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Hankook Ventus V12 evo2 vs Toyo Tranpath — 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 + 6 owner reviews. How we score

Too close to call: Ventus V12 evo2 and Tranpath are level at 69.

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Toyo Tranpath
Tire BToyo

Tranpath

All Season

± 8Provisional

Tests – · none yet Owners 69 · 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

    Ventus V12 evo2 +2
    69
    Why this score
    SourceVentus V12 evo2Tranpath
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / – tests71≈ 69 (est.)
    Reviews found online7170

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

    Tranpath: 60% × 68.8 (est.) + 40% × 69.9 = 69

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

  2. 71

    Wet

    Level
    71
    Why this score
    SourceVentus V12 evo2Tranpath
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / – tests69≈ 71 (est.)
    Reviews found online7371

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

    Tranpath: 60% × 71 (est.) + 40% × 71.3 = 71

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

  3. 66

    Comfort

    Tranpath +5
    71
    Why this score
    SourceVentus V12 evo2Tranpath
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 68 (est.)≈ 69 (est.)
    Reviews found online6571

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

    Tranpath: 40% × 69.2 (est.) + 60% × 71.4 = 71

    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 Tranpath. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.20).

  4. 73

    Noise

    No comparison
    –
    Why this score
    SourceVentus V12 evo2Tranpath
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / – tests77–
    Reviews found online≈ 66 (est.)–

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

    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.

  5. 62

    Treadwear

    Tranpath +3
    65
    Why this score
    SourceVentus V12 evo2Tranpath
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 64 (est.)≈ 66 (est.)
    Reviews found online5864

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

    Tranpath: 60% × 65.6 (est.) + 40% × 64 = 65

    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).

    No road tests of treadwear for Tranpath. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.36).

  6. 70

    Handling (owners)

    Ventus V12 evo2 +1
    69
    Why this score
    SourceVentus V12 evo2Tranpath
    Reviews found online7069
Scores at a glance
CategoryHankook Ventus V12 evo2Toyo Tranpath
Relative Score 69 69
Dry 71 69
Wet 71 71
Comfort 66 71
Noise 73 –
Treadwear 62 65
Handling (owners) 70 69

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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Tranpath

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 Tranpath

Pros

  • Reliable dry weather traction
  • Consistent grip in cold temperatures
  • Solid performance on SUV platforms

Cons

  • Disappointing tread life relative to price
  • Mediocre wet weather performance
  • Poor traction in mud or off-road conditions
All owner themes in the Tranpath review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Hankook Ventus V12 evo2 B · Toyo Tranpath
CategorySummerAll Season
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverSUV and 4x4
Sizes available38—
Rim diameters15″ – 21″—
UTQG320 - 380 A - AA A—

Which one should you actually buy?

Hankook Ventus V12 evo2

Toyo Tranpath

Too close to call: Hankook Ventus V12 evo2 and Toyo Tranpath are within 2 points overall. Toyo Tranpath is stronger on comfort and treadwear. Toyo Tranpath rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 6 reviews), so read this result as provisional.

Pick tire B You want the most comfortable ride

Toyo Tranpath scores 71 vs 66 on comfort.

Pick tire B You want the longest tread life

Toyo Tranpath scores 65 vs 62 on treadwear.

Tire A · Hankook Ventus V12 evo2
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Tire B · Toyo Tranpath
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Ventus V12 evo2 or Tranpath?

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

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

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

Neither, by our numbers: 71 vs 69 on the dry score, within 3 points.

Which is more comfortable, Ventus V12 evo2 or Tranpath?

Toyo Tranpath, 71 vs 66 on our comfort score.

Which lasts longer, Ventus V12 evo2 or Tranpath?

Toyo Tranpath, 65 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