Relative Score (0–100): 60% professional tests, 40% owner reviews.
Ventus R-S4 is ahead, 71–58
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Tests – · none yet Owners 72 · 211 reviews
“Quote: Originally Posted by LbulletM Came back to say this. I bought the HanKooks and LOVE THEM!! Good wear but most of all Super Quiet. To each their own, not trying to start a war...just giving personal experience with the product....I dont drive in a matter to need High performance so I cant speak to cornering or load or any of the other gearhead tire talk....Smooth and Quiet!”
Tests – · none yet Owners 52 · 30 reviews
Relative Score per category, 0–100. Open “Why this score” for the tests and owner ratings behind it.
| Source | Ventus R-S4 | FK453 |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) | ≈ 72 (est.) | ≈ 61 (est.) |
| Reviews found online | 79 | 52 |
Ventus R-S4: 60% × 72.2 (est.) + 40% × 79.2 = 75
FK453: 60% × 61.3 (est.) + 40% × 52 = 58
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 0.40).
No road tests of dry for FK453. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.40).
| Source | Ventus R-S4 | FK453 |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) | ≈ 68 (est.) | ≈ 64 (est.) |
| Reviews found online | 66 | 59 |
Ventus R-S4: 60% × 67.7 (est.) + 40% × 66.1 = 67
FK453: 60% × 63.9 (est.) + 40% × 59.3 = 62
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 0.56).
No road tests of wet for FK453. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.56).
| Source | Ventus R-S4 | FK453 |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) | ≈ 68 (est.) | ≈ 66 (est.) |
| Reviews found online | 60 | 53 |
Ventus R-S4: 60% × 67.6 (est.) + 40% × 60 = 65
FK453: 60% × 66.4 (est.) + 40% × 53.2 = 61
No road tests of comfort for Ventus R-S4 or FK453. The test half is the tested tires’ average (69): owners’ comfort ratings barely follow the road tests.
| Source | Ventus R-S4 | FK453 |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) | ≈ 67 (est.) | – |
| Reviews found online | 70 | – |
Ventus R-S4: 60% × 66.6 (est.) + 40% × 70.2 = 68
No road tests of noise for Ventus R-S4. The test half is the tested tires’ average (67): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests.
| Source | Ventus R-S4 | FK453 |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) | ≈ 68 (est.) | ≈ 60 (est.) |
| Reviews found online | 74 | 46 |
Ventus R-S4: 60% × 68.3 (est.) + 40% × 74.2 = 71
FK453: 60% × 59.7 (est.) + 40% × 46.4 = 54
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 0.31).
No road tests of treadwear for FK453. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.31).
| Source | Ventus R-S4 | FK453 |
|---|---|---|
| Reviews found online | 80 | 49 |
| Category | Hankook Ventus R-S4 | Falken FK453 |
|---|---|---|
| Relative Score | 71 | 58 |
| Dry | 75 | 58 |
| Wet | 67 | 62 |
| Comfort | 65 | 61 |
| Noise | 68 | – |
| Treadwear | 71 | 54 |
| Handling (owners) | 80 | 49 |
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.
Neither tire has a score here yet, so this weight changes nothing.
Ventus R-S4
FK453
Only categories both tires have data for count toward the headline score.
Themes extracted from owner reviews found online — not the opinion of TireWheelGuide.
From Reddit, forums and review threads. Not part of our score
Community sentiment regarding the Hankook Ventus R-S4 is predominantly positive, with drivers praising its high initial dry grip, track performance, and smooth, quiet street ride. Users frequently note its durability over multiple heat cycles and track days, though questions remain concerning daily driving longevity and sudden grip fall-off later in life. Comparisons to other tires highlight its superior traction compared to all-season alternatives.
“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 9 community posts
We haven't collected enough community discussion about this tire yet.
| Attribute | A · Hankook Ventus R-S4 | B · Falken FK453 |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Summer | Summer |
| Vehicle type | Passenger Car / Crossover | Passenger Car / Crossover |
Hankook Ventus R-S4
Falken FK453
Winner: Hankook Ventus R-S4 — better handling, dry and treadwear. It leads or ties in every category we score.
Hankook Ventus R-S4 scores 80 vs 49 on handling.
Hankook Ventus R-S4 scores 75 vs 58 on dry.
Hankook Ventus R-S4 scores 71 vs 54 on treadwear.
Hankook Ventus R-S4 scores 67 vs 62 on wet.
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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.
