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Hankook Ventus V12 evo2 vs Pirelli Cinturato Winter — Compared

Relative Score (0–100): 60% professional tests, 40% owner reviews.

Ventus V12 evo2 leads, 68–66 Narrow edge

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Tire AHankook

Ventus V12 evo2

Summer

Tests 71 · 1 test Owners 68 · 93 reviews

Best test result: #1 of 5 in 2017 Car and Driver UHP Tyre Test (noise)

Tire BPirelli

Cinturato Winter

Winter

Tests 66 · 5 tests Owners 69 · 7 reviews

Best test result: #3 of 20 in 2018 Auto Bild Winter Tyre Test (noise)

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 +9
    62
    Why this score
    SourceVentus V12 evo2Cinturato Winter
    Professional tests (TWG score)7159
    Reviews found online7166
    Dry Braking (% of best)97%96%
    Dry Handling (% of best)97%98%
  2. 71

    Wet

    Cinturato Winter +8
    79
    Why this score
    SourceVentus V12 evo2Cinturato Winter
    Professional tests (TWG score)7080
    Reviews found online7277
    Wet Braking (% of best)88%97%
    Wet Handling (% of best)95%97%
  3. –

    Snow

    No comparison
    74
    Why this score
    SourceVentus V12 evo2Cinturato Winter
    Professional tests (TWG score)–75
    Reviews found online–72
  4. 67

    Comfort

    Ventus V12 evo2 +1
    66
    Why this score
    SourceVentus V12 evo2Cinturato Winter
    Professional tests (TWG score)–64
    Reviews found online6668
  5. 73

    Noise

    Ventus V12 evo2 +1
    72
    Why this score
    SourceVentus V12 evo2Cinturato Winter
    Professional tests (TWG score)7776
  6. 62

    Treadwear

    Ventus V12 evo2 +9
    53
    Why this score
    SourceVentus V12 evo2Cinturato Winter
    Professional tests (TWG score)–47
    Reviews found online6063
  7. 69

    Handling

    Level
    69
    Why this score
    SourceVentus V12 evo2Cinturato Winter
    Reviews found online6969
Scores at a glance
CategoryHankook Ventus V12 evo2Pirelli Cinturato Winter
Relative Score 68 66
Dry 71 62
Wet 71 79
Snow – 74
Comfort 67 66
Noise 73 72
Treadwear 62 53
Handling 69 69

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Headline score

Ventus V12 evo2

Cinturato Winter

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

The professional test results behind the scores

Each result is shown as % of the best tire in that test. “Same test” rows are the strictest comparison: both tires were measured side by side.

DisciplineCategoryVentus V12 evo2Cinturato WinterΔBoth?
Dry Braking Dry 97% #4/5 · 2017 Car and Driver UHP Tyre Test 96% #6/10 · 2021 AMS Winter Tyre Test +1.2 Different tests
Dry Handling Dry 97% #4/5 · 2017 Car and Driver UHP Tyre Test 98% #17/20 · 2018 Auto Bild Winter Tyre Test −0.4 Different tests
Noise Other 100% #1/5 · 2017 Car and Driver UHP Tyre Test 99% #3/20 · 2018 Auto Bild Winter Tyre Test +1.2 Different tests
Overall Ranking Overall 25% #4/5 · 2017 Car and Driver UHP Tyre Test 14% #7/14 · 2020 Auto Zeitung Winter Tyre Test +10.7 Different tests
Wet Braking Wet 88% #4/5 · 2017 Car and Driver UHP Tyre Test 97% #4/11 · 2018 AMS Winter Tyre Test −8.9 Different tests
Wet Handling Wet 95% #4/5 · 2017 Car and Driver UHP Tyre Test 97% #5/11 · 2018 AMS Winter Tyre Test −2.4 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 Cinturato Winter

Pros

  • Amazing snow and ice grip
  • Strong and reliable wet weather performance
  • Good initial noise levels and overall ride comfort

Cons

  • Average to deteriorating dry grip and emergency braking performance
  • Increases significantly in noise as the tire ages
  • Soft sidewalls affect handling precision
All owner themes in the Cinturato Winter review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Hankook Ventus V12 evo2 B · Pirelli Cinturato Winter
CategorySummerWinter
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverPassenger Car / Crossover
Sizes available3833
Rim diameters15″ – 21″14″ – 17″

Which one should you actually buy?

Hankook Ventus V12 evo2

Pirelli Cinturato Winter

Winner: Hankook Ventus V12 evo2 — better dry and treadwear. Pick the Pirelli Cinturato Winter if wet matters most to you.

Pick tire A You want the most grip on dry roads

Hankook Ventus V12 evo2 scores 71 vs 62 on dry.

Pick tire A You want the longest tread life

Hankook Ventus V12 evo2 scores 62 vs 53 on treadwear.

Pick tire B Your priority is wet-weather safety

Pirelli Cinturato Winter scores 79 vs 71 on wet.

Tire A · Hankook Ventus V12 evo2
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Tire B · Pirelli Cinturato Winter
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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.

Community buzz from Reddit and forums is shown for context only — it never changes the score.

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