Bridgestone Blizzak 6 vs Hankook Winter i cept evo3
The Blizzak 6 consistently rises to the top of the results sheets (4/4 overall wins), leaning on class-leading wet and ice braking, composed handling, low noise, and strong efficiency. The Hankook answers with sharper dry braking, superior aquaplaning resistance-especially in curves-and standout mileage with a lower purchase price. If you drive varied winter conditions, the differences in wet safety, aquaplaning margins, and total cost of ownership will likely decide it.
Test Results
Independent comparison tyre tests are the best source of data to get tyre information from, and the good news is there have been five tests which compare both tyres directly!
| Tyre | Test Wins | Performance |
|---|---|---|
| Bridgestone Blizzak 6 | five |
While it might look like the Bridgestone Blizzak 6 is better than the Hankook Winter i cept evo3 purely based on the higher number of test wins, tyres are very complicated objects which means where one tyre is better than the other can be more important in real world use.
Let's look at how the two tyres compare across multiple tyre test categories.
Key Strengths
- Best-in-test consistency with 4/4 overall wins and balanced performance
- Shorter wet and ice braking (e.g., 32.3 m wet; 16.2 m ice in ADAC)
- Low noise and rolling resistance; strong wear in multiple tests
- Sporty, precise handling with good wet grip and predictable control
- Strong value proposition; lower purchase price
- Excellent aquaplaning resistance, especially curved (+11-13%)
- Shorter dry braking across tests and confident snow capability
- Very high predicted mileage and low abrasion (ADAC environmental lead)
Dry Braking
Looking at data from four tyre tests, the Hankook Winter i cept evo3 was better during four dry braking tests. On average the Hankook Winter i cept evo3 stopped the vehicle in 0.98% less distance than the Bridgestone Blizzak 6.
Best In Dry Braking: Hankook Winter i cept evo3
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Dry Handling [Km/H]
Looking at data from three tyre tests, the Bridgestone Blizzak 6 was better during one dry handling [km/h] tests. On average the Bridgestone Blizzak 6 was 0.38% faster around a lap than the Hankook Winter i cept evo3.
Best In Dry Handling [Km/H]: Bridgestone Blizzak 6
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Wet Braking
Looking at data from five tyre tests, the Bridgestone Blizzak 6 was better during four wet braking tests. On average the Bridgestone Blizzak 6 stopped the vehicle in 1.33% less distance than the Hankook Winter i cept evo3.
Best In Wet Braking: Bridgestone Blizzak 6
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Wet Braking - Concrete
Looking at data from one tyre tests, the Bridgestone Blizzak 6 was better during one wet braking - concrete tests. On average the Bridgestone Blizzak 6 stopped the vehicle in 2.67% less distance than the Hankook Winter i cept evo3.
Best In Wet Braking - Concrete: Bridgestone Blizzak 6
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Wet Handling [Km/H]
Looking at data from three tyre tests, the Bridgestone Blizzak 6 was better during one wet handling [km/h] tests. On average the Bridgestone Blizzak 6 was 0.25% faster around a wet lap than the Hankook Winter i cept evo3.
Best In Wet Handling [Km/H]: Bridgestone Blizzak 6
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Wet Circle
Looking at data from two tyre tests, the Bridgestone Blizzak 6 was better during one wet circle tests. On average the Bridgestone Blizzak 6 had 1.43% higher lateral wet grip than the Hankook Winter i cept evo3.
Best In Wet Circle: Bridgestone Blizzak 6
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Straight Aqua
Looking at data from four tyre tests, the Hankook Winter i cept evo3 was better during three straight aqua tests. On average the Hankook Winter i cept evo3 floated at a 2.1% higher speed than the Bridgestone Blizzak 6.
Best In Straight Aqua: Hankook Winter i cept evo3
See how the Straight Aqua winner was calculated >>
Curved Aquaplaning
Looking at data from three tyre tests, the Hankook Winter i cept evo3 was better during three curved aquaplaning tests. On average the Hankook Winter i cept evo3 slipped out at a 12.65% higher speed than the Bridgestone Blizzak 6.
Best In Curved Aquaplaning: Hankook Winter i cept evo3
See how the Curved Aquaplaning winner was calculated >>
Snow Braking
Looking at data from five tyre tests, the Bridgestone Blizzak 6 was better during four snow braking tests. On average the Bridgestone Blizzak 6 stopped the vehicle in 0.18% less distance than the Hankook Winter i cept evo3.
Best In Snow Braking: Bridgestone Blizzak 6
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Snow Traction
Looking at data from four tyre tests, the Hankook Winter i cept evo3 was better during one snow traction tests. On average the Hankook Winter i cept evo3 had 0.04% better snow traction than the Bridgestone Blizzak 6.
Best In Snow Traction: Hankook Winter i cept evo3
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Snow Handling [Km/H]
Looking at data from three tyre tests, the Bridgestone Blizzak 6 and Hankook Winter i cept evo3 performed equally well in snow handling [km/h] tests.
Best In Snow Handling [Km/H]: Both tyres performed equally well
See how the Snow Handling winner was calculated >>
Snow Slalom
Looking at data from two tyre tests, the Hankook Winter i cept evo3 was better during two snow slalom tests. On average the Hankook Winter i cept evo3 was 2.03% faster through a slalom than the Bridgestone Blizzak 6.
Best In Snow Slalom: Hankook Winter i cept evo3
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Ice Braking
Looking at data from one tyre tests, the Bridgestone Blizzak 6 was better during one ice braking tests. On average the Bridgestone Blizzak 6 stopped the vehicle 6.9% shorter than the Hankook Winter i cept evo3.
Best In Ice Braking: Bridgestone Blizzak 6
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Subj. Comfort
Looking at data from one tyre tests, the Bridgestone Blizzak 6 and Hankook Winter i cept evo3 performed equally well in subj. comfort tests.
Best In Subj. Comfort: Both tyres performed equally well
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Noise
Looking at data from four tyre tests, the Bridgestone Blizzak 6 was better during three noise tests. On average the Bridgestone Blizzak 6 measured 1.8% quieter than the Hankook Winter i cept evo3.
Best In Noise: Bridgestone Blizzak 6
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Wear
Looking at data from two tyre tests, the Hankook Winter i cept evo3 was better during one wear tests. On average the Hankook Winter i cept evo3 is predicted to cover 10.97% miles before reaching 1.6mm than the Bridgestone Blizzak 6.
Best In Wear: Hankook Winter i cept evo3
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Value
Looking at data from one tyre tests, the Hankook Winter i cept evo3 was better during one value tests. On average the Hankook Winter i cept evo3 proved to have a 18.37% better value based on price/1000km than the Bridgestone Blizzak 6.
Best In Value: Hankook Winter i cept evo3
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Rolling Resistance
Looking at data from three tyre tests, the Bridgestone Blizzak 6 was better during three rolling resistance tests. On average the Bridgestone Blizzak 6 had a 4.2% lower rolling resistance than the Hankook Winter i cept evo3.
Best In Rolling Resistance: Bridgestone Blizzak 6
See how the Rolling Resistance winner was calculated >>
Fuel Consumption
Looking at data from one tyre tests, the Hankook Winter i cept evo3 was better during one fuel consumption tests. On average the Hankook Winter i cept evo3 used 1.72% less fuel than the Bridgestone Blizzak 6.
Best In Fuel Consumption: Hankook Winter i cept evo3
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Abrasion
Looking at data from one tyre tests, the Hankook Winter i cept evo3 was better during one abrasion tests. On average the Hankook Winter i cept evo3 emitted 9.68% less particle wear matter than the Bridgestone Blizzak 6.
Best In Abrasion: Hankook Winter i cept evo3
See how the Abrasion winner was calculated >>
Real World Driver Reviews
Tyre Reviews also collects real world driver reviews for the Bridgestone Blizzak 6 and Hankook Winter i cept evo3.
In total the Bridgestone Blizzak 6 has been reviewed 5 times and drivers have given the tyre 92% overall.
The Hankook Winter i cept evo3 has been reviewed 20 times and drivers have given the tyre 85% overall.
This means in real world driving, people prefer the Bridgestone Blizzak 6.
Conclusion
Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 trades a touch of wet and ice margin for excellent value, strong curved/straight aquaplaning resistance, class-leading mileage (ADAC +25% vs Bridgestone), and consistently shorter dry stops. If your winters are drier or you prize high-speed stability through standing water and long tread life at a keener price, the Hankook is compelling. For mixed, unpredictable winters where emergency stopping on cold wet/icy roads matters most, the Bridgestone is the safer bet.
Key Differences
- Overall results: Bridgestone wins all shared tests (positions like 3/22 vs 6/22; 3/31 vs 4/31).
- Wet and ice safety: Bridgestone stops shorter in wet and ice (up to ~7% shorter on ice).
- Dry braking: Hankook frequently shorter (e.g., 41.6 m vs 42.5 m; 44.3 m vs 44.9 m).
- Aquaplaning: Hankook notably stronger in curved aquaplaning (+11-13%) and often in straight.
- Noise/comfort/efficiency: Bridgestone typically quieter and with lower rolling resistance.
- Longevity and cost: Hankook offers higher mileage (+25% ADAC) and lower price; Bridgestone is pricier but more rounded.
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Footnote
This page has been developed using tyre industry testing best practices. This means we are only comparing tests which have had both tyres in the same test.
Why is this important? Tyre testing is heavily affected by things like surface grip levels and surface temperature, which means you can only compare values from the same day. During a tyre test external condition changes are calculated into the overall results, but it is not possible to calculate this between tyre tests performed on different days or at different locations.
As a result you will see other tests on Tyre Reviews which feature both the %s and %s, but as they weren't conducted on the same day, the results are not comparable.
Lots of other websites do this sort of tyre comparison, Tyre Reviews doesn't.