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 Vredestein Hi Trac — 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 + 11 owner reviews. How we score
Hi Trac is ahead, 75–69
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Tests – · none yet Owners 77 · 11 reviews
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
Hi Trac +675Why this score
Source Kinergy 4S Hi Trac Professional tests (TWG score) · 3 / – tests 70 ≈ 72 (est.) Reviews found online 67 79 Kinergy 4S: 60% × 69.7 + 40% × 67.3 = 69
Hi Trac: 60% × 72.4 (est.) + 40% × 78.6 = 75
No road tests of dry for Hi Trac. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.42).
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73
Wet
Hi Trac +679Why this score
Source Kinergy 4S Hi Trac Professional tests (TWG score) · 3 / – tests 74 ≈ 77 (est.) Reviews found online 71 82 Kinergy 4S: 60% × 74.1 + 40% × 71 = 73
Hi Trac: 60% × 76.7 (est.) + 40% × 81.5 = 79
No road tests of wet for Hi Trac. 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
No comparison–Why this score
Source Kinergy 4S Hi Trac Professional tests (TWG score) · 2 / – tests 66 – Reviews found online 77 – Kinergy 4S: 60% × 66.1 + 40% × 76.7 = 70
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67
Comfort
Hi Trac +269Why this score
Source Kinergy 4S Hi Trac Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 68 (est.) ≈ 69 (est.) Reviews found online 66 70 Kinergy 4S: 40% × 68.2 (est.) + 60% × 66 = 67
Hi Trac: 40% × 69 (est.) + 60% × 69.8 = 69
No road tests of comfort for Kinergy 4S. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.20).
No road tests of comfort for Hi Trac. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.20).
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60
Noise
No comparison–Why this score
Source Kinergy 4S Hi Trac Professional tests (TWG score) · 2 / – tests 56 – Reviews found online ≈ 66 (est.) – Kinergy 4S: 60% × 56.3 + 40% × 66.3 (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
Hi Trac +871Why this score
Source Kinergy 4S Hi Trac Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / – tests 63 ≈ 69 (est.) Reviews found online 63 73 Kinergy 4S: 60% × 62.8 + 40% × 62.9 = 63
Hi Trac: 60% × 69 (est.) + 40% × 73.3 = 71
No road tests of treadwear for Hi Trac. 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)
Hi Trac +872Why this score
Source Kinergy 4S Hi Trac Reviews found online 64 72 -
67
Efficiency
No comparison–Why this score
Source Kinergy 4S Hi Trac Professional tests (TWG score) · 2 / – tests 67 –
Scores at a glance
| Category | Hankook Kinergy 4S | Vredestein Hi Trac |
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| Relative Score | 69 | 75 |
| Dry | 69 | 75 |
| Wet | 73 | 79 |
| Snow | 70 | – |
| Comfort | 67 | 69 |
| Noise | 60 | – |
| Treadwear | 63 | 71 |
| Handling (owners) | 64 | 72 |
| 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
75
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Hi Trac
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 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 Hi Trac
Pros
- Exceptional wet-weather grip and safety
- High tread longevity and durability
- Strong value for money
Cons
- Increased road noise at higher speeds
- Sensitivity to uneven road surfaces or ruts
- Limited performance on non-asphalt surfaces
Specs side by side
| Attribute | A · Hankook Kinergy 4S | B · Vredestein Hi Trac |
|---|---|---|
| Category | All Season | Summer |
| Vehicle type | Passenger Car / Crossover | Passenger Car / Crossover |
| Sizes available | 67 | — |
| Rim diameters | 13″ – 18″ | — |
| UTQG | 500 - 600 A A | 240 A A |
Which one should you actually buy?
69
/ 100
Hankook Kinergy 4S
75
/ 100
Vredestein Hi Trac
Winner: Vredestein Hi Trac — better treadwear, handling and dry. It leads or ties in every category we score. Vredestein Hi Trac rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 11 reviews), so read this result as provisional.
Pick tire B
You want the longest tread life
Vredestein Hi Trac scores 71 vs 63 on treadwear.
Pick tire B
You enjoy sharp, responsive handling
Vredestein Hi Trac scores 72 vs 64 on handling.
Pick tire B
You want the most grip on dry roads
Vredestein Hi Trac scores 75 vs 69 on dry.
Pick tire B
Your priority is wet-weather safety
Vredestein Hi Trac scores 79 vs 73 on wet.
Tire A · Hankook Kinergy 4S
Tire B · Vredestein Hi Trac
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Kinergy 4S or Hi Trac?
Which is better in the wet, Kinergy 4S or Hi Trac?
Vredestein Hi Trac, 79 vs 73 on our wet score.
Which grips better on dry roads, Kinergy 4S or Hi Trac?
Vredestein Hi Trac, 75 vs 69 on our dry score.
Which is more comfortable, Kinergy 4S or Hi Trac?
Neither, by our numbers: 67 vs 69 on the comfort score, within 3 points.
Which lasts longer, Kinergy 4S or Hi Trac?
Vredestein Hi Trac, 71 vs 63 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