Tests 68 · 3 tests Owners 68 · 14 reviews
Best test result: #3 of 11 in 2017 All Season VS Winter Tyre Test (dry braking)
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Hankook Kinergy 4S vs Nexen N Priz 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 3 + 0 road tests and 14 + 14 owner reviews. How we score
Kinergy 4S is ahead, 69–58
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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
Kinergy 4S +1059Why this score
Source Kinergy 4S N Priz 4S Professional tests (TWG score) · 3 / – tests 70 ≈ 62 (est.) Reviews found online 67 53 Kinergy 4S: 60% × 69.7 + 40% × 67.2 = 69
N Priz 4S: 60% × 62 (est.) + 40% × 53.4 = 59
No road tests of dry for N Priz 4S. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.41).
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73
Wet
Kinergy 4S +1657Why this score
Source Kinergy 4S N Priz 4S Professional tests (TWG score) · 3 / – tests 74 ≈ 60 (est.) Reviews found online 71 51 Kinergy 4S: 60% × 74.1 + 40% × 71 = 73
N Priz 4S: 60% × 60.1 (est.) + 40% × 51.3 = 57
No road tests of wet for N Priz 4S. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).
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70
Snow
Kinergy 4S +961Why this score
Source Kinergy 4S N Priz 4S Professional tests (TWG score) · 2 / – tests 66 ≈ 65 (est.) Reviews found online 77 54 Kinergy 4S: 60% × 66.1 + 40% × 76.6 = 70
N Priz 4S: 60% × 65.1 (est.) + 40% × 53.6 = 61
No road tests of snow for N Priz 4S. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.32).
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67
Comfort
Kinergy 4S +760Why this score
Source Kinergy 4S N Priz 4S Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 68 (est.) ≈ 66 (est.) Reviews found online 66 55 Kinergy 4S: 40% × 68.1 (est.) + 60% × 66 = 67
N Priz 4S: 40% × 66 (est.) + 60% × 55.2 = 60
No road tests of comfort for Kinergy 4S or N Priz 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 N Priz 4S Professional tests (TWG score) · 2 / – tests 56 – Reviews found online ≈ 66 (est.) – Kinergy 4S: 60% × 56.3 + 40% × 66.4 (est.) = 60
No owner ratings of noise for Kinergy 4S. 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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63
Treadwear
Kinergy 4S +855Why this score
Source Kinergy 4S N Priz 4S Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / – tests 63 ≈ 60 (est.) Reviews found online 63 49 Kinergy 4S: 60% × 62.8 + 40% × 62.9 = 63
N Priz 4S: 60% × 60 (est.) + 40% × 48.6 = 55
No road tests of treadwear for N Priz 4S. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.36).
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64
Handling (owners)
Kinergy 4S +1351Why this score
Source Kinergy 4S N Priz 4S Reviews found online 64 51 -
67
Efficiency
No comparison–Why this score
Source Kinergy 4S N Priz 4S Professional tests (TWG score) · 2 / – tests 67 –
Scores at a glance
| Category | Hankook Kinergy 4S | Nexen N Priz 4S |
|---|---|---|
| Relative Score | 69 | 58 |
| Dry | 69 | 59 |
| Wet | 73 | 57 |
| Snow | 70 | 61 |
| Comfort | 67 | 60 |
| Noise | 60 | – |
| Treadwear | 63 | 55 |
| Handling (owners) | 64 | 51 |
| Efficiency | 67 | – |
Higher is better. The Relative Score follows your weights below; category scores do not change.
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Headline score
69
/ 100
Kinergy 4S
58
/ 100
N Priz 4S
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.
In the overall rankings of 1 tests that ran both, Hankook Kinergy 4S finished ahead 1 times and Nexen N Priz 4S 0 times.
| Discipline | Category | Kinergy 4S | N Priz 4S | Δ | Head-to-head |
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| Also published by the testers (not in the score) | |||||
| Overall Ranking | Overall | #5/10 | #9/10 | – | 1–0 in 1 shared test Newest: 2015 AutoBild All Season Tyre Test · 195/65 R 15 |
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 N Priz 4S
Pros
- Good dry grip and handling performance
- Commendable traction and control in snow and cold temperatures
- Comfortable and quiet ride quality with low noise
Cons
- Significantly compromised wet-weather grip leading to understeer and difficult braking
- Rapid or poor tread wear reported by multiple users
- Inconsistent performance on ice and slush
Specs side by side
| Attribute | A · Hankook Kinergy 4S | B · Nexen N Priz 4S |
|---|---|---|
| Category | All Season | All Season |
| Vehicle type | Passenger Car / Crossover | Passenger Car / Crossover |
| Sizes available | 67 | 29 |
| Rim diameters | 13″ – 18″ | 13″ – 17″ |
| UTQG | 500 - 600 A A | — |
| Sizes in common | 27 | 27 |
Which one should you actually buy?
69
/ 100
Hankook Kinergy 4S
58
/ 100
Nexen N Priz 4S
Winner: Hankook Kinergy 4S — better wet, handling and dry. It leads or ties in every category we score. Nexen N Priz 4S rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 14 reviews), so read this result as provisional.
Pick tire A
Your priority is wet-weather safety
Hankook Kinergy 4S scores 73 vs 57 on wet.
Pick tire A
You enjoy sharp, responsive handling
Hankook Kinergy 4S scores 64 vs 51 on handling.
Pick tire A
You want the most grip on dry roads
Hankook Kinergy 4S scores 69 vs 59 on dry.
Pick tire A
You drive through snowy winters
Hankook Kinergy 4S scores 70 vs 61 on snow.
Tire A · Hankook Kinergy 4S
Tire B · Nexen N Priz 4S
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Kinergy 4S or N Priz 4S?
Which is better in the wet, Kinergy 4S or N Priz 4S?
Hankook Kinergy 4S, 73 vs 57 on our wet score.
Which grips better on dry roads, Kinergy 4S or N Priz 4S?
Hankook Kinergy 4S, 69 vs 59 on our dry score.
Which is better in snow, Kinergy 4S or N Priz 4S?
Hankook Kinergy 4S, 70 vs 61 on our snow score.
Which is more comfortable, Kinergy 4S or N Priz 4S?
Hankook Kinergy 4S, 67 vs 60 on our comfort score.
Which lasts longer, Kinergy 4S or N Priz 4S?
Hankook Kinergy 4S, 63 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