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Hankook Ventus V12 evo2 vs Kumho Ecsta V720 — 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 1 + 0 road tests and 93 + 11 owner reviews. How we score

Ventus V12 evo2 is ahead, 69–61

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Kumho Ecsta V720
Tire BKumho

Ecsta V720

Summer

± 8Provisional

Tests – · none yet Owners 55 · 11 reviews

Category by category

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

  1. 71

    Dry

    Ventus V12 evo2 +1
    70
    Why this score
    SourceVentus V12 evo2Ecsta V720
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / – tests71≈ 69 (est.)
    Reviews found online7171

    Ventus V12 evo2: 60% × 70.9 + 40% × 71.4 = 71

    Ecsta V720: 60% × 69.2 (est.) + 40% × 70.6 = 70

    No road tests of dry for Ecsta V720. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.42).

  2. 71

    Wet

    Ventus V12 evo2 +12
    59
    Why this score
    SourceVentus V12 evo2Ecsta V720
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / – tests69≈ 62 (est.)
    Reviews found online7354

    Ventus V12 evo2: 60% × 69.2 + 40% × 73.2 = 71

    Ecsta V720: 60% × 61.7 (est.) + 40% × 54.3 = 59

    No road tests of wet for Ecsta V720. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).

  3. 67

    Comfort

    Ventus V12 evo2 +16
    51
    Why this score
    SourceVentus V12 evo2Ecsta V720
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 68 (est.)≈ 64 (est.)
    Reviews found online6643

    Ventus V12 evo2: 40% × 68.5 (est.) + 60% × 65.6 = 67

    Ecsta V720: 40% × 64.3 (est.) + 60% × 42.9 = 51

    No road tests of comfort for Ventus V12 evo2 or Ecsta V720. The test half is the tested tires’ average (69): owners’ comfort ratings barely follow the road tests.

  4. 73

    Noise

    No comparison
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    Why this score
    SourceVentus V12 evo2Ecsta V720
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / – tests78–
    Reviews found online≈ 67 (est.)–

    Ventus V12 evo2: 60% × 77.5 + 40% × 66.6 (est.) = 73

    No owner ratings of noise for Ventus V12 evo2. 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. 61

    Treadwear

    Ventus V12 evo2 +11
    50
    Why this score
    SourceVentus V12 evo2Ecsta V720
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 63 (est.)≈ 57 (est.)
    Reviews found online5840

    Ventus V12 evo2: 60% × 63.4 (est.) + 40% × 58.4 = 61

    Ecsta V720: 60% × 56.9 (est.) + 40% × 39.6 = 50

    No road tests of treadwear for Ventus V12 evo2. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.35).

    No road tests of treadwear for Ecsta V720. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.35).

  6. 70

    Handling (owners)

    Ecsta V720 +2
    72
    Why this score
    SourceVentus V12 evo2Ecsta V720
    Reviews found online7072
Scores at a glance
CategoryHankook Ventus V12 evo2Kumho Ecsta V720
Relative Score 69 61
Dry 71 70
Wet 71 59
Comfort 67 51
Noise 73 –
Treadwear 61 50
Handling (owners) 70 72

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Ventus V12 evo2

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Ecsta V720

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 V12 evo2

Pros

  • Excellent value and cost-to-performance ratio compared to premium brands
  • Strong, reliable grip in both dry and wet conditions with good aquaplaning resistance
  • Comfortable ride with low initial road noise

Cons

  • Soft sidewalls can cause a floaty feel or roll during aggressive cornering and track use
  • Road noise increases noticeably as the tires wear down
  • Treadwear is relatively fast, leading to shorter overall mileage
All owner themes in the Ventus V12 evo2 review

Tire B Ecsta V720

Pros

  • Exceptional dry grip and traction for high-horsepower vehicles
  • Excellent price-to-performance ratio
  • Precise steering feedback and firm sidewall construction

Cons

  • High levels of road noise
  • Rapid tread wear
  • Inconsistent wet weather performance, with some reports of hydroplaning
All owner themes in the Ecsta V720 review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Hankook Ventus V12 evo2 B · Kumho Ecsta V720
CategorySummerSummer
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverPassenger Car / Crossover
Sizes available38—
Rim diameters15″ – 21″—

Which one should you actually buy?

Hankook Ventus V12 evo2

Kumho Ecsta V720

Winner: Hankook Ventus V12 evo2 — better comfort, wet and treadwear. Where the Kumho Ecsta V720 is ahead, it is by less than 3 points. Kumho Ecsta V720 rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 11 reviews), so read this result as provisional.

Pick tire A You want the most comfortable ride

Hankook Ventus V12 evo2 scores 67 vs 51 on comfort.

Pick tire A Your priority is wet-weather safety

Hankook Ventus V12 evo2 scores 71 vs 59 on wet.

Pick tire A You want the longest tread life

Hankook Ventus V12 evo2 scores 61 vs 50 on treadwear.

Tire A · Hankook Ventus V12 evo2
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Tire B · Kumho Ecsta V720
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Ventus V12 evo2 or Ecsta V720?

Which is better in the wet, Ventus V12 evo2 or Ecsta V720?

Hankook Ventus V12 evo2, 71 vs 59 on our wet score.

Which grips better on dry roads, Ventus V12 evo2 or Ecsta V720?

Neither, by our numbers: 71 vs 70 on the dry score, within 3 points.

Which is more comfortable, Ventus V12 evo2 or Ecsta V720?

Hankook Ventus V12 evo2, 67 vs 51 on our comfort score.

Which lasts longer, Ventus V12 evo2 or Ecsta V720?

Hankook Ventus V12 evo2, 61 vs 50 on our treadwear 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