Tests 67 · 5 tests Owners 71 · 28 reviews
Best test result: #1 of 10 in 2017 Sport Auto Winter Tyre Test (snow braking)
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Hankook Winter i cept evo2 vs Toyo SNOWPROX S 952 — 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 5 + 0 road tests and 28 + 5 owner reviews. How we score
SNOWPROX S 952 is ahead, 75–69
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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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67
Dry
SNOWPROX S 952 +774Why this score
Source Winter i cept evo2 SNOWPROX S 952 Professional tests (TWG score) · 5 / – tests 65 ≈ 72 (est.) Reviews found online 71 78 Winter i cept evo2: 60% × 64.9 + 40% × 71.3 = 67
SNOWPROX S 952: 60% × 72.1 (est.) + 40% × 77.6 = 74
No road tests of dry for SNOWPROX S 952. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.42).
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71
Wet
SNOWPROX S 952 +879Why this score
Source Winter i cept evo2 SNOWPROX S 952 Professional tests (TWG score) · 5 / – tests 70 ≈ 77 (est.) Reviews found online 74 82 Winter i cept evo2: 60% × 70.1 + 40% × 73.5 = 71
SNOWPROX S 952: 60% × 77.1 (est.) + 40% × 82.2 = 79
No road tests of wet for SNOWPROX S 952. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).
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70
Snow
No comparison–Why this score
Source Winter i cept evo2 SNOWPROX S 952 Professional tests (TWG score) · 5 / – tests 72 – Reviews found online 66 – Winter i cept evo2: 60% × 72 + 40% × 66.4 = 70
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70
Comfort
SNOWPROX S 952 +171Why this score
Source Winter i cept evo2 SNOWPROX S 952 Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 69 (est.) ≈ 70 (est.) Reviews found online 71 71 Winter i cept evo2: 40% × 69.5 (est.) + 60% × 71.1 = 70
SNOWPROX S 952: 40% × 69.5 (est.) + 60% × 71.2 = 71
No road tests of comfort for Winter i cept evo2 or SNOWPROX S 952. The test half is the tested tires’ average (69): owners’ comfort ratings barely follow the road tests.
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55
Noise
No comparison–Why this score
Source Winter i cept evo2 SNOWPROX S 952 Professional tests (TWG score) · 4 / – tests 47 – Reviews found online ≈ 67 (est.) – Winter i cept evo2: 60% × 47.4 + 40% × 66.6 (est.) = 55
No owner ratings of noise for Winter i cept evo2. 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.
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69
Treadwear
Level69Why this score
Source Winter i cept evo2 SNOWPROX S 952 Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / – tests 67 ≈ 68 (est.) Reviews found online 73 71 Winter i cept evo2: 60% × 67.1 + 40% × 72.6 = 69
SNOWPROX S 952: 60% × 67.9 (est.) + 40% × 71.1 = 69
No road tests of treadwear for SNOWPROX S 952. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.35).
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73
Handling (owners)
SNOWPROX S 952 +275Why this score
Source Winter i cept evo2 SNOWPROX S 952 Reviews found online 73 75 -
59
Efficiency
No comparison–Why this score
Source Winter i cept evo2 SNOWPROX S 952 Professional tests (TWG score) · 4 / – tests 59 –
Scores at a glance
| Category | Hankook Winter i cept evo2 | Toyo SNOWPROX S 952 |
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| Relative Score | 69 | 75 |
| Dry | 67 | 74 |
| Wet | 71 | 79 |
| Snow | 70 | – |
| Comfort | 70 | 71 |
| Noise | 55 | – |
| Treadwear | 69 | 69 |
| Handling (owners) | 73 | 75 |
| Efficiency | 59 | – |
Higher is better. The Relative Score follows your weights below; category scores do not change.
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Headline score
69
/ 100
Winter i cept evo2
75
/ 100
SNOWPROX S 952
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 Winter i cept evo2
Pros
- Impressive grip and traction on snow and ice
- High level of ride comfort and low noise levels
- Good value for money compared to higher-priced premium alternatives
Cons
- Soft sidewalls or goofy feel on dry roads, particularly in warmer winter temperatures
- Performance and grip degrade significantly as the tire ages over multiple seasons
- Can struggle to put down high torque/power on rear-wheel-drive vehicles
Tire B SNOWPROX S 952
Pros
- Exceptional grip and confidence on snow and ice
- Strong durability and slow tread wear
- Excellent value for money
Cons
- Noticeable road noise, particularly at higher speeds
- Potential for audible feedback during aggressive dry cornering
- Inconsistent performance feedback for non-winter driving scenarios
Specs side by side
| Attribute | A · Hankook Winter i cept evo2 | B · Toyo SNOWPROX S 952 |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Winter | Winter |
| Vehicle type | Passenger Car / Crossover | Passenger Car / Crossover |
| Sizes available | 79 | — |
| Rim diameters | 15″ – 22″ | — |
Which one should you actually buy?
69
/ 100
Hankook Winter i cept evo2
75
/ 100
Toyo SNOWPROX S 952
Winner: Toyo SNOWPROX S 952 — better wet and dry. It leads or ties in every category we score. Toyo SNOWPROX S 952 rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 5 reviews), so read this result as provisional.
Pick tire B
Your priority is wet-weather safety
Toyo SNOWPROX S 952 scores 79 vs 71 on wet.
Pick tire B
You want the most grip on dry roads
Toyo SNOWPROX S 952 scores 74 vs 67 on dry.
Tire A · Hankook Winter i cept evo2
Tire B · Toyo SNOWPROX S 952
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Winter i cept evo2 or SNOWPROX S 952?
Which is better in the wet, Winter i cept evo2 or SNOWPROX S 952?
Toyo SNOWPROX S 952, 79 vs 71 on our wet score.
Which grips better on dry roads, Winter i cept evo2 or SNOWPROX S 952?
Toyo SNOWPROX S 952, 74 vs 67 on our dry score.
Which is more comfortable, Winter i cept evo2 or SNOWPROX S 952?
Neither, by our numbers: 70 vs 71 on the comfort score, within 3 points.
Which lasts longer, Winter i cept evo2 or SNOWPROX S 952?
Neither, by our numbers: 69 vs 69 on the treadwear score, within 3 points.
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