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Hankook Kinergy Eco 2 vs Firestone Multihawk 2 — 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 2 + 0 road tests and 1,595 + 182 owner reviews. How we score

Kinergy Eco 2 is ahead, 60–44

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Hankook Kinergy Eco 2
Tire AHankook

Kinergy Eco 2

Summer

± 6

Tests 73 · 2 tests Owners 50 · 1,595 reviews

Best test result: #2 of 15 in 2019 Summer and All Season Tyre Test (noise)

Category by category

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

  1. 63

    Dry

    Kinergy Eco 2 +15
    48
    Why this score
    SourceKinergy Eco 2Multihawk 2
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 2 / – tests72≈ 55 (est.)
    Reviews found online5037

    Kinergy Eco 2: 60% × 71.7 + 40% × 49.5 = 63

    Multihawk 2: 60% × 55.3 (est.) + 40% × 37.3 = 48

    No road tests of dry for Multihawk 2. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.41).

  2. 66

    Wet

    Kinergy Eco 2 +22
    44
    Why this score
    SourceKinergy Eco 2Multihawk 2
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 2 / – tests75≈ 50 (est.)
    Reviews found online5333

    Kinergy Eco 2: 60% × 74.7 + 40% × 53.4 = 66

    Multihawk 2: 60% × 50.3 (est.) + 40% × 33.4 = 44

    No road tests of wet for Multihawk 2. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).

  3. 53

    Comfort

    Kinergy Eco 2 +10
    43
    Why this score
    SourceKinergy Eco 2Multihawk 2
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 64 (est.)≈ 61 (est.)
    Reviews found online4531

    Kinergy Eco 2: 40% × 64 (est.) + 60% × 45.3 = 53

    Multihawk 2: 40% × 61.1 (est.) + 60% × 31.1 = 43

    No road tests of comfort for Kinergy Eco 2. 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 Multihawk 2. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.20).

  4. 71

    Noise

    No comparison
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    Why this score
    SourceKinergy Eco 2Multihawk 2
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 2 / – tests75–
    Reviews found online≈ 66 (est.)–

    Kinergy Eco 2: 60% × 74.7 + 40% × 66.4 (est.) = 71

    No owner ratings of noise for Kinergy Eco 2. 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.

  5. 55

    Treadwear

    Kinergy Eco 2 +12
    43
    Why this score
    SourceKinergy Eco 2Multihawk 2
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 60 (est.)≈ 53 (est.)
    Reviews found online4829

    Kinergy Eco 2: 60% × 59.7 (est.) + 40% × 47.6 = 55

    Multihawk 2: 60% × 52.9 (est.) + 40% × 28.8 = 43

    No road tests of treadwear for Kinergy Eco 2. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.36).

    No road tests of treadwear for Multihawk 2. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.36).

  6. 49

    Handling (owners)

    Kinergy Eco 2 +12
    37
    Why this score
    SourceKinergy Eco 2Multihawk 2
    Reviews found online4937
  7. 75

    Efficiency

    No comparison
    –
    Why this score
    SourceKinergy Eco 2Multihawk 2
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / – tests75–
Scores at a glance
CategoryHankook Kinergy Eco 2Firestone Multihawk 2
Relative Score 60 44
Dry 63 48
Wet 66 44
Comfort 53 43
Noise 71 –
Treadwear 55 43
Handling (owners) 49 37
Efficiency 75 –

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

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Only one of the two tires has a score here, so this weight changes nothing in the head-to-head.

Recomputed
Headline score
± 6

Kinergy Eco 2

± 8

Multihawk 2

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.

DisciplineCategoryKinergy Eco 2Multihawk 2ΔHead-to-head
Also published by the testers (not in the score)
Overall Ranking Overall #8/11 2021 Sport Auto Summer Tyre Test #12/14 2018 ADAC Summer Tyre Test - 175/65 R14 – Different tests

Pros, cons & observations

Themes extracted from owner reviews found online — not the opinion of TireWheelGuide.

Tire A Kinergy Eco 2

Pros

  • Reliable dry and wet road grip
  • Good value for the price point
  • Slow and even tread wear / long-lasting durability

Cons

  • Notable road noise reported by some users
  • Stiff ride quality that can amplify road bumps
  • Reduced performance and grip in wet or cold conditions as tread wears down
All owner themes in the Kinergy Eco 2 review

Tire B Multihawk 2

Pros

  • Reliable dry grip and handling performance
  • High ride comfort and low noise levels
  • Affordable price and good overall value

Cons

  • Poor wet-weather traction and dangerous sliding behavior in rain
  • Pronounced understeer on wet surfaces
  • Rapid tread wear reported by some users
All owner themes in the Multihawk 2 review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Hankook Kinergy Eco 2 B · Firestone Multihawk 2
CategorySummerSummer
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverPassenger Car / Crossover
Sizes available4822
Rim diameters13″ – 17″13″ – 14″
UTQG200 - 400 A - B A—
Sizes in common1919

Which one should you actually buy?

Hankook Kinergy Eco 2

Firestone Multihawk 2

Winner: Hankook Kinergy Eco 2 — better wet, dry and treadwear. It leads or ties in every category we score.

Pick tire A Your priority is wet-weather safety

Hankook Kinergy Eco 2 scores 66 vs 44 on wet.

Pick tire A You want the most grip on dry roads

Hankook Kinergy Eco 2 scores 63 vs 48 on dry.

Pick tire A You want the longest tread life

Hankook Kinergy Eco 2 scores 55 vs 43 on treadwear.

Pick tire A You enjoy sharp, responsive handling

Hankook Kinergy Eco 2 scores 49 vs 37 on handling.

Tire A · Hankook Kinergy Eco 2
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Tire B · Firestone Multihawk 2
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Kinergy Eco 2 or Multihawk 2?

Which is better in the wet, Kinergy Eco 2 or Multihawk 2?

Hankook Kinergy Eco 2, 66 vs 44 on our wet score.

Which grips better on dry roads, Kinergy Eco 2 or Multihawk 2?

Hankook Kinergy Eco 2, 63 vs 48 on our dry score.

Which is more comfortable, Kinergy Eco 2 or Multihawk 2?

Hankook Kinergy Eco 2, 53 vs 43 on our comfort score.

Which lasts longer, Kinergy Eco 2 or Multihawk 2?

Hankook Kinergy Eco 2, 55 vs 43 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