Tests – · none yet Owners 32 · 1 review
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Hankook Kinergy GT vs Kumho Solus KL21 — Compared
Relative Score (0–100): 60% professional tests, 40% owner reviews.
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Tests – · none yet Owners 51 · 14 reviews
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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Dry
No comparison55Why this score
Source Kinergy GT Solus KL21 Reviews found online – 48 -
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Wet
No comparison59Why this score
Source Kinergy GT Solus KL21 Reviews found online – 55 -
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Snow
No comparison54Why this score
Source Kinergy GT Solus KL21 Reviews found online – 44 -
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Comfort
No comparison59Why this score
Source Kinergy GT Solus KL21 Reviews found online – 50 -
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Treadwear
No comparison59Why this score
Source Kinergy GT Solus KL21 Reviews found online – 55 -
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Handling
No comparison49Why this score
Source Kinergy GT Solus KL21 Reviews found online – 49
Scores at a glance
| Category | Hankook Kinergy GT | Kumho Solus KL21 |
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| Relative Score | – | 56 |
| Dry | – | 55 |
| Wet | – | 59 |
| Snow | – | 54 |
| Comfort | – | 59 |
| Treadwear | – | 59 |
| Handling | – | 49 |
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Headline score
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/ 100
Kinergy GT
56
/ 100
Solus KL21
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 GT
Not enough owner reviews yet to extract themes.
Tire B Solus KL21
Pros
- Impressive treadwear and longevity reported by many users, with several achieving over 30,000 to 40,000 miles
- Good ride comfort and low road noise under normal driving conditions
- Affordable replacement pricing compared to premium tier brands
Cons
- Extremely poor grip and significantly increased braking distances on fresh or compact snow and ice
- Isolated reports of extreme premature wear or complete tread failure under 20,000 miles
- Structural deformation issues reported by at least one user
Specs side by side
| Attribute | A · Hankook Kinergy GT | B · Kumho Solus KL21 |
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| Category | Grand Touring All-Season | All Season |
| Vehicle type | Passenger Car / Crossover | Passenger Car / Crossover |
Which one should you actually buy?
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/ 100
Hankook Kinergy GT
56
/ 100
Kumho Solus KL21
Only Kumho Solus KL21 has enough test and review data for a Relative Score, so there is no head-to-head winner yet.
Tire A · Hankook Kinergy GT
Tire B · Kumho Solus KL21
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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.
Community buzz from Reddit and forums is shown for context only — it never changes the score.