 · 182 reviews

Best test result: #12 of 14 in 2018 ADAC Summer Tyre Test - 175/65 R14 (overall ranking)

Tire BHankook

Kinergy Eco 2

Summer

Tests 73 · 2 tests Owners 55 · 1,589 reviews

Best test result: #5 of 14 in 2018 New and Worn Summer Tyre Test (overall ranking)

Category by category

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

  1. 55

    Dry

    Kinergy Eco 2 +10
    65
    Why this score
    SourceMultihawk 2Kinergy Eco 2
    Professional tests (TWG score)–72
    Reviews found online4855
  2. 49

    Wet

    Kinergy Eco 2 +20
    69
    Why this score
    SourceMultihawk 2Kinergy Eco 2
    Professional tests (TWG score)–74
    Reviews found online4260
  3. 54

    Comfort

    Kinergy Eco 2 +7
    61
    Why this score
    SourceMultihawk 2Kinergy Eco 2
    Reviews found online4052
  4. –

    Noise

    No comparison
    73
    Why this score
    SourceMultihawk 2Kinergy Eco 2
    Professional tests (TWG score)–77
  5. 49

    Treadwear

    Kinergy Eco 2 +8
    57
    Why this score
    SourceMultihawk 2Kinergy Eco 2
    Reviews found online3851
  6. 43

    Handling

    Kinergy Eco 2 +11
    54
    Why this score
    SourceMultihawk 2Kinergy Eco 2
    Reviews found online4354
Scores at a glance
CategoryFirestone Multihawk 2Hankook Kinergy Eco 2
Relative Score 50 62
Dry 55 65
Wet 49 69
Comfort 54 61
Noise – 73
Treadwear 49 57
Handling 43 54

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Headline score

Multihawk 2

Kinergy Eco 2

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

The professional test results behind the scores

Each result is shown as % of the best tire in that test. “Same test” rows are the strictest comparison: both tires were measured side by side.

DisciplineCategoryMultihawk 2Kinergy Eco 2ΔBoth?
Overall Ranking Overall 8% #12/14 · 2018 ADAC Summer Tyre Test - 175/65 R14 20% #5/14 · 2018 New and Worn Summer Tyre Test −11.7 Different tests

Pros, cons & observations

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

Tire A Multihawk 2

Pros

  • Reliable dry grip and handling performance
  • High ride comfort and low noise levels
  • Affordable price and good overall value

Cons

  • Poor wet-weather traction and dangerous sliding behavior in rain
  • Pronounced understeer on wet surfaces
  • Rapid tread wear reported by some users
All owner themes in the Multihawk 2 review

Tire B Kinergy Eco 2

Pros

  • Reliable dry and wet road grip
  • Good value for the price point
  • Slow and even tread wear / long-lasting durability

Cons

  • Notable road noise reported by some users
  • Stiff ride quality that can amplify road bumps
  • Reduced performance and grip in wet or cold conditions as tread wears down
All owner themes in the Kinergy Eco 2 review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Firestone Multihawk 2 B · Hankook Kinergy Eco 2
CategorySummerSummer
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverPassenger Car / Crossover
Sizes available2248
Rim diameters13″ – 14″13″ – 17″

Which one should you actually buy?

Firestone Multihawk 2

Hankook Kinergy Eco 2

Winner: Hankook Kinergy Eco 2 — better wet, handling and dry. It leads or ties in every category we score.

Pick tire B Your priority is wet-weather safety

Hankook Kinergy Eco 2 scores 69 vs 49 on wet.

Pick tire B You enjoy sharp, responsive handling

Hankook Kinergy Eco 2 scores 54 vs 43 on handling.

Pick tire B You want the most grip on dry roads

Hankook Kinergy Eco 2 scores 65 vs 55 on dry.

Pick tire B You want the longest tread life

Hankook Kinergy Eco 2 scores 57 vs 49 on treadwear.

Tire A · Firestone Multihawk 2
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Tire B · Hankook Kinergy Eco 2
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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.

62

Leads

Kinergy Eco 2

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