Tests 69 · 1 test Owners 43 · 5 reviews
Best test result: #1 of 19 in 2023 UTAC Large Winter Tire Test R16 (ice traction)
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Hankook Winter i*Pike RS2 (W429) vs LingLong Green Max Winter Grip 2 — 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 + 1 road tests and 5 + 0 owner reviews. How we score
Green Max Winter Grip 2 is ahead, 71–59
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Best test result: #4 of 20 in 2020 Nordic and Studded Winter Tyre Test (dry braking)
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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Dry
Green Max Winter Grip 2 +1873Why this score
Source Winter i*Pike RS2 (W429) Green Max Winter Grip 2 Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / 1 tests 65 75 Reviews found online 39 ≈ 71 (est.) Winter i*Pike RS2 (W429): 60% × 64.8 + 40% × 39.2 = 55
Green Max Winter Grip 2: 60% × 74.7 + 40% × 70.9 (est.) = 73
No owner ratings of dry for Green Max Winter Grip 2. The owner half is estimated from its road-test score, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.42).
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57
Wet
Green Max Winter Grip 2 +1168Why this score
Source Winter i*Pike RS2 (W429) Green Max Winter Grip 2 Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / 1 tests 65 67 Reviews found online 45 ≈ 69 (est.) Winter i*Pike RS2 (W429): 60% × 64.5 + 40% × 44.8 = 57
Green Max Winter Grip 2: 60% × 67.4 + 40% × 68.9 (est.) = 68
No owner ratings of wet for Green Max Winter Grip 2. The owner half is estimated from its road-test score, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).
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67
Snow
Green Max Winter Grip 2 +572Why this score
Source Winter i*Pike RS2 (W429) Green Max Winter Grip 2 Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / 1 tests 78 72 Reviews found online 49 ≈ 71 (est.) Winter i*Pike RS2 (W429): 60% × 78.1 + 40% × 49.1 = 67
Green Max Winter Grip 2: 60% × 72.3 + 40% × 71.4 (est.) = 72
No owner ratings of snow for Green Max Winter Grip 2. The owner half is estimated from its road-test score, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.37).
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45
Comfort
No comparison–Why this score
Source Winter i*Pike RS2 (W429) Green Max Winter Grip 2 Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 62 (est.) – Reviews found online 33 – Winter i*Pike RS2 (W429): 40% × 62.4 (est.) + 60% × 32.6 = 45
No road tests of comfort for Winter i*Pike RS2 (W429). The test half is the tested tires’ average (69): owners’ comfort ratings barely follow the road tests.
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49
Noise
Green Max Winter Grip 2 +1766Why this score
Source Winter i*Pike RS2 (W429) Green Max Winter Grip 2 Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / 1 tests 62 66 Reviews found online 30 ≈ 67 (est.) Winter i*Pike RS2 (W429): 60% × 62.1 + 40% × 30.2 = 49
Green Max Winter Grip 2: 60% × 65.7 + 40% × 66.6 (est.) = 66
No owner ratings of noise for Green Max Winter Grip 2. 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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52
Treadwear
No comparison–Why this score
Source Winter i*Pike RS2 (W429) Green Max Winter Grip 2 Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 58 (est.) – Reviews found online 43 – Winter i*Pike RS2 (W429): 60% × 58.2 (est.) + 40% × 43.3 = 52
No road tests of treadwear for Winter i*Pike RS2 (W429). The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.35).
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74
Efficiency
No comparison–Why this score
Source Winter i*Pike RS2 (W429) Green Max Winter Grip 2 Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / – tests 74 –
Scores at a glance
| Category | Hankook Winter i*Pike RS2 (W429) | LingLong Green Max Winter Grip 2 |
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| Relative Score | 59 | 71 |
| Dry | 55 | 73 |
| Wet | 57 | 68 |
| Snow | 67 | 72 |
| Comfort | 45 | – |
| Noise | 49 | 66 |
| Treadwear | 52 | – |
| Efficiency | 74 | – |
Higher is better. The Relative Score follows your weights below; category scores do not change.
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Headline score
59
/ 100
Winter i*Pike RS2 (W429)
71
/ 100
Green Max Winter Grip 2
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.
In the overall rankings of 2 tests that ran both, Hankook Winter i*Pike RS2 (W429) finished ahead 2 times and LingLong Green Max Winter Grip 2 0 times.
| Discipline | Category | Winter i*Pike RS2 (W429) | Green Max Winter Grip 2 | Δ | Head-to-head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry Braking | Dry | 70% #12/17 · 2023 UTAC Large Winter Tire Test R16 | 98% #4/20 · 2020 Nordic and Studded Winter Tyre Test | – | Different tests |
| Wet Braking | Wet | 70% #9/17 · 2023 UTAC Large Winter Tire Test R16 | 80% #10/20 · 2020 Nordic and Studded Winter Tyre Test | – | Different tests |
| Wet Handling | Wet | 70% #7/17 · 2023 UTAC Large Winter Tire Test R16 | 97% #12/20 · 2020 Nordic and Studded Winter Tyre Test | – | Different tests |
| Ice Braking | Snow | 90% #3/17 · 2023 UTAC Large Winter Tire Test R16 | 95% #4/20 · 2020 Nordic and Studded Winter Tyre Test | – | Different tests |
| Ice Handling | Snow | 90% #3/17 · 2023 UTAC Large Winter Tire Test R16 | 93% #13/20 · 2020 Nordic and Studded Winter Tyre Test | – | Different tests |
| Ice Traction | Snow | 100% #1/17 · 2023 UTAC Large Winter Tire Test R16 | 95% #4/20 · 2020 Nordic and Studded Winter Tyre Test | – | Different tests |
| Snow Braking | Snow | 80% #8/17 · 2023 UTAC Large Winter Tire Test R16 | 99% #9/20 · 2020 Nordic and Studded Winter Tyre Test | – | Different tests |
| Snow Handling | Snow | 100% #1/17 · 2023 UTAC Large Winter Tire Test R16 | 98% #14/20 · 2020 Nordic and Studded Winter Tyre Test | – | Different tests |
| Snow Traction | Snow | 90% #2/17 · 2023 UTAC Large Winter Tire Test R16 | 95% #18/20 · 2020 Nordic and Studded Winter Tyre Test | – | Different tests |
| Also published by the testers (not in the score) | |||||
| Overall Ranking | Overall | #6/10 | #10/10 | – | 2–0 in 2 shared tests Newest: 2025 UTAC Ivalo Studded Winter Tire Test R16 · 205/55R16 |
Specs side by side
| Attribute | A · Hankook Winter i*Pike RS2 (W429) | B · LingLong Green Max Winter Grip 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Winter tire | Winter |
| Vehicle type | Passenger Car / Crossover | Passenger Car / Crossover |
| Sizes available | 36 | — |
| Rim diameters | 13″ – 18″ | — |
| Tread depth | 11.3/32″ | — |
| Sidewall | Blackwall | — |
| Max pressure | 51 psi | — |
Which one should you actually buy?
59
/ 100
Hankook Winter i*Pike RS2 (W429)
71
/ 100
LingLong Green Max Winter Grip 2
Winner: LingLong Green Max Winter Grip 2 — better dry, noise and wet. It leads or ties in every category we score. Hankook Winter i*Pike RS2 (W429) rests on little evidence so far (1 test, 5 reviews), so read this result as provisional. LingLong Green Max Winter Grip 2 rests on little evidence so far (1 test, 0 reviews), so read this result as provisional.
Pick tire B
You want the most grip on dry roads
LingLong Green Max Winter Grip 2 scores 73 vs 55 on dry.
Pick tire B
You want a quieter cabin
LingLong Green Max Winter Grip 2 scores 66 vs 49 on noise.
Pick tire B
Your priority is wet-weather safety
LingLong Green Max Winter Grip 2 scores 68 vs 57 on wet.
Pick tire B
You drive through snowy winters
LingLong Green Max Winter Grip 2 scores 72 vs 67 on snow.
Tire A · Hankook Winter i*Pike RS2 (W429)
Tire B · LingLong Green Max Winter Grip 2
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Winter i*Pike RS2 (W429) or Green Max Winter Grip 2?
Which is better in the wet, Winter i*Pike RS2 (W429) or Green Max Winter Grip 2?
LingLong Green Max Winter Grip 2, 68 vs 57 on our wet score.
Which grips better on dry roads, Winter i*Pike RS2 (W429) or Green Max Winter Grip 2?
LingLong Green Max Winter Grip 2, 73 vs 55 on our dry score.
Which is better in snow, Winter i*Pike RS2 (W429) or Green Max Winter Grip 2?
LingLong Green Max Winter Grip 2, 72 vs 67 on our snow score.
Which is quieter, Winter i*Pike RS2 (W429) or Green Max Winter Grip 2?
LingLong Green Max Winter Grip 2, 66 vs 49 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