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Nexen N FERA SUR4 looks discontinued: no new owner reviews or road tests in five years and no current EU tyre label.

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Hankook Ventus V12 evo2 vs Nexen N FERA SUR4 — Compared

Relative Score (0–100): the weighted average of the categories below, each 60% road tests and 40% owner reviews. Based on 1 + 0 road tests and 93 + 6 owner reviews. How we score

Ventus V12 evo2 is ahead, 69–62

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Nexen N FERA SUR4
Tire BNexen

N FERA SUR4

Summer

Provisional

Tests – · none yet Owners 57 · 6 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

    Level
    71
    Why this score
    SourceVentus V12 evo2N FERA SUR4
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / – tests71≈ 70 (est.)
    Reviews found online7173

    Ventus V12 evo2: 60% × 70.9 + 40% × 70.5 = 71

    N FERA SUR4: 60% × 69.9 (est.) + 40% × 73.2 = 71

    No road tests of dry for N FERA SUR4. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.40).

  2. 70

    Wet

    Ventus V12 evo2 +15
    55
    Why this score
    SourceVentus V12 evo2N FERA SUR4
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / – tests69≈ 59 (est.)
    Reviews found online7250

    Ventus V12 evo2: 60% × 69.2 + 40% × 71.8 = 70

    N FERA SUR4: 60% × 58.8 (est.) + 40% × 50.1 = 55

    No road tests of wet for N FERA SUR4. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.56).

  3. 67

    Comfort

    Ventus V12 evo2 +7
    60
    Why this score
    SourceVentus V12 evo2N FERA SUR4
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 69 (est.)≈ 66 (est.)
    Reviews found online6651

    Ventus V12 evo2: 60% × 68.5 (est.) + 40% × 65.7 = 67

    N FERA SUR4: 60% × 65.9 (est.) + 40% × 50.6 = 60

    No road tests of comfort for Ventus V12 evo2 or N FERA SUR4. 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 evo2N FERA SUR4
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / – tests77–
    Reviews found online≈ 67 (est.)–

    Ventus V12 evo2: 60% × 77.3 + 40% × 67.3 (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. 63

    Treadwear

    Ventus V12 evo2 +8
    55
    Why this score
    SourceVentus V12 evo2N FERA SUR4
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 64 (est.)≈ 60 (est.)
    Reviews found online6047

    Ventus V12 evo2: 60% × 64 (est.) + 40% × 60.3 = 63

    N FERA SUR4: 60% × 59.8 (est.) + 40% × 46.7 = 55

    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 0.31).

    No road tests of treadwear for N FERA SUR4. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.31).

  6. 69

    Handling (owners)

    N FERA SUR4 +2
    71
    Why this score
    SourceVentus V12 evo2N FERA SUR4
    Reviews found online6971
Scores at a glance
CategoryHankook Ventus V12 evo2Nexen N FERA SUR4
Relative Score 69 62
Dry 71 71
Wet 70 55
Comfort 67 60
Noise 73 –
Treadwear 63 55
Handling (owners) 69 71

Higher is better. The Relative Score follows your weights below; category scores do not change.

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Headline score

Ventus V12 evo2

N FERA SUR4

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 N FERA SUR4

Pros

  • Exceptional dry grip and track-day performance
  • Precise steering feedback and predictable handling
  • Cost-effective alternative to more expensive track tires

Cons

  • High level of road noise
  • Poor wet-weather performance and dangerous hydroplaning tendencies in heavy rain
  • Fast tread wear
All owner themes in the N FERA SUR4 review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Hankook Ventus V12 evo2 B · Nexen N FERA SUR4
CategorySummerSummer
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverPassenger Car / Crossover
Sizes available38—
Rim diameters15″ – 21″—

Which one should you actually buy?

Hankook Ventus V12 evo2

Nexen N FERA SUR4

Winner: Hankook Ventus V12 evo2 — better wet, treadwear and comfort. Where the Nexen N FERA SUR4 is ahead, it is by less than 3 points. Nexen N FERA SUR4 rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 6 reviews), so read this result as provisional.

Pick tire A Your priority is wet-weather safety

Hankook Ventus V12 evo2 scores 70 vs 55 on wet.

Pick tire A You want the longest tread life

Hankook Ventus V12 evo2 scores 63 vs 55 on treadwear.

Pick tire A You want the most comfortable ride

Hankook Ventus V12 evo2 scores 67 vs 60 on comfort.

Tire A · Hankook Ventus V12 evo2
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Tire B · Nexen N FERA SUR4
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Ventus V12 evo2 or N FERA SUR4?

Which is better in the wet, Ventus V12 evo2 or N FERA SUR4?

Hankook Ventus V12 evo2, 70 vs 55 on our wet score.

Which grips better on dry roads, Ventus V12 evo2 or N FERA SUR4?

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

Which is more comfortable, Ventus V12 evo2 or N FERA SUR4?

Hankook Ventus V12 evo2, 67 vs 60 on our comfort score.

Which lasts longer, Ventus V12 evo2 or N FERA SUR4?

Hankook Ventus V12 evo2, 63 vs 55 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