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Firestone TZ300 looks discontinued: no new owner reviews or road tests in five years and no current EU tyre label.

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Hankook Kinergy Eco 2 vs Firestone TZ300 — 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 + 19 owner reviews. How we score

TZ300 leads, 63–60 Narrow edge

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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)

Firestone TZ300
Tire BFirestone

TZ300

Summer

± 8Provisional

Tests – · none yet Owners 60 · 19 reviews

Category by category

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

  1. 63

    Dry

    TZ300 +1
    64
    Why this score
    SourceKinergy Eco 2TZ300
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 2 / – tests72≈ 65 (est.)
    Reviews found online5062

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

    TZ300: 60% × 65.3 (est.) + 40% × 61.6 = 64

    No road tests of dry for TZ300. 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 +1
    65
    Why this score
    SourceKinergy Eco 2TZ300
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 2 / – tests75≈ 67 (est.)
    Reviews found online5363

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

    TZ300: 60% × 66.6 (est.) + 40% × 63.2 = 65

    No road tests of wet for TZ300. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).

  3. 53

    Comfort

    TZ300 +10
    63
    Why this score
    SourceKinergy Eco 2TZ300
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 64 (est.)≈ 67 (est.)
    Reviews found online4561

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

    TZ300: 40% × 67 (est.) + 60% × 60.5 = 63

    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 TZ300. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.20).

  4. 71

    Noise

    No comparison
    –
    Why this score
    SourceKinergy Eco 2TZ300
    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

    TZ300 +4
    59
    Why this score
    SourceKinergy Eco 2TZ300
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 60 (est.)≈ 62 (est.)
    Reviews found online4855

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

    TZ300: 60% × 62.2 (est.) + 40% × 54.7 = 59

    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 TZ300. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.36).

  6. 49

    Handling (owners)

    TZ300 +6
    55
    Why this score
    SourceKinergy Eco 2TZ300
    Reviews found online4955
  7. 75

    Efficiency

    No comparison
    –
    Why this score
    SourceKinergy Eco 2TZ300
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / – tests75–
Scores at a glance
CategoryHankook Kinergy Eco 2Firestone TZ300
Relative Score 60 63
Dry 63 64
Wet 66 65
Comfort 53 63
Noise 71 –
Treadwear 55 59
Handling (owners) 49 55
Efficiency 75 –

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

Weight the categories that matter to you

Wet grip starts at “Important”. Treadwear starts at “Neutral” here: road tests measured it for at most one of the two tires, so it rests on owner reviews. Move the sliders and the scores update instantly.

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

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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

TZ300

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 2TZ300ΔHead-to-head
Also published by the testers (not in the score)
Overall Ranking Overall #8/11 2021 Sport Auto Summer Tyre Test #19/54 2013 54 Tyre Braking Test – 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 TZ300

Pros

  • Excellent value for money compared to premium brands
  • Generally quiet and comfortable ride quality
  • Strong traction in both wet and dry conditions for standard road use

Cons

  • Inconsistent tread wear life reported across different vehicles
  • Reports of increased road noise on certain road surfaces
  • Unpredictable handling or light steering feel at higher speeds
All owner themes in the TZ300 review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Hankook Kinergy Eco 2 B · Firestone TZ300
CategorySummerSummer
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverPassenger Car / Crossover
Sizes available48—
Rim diameters13″ – 17″—
UTQG200 - 400 A - B A—

Which one should you actually buy?

Hankook Kinergy Eco 2

Firestone TZ300

Narrow edge: Firestone TZ300 — better comfort, handling and treadwear. Where the Hankook Kinergy Eco 2 is ahead, it is by less than 3 points. Firestone TZ300 rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 19 reviews), so read this result as provisional.

Pick tire B You want the most comfortable ride

Firestone TZ300 scores 63 vs 53 on comfort.

Pick tire B You enjoy sharp, responsive handling

Firestone TZ300 scores 55 vs 49 on handling.

Pick tire B You want the longest tread life

Firestone TZ300 scores 59 vs 55 on treadwear.

Tire A · Hankook Kinergy Eco 2
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Tire B · Firestone TZ300
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Kinergy Eco 2 or TZ300?

Which is better in the wet, Kinergy Eco 2 or TZ300?

Neither, by our numbers: 66 vs 65 on the wet score, within 3 points.

Which grips better on dry roads, Kinergy Eco 2 or TZ300?

Neither, by our numbers: 63 vs 64 on the dry score, within 3 points.

Which is more comfortable, Kinergy Eco 2 or TZ300?

Firestone TZ300, 63 vs 53 on our comfort score.

Which lasts longer, Kinergy Eco 2 or TZ300?

Firestone TZ300, 59 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