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Hankook Vantra ST AS2 vs Continental VanContact 4Season — 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 + 4 road tests and 86 + 180 owner reviews. How we score

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Hankook Vantra ST AS2
Tire AHankook

Vantra ST AS2

Premium Touring All Season tire

Tests – · none yet Owners 61 · 86 reviews

Continental VanContact 4Season
Tire BContinental

VanContact 4Season

All Season

± 7

Tests 72 · 4 tests Owners 60 · 180 reviews

Best test result: #1 of 8 in 2020 AutoBild Van All Season Commercial Tyre Test (wet handling)

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 comparison
    70
    Why this score
    SourceVantra ST AS2VanContact 4Season
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 4 tests–70
    Reviews found online–≈ 69 (est.)

    VanContact 4Season: 60% × 70.3 + 40% × 68.9 (est.) = 70

    No owner ratings of dry for VanContact 4Season. The owner half is estimated from its road-test score, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.42).

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    Wet

    No comparison
    71
    Why this score
    SourceVantra ST AS2VanContact 4Season
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 4 tests–71
    Reviews found online–≈ 71 (est.)

    VanContact 4Season: 60% × 70.9 + 40% × 70.8 (est.) = 71

    No owner ratings of wet for VanContact 4Season. The owner half is estimated from its road-test score, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).

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    Snow

    No comparison
    78
    Why this score
    SourceVantra ST AS2VanContact 4Season
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 4 tests–81
    Reviews found online–≈ 74 (est.)

    VanContact 4Season: 60% × 80.6 + 40% × 73.7 (est.) = 78

    No owner ratings of snow for VanContact 4Season. The owner half is estimated from its road-test score, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.32).

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    Comfort

    No comparison
    74
    Why this score
    SourceVantra ST AS2VanContact 4Season
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests–78
    Reviews found online–≈ 71 (est.)

    VanContact 4Season: 40% × 78 + 60% × 70.7 (est.) = 74

    No owner ratings of comfort for VanContact 4Season. The owner half is estimated from its road-test score, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.21).

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    Noise

    No comparison
    64
    Why this score
    SourceVantra ST AS2VanContact 4Season
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 3 tests–62
    Reviews found online–≈ 66 (est.)

    VanContact 4Season: 60% × 62.5 + 40% × 66.3 (est.) = 64

    No owner ratings of noise for VanContact 4Season. 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.

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    Efficiency

    No comparison
    80
    Why this score
    SourceVantra ST AS2VanContact 4Season
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 3 tests–80
Scores at a glance
CategoryHankook Vantra ST AS2Continental VanContact 4Season
Relative Score – 72
Dry – 70
Wet – 71
Snow – 78
Comfort – 74
Noise – 64
Efficiency – 80

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

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Headline score

Vantra ST AS2

± 7

VanContact 4Season

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 Vantra ST AS2

Pros

  • Superior ride comfort and reduced road noise compared to stock or competitor tires
  • High load ratings and robust multi-ply construction suitable for heavy vehicles
  • Inclusion of the 3PMSF (3-Peak Mountain Snowflake) winter rating for reliable year-round capability

Cons

  • Occasional reports of severe, premature tread wear on front-axle installations
  • Some users felt performance did not fully meet high expectations
All owner themes in the Vantra ST AS2 review

Tire B VanContact 4Season

Pros

  • Exceptional wet and winter weather grip (including snow and ice)
  • Improved ride comfort and handling compared to OE tires
  • Good traction on loose surfaces like grass, mud, and gravel

Cons

  • Increased road noise reported by some drivers on the motorway
  • A few users noted potentially faster tread wear compared to previous sets
All owner themes in the VanContact 4Season review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Hankook Vantra ST AS2 B · Continental VanContact 4Season
CategoryPremium Touring All Season tireAll Season
Vehicle typeVanVan
Sizes available1723
Rim diameters14″ – 17″15″ – 17″
Sizes in common1515

Which one should you actually buy?

Hankook Vantra ST AS2

Continental VanContact 4Season

Only Continental VanContact 4Season has enough test and review data for a Relative Score, so there is no head-to-head winner yet.

Tire A · Hankook Vantra ST AS2
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Tire B · Continental VanContact 4Season
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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