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Hankook Kinergy GT vs Michelin Primacy MXM4 — 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 0 + 1 road tests and 1 + 10 owner reviews. How we score

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Hankook Kinergy GT
Tire AHankook

Kinergy GT

Grand Touring All-Season

Tests – · none yet Owners – · 1 review (needs 5)

Michelin Primacy MXM4
Tire BMichelin

Primacy MXM4

All Season

± 7Provisional

Tests 72 · 1 test Owners 54 · 10 reviews

Category by category

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

  1. –

    Dry

    No comparison
    73
    Why this score
    SourceKinergy GTPrimacy MXM4
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests–87
    Reviews found online–52

    Primacy MXM4: 60% × 87.2 + 40% × 51.9 = 73

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    Wet

    No comparison
    57
    Why this score
    SourceKinergy GTPrimacy MXM4
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests–56
    Reviews found online–58

    Primacy MXM4: 60% × 56.1 + 40% × 57.5 = 57

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    Snow

    No comparison
    56
    Why this score
    SourceKinergy GTPrimacy MXM4
    Professional tests (TWG score)–≈ 62 (est.)
    Reviews found online–48

    Primacy MXM4: 60% × 62.2 (est.) + 40% × 47.9 = 56

    No road tests of snow for Primacy MXM4. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.37).

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    Comfort

    No comparison
    55
    Why this score
    SourceKinergy GTPrimacy MXM4
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests–64
    Reviews found online–48

    Primacy MXM4: 40% × 63.9 + 60% × 48.3 = 55

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    Noise

    No comparison
    76
    Why this score
    SourceKinergy GTPrimacy MXM4
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests–82
    Reviews found online–≈ 67 (est.)

    Primacy MXM4: 60% × 81.9 + 40% × 66.6 (est.) = 76

    No owner ratings of noise for Primacy MXM4. 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.

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    Treadwear

    No comparison
    62
    Why this score
    SourceKinergy GTPrimacy MXM4
    Professional tests (TWG score)–≈ 64 (est.)
    Reviews found online–59

    Primacy MXM4: 60% × 63.7 (est.) + 40% × 59.3 = 62

    No road tests of treadwear for Primacy MXM4. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.35).

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    Handling (owners)

    No comparison
    50
    Why this score
    SourceKinergy GTPrimacy MXM4
    Reviews found online–50
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    Efficiency

    No comparison
    55
    Why this score
    SourceKinergy GTPrimacy MXM4
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests–55
Scores at a glance
CategoryHankook Kinergy GTMichelin Primacy MXM4
Relative Score – 62
Dry – 73
Wet – 57
Snow – 56
Comfort – 55
Noise – 76
Treadwear – 62
Handling (owners) – 50
Efficiency – 55

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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Recomputed
Headline score

Kinergy GT

± 7

Primacy MXM4

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 Primacy MXM4

Pros

  • Exceptional ride comfort and vibration dampening
  • Strong tread life and durability
  • High fuel efficiency

Cons

  • Mediocre dry grip and handling precision
  • Noticeable understeer when cornering
  • Soft sidewalls that lack steering feedback
All owner themes in the Primacy MXM4 review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Hankook Kinergy GT B · Michelin Primacy MXM4
CategoryGrand Touring All-SeasonAll Season
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverPassenger Car / Crossover
Sizes available62
Rim diameters17″ – 18″18″

Which one should you actually buy?

Hankook Kinergy GT

Michelin Primacy MXM4

Only Michelin Primacy MXM4 has enough test and review data for a Relative Score, so there is no head-to-head winner yet.

Tire A · Hankook Kinergy GT
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Tire B · Michelin Primacy MXM4
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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.

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