Tests 67 · 1 test Owners 70 · 2 reviews
Best test result: #4 of 8 in 2025 Friction Winter Tyre Test (dry braking)
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Hankook Winter i cept IZ3 X vs Gislaved Nord Frost 200 — 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 + 3 road tests and 2 + 0 owner reviews. How we score
Too close to call: Winter i cept IZ3 X 69, Nord Frost 200 70.
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Tests 70 · 3 tests Owners – · none yet
Best test result: #3 of 8 in 2021 Nordic Studded Winter Tyre Test (wet handling)
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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72
Dry
Winter i cept IZ3 X +567Why this score
Source Winter i cept IZ3 X Nord Frost 200 Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / 2 tests 74 66 Reviews found online 70 ≈ 67 (est.) Winter i cept IZ3 X: 60% × 74.4 + 40% × 69.5 = 72
Nord Frost 200: 60% × 66.4 + 40% × 67.3 (est.) = 67
No owner ratings of dry for Nord Frost 200. The owner half is estimated from its road-test score, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.41).
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65
Wet
Nord Frost 200 +671Why this score
Source Winter i cept IZ3 X Nord Frost 200 Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / 3 tests 60 71 Reviews found online 74 ≈ 71 (est.) Winter i cept IZ3 X: 60% × 59.6 + 40% × 74.1 = 65
Nord Frost 200: 60% × 70.6 + 40% × 70.6 (est.) = 71
No owner ratings of wet for Nord Frost 200. The owner half is estimated from its road-test score, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).
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69
Snow
Nord Frost 200 +271Why this score
Source Winter i cept IZ3 X Nord Frost 200 Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / 3 tests 67 71 Reviews found online 71 ≈ 71 (est.) Winter i cept IZ3 X: 60% × 67.4 + 40% × 71.4 = 69
Nord Frost 200: 60% × 70.5 + 40% × 70.5 (est.) = 71
No owner ratings of snow for Nord Frost 200. The owner half is estimated from its road-test score, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.32).
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69
Comfort
No comparison–Why this score
Source Winter i cept IZ3 X Nord Frost 200 Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 69 (est.) – Reviews found online 69 – Winter i cept IZ3 X: 40% × 68.8 (est.) + 60% × 69.4 = 69
No road tests of comfort for Winter i cept IZ3 X. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.20).
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67
Noise
Nord Frost 200 +471Why this score
Source Winter i cept IZ3 X Nord Frost 200 Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / 1 tests 67 73 Reviews found online ≈ 66 (est.) ≈ 66 (est.) Winter i cept IZ3 X: 60% × 67 + 40% × 66.5 (est.) = 67
Nord Frost 200: 60% × 73.4 + 40% × 66.5 (est.) = 71
No owner ratings of noise for Winter i cept IZ3 X or Nord Frost 200. 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.
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67
Treadwear
No comparison–Why this score
Source Winter i cept IZ3 X Nord Frost 200 Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 67 (est.) – Reviews found online 67 – Winter i cept IZ3 X: 60% × 66.8 (est.) + 40% × 67.2 = 67
No road tests of treadwear for Winter i cept IZ3 X. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.36).
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70
Handling (owners)
No comparison–Why this score
Source Winter i cept IZ3 X Nord Frost 200 Reviews found online 70 – -
75
Efficiency
Winter i cept IZ3 X +570Why this score
Source Winter i cept IZ3 X Nord Frost 200 Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / 1 tests 75 70
Scores at a glance
| Category | Hankook Winter i cept IZ3 X | Gislaved Nord Frost 200 |
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| Relative Score | 69 | 70 |
| Dry | 72 | 67 |
| Wet | 65 | 71 |
| Snow | 69 | 71 |
| Comfort | 69 | – |
| Noise | 67 | 71 |
| Treadwear | 67 | – |
| Handling (owners) | 70 | – |
| Efficiency | 75 | 70 |
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Headline score
69
/ 100
Winter i cept IZ3 X
70
/ 100
Nord Frost 200
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.
| Discipline | Category | Winter i cept IZ3 X | Nord Frost 200 | Δ | Head-to-head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry Braking | Dry | 97% #4/8 · 2025 Friction Winter Tyre Test | 98% #5/8 · 2018 Vi Studded Winter Tyre Test | – | Different tests |
| Wet Braking | Wet | 88% #6/8 · 2025 Friction Winter Tyre Test | 99% #3/8 · 2018 Vi Studded Winter Tyre Test | – | Different tests |
| Wet Handling | Wet | 96% #6/8 · 2025 Friction Winter Tyre Test | 99% #3/8 · 2021 Nordic Studded Winter Tyre Test | – | Different tests |
| Ice Handling | Snow | 91% #7/8 · 2025 Friction Winter Tyre Test | 92% #5/8 · 2021 Nordic Studded Winter Tyre Test | – | Different tests |
| Ice Traction | Snow | 92% #7/8 · 2025 Friction Winter Tyre Test | 71% #5/8 · 2021 Nordic Studded Winter Tyre Test | – | Different tests |
| Snow Handling | Snow | 98% #7/8 · 2025 Friction Winter Tyre Test | 98% #7/8 · 2021 Nordic Studded Winter Tyre Test | – | Different tests |
| Snow Traction | Snow | 99% #5/8 · 2025 Friction Winter Tyre Test | 94% #6/8 · 2021 Nordic Studded Winter Tyre Test | – | Different tests |
| Noise | Noise | 99% #6/8 · 2025 Friction Winter Tyre Test | 98% #3/8 · 2021 Nordic Studded Winter Tyre Test | – | Different tests |
| Also published by the testers (not in the score) | |||||
| Overall Ranking | Overall | #7/8 2025 Friction Winter Tyre Test | #6/8 2021 Moottori Winter Studded Tire Test R16 | – | Different tests |
Specs side by side
| Attribute | A · Hankook Winter i cept IZ3 X | B · Gislaved Nord Frost 200 |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Winter | Winter |
| Vehicle type | — | Passenger Car / Crossover |
| Sizes available | 28 | 53 |
| Rim diameters | 17″ – 21″ | 13″ – 20″ |
| Sizes in common | 10 | 10 |
Which one should you actually buy?
69
/ 100
Hankook Winter i cept IZ3 X
70
/ 100
Gislaved Nord Frost 200
Too close to call: Hankook Winter i cept IZ3 X and Gislaved Nord Frost 200 are within 2 points overall. Hankook Winter i cept IZ3 X is stronger on dry and efficiency. Gislaved Nord Frost 200 is stronger on wet and noise. Hankook Winter i cept IZ3 X rests on little evidence so far (1 test, 2 reviews), so read this result as provisional.
Pick tire B
Your priority is wet-weather safety
Gislaved Nord Frost 200 scores 71 vs 65 on wet.
Pick tire A
You want the most grip on dry roads
Hankook Winter i cept IZ3 X scores 72 vs 67 on dry.
Pick tire A
You want lower fuel or energy use
Hankook Winter i cept IZ3 X scores 75 vs 70 on efficiency.
Pick tire B
You want a quieter cabin
Gislaved Nord Frost 200 scores 71 vs 67 on noise.
Tire A · Hankook Winter i cept IZ3 X
Tire B · Gislaved Nord Frost 200
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Winter i cept IZ3 X or Nord Frost 200?
Which is better in the wet, Winter i cept IZ3 X or Nord Frost 200?
Gislaved Nord Frost 200, 71 vs 65 on our wet score.
Which grips better on dry roads, Winter i cept IZ3 X or Nord Frost 200?
Hankook Winter i cept IZ3 X, 72 vs 67 on our dry score.
Which is better in snow, Winter i cept IZ3 X or Nord Frost 200?
Neither, by our numbers: 69 vs 71 on the snow score, within 3 points.
Which is quieter, Winter i cept IZ3 X or Nord Frost 200?
Gislaved Nord Frost 200, 71 vs 67 on our noise score.
Which rolls more easily, Winter i cept IZ3 X or Nord Frost 200?
Hankook Winter i cept IZ3 X, 75 vs 70 on our efficiency 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