Tests 73 · 2 tests Owners 50 · 1,598 reviews
Best test result: #2 of 15 in 2019 Summer and All Season Tyre Test (noise)
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Hankook Kinergy Eco 2 vs Kumho Sense KR26 — 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 1,598 + 11 owner reviews. How we score
Kinergy Eco 2 is ahead, 61–47
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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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63
Dry
Kinergy Eco 2 +1845Why this score
Source Kinergy Eco 2 Sense KR26 Professional tests (TWG score) · 2 / – tests 72 ≈ 53 (est.) Reviews found online 50 32 Kinergy Eco 2: 60% × 71.7 + 40% × 49.6 = 63
Sense KR26: 60% × 53.1 (est.) + 40% × 32 = 45
No road tests of dry for Sense KR26. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.41).
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66
Wet
Kinergy Eco 2 +2442Why this score
Source Kinergy Eco 2 Sense KR26 Professional tests (TWG score) · 2 / – tests 75 ≈ 49 (est.) Reviews found online 53 31 Kinergy Eco 2: 60% × 74.7 + 40% × 53.4 = 66
Sense KR26: 60% × 49 (est.) + 40% × 31.2 = 42
No road tests of wet for Sense KR26. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).
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Snow
No comparison44Why this score
Source Kinergy Eco 2 Sense KR26 Professional tests (TWG score) – ≈ 56 (est.) Reviews found online – 26 Sense KR26: 60% × 56.3 (est.) + 40% × 25.7 = 44
No road tests of snow for Sense KR26. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.32).
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53
Comfort
Kinergy Eco 2 +746Why this score
Source Kinergy Eco 2 Sense KR26 Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 64 (est.) ≈ 62 (est.) Reviews found online 45 36 Kinergy Eco 2: 40% × 64 (est.) + 60% × 45.3 = 53
Sense KR26: 40% × 62 (est.) + 60% × 35.6 = 46
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 Sense KR26. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.20).
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71
Noise
Kinergy Eco 2 +1358Why this score
Source Kinergy Eco 2 Sense KR26 Professional tests (TWG score) · 2 / – tests 75 ≈ 66 (est.) Reviews found online ≈ 66 (est.) 45 Kinergy Eco 2: 60% × 74.5 + 40% × 66.3 (est.) = 71
Sense KR26: 60% × 66.3 (est.) + 40% × 45.4 = 58
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.
No road tests of noise for Sense KR26. The test half is the tested tires’ average (66): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests.
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55
Treadwear
Kinergy Eco 2 +154Why this score
Source Kinergy Eco 2 Sense KR26 Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 60 (est.) ≈ 59 (est.) Reviews found online 48 46 Kinergy Eco 2: 60% × 59.7 (est.) + 40% × 47.5 = 55
Sense KR26: 60% × 59.2 (est.) + 40% × 46 = 54
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 Sense KR26. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.36).
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49
Handling (owners)
Kinergy Eco 2 +742Why this score
Source Kinergy Eco 2 Sense KR26 Reviews found online 49 42 -
75
Efficiency
No comparison–Why this score
Source Kinergy Eco 2 Sense KR26 Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / – tests 75 –
Scores at a glance
| Category | Hankook Kinergy Eco 2 | Kumho Sense KR26 |
|---|---|---|
| Relative Score | 61 | 47 |
| Dry | 63 | 45 |
| Wet | 66 | 42 |
| Snow | – | 44 |
| Comfort | 53 | 46 |
| Noise | 71 | 58 |
| Treadwear | 55 | 54 |
| Handling (owners) | 49 | 42 |
| Efficiency | 75 | – |
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Headline score
61
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Kinergy Eco 2
47
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Sense KR26
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 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
Tire B Sense KR26
Pros
- Affordable price point appealing to budget-conscious drivers
- Quiet and comfortable ride quality
- Smooth and pleasant driving dynamics when new
Cons
- Rapid degradation of wet-weather traction after 15,000 to 25,000 miles
- Uneven tread wear and balancing issues at higher mileage
- Poor dry and wet grip reported by some users as the tires age
Specs side by side
| Attribute | A · Hankook Kinergy Eco 2 | B · Kumho Sense KR26 |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Summer | All Season Premium Touring tires |
| Vehicle type | Passenger Car / Crossover | Passenger Car / Crossover |
| Sizes available | 48 | 17 |
| Rim diameters | 13″ – 17″ | 13″ – 17″ |
| Tread depth | — | 9.5/32″ |
| UTQG | 200 - 400 A - B A | 460 A B |
| Treadwear warranty | — | 40,000 mi |
| Sidewall | — | Blackwall |
| Max pressure | — | 44 psi |
| Sizes in common | 11 | 11 |
Which one should you actually buy?
61
/ 100
Hankook Kinergy Eco 2
47
/ 100
Kumho Sense KR26
Winner: Hankook Kinergy Eco 2 — better wet, dry and noise. It leads or ties in every category we score. Kumho Sense KR26 rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 11 reviews), so read this result as provisional.
Pick tire A
Your priority is wet-weather safety
Hankook Kinergy Eco 2 scores 66 vs 42 on wet.
Pick tire A
You want the most grip on dry roads
Hankook Kinergy Eco 2 scores 63 vs 45 on dry.
Pick tire A
You want a quieter cabin
Hankook Kinergy Eco 2 scores 71 vs 58 on noise.
Pick tire A
You want the most comfortable ride
Hankook Kinergy Eco 2 scores 53 vs 46 on comfort.
Tire A · Hankook Kinergy Eco 2
Tire B · Kumho Sense KR26
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Kinergy Eco 2 or Sense KR26?
Which is better in the wet, Kinergy Eco 2 or Sense KR26?
Hankook Kinergy Eco 2, 66 vs 42 on our wet score.
Which grips better on dry roads, Kinergy Eco 2 or Sense KR26?
Hankook Kinergy Eco 2, 63 vs 45 on our dry score.
Which is quieter, Kinergy Eco 2 or Sense KR26?
Hankook Kinergy Eco 2, 71 vs 58 on our noise score.
Which is more comfortable, Kinergy Eco 2 or Sense KR26?
Hankook Kinergy Eco 2, 53 vs 46 on our comfort score.
Which lasts longer, Kinergy Eco 2 or Sense KR26?
Neither, by our numbers: 55 vs 54 on the treadwear score, within 3 points.
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