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Hankook Ventus V12 evo2 vs Pirelli Cinturato Winter — 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 + 5 road tests and 93 + 7 owner reviews. How we score

Different seasons: Ventus V12 evo2 and Cinturato Winter are each scored against tires of their own season.

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Pirelli Cinturato Winter
Tire BPirelli

Cinturato Winter

Winter

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Tests 65 · 5 tests Owners 69 · 7 reviews

Best test result: #1 of 10 in 2021 AMS Winter Tyre Test (straight aquaplaning)

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 +11
    60
    Why this score
    SourceVentus V12 evo2Cinturato Winter
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / 4 tests7157
    Reviews found online7164

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

    Cinturato Winter: 60% × 56.5 + 40% × 64 = 60

  2. 71

    Wet

    Cinturato Winter +8
    79
    Why this score
    SourceVentus V12 evo2Cinturato Winter
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / 5 tests6981
    Reviews found online7376

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

    Cinturato Winter: 60% × 80.8 + 40% × 75.7 = 79

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    Snow

    No comparison
    75
    Why this score
    SourceVentus V12 evo2Cinturato Winter
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 5 tests–76
    Reviews found online–74

    Cinturato Winter: 60% × 75.8 + 40% × 73.5 = 75

  4. 67

    Comfort

    Ventus V12 evo2 +1
    66
    Why this score
    SourceVentus V12 evo2Cinturato Winter
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests≈ 68 (est.)64
    Reviews found online6668

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

    Cinturato Winter: 40% × 64.3 + 60% × 67.6 = 66

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

  5. 73

    Noise

    Ventus V12 evo2 +2
    71
    Why this score
    SourceVentus V12 evo2Cinturato Winter
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / 3 tests7874
    Reviews found online≈ 67 (est.)≈ 67 (est.)

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

    Cinturato Winter: 60% × 74.3 + 40% × 66.6 (est.) = 71

    No owner ratings of noise for Ventus V12 evo2 or Cinturato Winter. 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.

  6. 61

    Treadwear

    Ventus V12 evo2 +8
    53
    Why this score
    SourceVentus V12 evo2Cinturato Winter
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests≈ 63 (est.)47
    Reviews found online5862

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

    Cinturato Winter: 60% × 46.6 + 40% × 62.1 = 53

    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).

  7. 70

    Handling (owners)

    Ventus V12 evo2 +3
    67
    Why this score
    SourceVentus V12 evo2Cinturato Winter
    Reviews found online7067
  8. –

    Efficiency

    No comparison
    59
    Why this score
    SourceVentus V12 evo2Cinturato Winter
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 4 tests–59
Scores at a glance
CategoryHankook Ventus V12 evo2Pirelli Cinturato Winter
Relative Score 69 66
Dry 71 60
Wet 71 79
Snow – 75
Comfort 67 66
Noise 73 71
Treadwear 61 53
Handling (owners) 70 67
Efficiency – 59

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

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Recomputed
Headline score
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Ventus V12 evo2

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Cinturato Winter

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 evo2Cinturato WinterΔHead-to-head
Dry Braking Dry 97% #4/5 · 2017 Car and Driver UHP Tyre Test 96% #6/10 · 2021 AMS Winter Tyre Test – Different tests
Dry Handling Dry 97% #4/5 · 2017 Car and Driver UHP Tyre Test 97% #10/10 · 2021 AMS Winter Tyre Test – Different tests
Wet Braking Wet 88% #4/5 · 2017 Car and Driver UHP Tyre Test 86% #25/49 · 2021 Winter Tyre Market Overview – Different tests
Wet Handling Wet 95% #4/5 · 2017 Car and Driver UHP Tyre Test 96% #8/10 · 2021 AMS Winter Tyre Test – Different tests
Noise Noise 100% #1/5 · 2017 Car and Driver UHP Tyre Test 99% #5/10 · 2021 AMS Winter Tyre Test – Different tests
Also published by the testers (not in the score)
Overall Ranking Overall #4/5 2017 Car and Driver UHP Tyre Test #27/49 2021 Winter Tyre Market Overview – 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″
Sizes in common55

Which one should you actually buy?

Hankook Ventus V12 evo2

Pirelli Cinturato Winter

Built for different seasons: Pirelli Cinturato Winter is a winter tire, Hankook Ventus V12 evo2 a summer tire. Each score is measured against tires of its own season, so the two are not ranked against each other — pick by the season you drive in.

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.

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