Relative Score (0–100): the weighted average of the categories below, each 60% road tests and 40% owner reviews (comfort 40/60). Based on 19 + 0 road tests and 3,359 + 33 owner reviews. How we score
R1R is ahead, 75–70
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Tests 78 · 19 tests Owners 56 · 3,359 reviews
Best test result: #1 of 45 in 2019 Summer 53 Tyre Braking Shootout (wet braking)
“Tire preferences? My MK8 has a little over 18,000 miles now and the stock tires look like they’ve already gone to sh*t? Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 aren’t as good as they advertise? What do you recommend for tires?”
Tests – · none yet Owners 74 · 33 reviews
Relative Score per category, 0–100. Open “Why this score” for the tests and owner ratings behind it.
| Source | Ventus S1 evo3 | R1R |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 18 / – tests | 86 | ≈ 76 (est.) |
| Reviews found online | 60 | 86 |
Ventus S1 evo3: 60% × 85.5 + 40% × 60 = 75
R1R: 60% × 75.6 (est.) + 40% × 85.9 = 80
No road tests of dry for R1R. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.42).
| Source | Ventus S1 evo3 | R1R |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 18 / – tests | 90 | ≈ 76 (est.) |
| Reviews found online | 68 | 80 |
Ventus S1 evo3: 60% × 90.2 + 40% × 67.5 = 81
R1R: 60% × 75.7 (est.) + 40% × 79.6 = 77
No road tests of wet for R1R. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).
| Source | Ventus S1 evo3 | R1R |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 4 / – tests | 65 | ≈ 69 (est.) |
| Reviews found online | 55 | 68 |
Ventus S1 evo3: 40% × 64.7 + 60% × 55.4 = 59
R1R: 40% × 69 (est.) + 60% × 68.3 = 69
No road tests of comfort for R1R. The test half is the tested tires’ average (69): owners’ comfort ratings barely follow the road tests.
| Source | Ventus S1 evo3 | R1R |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 14 / – tests | 77 | – |
| Reviews found online | ≈ 67 (est.) | – |
Ventus S1 evo3: 60% × 77.3 + 40% × 66.6 (est.) = 73
No owner ratings of noise for Ventus S1 evo3. 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 S1 evo3 | R1R |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 4 / – tests | 61 | ≈ 62 (est.) |
| Reviews found online | 40 | 54 |
Ventus S1 evo3: 60% × 60.7 + 40% × 40.4 = 53
R1R: 60% × 62 (est.) + 40% × 54.3 = 59
No road tests of treadwear for R1R. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.35).
| Source | Ventus S1 evo3 | R1R |
|---|---|---|
| Reviews found online | 58 | 83 |
| Source | Ventus S1 evo3 | R1R |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 15 / – tests | 68 | – |
| Category | Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 | Toyo R1R |
|---|---|---|
| Relative Score | 70 | 75 |
| Dry | 75 | 80 |
| Wet | 81 | 77 |
| Comfort | 59 | 69 |
| Noise | 73 | – |
| Treadwear | 53 | 59 |
| Handling (owners) | 58 | 83 |
| Efficiency | 68 | – |
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 S1 evo3
R1R
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 toward the Hankook Ventus S1 Evo 3 is mixed, with users frequently praising its strong dry and wet grip, comfort, and competitive pricing. However, notable drawbacks include relatively fast tread wear, reports of increasing road noise over time, and mixed experiences with OEM specs versus premium competitors like Michelin.
“Nice. I'm in Texas, so I'm not sure if those (as all seasons) would be the best choice for me. I will never drive in snow/ice, and have been leaning towards the Hankook Ventus S1 EVO3 for my Model 3 AWD with 19" wheels. Those are the only Tesla OEM (I prefer the Tesla specs like acoustic lining, tread width, extra sidewall stability, etc.) summer tires in the 19" size.”
“So, I was conversing on a Canadian EV group on Facebook and someone said their SE arrived with run flats…Hankook Ventus S1 evo3. My Mini also has Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 and I was not aware they are considered run flats. So I looked them up online and it appears that in 205/45R17 XL it says Run Flat…Y on . Was anyone else aware of this? Should it say run flat somewhere on the tire?”
“I had Hankook tires on my XKR, and thought they were the noisiest tires I had ever heard on a car, and I had to get rid of them as I couldn't stand it.”
Based on 33 community posts
We haven't collected enough community discussion about this tire yet.
| Attribute | A · Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 | B · Toyo R1R |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Summer | Summer |
| Vehicle type | Passenger Car / Crossover | Passenger Car / Crossover |
| Sizes available | 110 | — |
| Rim diameters | 17″ – 22″ | — |
Hankook Ventus S1 evo3
Toyo R1R
Winner: Toyo R1R — better handling, comfort and treadwear. Pick the Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 if wet matters most to you.
Toyo R1R scores 83 vs 58 on handling.
Toyo R1R scores 69 vs 59 on comfort.
Toyo R1R scores 59 vs 53 on treadwear.
Toyo R1R scores 80 vs 75 on dry.
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Hankook Ventus S1 evo3, 81 vs 77 on our wet score.
Toyo R1R, 80 vs 75 on our dry score.
Toyo R1R, 69 vs 59 on our comfort score.
Toyo R1R, 59 vs 53 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
