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Gislaved Nord Frost 200 vs Hankook Winter i cept IZ3 X — 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 3 + 1 road tests and 0 + 2 owner reviews. How we score

Too close to call: Nord Frost 200 70, Winter i cept IZ3 X 69.

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Gislaved Nord Frost 200
Tire AGislaved

Nord Frost 200

Winter

± 9

Tests 70 · 3 tests Owners – · none yet

Best test result: #3 of 8 in 2021 Nordic Studded Winter Tyre Test (wet handling)

Hankook Winter i cept IZ3 X
Tire BHankook

Winter i cept IZ3 X

Winter

± 8Provisional

Tests 67 · 1 test Owners 70 · 2 reviews

Best test result: #4 of 8 in 2025 Friction Winter Tyre Test (dry braking)

Category by category

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

  1. 67

    Dry

    Winter i cept IZ3 X +5
    72
    Why this score
    SourceNord Frost 200Winter i cept IZ3 X
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 2 / 1 tests6674
    Reviews found online≈ 67 (est.)70

    Nord Frost 200: 60% × 66.4 + 40% × 67.3 (est.) = 67

    Winter i cept IZ3 X: 60% × 74.4 + 40% × 69.5 = 72

    No owner ratings of dry for Nord Frost 200. The owner half is estimated from its road-test score, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.41).

  2. 71

    Wet

    Nord Frost 200 +6
    65
    Why this score
    SourceNord Frost 200Winter i cept IZ3 X
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 3 / 1 tests7160
    Reviews found online≈ 71 (est.)74

    Nord Frost 200: 60% × 70.6 + 40% × 70.6 (est.) = 71

    Winter i cept IZ3 X: 60% × 59.6 + 40% × 74.1 = 65

    No owner ratings of wet for Nord Frost 200. The owner half is estimated from its road-test score, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).

  3. 71

    Snow

    Nord Frost 200 +2
    69
    Why this score
    SourceNord Frost 200Winter i cept IZ3 X
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 3 / 1 tests7167
    Reviews found online≈ 71 (est.)71

    Nord Frost 200: 60% × 70.5 + 40% × 70.5 (est.) = 71

    Winter i cept IZ3 X: 60% × 67.4 + 40% × 71.4 = 69

    No owner ratings of snow for Nord Frost 200. The owner half is estimated from its road-test score, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.32).

  4. –

    Comfort

    No comparison
    69
    Why this score
    SourceNord Frost 200Winter i cept IZ3 X
    Professional tests (TWG score)–≈ 69 (est.)
    Reviews found online–69

    Winter i cept IZ3 X: 40% × 68.8 (est.) + 60% × 69.4 = 69

    No road tests of comfort for Winter i cept IZ3 X. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.20).

  5. 71

    Noise

    Nord Frost 200 +4
    67
    Why this score
    SourceNord Frost 200Winter i cept IZ3 X
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / 1 tests7367
    Reviews found online≈ 66 (est.)≈ 66 (est.)

    Nord Frost 200: 60% × 73.4 + 40% × 66.5 (est.) = 71

    Winter i cept IZ3 X: 60% × 67 + 40% × 66.5 (est.) = 67

    No owner ratings of noise for Nord Frost 200 or Winter i cept IZ3 X. 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.

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    Treadwear

    No comparison
    67
    Why this score
    SourceNord Frost 200Winter i cept IZ3 X
    Professional tests (TWG score)–≈ 67 (est.)
    Reviews found online–67

    Winter i cept IZ3 X: 60% × 66.8 (est.) + 40% × 67.2 = 67

    No road tests of treadwear for Winter i cept IZ3 X. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.36).

  7. –

    Handling (owners)

    No comparison
    70
    Why this score
    SourceNord Frost 200Winter i cept IZ3 X
    Reviews found online–70
  8. 70

    Efficiency

    Winter i cept IZ3 X +5
    75
    Why this score
    SourceNord Frost 200Winter i cept IZ3 X
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / 1 tests7075
Scores at a glance
CategoryGislaved Nord Frost 200Hankook Winter i cept IZ3 X
Relative Score 70 69
Dry 67 72
Wet 71 65
Snow 71 69
Comfort – 69
Noise 71 67
Treadwear – 67
Handling (owners) – 70
Efficiency 70 75

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

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Headline score
± 9

Nord Frost 200

± 8

Winter i cept IZ3 X

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.

DisciplineCategoryNord Frost 200Winter i cept IZ3 XΔHead-to-head
Dry Braking Dry 98% #5/8 · 2018 Vi Studded Winter Tyre Test 97% #4/8 · 2025 Friction Winter Tyre Test – Different tests
Wet Braking Wet 99% #3/8 · 2018 Vi Studded Winter Tyre Test 88% #6/8 · 2025 Friction Winter Tyre Test – Different tests
Wet Handling Wet 99% #3/8 · 2021 Nordic Studded Winter Tyre Test 96% #6/8 · 2025 Friction Winter Tyre Test – Different tests
Ice Handling Snow 92% #5/8 · 2021 Nordic Studded Winter Tyre Test 91% #7/8 · 2025 Friction Winter Tyre Test – Different tests
Ice Traction Snow 71% #5/8 · 2021 Nordic Studded Winter Tyre Test 92% #7/8 · 2025 Friction Winter Tyre Test – Different tests
Snow Handling Snow 98% #7/8 · 2021 Nordic Studded Winter Tyre Test 98% #7/8 · 2025 Friction Winter Tyre Test – Different tests
Snow Traction Snow 94% #6/8 · 2021 Nordic Studded Winter Tyre Test 99% #5/8 · 2025 Friction Winter Tyre Test – Different tests
Noise Noise 98% #3/8 · 2021 Nordic Studded Winter Tyre Test 99% #6/8 · 2025 Friction Winter Tyre Test – Different tests
Also published by the testers (not in the score)
Overall Ranking Overall #6/8 2021 Moottori Winter Studded Tire Test R16 #7/8 2025 Friction Winter Tyre Test – Different tests

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Gislaved Nord Frost 200 B · Hankook Winter i cept IZ3 X
CategoryWinterWinter
Vehicle typePassenger Car / Crossover—
Sizes available5328
Rim diameters13″ – 20″17″ – 21″
Sizes in common1010

Which one should you actually buy?

Gislaved Nord Frost 200

Hankook Winter i cept IZ3 X

Too close to call: Gislaved Nord Frost 200 and Hankook Winter i cept IZ3 X are within 2 points overall. Gislaved Nord Frost 200 is stronger on wet and noise. Hankook Winter i cept IZ3 X is stronger on dry and efficiency. Hankook Winter i cept IZ3 X rests on little evidence so far (1 test, 2 reviews), so read this result as provisional.

Pick tire A Your priority is wet-weather safety

Gislaved Nord Frost 200 scores 71 vs 65 on wet.

Pick tire B You want the most grip on dry roads

Hankook Winter i cept IZ3 X scores 72 vs 67 on dry.

Pick tire B You want lower fuel or energy use

Hankook Winter i cept IZ3 X scores 75 vs 70 on efficiency.

Pick tire A You want a quieter cabin

Gislaved Nord Frost 200 scores 71 vs 67 on noise.

Tire A · Gislaved Nord Frost 200
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Tire B · Hankook Winter i cept IZ3 X
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Nord Frost 200 or Winter i cept IZ3 X?

Which is better in the wet, Nord Frost 200 or Winter i cept IZ3 X?

Gislaved Nord Frost 200, 71 vs 65 on our wet score.

Which grips better on dry roads, Nord Frost 200 or Winter i cept IZ3 X?

Hankook Winter i cept IZ3 X, 72 vs 67 on our dry score.

Which is better in snow, Nord Frost 200 or Winter i cept IZ3 X?

Neither, by our numbers: 71 vs 69 on the snow score, within 3 points.

Which is quieter, Nord Frost 200 or Winter i cept IZ3 X?

Gislaved Nord Frost 200, 71 vs 67 on our noise score.

Which rolls more easily, Nord Frost 200 or Winter i cept IZ3 X?

Hankook Winter i cept IZ3 X, 75 vs 70 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