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Hankook Winter i cept evo2 SUV vs Kumho Ecsta PS31 — Compared
Relative Score (0–100): 60% professional tests, 40% owner reviews.
Winter i cept evo2 SUV is ahead, 70–65
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Category by category
Relative Score per category, 0–100. Open “Why this score” for the tests and owner ratings behind it.
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69
Dry
Winter i cept evo2 SUV +564Why this score
Source Winter i cept evo2 SUV Ecsta PS31 Professional tests (TWG score) 68 – Reviews found online 71 63 -
70
Wet
Winter i cept evo2 SUV +169Why this score
Source Winter i cept evo2 SUV Ecsta PS31 Professional tests (TWG score) 70 – Reviews found online 69 68 -
75
Snow
Winter i cept evo2 SUV +1857Why this score
Source Winter i cept evo2 SUV Ecsta PS31 Professional tests (TWG score) 73 – Reviews found online 77 49 -
71
Comfort
Winter i cept evo2 SUV +467Why this score
Source Winter i cept evo2 SUV Ecsta PS31 Professional tests (TWG score) 72 – Reviews found online 69 65 -
71
Noise
Winter i cept evo2 SUV +566Why this score
Source Winter i cept evo2 SUV Ecsta PS31 Professional tests (TWG score) 74 – Reviews found online – 66 -
68
Treadwear
Winter i cept evo2 SUV +365Why this score
Source Winter i cept evo2 SUV Ecsta PS31 Reviews found online 71 65 -
69
Handling
Winter i cept evo2 SUV +267Why this score
Source Winter i cept evo2 SUV Ecsta PS31 Reviews found online 69 67
Scores at a glance
| Category | Hankook Winter i cept evo2 SUV | Kumho Ecsta PS31 |
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| Relative Score | 70 | 65 |
| Dry | 69 | 64 |
| Wet | 70 | 69 |
| Snow | 75 | 57 |
| Comfort | 71 | 67 |
| Noise | 71 | 66 |
| Treadwear | 68 | 65 |
| Handling | 69 | 67 |
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Headline score
70
/ 100
Winter i cept evo2 SUV
65
/ 100
Ecsta PS31
Pros, cons & observations
Themes extracted from owner reviews found online — not the opinion of TireWheelGuide.
Tire A Winter i cept evo2 SUV
Not enough owner reviews yet to extract themes.
Tire B Ecsta PS31
Pros
- Excellent price-to-performance ratio
- High levels of ride comfort and low road noise
- Strong dry traction for daily and spirited street driving
Cons
- Soft sidewalls lead to vague steering response and 'squirm' during aggressive maneuvers
- Inconsistent wet weather performance reported by some users, particularly in deep standing water
- Tread life can be shorter than expected for some driving styles
Specs side by side
| Attribute | A · Hankook Winter i cept evo2 SUV | B · Kumho Ecsta PS31 |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Winter | Summer |
| Vehicle type | SUV and 4x4 | Passenger Car / Crossover |
| Sizes available | 44 | 21 |
| Rim diameters | 15″ – 23″ | 15″ – 18″ |
| Tread depth | — | 10/32″ |
| UTQG | — | 460 A A |
| Sidewall | — | Blackwall |
| Max pressure | — | 51 psi |
Which one should you actually buy?
70
/ 100
Hankook Winter i cept evo2 SUV
65
/ 100
Kumho Ecsta PS31
Winner: Hankook Winter i cept evo2 SUV — better snow, dry and noise. It leads or ties in every category we score.
Pick tire A
You drive through snowy winters
Hankook Winter i cept evo2 SUV scores 75 vs 57 on snow.
Pick tire A
You want the most grip on dry roads
Hankook Winter i cept evo2 SUV scores 69 vs 64 on dry.
Pick tire A
You want a quieter cabin
Hankook Winter i cept evo2 SUV scores 71 vs 66 on noise.
Pick tire A
You want the most comfortable ride
Hankook Winter i cept evo2 SUV scores 71 vs 67 on comfort.
Tire A · Hankook Winter i cept evo2 SUV
Tire B · Kumho Ecsta PS31
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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.