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Hankook Ventus Prime 4 vs Kumho Ecsta V730 — Compared

Relative Score (0–100): 60% professional tests, 40% owner reviews.

Ventus Prime 4 is ahead, 75–60

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Tire AHankook

Ventus Prime 4

Summer

Tests 77 · 13 tests Owners 74 · 2,495 reviews

“Simbolul cu mașina și fulgerul de pe Hankook Ventus Prime 4 arată că anvelopa e compatibilă și cu mașini electrice (EV), nu că e destinată exclusiv lor. Poate fi folosită fără probleme și pe mașini cu motor termic.”

Tire BKumho

Ecsta V730

Summer

Tests – · none yet Owners 54 · 187 reviews

Category by category

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

  1. 80

    Dry

    Ventus Prime 4 +7
    73
    Why this score
    SourceVentus Prime 4Ecsta V730
    Professional tests (TWG score)83–
    Reviews found online7676
  2. 78

    Wet

    Ventus Prime 4 +41
    37
    Why this score
    SourceVentus Prime 4Ecsta V730
    Professional tests (TWG score)80–
    Reviews found online7625
  3. –

    Snow

    No comparison
    50
    Why this score
    SourceVentus Prime 4Ecsta V730
    Reviews found online–37
  4. 70

    Comfort

    Ventus Prime 4 +8
    62
    Why this score
    SourceVentus Prime 4Ecsta V730
    Professional tests (TWG score)70–
    Reviews found online7155
  5. 63

    Noise

    Ecsta V730 +2
    65
    Why this score
    SourceVentus Prime 4Ecsta V730
    Professional tests (TWG score)61–
    Reviews found online–63
  6. 73

    Treadwear

    Ventus Prime 4 +11
    62
    Why this score
    SourceVentus Prime 4Ecsta V730
    Professional tests (TWG score)76–
    Reviews found online6960
  7. 74

    Handling

    Ventus Prime 4 +6
    68
    Why this score
    SourceVentus Prime 4Ecsta V730
    Reviews found online7468
Scores at a glance
Hankook Ventus Prime 4 vs Kumho Ecsta V730: scores by category (0–100)
CategoryHankook Ventus Prime 4Kumho Ecsta V730
Relative Score 75 60
Dry 80 73
Wet 78 37
Snow – 50
Comfort 70 62
Noise 63 65
Treadwear 73 62
Handling 74 68

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Headline score

Ventus Prime 4

Ecsta V730

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 Prime 4

Pros

  • Exceptional wet and dry grip providing high confidence
  • Significantly reduced road noise and smooth, quiet ride quality
  • Competitively priced offering great value compared to top-tier premium brands

Cons

  • Accelerated tread wear reported by some users, leading to shorter overall tire life
  • Noticeable decrease in wet traction and grip as the tread wears down past the halfway mark
  • Stiffer sidewalls can translate to a firmer ride or reduced comfort on rough surfaces
All owner themes in the Ventus Prime 4 review

Tire B Ecsta V730

Pros

  • Excellent dry grip and predictable handling characteristics at the limit.
  • High heat tolerance with minimal 'greasy' drop-off during long track sessions.
  • Superior tread life and durability compared to many direct 200TW competitors.

Cons

  • Poor wet weather performance, particularly with standing water or worn tread.
  • Requires significant heat to reach optimal operating temperature, making them poor for cold-weather street use.
  • Harsh ride quality and high road noise due to the stiff sidewall construction.
All owner themes in the Ecsta V730 review

What real owners are saying

From Reddit, forums and review threads. Not part of our score

Tire A

Hankook Ventus Prime 4

Positive

Community opinion on the Hankook Ventus Prime 4 is largely positive, with drivers viewing it as a comfortable, quiet, and capable touring tire. Users frequently praise its strong dry and wet performance alongside its compelling price-to-performance ratio compared to premium alternatives like Michelin. Some uncertainties exist regarding long-term tread wear and slight fuel economy impacts, but owners generally report satisfactory everyday reliability.

Top themes
#value for money#comfort and low noise#wet and dry grip#comparison with premium brands#tread longevity questions#touring versus sports handling

Based on 41 community posts

Tire B

Kumho Ecsta V730

We haven't collected enough community discussion about this tire yet.

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Hankook Ventus Prime 4 B · Kumho Ecsta V730
CategorySummerSummer
Vehicle type—Passenger Car / Crossover
Sizes available666
Rim diameters15″ – 20″15″ – 19″
Tread depth—8.5/32″
UTQG—200 A A
Sidewall—Blackwall
Max pressure—51 psi

Which one should you actually buy?

Hankook Ventus Prime 4

Kumho Ecsta V730

Winner: Hankook Ventus Prime 4 — better wet, treadwear and comfort. It leads or ties in every category we score.

Pick tire A Your priority is wet-weather safety

Hankook Ventus Prime 4 scores 78 vs 37 on wet.

Pick tire A You want the longest tread life

Hankook Ventus Prime 4 scores 73 vs 62 on treadwear.

Pick tire A You want the most comfortable ride

Hankook Ventus Prime 4 scores 70 vs 62 on comfort.

Pick tire A You want the most grip on dry roads

Hankook Ventus Prime 4 scores 80 vs 73 on dry.

Tire A · Hankook Ventus Prime 4
Tire B · Kumho Ecsta V730

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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.

Community buzz from Reddit and forums is shown for context only — it never changes the score.

75

Leads

Ventus Prime 4

Amazon