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Hankook Winter i cept IZ3 vs Matador MP93 Nordicca — 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 + 6 road tests and 0 + 9 owner reviews. How we score

Winter i cept IZ3 is ahead, 73–68

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Hankook Winter i cept IZ3
Tire AHankook

Winter i cept IZ3

Winter

± 8Provisional

Tests 75 · 1 test Owners – · none yet

Best test result: #2 of 14 in 2025 Friction and Studded Winter Tyre Test (wet braking)

Matador MP93 Nordicca
Tire BMatador

MP93 Nordicca

Winter

± 8

Tests 70 · 6 tests Owners 74 · 9 reviews

Best test result: #3 of 31 in 2025 ADAC Winter Tyre Test (noise)

Category by category

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

  1. 73

    Dry

    Winter i cept IZ3 +7
    66
    Why this score
    SourceWinter i cept IZ3MP93 Nordicca
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / 3 tests7461
    Reviews found online≈ 71 (est.)75

    Winter i cept IZ3: 60% × 74.3 + 40% × 70.6 (est.) = 73

    MP93 Nordicca: 60% × 60.5 + 40% × 74.7 = 66

    No owner ratings of dry for Winter i cept IZ3. The owner half is estimated from its road-test score, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.42).

  2. –

    Wet

    No comparison
    75
    Why this score
    SourceWinter i cept IZ3MP93 Nordicca
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 6 tests–75
    Reviews found online–75

    MP93 Nordicca: 60% × 75.2 + 40% × 74.9 = 75

  3. –

    Snow

    No comparison
    72
    Why this score
    SourceWinter i cept IZ3MP93 Nordicca
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 4 tests–72
    Reviews found online–73

    MP93 Nordicca: 60% × 71.7 + 40% × 73 = 72

  4. –

    Comfort

    No comparison
    68
    Why this score
    SourceWinter i cept IZ3MP93 Nordicca
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 2 tests–61
    Reviews found online–73

    MP93 Nordicca: 40% × 60.8 + 60% × 72.9 = 68

  5. 72

    Noise

    MP93 Nordicca +4
    76
    Why this score
    SourceWinter i cept IZ3MP93 Nordicca
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / 3 tests7682
    Reviews found online≈ 66 (est.)≈ 66 (est.)

    Winter i cept IZ3: 60% × 75.5 + 40% × 66.3 (est.) = 72

    MP93 Nordicca: 60% × 82.2 + 40% × 66.3 (est.) = 76

    No owner ratings of noise for Winter i cept IZ3 or MP93 Nordicca. 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. –

    Treadwear

    No comparison
    72
    Why this score
    SourceWinter i cept IZ3MP93 Nordicca
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 2 tests–70
    Reviews found online–74

    MP93 Nordicca: 60% × 70.2 + 40% × 74.2 = 72

  7. –

    Handling (owners)

    No comparison
    75
    Why this score
    SourceWinter i cept IZ3MP93 Nordicca
    Reviews found online–75
  8. –

    Efficiency

    No comparison
    71
    Why this score
    SourceWinter i cept IZ3MP93 Nordicca
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 3 tests–71
Scores at a glance
CategoryHankook Winter i cept IZ3Matador MP93 Nordicca
Relative Score 73 68
Dry 73 66
Wet – 75
Snow – 72
Comfort – 68
Noise 72 76
Treadwear – 72
Handling (owners) – 75
Efficiency – 71

Higher is better. The Relative Score follows your weights below; category scores do not change.

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Recomputed
Headline score
± 8

Winter i cept IZ3

± 8

MP93 Nordicca

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.

DisciplineCategoryWinter i cept IZ3MP93 NordiccaΔHead-to-head
Dry Braking Dry 98% #3/14 · 2025 Friction and Studded Winter Tyre Test 91% #16/20 · 2026 Auto Bild Winter Tyre Test – Different tests
Wet Braking Wet 91% #2/14 · 2025 Friction and Studded Winter Tyre Test 83% #18/20 · 2026 Auto Bild Winter Tyre Test – Different tests
Wet Handling Wet 100% #2/14 · 2025 Friction and Studded Winter Tyre Test 93% #19/20 · 2026 Auto Bild Winter Tyre Test – Different tests
Ice Braking Snow 100% #7/14 · 2025 Friction and Studded Winter Tyre Test 90% #14/31 · 2025 ADAC Winter Tyre Test – Different tests
Snow Braking Snow 98% #7/14 · 2025 Friction and Studded Winter Tyre Test 98% #14/20 · 2026 Auto Bild Winter Tyre Test – Different tests
Snow Traction Snow 97% #6/14 · 2025 Friction and Studded Winter Tyre Test 93% #20/20 · 2026 Auto Bild Winter Tyre Test – Different tests
Also published by the testers (not in the score)
Overall Ranking Overall #4/14 2025 Friction and Studded Winter Tyre Test #16/20 2026 Auto Bild Winter Tyre Test – Different tests

Pros, cons & observations

Themes extracted from owner reviews found online — not the opinion of TireWheelGuide.

Tire A Winter i cept IZ3

Not enough owner reviews yet to extract themes.

Tire B MP93 Nordicca

Pros

  • Quiet on dry roads at various speeds, with noise described as almost unnoticeable or 'not bad'
  • Good handling, steering response and road feedback, including praise for the feel despite a thick winter-tire sidewall
  • Strong grip across conditions: wet, dry, cold tarmac, snow (notably lateral snow grip) and ice

Cons

  • Long-term durability and performance retention are unproven; several reviewers explicitly say they cannot yet judge wear
  • Not a performance-oriented tire; one reviewer cautions against expecting much beyond basic, safe winter capability
  • Limited verification in severe winter conditions, as some reviewers had little or no snow and ice exposure
All owner themes in the MP93 Nordicca review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Hankook Winter i cept IZ3 B · Matador MP93 Nordicca
CategoryWinterWinter
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverPassenger Car / Crossover
Sizes available3381
Rim diameters15″ – 20″13″ – 20″
Sizes in common2727

Which one should you actually buy?

Hankook Winter i cept IZ3

Matador MP93 Nordicca

Winner: Hankook Winter i cept IZ3 — better dry. Pick the Matador MP93 Nordicca if noise matters most to you. Hankook Winter i cept IZ3 rests on little evidence so far (1 test, 0 reviews), so read this result as provisional.

Pick tire A You want the most grip on dry roads

Hankook Winter i cept IZ3 scores 73 vs 66 on dry.

Pick tire B You want a quieter cabin

Matador MP93 Nordicca scores 76 vs 72 on noise.

Tire A · Hankook Winter i cept IZ3
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Tire B · Matador MP93 Nordicca
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Winter i cept IZ3 or MP93 Nordicca?

Which grips better on dry roads, Winter i cept IZ3 or MP93 Nordicca?

Hankook Winter i cept IZ3, 73 vs 66 on our dry score.

Which is quieter, Winter i cept IZ3 or MP93 Nordicca?

Matador MP93 Nordicca, 76 vs 72 on our noise 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