Hankook Winter i*Pike RS2 (W429) review
Relative score 60% tests + 40% owners Provisional
Owners 43 · 5 reviews analysed Road tests 69 · 1 test
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Hankook Winter i*Pike RS2 (W429) has a Relative Score of 56 out of 100 among winter tires. In 10 road tests with an overall ranking it finished first 0 times and in the top three 4 times. 5 owner reviews rate it 43 out of 100.
Two scoring systems, side by side
Owner scores come from reviews found online; road-test scores come from instrumented tests. Where they disagree, it is usually a discipline owners rarely push to the limit.
How scores work
- Relative score
- 0–100. Blends road tests (60%) and owner reviews (40%) category by category, the same way on every TireWheelGuide page. With only one of the two, the missing half is estimated from it, so the score stays closer to average. It needs at least one road test or five owner reviews.
- Road tests
- 0–100 per score, from published tests, newer tests counting more. Each result is compared with every other tire in the same test, so a win against a strong field counts for more. The average tested tire gets 70, the best 100; with only one or two tests a tire stays nearer 70. The discipline rows show % of the best tire in that test.
- Owner reviews
- 0–100 from the owner reviews we found online, adjusted for how generously each site rates and scaled like the road tests: the average tested tire gets 70. With only a few reviews a tire stays near the average.
By owner reviews
43/100From 5 owner reviews analysed, scaled like the road tests: the average tested tire gets 70.
By road tests
69/100Scaled across every tested tire: the average gets 70, the best 100.
10 published test appearances (1 in the score)
Placement within each field. Open a test for the discipline-by-discipline result.
2025 UTAC Ivalo Studded Winter Tire Test R16 · 205/55R16
6th of 11
Only the final ranking was published for this test, not the results per discipline.
Source: UTAC Ivalo
2024 Aftonbladet Winter Tire Test R16 · 205/55R16
8th of 17
Only the final ranking was published for this test, not the results per discipline.
Source: Aftonbladet
2023 UTAC Large Winter Tire Test R16 · 205/55R16
2nd of 19
| Discipline | Placement | Field position |
|---|---|---|
| Wet Braking | 9th of 19 | |
| Wet Handling | 7th of 19 | |
| Dry Braking | 12th of 19 | |
| Snow Braking | 8th of 19 | |
| Snow Traction | 2nd of 19 | |
| Snow Handling | 1st of 19 | |
| Ice Braking | 3rd of 19 | |
| Ice Handling | 3rd of 19 | |
| Exterior Noise | 11th of 19 | |
| Rolling Resistance | 5th of 19 | |
| Dry Handling (tester's mark) | 3rd of 19 | |
| Wet Handling (tester's mark) | 5th of 19 | |
| Ice Traction | 1st of 19 |
Source: UTAC
2021 Test World Large Winter Tire Test R16 · 205/55R16
7th of 16
Only the final ranking was published for this test, not the results per discipline.
Source: Test World
2021 Za Rulem Studded Winter Tire Test R16 · 205/55R16
3rd of 8
Only the final ranking was published for this test, not the results per discipline.
Source: Za Rulem
2020 Za Rulem Studded Winter Tire Test R16 · 215/65R16
3rd of 13
Only the final ranking was published for this test, not the results per discipline.
Source: Za Rulem
2020 Motor Winter Studded Tire Test R16 · 205/60R16
4th of 8
Only the final ranking was published for this test, not the results per discipline.
Source: Motor
2020 Moottori Winter Studded Tire Test R17 · 225/50R17
4th of 8
Only the final ranking was published for this test, not the results per discipline.
Source: Moottori
2020 Test World Winter Tire Test R16 · 205/55R16
7th of 19
Only the final ranking was published for this test, not the results per discipline.
Source: Test World
2018 Autofil Studdable Winter Tire Test R16 · 205/55R16
3rd of 11
Only the final ranking was published for this test, not the results per discipline.
Source: Autofil
Hankook Winter i*Pike RS2 (W429) specs & sizes
Prices vary by size, so each one links out separately.
| Specifications | |
|---|---|
| Tread depth | 11.3/32″ |
| Sidewall | Blackwall |
| Max pressure | 51 psi |
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