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Firestone WeatherGrip 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 1 + 1 road tests and 24 + 1 owner reviews. How we score

Winter i cept evo2 SUV leads, 69–66 Narrow edge

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Hankook Winter i cept evo2 SUV
Tire BHankook

Winter i cept evo2 SUV

Winter

± 8Provisional

Tests 71 · 1 test Owners 69 · 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. 65

    Dry

    Winter i cept evo2 SUV +4
    69
    Why this score
    SourceWeatherGripWinter i cept evo2 SUV
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests≈ 66 (est.)69
    Reviews found online6469

    WeatherGrip: 60% × 66.2 (est.) + 40% × 63.5 = 65

    Winter i cept evo2 SUV: 60% × 68.6 + 40% × 69.2 = 69

    No road tests of dry for WeatherGrip. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.42).

  2. 70

    Wet

    Level
    70
    Why this score
    SourceWeatherGripWinter i cept evo2 SUV
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests≈ 70 (est.)71
    Reviews found online7069

    WeatherGrip: 60% × 70.4 (est.) + 40% × 70.1 = 70

    Winter i cept evo2 SUV: 60% × 70.5 + 40% × 68.9 = 70

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

  3. 75

    Snow

    WeatherGrip +2
    73
    Why this score
    SourceWeatherGripWinter i cept evo2 SUV
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests≈ 73 (est.)74
    Reviews found online7771

    WeatherGrip: 60% × 73.1 (est.) + 40% × 77 = 75

    Winter i cept evo2 SUV: 60% × 73.7 + 40% × 71.4 = 73

    No road tests of snow for WeatherGrip. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.37).

  4. 65

    Comfort

    Winter i cept evo2 SUV +3
    68
    Why this score
    SourceWeatherGripWinter i cept evo2 SUV
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests≈ 68 (est.)72
    Reviews found online6265

    WeatherGrip: 40% × 67.9 (est.) + 60% × 62.4 = 65

    Winter i cept evo2 SUV: 40% × 72.3 + 60% × 64.9 = 68

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

  5. 68

    Noise

    Winter i cept evo2 SUV +1
    69
    Why this score
    SourceWeatherGripWinter i cept evo2 SUV
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests≈ 67 (est.)71
    Reviews found online69≈ 67 (est.)

    WeatherGrip: 60% × 66.6 (est.) + 40% × 69.1 = 68

    Winter i cept evo2 SUV: 60% × 70.6 + 40% × 66.6 (est.) = 69

    No road tests of noise for WeatherGrip. The test half is the tested tires’ average (67): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests.

    No owner ratings of noise for Winter i cept evo2 SUV. The owner half is the owners’ average (67): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests, so the tests say nothing about how owners would rate it.

  6. 55

    Treadwear

    Winter i cept evo2 SUV +11
    66
    Why this score
    SourceWeatherGripWinter i cept evo2 SUV
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / – tests55≈ 66 (est.)
    Reviews found online5467

    WeatherGrip: 60% × 55.2 + 40% × 53.7 = 55

    Winter i cept evo2 SUV: 60% × 66.3 (est.) + 40% × 66.5 = 66

    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 0.35).

  7. 62

    Handling (owners)

    Winter i cept evo2 SUV +5
    67
    Why this score
    SourceWeatherGripWinter i cept evo2 SUV
    Reviews found online6267
  8. –

    Efficiency

    No comparison
    61
    Why this score
    SourceWeatherGripWinter i cept evo2 SUV
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests–61
Scores at a glance
CategoryFirestone WeatherGripHankook Winter i cept evo2 SUV
Relative Score 66 69
Dry 65 69
Wet 70 70
Snow 75 73
Comfort 65 68
Noise 68 69
Treadwear 55 66
Handling (owners) 62 67
Efficiency – 61

Higher is better. The Relative Score follows your weights below; category scores do not change.

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Only one of the two tires has a score here, so this weight changes nothing in the head-to-head.

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Headline score
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WeatherGrip

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Winter i cept evo2 SUV

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

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.

DisciplineCategoryWeatherGripWinter i cept evo2 SUVΔHead-to-head
Also published by the testers (not in the score)
Overall Ranking Overall #8/8 2022 Consumer Reports All-Season Tires #6/11 2019 AMS Winter SUV Tyre Test – Different tests

Pros, cons & observations

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

Tire A WeatherGrip

Pros

  • Outstanding snow and winter weather traction
  • Confident wet weather and rain grip
  • Smooth and comfortable ride quality

Cons

  • Faster tread wear due to the softer rubber compound
  • Noticeable drop in fuel economy (MPG)
  • Subpar dry pavement performance compared to dedicated summer or standard all-season tires
All owner themes in the WeatherGrip review

Tire B Winter i cept evo2 SUV

Not enough owner reviews yet to extract themes.

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Firestone WeatherGrip B · Hankook Winter i cept evo2 SUV
CategoryAll WeatherWinter
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverSUV and 4x4
Sizes available4944
Rim diameters15″ – 19″15″ – 23″
Tread depth10/32″—
UTQG640 A A—
Treadwear warranty65,000 mi—
SidewallBlackwall—
Max pressure44 psi—
Sizes in common1212

Which one should you actually buy?

Firestone WeatherGrip

Hankook Winter i cept evo2 SUV

Narrow edge: Hankook Winter i cept evo2 SUV — better treadwear, dry and comfort. Where the Firestone WeatherGrip is ahead, it is by less than 3 points. Hankook Winter i cept evo2 SUV rests on little evidence so far (1 test, 1 review), so read this result as provisional.

Pick tire B You want the longest tread life

Hankook Winter i cept evo2 SUV scores 66 vs 55 on treadwear.

Pick tire B You want the most grip on dry roads

Hankook Winter i cept evo2 SUV scores 69 vs 65 on dry.

Pick tire B You want the most comfortable ride

Hankook Winter i cept evo2 SUV scores 68 vs 65 on comfort.

Tire A · Firestone WeatherGrip
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Tire B · Hankook Winter i cept evo2 SUV
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WeatherGrip or Winter i cept evo2 SUV?

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

Neither, by our numbers: 70 vs 70 on the wet score, within 3 points.

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

Hankook Winter i cept evo2 SUV, 69 vs 65 on our dry score.

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

Neither, by our numbers: 75 vs 73 on the snow score, within 3 points.

Which is quieter, WeatherGrip or Winter i cept evo2 SUV?

Neither, by our numbers: 68 vs 69 on the noise score, within 3 points.

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

Hankook Winter i cept evo2 SUV, 68 vs 65 on our comfort score.

Which lasts longer, WeatherGrip or Winter i cept evo2 SUV?

Hankook Winter i cept evo2 SUV, 66 vs 55 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