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Hankook Optimo 4S vs BFGoodrich g-Grip All Season 2 — 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 + 6 road tests and 32 + 56 owner reviews. How we score

Optimo 4S is ahead, 75–65

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Hankook Optimo 4S
Tire AHankook

Optimo 4S

All Season

± 8

Tests – · none yet Owners 76 · 32 reviews

BFGoodrich g-Grip All Season 2
Tire BBFGoodrich

g-Grip All Season 2

All Season

± 6

Tests 71 · 6 tests Owners 64 · 56 reviews

Best test result: #1 of 14 in 2020 Auto Bild All Season Tyre Test (snow braking)

Category by category

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

  1. 74

    Dry

    Optimo 4S +16
    58
    Why this score
    SourceOptimo 4Sg-Grip All Season 2
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 6 tests≈ 71 (est.)61
    Reviews found online7754

    Optimo 4S: 60% × 71.5 (est.) + 40% × 76.6 = 74

    g-Grip All Season 2: 60% × 60.7 + 40% × 54.2 = 58

    No road tests of dry for Optimo 4S. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.41).

  2. 79

    Wet

    Optimo 4S +12
    67
    Why this score
    SourceOptimo 4Sg-Grip All Season 2
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 6 tests≈ 77 (est.)70
    Reviews found online8262

    Optimo 4S: 60% × 76.8 (est.) + 40% × 81.8 = 79

    g-Grip All Season 2: 60% × 70.2 + 40% × 62.3 = 67

    No road tests of wet for Optimo 4S. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).

  3. –

    Snow

    No comparison
    81
    Why this score
    SourceOptimo 4Sg-Grip All Season 2
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 3 tests–87
    Reviews found online–72

    g-Grip All Season 2: 60% × 87.5 + 40% × 72.3 = 81

  4. 75

    Comfort

    Optimo 4S +8
    67
    Why this score
    SourceOptimo 4Sg-Grip All Season 2
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 71 (est.)≈ 68 (est.)
    Reviews found online7866

    Optimo 4S: 40% × 70.6 (est.) + 60% × 78.3 = 75

    g-Grip All Season 2: 40% × 68 (est.) + 60% × 65.5 = 67

    No road tests of comfort for Optimo 4S. 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 g-Grip All Season 2. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.20).

  5. –

    Noise

    No comparison
    70
    Why this score
    SourceOptimo 4Sg-Grip All Season 2
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 3 tests–72
    Reviews found online–≈ 66 (est.)

    g-Grip All Season 2: 60% × 72.2 + 40% × 66.5 (est.) = 70

    No owner ratings of noise for g-Grip All Season 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.

  6. 69

    Treadwear

    g-Grip All Season 2 +4
    73
    Why this score
    SourceOptimo 4Sg-Grip All Season 2
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 2 tests≈ 68 (est.)74
    Reviews found online7071

    Optimo 4S: 60% × 67.9 (est.) + 40% × 70.4 = 69

    g-Grip All Season 2: 60% × 74.2 + 40% × 70.5 = 73

    No road tests of treadwear for Optimo 4S. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.36).

  7. 75

    Handling (owners)

    Optimo 4S +14
    61
    Why this score
    SourceOptimo 4Sg-Grip All Season 2
    Reviews found online7561
  8. –

    Efficiency

    No comparison
    73
    Why this score
    SourceOptimo 4Sg-Grip All Season 2
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 3 tests–73
Scores at a glance
CategoryHankook Optimo 4SBFGoodrich g-Grip All Season 2
Relative Score 75 65
Dry 74 58
Wet 79 67
Snow – 81
Comfort 75 67
Noise – 70
Treadwear 69 73
Handling (owners) 75 61
Efficiency – 73

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

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Recomputed
Headline score
± 8

Optimo 4S

± 6

g-Grip All Season 2

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.

DisciplineCategoryOptimo 4Sg-Grip All Season 2ΔHead-to-head
Also published by the testers (not in the score)
Overall Ranking Overall #7/7 2016 ADAC All Season Tyre Test #18/32 2021 All Season Tyre Market Overview – Different tests

Pros, cons & observations

Themes extracted from owner reviews found online — not the opinion of TireWheelGuide.

Tire A Optimo 4S

Pros

  • Excellent traction and confidence in snow and icy conditions
  • Strong performance in wet weather and standing water
  • High levels of ride comfort and low road noise

Cons

  • Dry road handling can feel slightly compromised compared to dedicated summer tires
  • Some reports of increased noise levels when the tires are brand new
  • Occasional reports of uneven tread wear or balancing issues
All owner themes in the Optimo 4S review

Tire B g-Grip All Season 2

Pros

  • Exceptional tread life and long-term durability
  • Great value for the price point
  • Strong wet and winter weather traction

Cons

  • Soft sidewalls leading to a mushy or less responsive cornering feel
  • Odd initial steering response that requires getting used to
  • Can struggle with high-horsepower rear-wheel-drive applications
All owner themes in the g-Grip All Season 2 review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Hankook Optimo 4S B · BFGoodrich g-Grip All Season 2
CategoryAll SeasonAll Season
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverPassenger Car / Crossover
Sizes available3548
Rim diameters13″ – 17″14″ – 19″
UTQG520 - 600 A A—
Sizes in common1919

Which one should you actually buy?

Hankook Optimo 4S

BFGoodrich g-Grip All Season 2

Winner: Hankook Optimo 4S — better dry, handling and wet. Pick the BFGoodrich g-Grip All Season 2 if treadwear matters most to you.

Pick tire A You want the most grip on dry roads

Hankook Optimo 4S scores 74 vs 58 on dry.

Pick tire A You enjoy sharp, responsive handling

Hankook Optimo 4S scores 75 vs 61 on handling.

Pick tire A Your priority is wet-weather safety

Hankook Optimo 4S scores 79 vs 67 on wet.

Pick tire A You want the most comfortable ride

Hankook Optimo 4S scores 75 vs 67 on comfort.

Tire A · Hankook Optimo 4S
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Tire B · BFGoodrich g-Grip All Season 2
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Optimo 4S or g-Grip All Season 2?

Which is better in the wet, Optimo 4S or g-Grip All Season 2?

Hankook Optimo 4S, 79 vs 67 on our wet score.

Which grips better on dry roads, Optimo 4S or g-Grip All Season 2?

Hankook Optimo 4S, 74 vs 58 on our dry score.

Which is more comfortable, Optimo 4S or g-Grip All Season 2?

Hankook Optimo 4S, 75 vs 67 on our comfort score.

Which lasts longer, Optimo 4S or g-Grip All Season 2?

BFGoodrich g-Grip All Season 2, 73 vs 69 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