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Hankook Ventus V2 Concept vs Michelin CrossClimate+ — 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 0 + 13 road tests and 12 + 120 owner reviews. How we score

CrossClimate+ is ahead, 80–60

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Michelin CrossClimate+
Tire BMichelin

CrossClimate+

All Season

± 5

Tests 81 · 13 tests Owners 78 · 120 reviews

Best test result: #1 of 15 in 2019 Summer and All Season Tyre Test (dry handling)

Category by category

Relative Score per category, 0–100. Open “Why this score” for the tests and owner ratings behind it.

  1. 63

    Dry

    CrossClimate+ +24
    87
    Why this score
    SourceVentus V2 ConceptCrossClimate+
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 13 tests≈ 65 (est.)94
    Reviews found online6077

    Ventus V2 Concept: 60% × 64.6 (est.) + 40% × 59.8 = 63

    CrossClimate+: 60% × 93.9 + 40% × 77.4 = 87

    No road tests of dry for Ventus V2 Concept. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.41).

  2. 64

    Wet

    CrossClimate+ +17
    81
    Why this score
    SourceVentus V2 ConceptCrossClimate+
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 13 tests≈ 66 (est.)81
    Reviews found online6281

    Ventus V2 Concept: 60% × 66 (est.) + 40% × 62.1 = 64

    CrossClimate+: 60% × 80.8 + 40% × 81.2 = 81

    No road tests of wet for Ventus V2 Concept. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).

  3. 47

    Snow

    CrossClimate+ +21
    68
    Why this score
    SourceVentus V2 ConceptCrossClimate+
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 9 tests≈ 58 (est.)65
    Reviews found online3073

    Ventus V2 Concept: 60% × 57.7 (est.) + 40% × 30.1 = 47

    CrossClimate+: 60% × 65.1 + 40% × 72.8 = 68

    No road tests of snow for Ventus V2 Concept. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.32).

  4. 61

    Comfort

    CrossClimate+ +14
    75
    Why this score
    SourceVentus V2 ConceptCrossClimate+
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests≈ 66 (est.)71
    Reviews found online5777

    Ventus V2 Concept: 40% × 66.3 (est.) + 60% × 56.9 = 61

    CrossClimate+: 40% × 70.9 + 60% × 77.1 = 75

    No road tests of comfort for Ventus V2 Concept. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.20).

  5. –

    Noise

    No comparison
    67
    Why this score
    SourceVentus V2 ConceptCrossClimate+
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 9 tests–68
    Reviews found online–≈ 66 (est.)

    CrossClimate+: 60% × 67.6 + 40% × 66.4 (est.) = 67

    No owner ratings of noise for CrossClimate+. 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.

  6. 61

    Treadwear

    CrossClimate+ +21
    82
    Why this score
    SourceVentus V2 ConceptCrossClimate+
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 3 tests≈ 63 (est.)83
    Reviews found online5780

    Ventus V2 Concept: 60% × 63.2 (est.) + 40% × 57.3 = 61

    CrossClimate+: 60% × 83.2 + 40% × 79.7 = 82

    No road tests of treadwear for Ventus V2 Concept. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.36).

  7. 59

    Handling (owners)

    CrossClimate+ +13
    72
    Why this score
    SourceVentus V2 ConceptCrossClimate+
    Reviews found online5972
  8. –

    Efficiency

    No comparison
    74
    Why this score
    SourceVentus V2 ConceptCrossClimate+
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 8 tests–74
Scores at a glance
CategoryHankook Ventus V2 ConceptMichelin CrossClimate+
Relative Score 60 80
Dry 63 87
Wet 64 81
Snow 47 68
Comfort 61 75
Noise – 67
Treadwear 61 82
Handling (owners) 59 72
Efficiency – 74

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Ventus V2 Concept

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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 V2 Concept

Pros

  • Excellent handling and cornering performance on dry surfaces
  • High value for money and affordability for budget-conscious buyers
  • Impressive tread life and longevity, with some users reporting up to 70,000 km of use

Cons

  • Becomes significantly noisy as the tire ages and wears
  • Poor grip in snow and ice conditions
  • Durability issues including sidewall wear and vulnerability to curb damage
All owner themes in the Ventus V2 Concept review

Tire B CrossClimate+

Pros

  • Strong snow and cold-weather traction for an all-season tyre, with many owners reporting winter-tyre-like confidence on snow, slush and hills, including on front-wheel-drive cars.
  • Excellent dry handling and steering response with precise, summer-tyre-like feel, along with generally very good wet grip and braking.
  • Long tread life: many reports of 30,000–55,000+ km or miles with low wear, including taxi and van use and 4-year/50,000-mile ownership.

Cons

  • Performance degradation with age: several owners report grip (wet and snow), noise and ride deteriorating after about 1–2 years, with hardening or cracking of the rubber in some cases.
  • Limitations on ice, packed snow and deep or steep snow, where some owners found them inferior to dedicated winter tyres or to rivals such as the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons.
  • Wet-weather concerns for some, including aquaplaning, being pulled around by standing water, and scary steering feel as the tyres aged.
All owner themes in the CrossClimate+ review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Hankook Ventus V2 Concept B · Michelin CrossClimate+
CategoryAll SeasonAll Season
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverPassenger Car / Crossover
Sizes available—63
Rim diameters—13″ – 19″
UTQG500 AA A—

Which one should you actually buy?

Hankook Ventus V2 Concept

Michelin CrossClimate+

Winner: Michelin CrossClimate+ — better dry, snow and treadwear. It leads or ties in every category we score. Hankook Ventus V2 Concept rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 12 reviews), so read this result as provisional.

Pick tire B You want the most grip on dry roads

Michelin CrossClimate+ scores 87 vs 63 on dry.

Pick tire B You drive through snowy winters

Michelin CrossClimate+ scores 68 vs 47 on snow.

Pick tire B You want the longest tread life

Michelin CrossClimate+ scores 82 vs 61 on treadwear.

Pick tire B Your priority is wet-weather safety

Michelin CrossClimate+ scores 81 vs 64 on wet.

Tire A · Hankook Ventus V2 Concept
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Tire B · Michelin CrossClimate+
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Ventus V2 Concept or CrossClimate+?

Which is better in the wet, Ventus V2 Concept or CrossClimate+?

Michelin CrossClimate+, 81 vs 64 on our wet score.

Which grips better on dry roads, Ventus V2 Concept or CrossClimate+?

Michelin CrossClimate+, 87 vs 63 on our dry score.

Which is better in snow, Ventus V2 Concept or CrossClimate+?

Michelin CrossClimate+, 68 vs 47 on our snow score.

Which is more comfortable, Ventus V2 Concept or CrossClimate+?

Michelin CrossClimate+, 75 vs 61 on our comfort score.

Which lasts longer, Ventus V2 Concept or CrossClimate+?

Michelin CrossClimate+, 82 vs 61 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