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Hankook Ventus Evo vs Continental ContiSportContact 5 — 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 10 + 0 road tests and 51 + 27 owner reviews. How we score

Ventus Evo is ahead, 84–66

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Hankook Ventus Evo
Tire AHankook

Ventus Evo

Summer

± 4

Tests 86 · 10 tests Owners 78 · 51 reviews

Best test result: #1 of 50 in 2026 Summer Braking Super Tyre Test - How do 52 Tyres Perform in Wet and Dry Braking? (dry braking)

Category by category

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

  1. 89

    Dry

    Ventus Evo +22
    67
    Why this score
    SourceVentus EvoContiSportContact 5
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 10 / – tests93≈ 67 (est.)
    Reviews found online8266

    Ventus Evo: 60% × 93.3 + 40% × 81.6 = 89

    ContiSportContact 5: 60% × 67.2 (est.) + 40% × 66.1 = 67

    No road tests of dry for ContiSportContact 5. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.41).

  2. 91

    Wet

    Ventus Evo +20
    71
    Why this score
    SourceVentus EvoContiSportContact 5
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 10 / – tests96≈ 71 (est.)
    Reviews found online8471

    Ventus Evo: 60% × 95.8 + 40% × 84.1 = 91

    ContiSportContact 5: 60% × 71.1 (est.) + 40% × 71.3 = 71

    No road tests of wet for ContiSportContact 5. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).

  3. –

    Snow

    No comparison
    68
    Why this score
    SourceVentus EvoContiSportContact 5
    Professional tests (TWG score)–≈ 69 (est.)
    Reviews found online–66

    ContiSportContact 5: 60% × 69.2 (est.) + 40% × 66.4 = 68

    No road tests of snow for ContiSportContact 5. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.32).

  4. 75

    Comfort

    Ventus Evo +12
    63
    Why this score
    SourceVentus EvoContiSportContact 5
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 6 / – tests81≈ 67 (est.)
    Reviews found online7161

    Ventus Evo: 40% × 80.8 + 60% × 71 = 75

    ContiSportContact 5: 40% × 67.2 (est.) + 60% × 60.9 = 63

    No road tests of comfort for ContiSportContact 5. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.20).

  5. 65

    Noise

    ContiSportContact 5 +4
    69
    Why this score
    SourceVentus EvoContiSportContact 5
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 8 / – tests64≈ 66 (est.)
    Reviews found online≈ 66 (est.)74

    Ventus Evo: 60% × 64.4 + 40% × 66.3 (est.) = 65

    ContiSportContact 5: 60% × 66.3 (est.) + 40% × 74.2 = 69

    No owner ratings of noise for Ventus Evo. 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.

    No road tests of noise for ContiSportContact 5. The test half is the tested tires’ average (66): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests.

  6. 75

    Treadwear

    Ventus Evo +19
    56
    Why this score
    SourceVentus EvoContiSportContact 5
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 2 / – tests78≈ 61 (est.)
    Reviews found online7050

    Ventus Evo: 60% × 78 + 40% × 69.6 = 75

    ContiSportContact 5: 60% × 60.6 (est.) + 40% × 50 = 56

    No road tests of treadwear for ContiSportContact 5. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.36).

  7. 81

    Handling (owners)

    No comparison
    –
    Why this score
    SourceVentus EvoContiSportContact 5
    Reviews found online81–
  8. 56

    Efficiency

    No comparison
    –
    Why this score
    SourceVentus EvoContiSportContact 5
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 5 / – tests56–
Scores at a glance
CategoryHankook Ventus EvoContinental ContiSportContact 5
Relative Score 84 66
Dry 89 67
Wet 91 71
Snow – 68
Comfort 75 63
Noise 65 69
Treadwear 75 56
Handling (owners) 81 –
Efficiency 56 –

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

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Ventus Evo

± 8

ContiSportContact 5

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 Ventus Evo

Pros

  • Exceptional grip in both dry and wet conditions
  • High value for money compared to premium competitors
  • Quiet operation and improved ride comfort over various OEM tires

Cons

  • Reduced steering feel and road feedback due to softer sidewalls
  • Occasional reports of a humming noise at specific highway speeds
  • Faster than expected tread wear on heavier performance or EV applications
All owner themes in the Ventus Evo review

Tire B ContiSportContact 5

Not enough owner reviews yet to extract themes.

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Hankook Ventus Evo B · Continental ContiSportContact 5
CategorySummerSummer tire
Vehicle type—Passenger Car / Crossover
Sizes available10686
Rim diameters17″ – 22″17″ – 22″
Tread depth—8 - 10/32″
UTQG180 - 380 A - AA A280 - 420 A - AA A
Sidewall—Black Side Wall
Max pressure—50 - 51 psi
Sizes in common3434

Which one should you actually buy?

Hankook Ventus Evo

Continental ContiSportContact 5

Winner: Hankook Ventus Evo — better dry, wet and treadwear. Pick the Continental ContiSportContact 5 if noise matters most to you.

Pick tire A You want the most grip on dry roads

Hankook Ventus Evo scores 89 vs 67 on dry.

Pick tire A Your priority is wet-weather safety

Hankook Ventus Evo scores 91 vs 71 on wet.

Pick tire A You want the longest tread life

Hankook Ventus Evo scores 75 vs 56 on treadwear.

Pick tire A You want the most comfortable ride

Hankook Ventus Evo scores 75 vs 63 on comfort.

Tire A · Hankook Ventus Evo
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Tire B · Continental ContiSportContact 5
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Ventus Evo or ContiSportContact 5?

Which is better in the wet, Ventus Evo or ContiSportContact 5?

Hankook Ventus Evo, 91 vs 71 on our wet score.

Which grips better on dry roads, Ventus Evo or ContiSportContact 5?

Hankook Ventus Evo, 89 vs 67 on our dry score.

Which is quieter, Ventus Evo or ContiSportContact 5?

Continental ContiSportContact 5, 69 vs 65 on our noise score.

Which is more comfortable, Ventus Evo or ContiSportContact 5?

Hankook Ventus Evo, 75 vs 63 on our comfort score.

Which lasts longer, Ventus Evo or ContiSportContact 5?

Hankook Ventus Evo, 75 vs 56 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