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Goodyear Assurance Triplemax vs Hankook Kinergy 4S — 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 0 + 3 road tests and 8 + 13 owner reviews. How we score

Assurance Triplemax is ahead, 76–68

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Hankook Kinergy 4S
Tire BHankook

Kinergy 4S

All Season

± 8

Tests 67 · 3 tests Owners 68 · 13 reviews

Best test result: #3 of 11 in 2017 All Season VS 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. 75

    Dry

    Assurance Triplemax +6
    69
    Why this score
    SourceAssurance TriplemaxKinergy 4S
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 3 tests≈ 73 (est.)70
    Reviews found online7969

    Assurance Triplemax: 60% × 72.9 (est.) + 40% × 79.4 = 75

    Kinergy 4S: 60% × 69.7 + 40% × 68.5 = 69

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

  2. 79

    Wet

    Assurance Triplemax +6
    73
    Why this score
    SourceAssurance TriplemaxKinergy 4S
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 3 tests≈ 77 (est.)74
    Reviews found online8371

    Assurance Triplemax: 60% × 77.3 (est.) + 40% × 82.6 = 79

    Kinergy 4S: 60% × 74.1 + 40% × 71.1 = 73

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

  3. –

    Snow

    No comparison
    70
    Why this score
    SourceAssurance TriplemaxKinergy 4S
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 2 tests–66
    Reviews found online–76

    Kinergy 4S: 60% × 66.2 + 40% × 76 = 70

  4. 71

    Comfort

    Assurance Triplemax +4
    67
    Why this score
    SourceAssurance TriplemaxKinergy 4S
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 70 (est.)≈ 69 (est.)
    Reviews found online7267

    Assurance Triplemax: 40% × 69.6 (est.) + 60% × 71.7 = 71

    Kinergy 4S: 40% × 68.7 (est.) + 60% × 66.5 = 67

    No road tests of comfort for Assurance Triplemax or Kinergy 4S. The test half is the tested tires’ average (69): owners’ comfort ratings barely follow the road tests.

  5. –

    Noise

    No comparison
    60
    Why this score
    SourceAssurance TriplemaxKinergy 4S
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 2 tests–56
    Reviews found online–≈ 67 (est.)

    Kinergy 4S: 60% × 56.2 + 40% × 66.6 (est.) = 60

    No owner ratings of noise for Kinergy 4S. 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. 72

    Treadwear

    Assurance Triplemax +10
    62
    Why this score
    SourceAssurance TriplemaxKinergy 4S
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests≈ 69 (est.)62
    Reviews found online7562

    Assurance Triplemax: 60% × 69.3 (est.) + 40% × 75.3 = 72

    Kinergy 4S: 60% × 62.4 + 40% × 61.9 = 62

    No road tests of treadwear for Assurance Triplemax. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.35).

  7. 78

    Handling (owners)

    Assurance Triplemax +14
    64
    Why this score
    SourceAssurance TriplemaxKinergy 4S
    Reviews found online7864
  8. –

    Efficiency

    No comparison
    67
    Why this score
    SourceAssurance TriplemaxKinergy 4S
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 2 tests–67
Scores at a glance
CategoryGoodyear Assurance TriplemaxHankook Kinergy 4S
Relative Score 76 68
Dry 75 69
Wet 79 73
Snow – 70
Comfort 71 67
Noise – 60
Treadwear 72 62
Handling (owners) 78 64
Efficiency – 67

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

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Headline score
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Assurance Triplemax

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Kinergy 4S

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 Assurance Triplemax

Pros

  • Superb grip in both dry and wet conditions
  • Short and confident braking distances
  • Excellent longevity and high mileage capability

Cons

  • Produces a noticeable amount of road noise during travel
  • Prone to sidewall blisters or minor damage after a few years of daily driving over potholes and speed bumps
All owner themes in the Assurance Triplemax review

Tire B Kinergy 4S

Pros

  • Exceptional grip and stability in wet and torrential rain conditions
  • Strong performance in snow and slush, often cited as a viable alternative to dedicated winter tires
  • High value-for-money proposition compared to premium competitors

Cons

  • Reports of premature tread wear and shorter-than-expected service life
  • Inconsistent dry-road handling and feedback compared to dedicated summer tires
  • Occasional reports of poor traction on greasy or specific wet road surfaces
All owner themes in the Kinergy 4S review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Goodyear Assurance Triplemax B · Hankook Kinergy 4S
CategorySummerAll Season
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverPassenger Car / Crossover
Sizes available—67
Rim diameters—13″ – 18″

Which one should you actually buy?

Goodyear Assurance Triplemax

Hankook Kinergy 4S

Winner: Goodyear Assurance Triplemax — better handling, treadwear and dry. It leads or ties in every category we score. Goodyear Assurance Triplemax rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 8 reviews), so read this result as provisional.

Pick tire A You enjoy sharp, responsive handling

Goodyear Assurance Triplemax scores 78 vs 64 on handling.

Pick tire A You want the longest tread life

Goodyear Assurance Triplemax scores 72 vs 62 on treadwear.

Pick tire A You want the most grip on dry roads

Goodyear Assurance Triplemax scores 75 vs 69 on dry.

Pick tire A Your priority is wet-weather safety

Goodyear Assurance Triplemax scores 79 vs 73 on wet.

Tire A · Goodyear Assurance Triplemax
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Tire B · Hankook Kinergy 4S
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Assurance Triplemax or Kinergy 4S?

Which is better in the wet, Assurance Triplemax or Kinergy 4S?

Goodyear Assurance Triplemax, 79 vs 73 on our wet score.

Which grips better on dry roads, Assurance Triplemax or Kinergy 4S?

Goodyear Assurance Triplemax, 75 vs 69 on our dry score.

Which is more comfortable, Assurance Triplemax or Kinergy 4S?

Goodyear Assurance Triplemax, 71 vs 67 on our comfort score.

Which lasts longer, Assurance Triplemax or Kinergy 4S?

Goodyear Assurance Triplemax, 72 vs 62 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