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Yokohama C Drive 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 C Drive — 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 + 45 owner reviews. How we score

C Drive is ahead, 71–63

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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)

Yokohama C Drive
Tire BYokohama

C Drive

Summer

Tests – · none yet Owners 72 · 45 reviews

Category by category

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

  1. 65

    Dry

    C Drive +6
    71
    Why this score
    SourceKinergy Eco 2C Drive
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 2 / – tests72≈ 70 (est.)
    Reviews found online5573

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

    C Drive: 60% × 70 (est.) + 40% × 73.3 = 71

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

  2. 69

    Wet

    C Drive +5
    74
    Why this score
    SourceKinergy Eco 2C Drive
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 2 / – tests75≈ 73 (est.)
    Reviews found online6175

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

    C Drive: 60% × 72.8 (est.) + 40% × 75.2 = 74

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

  3. 61

    Comfort

    C Drive +11
    72
    Why this score
    SourceKinergy Eco 2C Drive
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 66 (est.)≈ 70 (est.)
    Reviews found online5274

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

    C Drive: 60% × 70 (est.) + 40% × 74.3 = 72

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

  4. 72

    Noise

    No comparison
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    Why this score
    SourceKinergy Eco 2C Drive
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 2 / – tests75–
    Reviews found online≈ 67 (est.)–

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

    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.

  5. 57

    Treadwear

    C Drive +9
    66
    Why this score
    SourceKinergy Eco 2C Drive
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 61 (est.)≈ 66 (est.)
    Reviews found online5167

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

    C Drive: 60% × 65.9 (est.) + 40% × 66.5 = 66

    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 C Drive. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.31).

  6. 54

    Handling (owners)

    C Drive +18
    72
    Why this score
    SourceKinergy Eco 2C Drive
    Reviews found online5472
Scores at a glance
CategoryHankook Kinergy Eco 2Yokohama C Drive
Relative Score 63 71
Dry 65 71
Wet 69 74
Comfort 61 72
Noise 72 –
Treadwear 57 66
Handling (owners) 54 72

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

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Headline score

Kinergy Eco 2

C Drive

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
All owner themes in the Kinergy Eco 2 review

Tire B C Drive

Pros

  • Excellent wet weather traction and hydroplaning resistance
  • High levels of ride comfort and low road noise
  • Predictable, progressive handling characteristics

Cons

  • Inconsistent tread life reports ranging from premature wear to high mileage
  • Some users report increased noise and stiffness as the tire ages
  • Mixed feedback on dry grip performance under aggressive driving conditions
All owner themes in the C Drive review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Hankook Kinergy Eco 2 B · Yokohama C Drive
CategorySummerSummer
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverPassenger Car / Crossover
Sizes available48—
Rim diameters13″ – 17″—

Which one should you actually buy?

Hankook Kinergy Eco 2

Yokohama C Drive

Winner: Yokohama C Drive — better handling, comfort and treadwear. It leads or ties in every category we score.

Pick tire B You enjoy sharp, responsive handling

Yokohama C Drive scores 72 vs 54 on handling.

Pick tire B You want the most comfortable ride

Yokohama C Drive scores 72 vs 61 on comfort.

Pick tire B You want the longest tread life

Yokohama C Drive scores 66 vs 57 on treadwear.

Pick tire B You want the most grip on dry roads

Yokohama C Drive scores 71 vs 65 on dry.

Tire A · Hankook Kinergy Eco 2
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Tire B · Yokohama C Drive
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Kinergy Eco 2 or C Drive?

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

Yokohama C Drive, 74 vs 69 on our wet score.

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

Yokohama C Drive, 71 vs 65 on our dry score.

Which is more comfortable, Kinergy Eco 2 or C Drive?

Yokohama C Drive, 72 vs 61 on our comfort score.

Which lasts longer, Kinergy Eco 2 or C Drive?

Yokohama C Drive, 66 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