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Hankook Ventus V12 evo2 vs Nitto Motivo — 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 + 1 road tests and 93 + 52 owner reviews. How we score

Ventus V12 evo2 is ahead, 69–57

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Nitto Motivo
Tire BNitto

Motivo

All-Season Touring tires

± 7

Tests – · 1 test Owners 50 · 52 reviews

Best test result: #4 of 19 in 2022 Consumer Reports Ultra High Performance All-Season Tires (tested tread life (miles))

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 +18
    53
    Why this score
    SourceVentus V12 evo2Motivo
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / – tests71≈ 58 (est.)
    Reviews found online7144

    Ventus V12 evo2: 60% × 70.9 + 40% × 70.8 = 71

    Motivo: 60% × 58.3 (est.) + 40% × 44.4 = 53

    No road tests of dry for Motivo. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.41).

  2. 71

    Wet

    Ventus V12 evo2 +16
    55
    Why this score
    SourceVentus V12 evo2Motivo
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / – tests69≈ 59 (est.)
    Reviews found online7349

    Ventus V12 evo2: 60% × 69.2 + 40% × 72.8 = 71

    Motivo: 60% × 58.6 (est.) + 40% × 48.5 = 55

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

  3. –

    Snow

    No comparison
    54
    Why this score
    SourceVentus V12 evo2Motivo
    Professional tests (TWG score)–≈ 62 (est.)
    Reviews found online–43

    Motivo: 60% × 61.6 (est.) + 40% × 42.6 = 54

    No road tests of snow for Motivo. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.32).

  4. 66

    Comfort

    Ventus V12 evo2 +12
    54
    Why this score
    SourceVentus V12 evo2Motivo
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 68 (est.)≈ 64 (est.)
    Reviews found online6547

    Ventus V12 evo2: 40% × 67.9 (est.) + 60% × 64.9 = 66

    Motivo: 40% × 64.3 (est.) + 60% × 46.7 = 54

    No road tests of comfort for Ventus V12 evo2. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.20).

    No road tests of comfort for Motivo. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.20).

  5. 73

    Noise

    Ventus V12 evo2 +13
    60
    Why this score
    SourceVentus V12 evo2Motivo
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / – tests77≈ 66 (est.)
    Reviews found online≈ 66 (est.)49

    Ventus V12 evo2: 60% × 77.1 + 40% × 66.4 (est.) = 73

    Motivo: 60% × 66.4 (est.) + 40% × 49.2 = 60

    No owner ratings of noise for Ventus V12 evo2. The owner half is the owners’ average (66): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests, so the tests say nothing about how owners would rate it.

    No road tests of noise for Motivo. The test half is the tested tires’ average (66): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests.

  6. 62

    Treadwear

    Motivo +7
    69
    Why this score
    SourceVentus V12 evo2Motivo
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests≈ 64 (est.)75
    Reviews found online5861

    Ventus V12 evo2: 60% × 63.6 (est.) + 40% × 58.4 = 62

    Motivo: 60% × 74.9 + 40% × 61.2 = 69

    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 0.36).

  7. 70

    Handling (owners)

    Ventus V12 evo2 +20
    50
    Why this score
    SourceVentus V12 evo2Motivo
    Reviews found online7050
Scores at a glance
CategoryHankook Ventus V12 evo2Nitto Motivo
Relative Score 69 57
Dry 71 53
Wet 71 55
Snow – 54
Comfort 66 54
Noise 73 60
Treadwear 62 69
Handling (owners) 70 50

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

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Headline score
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Ventus V12 evo2

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Motivo

Only categories both tires have data for count toward the headline score.

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 V12 evo2MotivoΔHead-to-head
Also published by the testers (not in the score)
Overall Ranking Overall #4/5 2017 Car and Driver UHP Tyre Test #12/19 2022 Consumer Reports Ultra High Performance All-Season Tires – Different tests

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 Motivo

Pros

  • Exceptional ride comfort and exceptionally low road noise
  • Strong dry traction and responsive handling in corners
  • Great overall value and competitive pricing compared to premium brands

Cons

  • Subpar traction and grip in wet and snowy conditions for some drivers
  • Faster-than-expected tread wear reported by a subset of users
  • Potential balancing issues or out-of-round manufacturing complaints
All owner themes in the Motivo review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Hankook Ventus V12 evo2 B · Nitto Motivo
CategorySummerAll-Season Touring tires
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverPassenger Car / Crossover
Sizes available38—
Rim diameters15″ – 21″—
Tread depth—10.3/32″
UTQG320 - 380 A - AA A560 A A
Treadwear warranty—60,000 mi
Sidewall—Blackwall
Max pressure—50 psi

Which one should you actually buy?

Hankook Ventus V12 evo2

Nitto Motivo

Winner: Hankook Ventus V12 evo2 — better handling, dry and wet. Pick the Nitto Motivo if treadwear matters most to you.

Pick tire A You enjoy sharp, responsive handling

Hankook Ventus V12 evo2 scores 70 vs 50 on handling.

Pick tire A You want the most grip on dry roads

Hankook Ventus V12 evo2 scores 71 vs 53 on dry.

Pick tire A Your priority is wet-weather safety

Hankook Ventus V12 evo2 scores 71 vs 55 on wet.

Pick tire A You want a quieter cabin

Hankook Ventus V12 evo2 scores 73 vs 60 on noise.

Tire A · Hankook Ventus V12 evo2
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Tire B · Nitto Motivo
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Ventus V12 evo2 or Motivo?

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

Hankook Ventus V12 evo2, 71 vs 55 on our wet score.

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

Hankook Ventus V12 evo2, 71 vs 53 on our dry score.

Which is quieter, Ventus V12 evo2 or Motivo?

Hankook Ventus V12 evo2, 73 vs 60 on our noise score.

Which is more comfortable, Ventus V12 evo2 or Motivo?

Hankook Ventus V12 evo2, 66 vs 54 on our comfort score.

Which lasts longer, Ventus V12 evo2 or Motivo?

Nitto Motivo, 69 vs 62 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