Tests 74 · 1 test Owners – · none yet
Best test result: #2 of 14 in 2025 Friction and Studded Winter Tyre Test (wet braking)
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Hankook Winter i cept IZ3 vs Kumho WinterCraft Ice Wi51 — Compared
Relative Score (0–100): 60% professional tests, 40% owner reviews.
Winter i cept IZ3 leads, 72–70 Narrow edge
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Tests 68 · 1 test Owners – · none yet
Best test result: #7 of 16 in 2021 Studless and Studded Winter Tyre Test (subj. noise)
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 +270Why this score
Source Winter i cept IZ3 WinterCraft Ice Wi51 Professional tests (TWG score) 74 70 Dry Braking (% of best) 98% 93% -
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Wet
No comparison70Why this score
Source Winter i cept IZ3 WinterCraft Ice Wi51 Professional tests (TWG score) – 69 Wet Braking (% of best) 91% 86% Wet Handling (% of best) 100% 94% -
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Snow
No comparison66Why this score
Source Winter i cept IZ3 WinterCraft Ice Wi51 Professional tests (TWG score) – 65 Snow Braking (% of best) 98% 97% Snow Traction (% of best) 97% 97% -
72
Noise
Winter i cept IZ3 +270Why this score
Source Winter i cept IZ3 WinterCraft Ice Wi51 Professional tests (TWG score) 75 72
Scores at a glance
| Category | Hankook Winter i cept IZ3 | Kumho WinterCraft Ice Wi51 |
|---|---|---|
| Relative Score | 72 | 70 |
| Dry | 72 | 70 |
| Wet | – | 70 |
| Snow | – | 66 |
| Noise | 72 | 70 |
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Headline score
72
/ 100
Winter i cept IZ3
70
/ 100
WinterCraft Ice Wi51
Only categories both tires have data for count toward the headline score.
The professional test results behind the scores
Each result is shown as % of the best tire in that test. “Same test” rows are the strictest comparison: both tires were measured side by side.
| Discipline | Category | Winter i cept IZ3 | WinterCraft Ice Wi51 | Δ | Both? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry Braking | Dry | 98% #3/14 · 2025 Friction and Studded Winter Tyre Test | 93% #10/16 · 2021 Studless and Studded Winter Tyre Test | +5.1 | Different tests |
| Ice Braking | Ice | 100% #7/14 · 2025 Friction and Studded Winter Tyre Test | 75% #13/16 · 2021 Studless and Studded Winter Tyre Test | +25.4 | Different tests |
| Ice Traction | Ice | 93% #6/14 · 2025 Friction and Studded Winter Tyre Test | 65% #13/16 · 2021 Studless and Studded Winter Tyre Test | +27.2 | Different tests |
| Overall Ranking | Overall | 25% #4/14 · 2025 Friction and Studded Winter Tyre Test | 8% #12/16 · 2021 Studless and Studded Winter Tyre Test | +16.7 | Different tests |
| Snow Braking | Snow | 98% #7/14 · 2025 Friction and Studded Winter Tyre Test | 97% #12/16 · 2021 Studless and Studded Winter Tyre Test | +1.1 | Different tests |
| Snow Traction | Snow | 97% #6/14 · 2025 Friction and Studded Winter Tyre Test | 97% #15/16 · 2021 Studless and Studded Winter Tyre Test | +0.1 | Different tests |
| Subj. Noise | Subj | 90% #7/14 · 2025 Friction and Studded Winter Tyre Test | 80% #7/16 · 2021 Studless and Studded Winter Tyre Test | +10.0 | Different tests |
| Wet Braking | Wet | 91% #2/14 · 2025 Friction and Studded Winter Tyre Test | 86% #7/16 · 2021 Studless and Studded Winter Tyre Test | +6.0 | Different tests |
| Wet Handling | Wet | 100% #2/14 · 2025 Friction and Studded Winter Tyre Test | 94% #13/16 · 2021 Studless and Studded Winter Tyre Test | +5.9 | Different tests |
Specs side by side
| Attribute | A · Hankook Winter i cept IZ3 | B · Kumho WinterCraft Ice Wi51 |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Winter | Winter |
| Vehicle type | Passenger Car / Crossover | — |
| Sizes available | 33 | 51 |
| Rim diameters | 15″ – 20″ | 14″ – 20″ |
Which one should you actually buy?
72
/ 100
Hankook Winter i cept IZ3
70
/ 100
Kumho WinterCraft Ice Wi51
Winner: Hankook Winter i cept IZ3. It leads or ties in every category we score.
Tire A · Hankook Winter i cept IZ3
Tire B · Kumho WinterCraft Ice Wi51
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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.