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Yokohama Advan Neova AD08 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 Yokohama Advan Neova AD08 — Compared

Relative Score (0–100): the weighted average of the categories below, each 60% road tests and 40% owner reviews. Based on 2 + 0 road tests and 1,589 + 31 owner reviews. How we score

Advan Neova AD08 is ahead, 70–64

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Hankook Kinergy Eco 2
Tire AHankook

Kinergy Eco 2

Summer

Tests 73 · 2 tests Owners 55 · 1,589 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. 65

    Dry

    Advan Neova AD08 +10
    75
    Why this score
    SourceKinergy Eco 2Advan Neova AD08
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 2 / – tests72≈ 73 (est.)
    Reviews found online5580

    Kinergy Eco 2: 60% × 71.7 + 40% × 55.4 = 65

    Advan Neova AD08: 60% × 72.5 (est.) + 40% × 79.7 = 75

    No road tests of dry for Advan Neova AD08. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.40).

  2. 69

    Wet

    Level
    69
    Why this score
    SourceKinergy Eco 2Advan Neova AD08
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 2 / – tests75≈ 69 (est.)
    Reviews found online6169

    Kinergy Eco 2: 60% × 74.5 + 40% × 60.5 = 69

    Advan Neova AD08: 60% × 69.1 (est.) + 40% × 68.5 = 69

    No road tests of wet for Advan Neova AD08. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.56).

  3. –

    Snow

    No comparison
    65
    Why this score
    SourceKinergy Eco 2Advan Neova AD08
    Professional tests (TWG score)–≈ 67 (est.)
    Reviews found online–61

    Advan Neova AD08: 60% × 67 (est.) + 40% × 61.3 = 65

    No road tests of snow for Advan Neova AD08. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.33).

  4. 61

    Comfort

    Advan Neova AD08 +7
    68
    Why this score
    SourceKinergy Eco 2Advan Neova AD08
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 66 (est.)≈ 69 (est.)
    Reviews found online5267

    Kinergy Eco 2: 60% × 66.2 (est.) + 40% × 52.1 = 61

    Advan Neova AD08: 60% × 68.7 (est.) + 40% × 66.6 = 68

    No road tests of comfort for Kinergy Eco 2 or Advan Neova AD08. The test half is the tested tires’ average (69): owners’ comfort ratings barely follow the road tests.

  5. 72

    Noise

    Kinergy Eco 2 +5
    67
    Why this score
    SourceKinergy Eco 2Advan Neova AD08
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 2 / – tests75≈ 67 (est.)
    Reviews found online≈ 67 (est.)68

    Kinergy Eco 2: 60% × 74.8 + 40% × 67.3 (est.) = 72

    Advan Neova AD08: 60% × 67.3 (est.) + 40% × 67.8 = 67

    No owner ratings of noise for Kinergy Eco 2. The owner half is the owners’ average (67): 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 Advan Neova AD08. The test half is the tested tires’ average (67): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests.

  6. 57

    Treadwear

    Advan Neova AD08 +6
    63
    Why this score
    SourceKinergy Eco 2Advan Neova AD08
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 61 (est.)≈ 64 (est.)
    Reviews found online5161

    Kinergy Eco 2: 60% × 61.1 (est.) + 40% × 51 = 57

    Advan Neova AD08: 60% × 64.3 (est.) + 40% × 61.2 = 63

    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 0.31).

    No road tests of treadwear for Advan Neova AD08. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.31).

  7. 54

    Handling (owners)

    Advan Neova AD08 +25
    79
    Why this score
    SourceKinergy Eco 2Advan Neova AD08
    Reviews found online5479
Scores at a glance
CategoryHankook Kinergy Eco 2Yokohama Advan Neova AD08
Relative Score 64 70
Dry 65 75
Wet 69 69
Snow – 65
Comfort 61 68
Noise 72 67
Treadwear 57 63
Handling (owners) 54 79

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

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Headline score

Kinergy Eco 2

Advan Neova AD08

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 2Advan Neova AD08ΔHead-to-head
Also published by the testers (not in the score)
Overall Ranking Overall #8/11 2021 Sport Auto Summer Tyre Test #4/10 2014 EVO Max Performance Summer Tyre 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 Advan Neova AD08

Pros

  • Phenomenal dry grip and cornering traction
  • Exceptional steering feedback and crisp response
  • Stiff, robust sidewall and carcass construction

Cons

  • Prone to overheating and rubber degradation/chunking during heavy track use
  • Reduced performance and aquaplaning tendencies in heavy standing water
  • Limited size availability for larger rims
All owner themes in the Advan Neova AD08 review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Hankook Kinergy Eco 2 B · Yokohama Advan Neova AD08
CategorySummerSummer
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverPassenger Car / Crossover
Sizes available48—
Rim diameters13″ – 17″—
Tread depth—9/32″
UTQG—180 A A
Sidewall—Blackwall
Max pressure—51 psi

Which one should you actually buy?

Hankook Kinergy Eco 2

Yokohama Advan Neova AD08

Winner: Yokohama Advan Neova AD08 — better handling, dry and comfort. Pick the Hankook Kinergy Eco 2 if noise matters most to you.

Pick tire B You enjoy sharp, responsive handling

Yokohama Advan Neova AD08 scores 79 vs 54 on handling.

Pick tire B You want the most grip on dry roads

Yokohama Advan Neova AD08 scores 75 vs 65 on dry.

Pick tire B You want the most comfortable ride

Yokohama Advan Neova AD08 scores 68 vs 61 on comfort.

Pick tire B You want the longest tread life

Yokohama Advan Neova AD08 scores 63 vs 57 on treadwear.

Tire A · Hankook Kinergy Eco 2
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Tire B · Yokohama Advan Neova AD08
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Kinergy Eco 2 or Advan Neova AD08?

Which is better in the wet, Kinergy Eco 2 or Advan Neova AD08?

Neither, by our numbers: 69 vs 69 on the wet score, within 3 points.

Which grips better on dry roads, Kinergy Eco 2 or Advan Neova AD08?

Yokohama Advan Neova AD08, 75 vs 65 on our dry score.

Which is quieter, Kinergy Eco 2 or Advan Neova AD08?

Hankook Kinergy Eco 2, 72 vs 67 on our noise score.

Which is more comfortable, Kinergy Eco 2 or Advan Neova AD08?

Yokohama Advan Neova AD08, 68 vs 61 on our comfort score.

Which lasts longer, Kinergy Eco 2 or Advan Neova AD08?

Yokohama Advan Neova AD08, 63 vs 57 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