Tests 67 · 3 tests Owners 68 · 13 reviews
Best test result: #3 of 11 in 2017 All Season VS Winter Tyre Test (dry braking)
Kumho Solus 4 All Weather looks discontinued: no new owner reviews or road tests in five years and no current EU tyre label.
Head-to-head
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Hankook Kinergy 4S vs Kumho Solus 4 All Weather — 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 + 0 road tests and 13 + 1 owner reviews. How we score
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Category by category
Relative Score per category, 0–100. Open “Why this score” for the tests and owner ratings behind it.
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69
Dry
No comparison–Why this score
Source Kinergy 4S Solus 4 All Weather Professional tests (TWG score) · 3 / – tests 70 – Reviews found online 69 – Kinergy 4S: 60% × 69.7 + 40% × 68.5 = 69
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73
Wet
No comparison–Why this score
Source Kinergy 4S Solus 4 All Weather Professional tests (TWG score) · 3 / – tests 74 – Reviews found online 71 – Kinergy 4S: 60% × 74.1 + 40% × 71.1 = 73
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70
Snow
No comparison–Why this score
Source Kinergy 4S Solus 4 All Weather Professional tests (TWG score) · 2 / – tests 66 – Reviews found online 76 – Kinergy 4S: 60% × 66.2 + 40% × 76 = 70
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67
Comfort
No comparison–Why this score
Source Kinergy 4S Solus 4 All Weather Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 69 (est.) – Reviews found online 67 – Kinergy 4S: 40% × 68.6 (est.) + 60% × 66.5 = 67
No road tests of comfort for Kinergy 4S. The test half is the tested tires’ average (69): owners’ comfort ratings barely follow the road tests.
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60
Noise
No comparison–Why this score
Source Kinergy 4S Solus 4 All Weather 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.
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62
Treadwear
No comparison–Why this score
Source Kinergy 4S Solus 4 All Weather Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / – tests 62 – Reviews found online 62 – Kinergy 4S: 60% × 62.4 + 40% × 62 = 62
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64
Handling (owners)
No comparison–Why this score
Source Kinergy 4S Solus 4 All Weather Reviews found online 64 – -
67
Efficiency
No comparison–Why this score
Source Kinergy 4S Solus 4 All Weather Professional tests (TWG score) · 2 / – tests 67 –
Scores at a glance
| Category | Hankook Kinergy 4S | Kumho Solus 4 All Weather |
|---|---|---|
| Relative Score | 68 | – |
| Dry | 69 | – |
| Wet | 73 | – |
| Snow | 70 | – |
| Comfort | 67 | – |
| Noise | 60 | – |
| Treadwear | 62 | – |
| Handling (owners) | 64 | – |
| Efficiency | 67 | – |
Higher is better. The Relative Score follows your weights below; category scores do not change.
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Recomputed
Headline score
68
/ 100
Kinergy 4S
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/ 100
Solus 4 All Weather
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.
| Discipline | Category | Kinergy 4S | Solus 4 All Weather | Δ | Head-to-head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Also published by the testers (not in the score) | |||||
| Overall Ranking | Overall | #12/30 2025 All Season 30 Tyre Braking Test | #4/10 2012 Auto Bild All Season Tyre Test | – | Different tests |
Pros, cons & observations
Themes extracted from owner reviews found online — not the opinion of TireWheelGuide.
Tire A 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
Tire B Solus 4 All Weather
Pros
- Reliable traction in dry conditions
- Confident performance on wet surfaces
- Effective capability in light snow
Cons
- Extremely rapid tread wear
- Poor overall longevity compared to summer tires
- Lack of cost-effectiveness due to frequent replacement intervals
Specs side by side
| Attribute | A · Hankook Kinergy 4S | B · Kumho Solus 4 All Weather |
|---|---|---|
| Category | All Season | All Season Touring tires |
| Vehicle type | Passenger Car / Crossover | Passenger Car / Crossover |
| Sizes available | 67 | — |
| Rim diameters | 13″ – 18″ | — |
Which one should you actually buy?
68
/ 100
Hankook Kinergy 4S
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/ 100
Kumho Solus 4 All Weather
Only Hankook Kinergy 4S has enough test and review data for a Relative Score, so there is no head-to-head winner yet.
Tire A · Hankook Kinergy 4S
Tire B · Kumho Solus 4 All Weather
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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.
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