Tests 77 · 14 tests Owners 75 · 124 reviews
Best test result: #1 of 53 in 2021 53 Summer Tyre Braking Test (dry braking)
Relative Score (0–100): the weighted average of the categories below, each 60% road tests and 40% owner reviews (comfort 40/60). Based on 14 + 0 road tests and 124 + 211 owner reviews. How we score
Ventus Prime 3 K125 is ahead, 78–72
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Tests 77 · 14 tests Owners 75 · 124 reviews
Best test result: #1 of 53 in 2021 53 Summer Tyre Braking Test (dry braking)
Tests – · none yet Owners 74 · 211 reviews
“I had the DW's on my Porsche 911 last year and really liked them. I liked them so much, I just installed a set on my C6 base. I waiting for the 3' of snow to melt before I try them out.”
Relative Score per category, 0–100. Open “Why this score” for the tests and owner ratings behind it.
| Source | Ventus Prime 3 K125 | Ventus R-S4 |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 12 / – tests | 89 | ≈ 73 (est.) |
| Reviews found online | 79 | 80 |
Ventus Prime 3 K125: 60% × 88.5 + 40% × 79.3 = 85
Ventus R-S4: 60% × 73.2 (est.) + 40% × 80.1 = 76
No road tests of dry for Ventus R-S4. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.42).
| Source | Ventus Prime 3 K125 | Ventus R-S4 |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 12 / – tests | 82 | ≈ 68 (est.) |
| Reviews found online | 77 | 66 |
Ventus Prime 3 K125: 60% × 81.8 + 40% × 77.1 = 80
Ventus R-S4: 60% × 68 (est.) + 40% × 65.8 = 67
No road tests of wet for Ventus R-S4. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).
| Source | Ventus Prime 3 K125 | Ventus R-S4 |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 3 / – tests | 76 | ≈ 66 (est.) |
| Reviews found online | 72 | 55 |
Ventus Prime 3 K125: 40% × 75.9 + 60% × 72.4 = 74
Ventus R-S4: 40% × 66.5 (est.) + 60% × 54.7 = 59
No road tests of comfort for Ventus R-S4. The test half is the tested tires’ average (69): owners’ comfort ratings barely follow the road tests.
| Source | Ventus Prime 3 K125 | Ventus R-S4 |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 6 / – tests | 80 | – |
| Reviews found online | ≈ 67 (est.) | – |
Ventus Prime 3 K125: 60% × 80.3 + 40% × 66.6 (est.) = 75
No owner ratings of noise for Ventus Prime 3 K125. 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.
| Source | Ventus Prime 3 K125 | Ventus R-S4 |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 5 / – tests | 61 | ≈ 70 (est.) |
| Reviews found online | 71 | 78 |
Ventus Prime 3 K125: 60% × 61 + 40% × 70.6 = 65
Ventus R-S4: 60% × 70.3 (est.) + 40% × 78.1 = 73
No road tests of treadwear for Ventus R-S4. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.35).
| Source | Ventus Prime 3 K125 | Ventus R-S4 |
|---|---|---|
| Reviews found online | 75 | 82 |
| Source | Ventus Prime 3 K125 | Ventus R-S4 |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 8 / – tests | 66 | – |
| Category | Hankook Ventus Prime 3 K125 | Hankook Ventus R-S4 |
|---|---|---|
| Relative Score | 78 | 72 |
| Dry | 85 | 76 |
| Wet | 80 | 67 |
| Comfort | 74 | 59 |
| Noise | 75 | – |
| Treadwear | 65 | 73 |
| Handling (owners) | 75 | 82 |
| Efficiency | 66 | – |
Higher is better. The Relative Score follows your weights below; category scores do not change.
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.
Only one of the two tires has a score here, so this weight changes nothing in the head-to-head.
Only one of the two tires has a score here, so this weight changes nothing in the head-to-head.
Ventus Prime 3 K125
Ventus R-S4
Only categories both tires have data for count toward the headline score.
Themes extracted from owner reviews found online — not the opinion of TireWheelGuide.
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The community holds a very positive view of the Hankook Ventus R-S4, praising its exceptional grip, excellent treadwear, and durability on the track. Users also note that it provides a surprisingly smooth and quiet ride for street use, though some mention it requires heat cycling management as it ages.
“Super happy w Hankook Ventus R-S4s. Follow-up question. I'm 10 track days into owning my first set of Hankook Ventus R-S4s. Thanks for the recommendation. I rotate them after every 2 days on my ND miata. I'm noticing the forewarned heat cycling now. TBH - I like them more now. Car moves around more and i have to modulate brakes myself. When they were new I couldn't get the abs engaged - there was just too much grip for the stock equipment. Anyway, my question is - my research says that with this Tire the grip can drop off quickly. Is that accurate? now that I'm getting into this gray area where they are definitely starting to heat cycle out am I going to leave an event Sunday with 80% new level grip and show up to my next track day two Weeks later at 30%? Edit. I’m working with some assumptions here that might not be valid. I’m assuming I’m getting heat cycling performance drop because I was warned I would heat cycle them out before I wore them down to chords. I am definitely experiencing a noticeable drop in mechanical grip during breaking. I am much more capable of getting into the ABS now than I was on the first days on these tires. My last track weekend was also on a set of pads that are near life end so I think that variable is accounted for. That same weekend was cooler than normal and I noticed the performance drop the entire day not, for example, on cold tires or late in a heavy session.”
“I had the DW's on my Porsche 911 last year and really liked them. I liked them so much, I just installed a set on my C6 base. I waiting for the 3' of snow to melt before I try them out.”
Based on 10 community posts
| Attribute | A · Hankook Ventus Prime 3 K125 | B · Hankook Ventus R-S4 |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Summer | Summer |
| Vehicle type | Passenger Car / Crossover | Passenger Car / Crossover |
| Sizes available | 60 | — |
| Rim diameters | 15″ – 20″ | — |
Hankook Ventus Prime 3 K125
Hankook Ventus R-S4
Winner: Hankook Ventus Prime 3 K125 — better comfort, wet and dry. Pick the Hankook Ventus R-S4 if treadwear and handling matter most to you.
Hankook Ventus Prime 3 K125 scores 74 vs 59 on comfort.
Hankook Ventus Prime 3 K125 scores 80 vs 67 on wet.
Hankook Ventus Prime 3 K125 scores 85 vs 76 on dry.
Hankook Ventus R-S4 scores 73 vs 65 on treadwear.
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Hankook Ventus Prime 3 K125, 80 vs 67 on our wet score.
Hankook Ventus Prime 3 K125, 85 vs 76 on our dry score.
Hankook Ventus Prime 3 K125, 74 vs 59 on our comfort score.
Hankook Ventus R-S4, 73 vs 65 on our treadwear score.
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