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Hankook Ventus Prime 4 vs Pirelli Powergy — 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 13 + 1 road tests and 2,504 + 1,807 owner reviews. How we score

Ventus Prime 4 is ahead, 75–68

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Hankook Ventus Prime 4
Tire AHankook

Ventus Prime 4

Summer

± 4

Tests 78 · 13 tests Owners 71 · 2,504 reviews

Best test result: #1 of 21 in 2022 Auto Bild Summer Tyre Test (dry handling)

“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.”

Pirelli Powergy
Tire BPirelli

Powergy

Summer

± 6

Tests 77 · 1 test Owners 59 · 1,807 reviews

Best test result: #1 of 10 in 2026 autozurnal Eco Summer Tyre Test (noise)

“Ripples in side wall Just been washing the car and found what I can only describe as ripples in the side wall of my front-right tyre. Had these fitted in June, only just noticed the ripples. The other tyres are perfect. I’ve probably done around 2,000 miles on them. Should I be concerned, and do they look like a manufacturing defect, or as a result of damage? (I’ve not hit any serious potholes that I’m aware of). These tyres are Pirelli Powergy, fitted to a Volvo XC60. Date code is 3325. Any help gratefully received. Read more”

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 +9
    71
    Why this score
    SourceVentus Prime 4Powergy
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 11 / 1 tests8477
    Reviews found online7362

    Ventus Prime 4: 60% × 84.2 + 40% × 73.4 = 80

    Powergy: 60% × 77.2 + 40% × 62.4 = 71

  2. 78

    Wet

    Ventus Prime 4 +6
    72
    Why this score
    SourceVentus Prime 4Powergy
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 12 / 1 tests8176
    Reviews found online7565

    Ventus Prime 4: 60% × 80.5 + 40% × 74.6 = 78

    Powergy: 60% × 76 + 40% × 65 = 72

  3. 69

    Comfort

    Ventus Prime 4 +6
    63
    Why this score
    SourceVentus Prime 4Powergy
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / 1 tests7074
    Reviews found online6856

    Ventus Prime 4: 40% × 70.3 + 60% × 67.8 = 69

    Powergy: 40% × 73.9 + 60% × 55.6 = 63

  4. 61

    Noise

    Powergy +14
    75
    Why this score
    SourceVentus Prime 4Powergy
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 8 / 1 tests5880
    Reviews found online≈ 67 (est.)≈ 67 (est.)

    Ventus Prime 4: 60% × 57.6 + 40% × 66.6 (est.) = 61

    Powergy: 60% × 79.9 + 40% × 66.6 (est.) = 75

    No owner ratings of noise for Ventus Prime 4 or Powergy. 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.

  5. 74

    Treadwear

    Ventus Prime 4 +17
    57
    Why this score
    SourceVentus Prime 4Powergy
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 5 / – tests78≈ 61 (est.)
    Reviews found online6751

    Ventus Prime 4: 60% × 78.2 + 40% × 66.7 = 74

    Powergy: 60% × 60.8 (est.) + 40% × 50.7 = 57

    No road tests of treadwear for Powergy. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.35).

  6. 72

    Handling (owners)

    Ventus Prime 4 +10
    62
    Why this score
    SourceVentus Prime 4Powergy
    Reviews found online7262
  7. 83

    Efficiency

    Ventus Prime 4 +9
    74
    Why this score
    SourceVentus Prime 4Powergy
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 8 / 1 tests8374
Scores at a glance
Hankook Ventus Prime 4 vs Pirelli Powergy: scores by category (0–100)
CategoryHankook Ventus Prime 4Pirelli Powergy
Relative Score 75 68
Dry 80 71
Wet 78 72
Comfort 69 63
Noise 61 75
Treadwear 74 57
Handling (owners) 72 62
Efficiency 83 74

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Ventus Prime 4

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Powergy

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.

DisciplineCategoryVentus Prime 4PowergyΔHead-to-head
Dry Braking Dry 92% #16/16 · 2026 ADAC Summer Tyre Test 94% #4/10 · 2026 autozurnal Eco Summer Tyre Test – Different tests
Dry Handling (tester's mark) Dry 90% #4/14 · 2025 Summer and All Season Combined Tyre Test 93% #3/10 · 2026 autozurnal Eco Summer Tyre Test – Different tests
Curved Aquaplaning Wet 93% #6/7 · 2025 Al Volante Summer Tyre Test 81% #8/10 · 2026 autozurnal Eco Summer Tyre Test – Different tests
Straight Aquaplaning Wet 91% #16/16 · 2026 ADAC Summer Tyre Test 92% #4/10 · 2026 autozurnal Eco Summer Tyre Test – Different tests
Wet Braking Wet 87% #14/16 · 2026 ADAC Summer Tyre Test 96% #5/10 · 2026 autozurnal Eco Summer Tyre Test – Different tests
Wet Circle Wet 98% #4/21 · 2022 Auto Bild Summer Tyre Test 98% #3/10 · 2026 autozurnal Eco Summer Tyre Test – Different tests
Wet Handling Wet 99% #2/8 · 2025 Moottori Summer Tyre Test 97% #2/10 · 2026 autozurnal Eco Summer Tyre Test – Different tests
Comfort (tester's mark) Comfort 95% #4/7 · 2025 Die ReifenTester Summer Touring Tyre Test 93% #3/10 · 2026 autozurnal Eco Summer Tyre Test – Different tests
Noise Noise 99% #4/8 · 2025 Moottori Summer Tyre Test 100% #1/10 · 2026 autozurnal Eco Summer Tyre Test – Different tests
Rolling Resistance Efficiency 95% #10/14 · 2025 Summer and All Season Combined Tyre Test 81% #5/10 · 2026 autozurnal Eco Summer Tyre Test – Different tests
Also published by the testers (not in the score)
Overall Ranking Overall #11/16 2026 ADAC Summer Tyre Test #5/10 2026 autozurnal Eco Summer Tyre Test – Different tests

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 Powergy

Pros

  • Significantly reduced road noise and quiet highway ride
  • Strong dry and wet grip for daily commuting
  • Comfortable and smooth ride quality compared to run-flats

Cons

  • Faster than average tread wear or shallow initial tread depth
  • Negative impact on fuel economy (MPG) for some users
  • Soft sidewalls leading to muted steering feedback and less precise handling at the limit
All owner themes in the Powergy 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

Pirelli Powergy

Mixed

Community discussions around Pirelli Powergy show mixed views, with many users regarding them as an eco or budget-oriented alternative rather than a performance tire. While some drivers appreciate the attractive pricing and consider them decent for daily driving and fuel economy, others report issues such as highway vibrations or express uncertainty about mixing them with premium lines like Cinturato.

r/mazda3 ·1 upvote ·2026-10-05

“Avg 29mpg on a 2015 Mazda 3 Sport Nav 2L 165bhp, any ideas? I've had this car for about 3-4 weeks now, posted it here on this subreddit too. So far, I've done about 800 miles and my average fuel consumtion seems to be around 29mpg - 10.2L/100km. The car doesn't have its original rims, its on **MAM RS3** 18" rims with Pirelli Powergy tires 215/45/R18 (internet says these tires provide good fuel economy). On longer trips the average is about 40mpg-45mpg which still seems a bit high. My work commute is about 2 miles, and I do occasionally drive in a spirited manner. Is this okay? Thank you all!”

r/GRYaris ·3 upvotes ·2025-03-07

“Are Pirelli Powergy Winter the right winter tires for the GR? Hey, my parents bought a GR Yaris last week and it’s a great car but I looked at its winter tires and those are Pirelli Powergy Winter. I’m not an expert on tires but as far as I know the P-Zero Winter would be the right choice for a GR. My father didn’t bought them because he thought it was the right tires rather a tire salesman talked him into it. I talked him into Pirelli as those were the factory tires for his Volvo 850R and would be a better choice then his current Conti Premium 5 but somehow my father misunderstood me to that point that Pirelli’s are the greatest tires ever. So he asked the salesmen for the best Pirelli Tires and told the car it’s for but the salesman sold him those Powergy tires and said that not all Pirelli’s are in stock. As my father isn’t an enthusiast but loves likes to drive performance cars he didn’t knew better and now it’s too late. In my eyes a good salesman (not in the way of profit for the company rather costumer experience) would have told him that the P-Zeros winter are out of stock but can be ordered or would show him tires from different companies. Another option is the salesman though he meant the GR Sport Yaris for which P-Zero winters are too much as not many persons in their sixties drive a real GR. So my question are the Powergy enough for the GR or should he get P-Zeros next Winter (in a few weeks we will put on summer tires)”

r/tires ·1 upvote ·2025-05-18

“Pirelli cinturato P7 and Pirelli Powergy Hi all 👋🏼 So I had 4 Pirelli Cinturato P7’s on my Ford Focus ST. I got a flat tire (front left) while I was on vacation so I decided to get 2 new tires at the front. I asked the guy at the tire shop to get the same tires (so the Pirelli Cinturato’s). He got me Pirelli Powergy’s instead… He didn’t really speak English and there was not time as I was driving home the next day. So I just accepted it. Now my question is what’s the main difference between these tires? And does it matter I got 2 different tires now? (2 powergy’s at the front and 2 Cinturato’s at the back) Thanks!🙏🏼”

Top themes
#budget and eco line#tire mixing and compatibility#ride comfort and vibrations#pricing and promotions#daily winter driving performance#sidewall durability concerns

Based on 17 community posts

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Hankook Ventus Prime 4 B · Pirelli Powergy
CategorySummerSummer
Sizes available6687
Rim diameters15″ – 20″15″ – 21″
Sizes in common5252

Which one should you actually buy?

Hankook Ventus Prime 4

Pirelli Powergy

Winner: Hankook Ventus Prime 4 — better treadwear, handling and dry. Pick the Pirelli Powergy if noise matters most to you.

Pick tire A You want the longest tread life

Hankook Ventus Prime 4 scores 74 vs 57 on treadwear.

Pick tire B You want a quieter cabin

Pirelli Powergy scores 75 vs 61 on noise.

Pick tire A You enjoy sharp, responsive handling

Hankook Ventus Prime 4 scores 72 vs 62 on handling.

Pick tire A You want the most grip on dry roads

Hankook Ventus Prime 4 scores 80 vs 71 on dry.

Tire A · Hankook Ventus Prime 4
Tire B · Pirelli Powergy

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Ventus Prime 4 or Powergy?

Which is better in the wet, Ventus Prime 4 or Powergy?

Hankook Ventus Prime 4, 78 vs 72 on our wet score.

Which grips better on dry roads, Ventus Prime 4 or Powergy?

Hankook Ventus Prime 4, 80 vs 71 on our dry score.

Which is quieter, Ventus Prime 4 or Powergy?

Pirelli Powergy, 75 vs 61 on our noise score.

Which is more comfortable, Ventus Prime 4 or Powergy?

Hankook Ventus Prime 4, 69 vs 63 on our comfort score.

Which lasts longer, Ventus Prime 4 or Powergy?

Hankook Ventus Prime 4, 74 vs 57 on our treadwear score.

Which rolls more easily, Ventus Prime 4 or Powergy?

Hankook Ventus Prime 4, 83 vs 74 on our efficiency 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