Drivers' experiences with the Hankook Ventus Prime2 are mixed but lean positive, with many describing it as a strong-value daily-driver tyre that feels secure and predictable in normal use. Higher-scoring reviews frequently praise quiet running, comfortable ride, and solid dry handling, with several reporting very good tread life and cost-per-mile. A sizeable minority report weaknesses that include reduced wet traction (especially as the tyre wears), faster/uneven wear on some vehicles, and occasionally vague steering feel/feedback.
What owners mention most counted across 52 reviews
These tyres were fitted as original equipment and I've done 28000 miles on them so far on all manner of road surfaces; front pair still have 2mm left and rear 4mm so all still legal. With that sort of mileage its hard to fault them for the money.
Although they may not have the same grip (wet or dry) as some other tyres I can't say that I've ever had the scary experiences that some others note even on winding roads, perhaps they need to check their tyre pressures or wheel alignment (or even slow down a bit!).
It is really the worst tyre I have. (It comes with my car (2014))
On a wet road you should pray :P . In wet cornering it is really ludicrous (danger) my car has all the safety ESP, EBD,ABS, traction control.. even that driving in winter with this tire is so danger for you and for the others.
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Scarily bad tyres. They offer less grip than the bald Pirellis they replaced. I have had this car for seven years in which time it has gone through Continental Premium, Conti Sport Contact, Dunlop Fast Response, Toyo T1R and latterly Pirelli P7. All of these tyres would rank 6 or above in all categories, these Hankooks score 1 across the board: chronic push in the dry in my FWD Alfa 147, which becomes ludicrous in the wet; they span up on the way off the forecourt at the fitting place which should have been a sign (remember I have owned this car for seven years and have kind of got the biting point down by now); you cannot deviate from any line: a manoeuvre that might result in slight squeal from a normal tyre will just result in a silent and terrifying slide on these (the electronic stability control has never kicked in so much as it now does); you get no warning that they're letting go, they just go; they are insanely noisy; they only seem to come to the car at ludicrous speed in a motorway environment, but waay in excess of the UK limit. They were cheap but NOT worth it. Have only done a thousand miles on them so can't comment on wear: I will replace them long before they are due though. It is not an overstatement to say that they scare me, and I am a reasonably experienced race driver. Buy them at your peril!
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just bought 2 for front and what a difference worth every penny will buy again nothing else to say there that good
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Ford
225/45 R17 W
10,000 miles
A Combination of Roads
Average
Bought these for my S-Max based on reviews. They have been an excellent tyre in terms of comfort and driving, but surprisingly have worn to the legal limit in 10,000 miles which, considering I paid over £600 for 4, makes them a terribly expensive purchase. Going to look at Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance or Dunlop BluResponse instead this time.
When these tyres were new, dry grip was decent as was wet grip. Nothing amazing but worthy of touring tyres, which is what I consider them to be.
Now, they are just over half life, dry cornering is poor, dry braking is good but the handling in the wet is bad. They slide about and squirm under moderate cornering. Tyre life is also poor, will struggle to get them to go 10k miles on the front.
Best thing about them is they are quiet and relatively comfortable ride quality.
In summary, buy something else! There are many options in their price range.
Had 4 of these fitted to my Skoda Octavia VRS to replace the Uniroyal RainSport 2s. Straight away, what a difference, they are so much quieter, and much firmer around the twisty's. The comfort is also notice and there is much less road noise transfered through the cabin. I would also say these are as good if not better in the wet. The biggest difference I have found is fuel economy...with the Uniroyal's I could only get about 26mpg around town and at most 38mpg on the motorways at 70mph. With these I am seeing 30mpg+ around town and 42/43mpg on the motorway driving in the same fashion. At 1st I couldn't believe the figures but you can actually feel the difference.
Very, very impressed. So much so, I have just ordered a set of 4 for my Mk2 Golf. Will update once I have covered some miles.
Had a pair of these fitted to the front of our golf, replacing several assorted worn out budget tyres that came on the car.
Dry cornering grip is good with no sudden breakaway. Plenty enough straight ahead grip to cope with the golfs turbo block on acceleration, likewise braking is excellent. I haven't driven enough in the wet to comment much on performance at any sort of limit.
Generally, they seems a pretty good match to a mostly round town car that occasionally gets a spot of spirited driving out in the wilds. Good balance of grip and life. Fuel economy - no idea TBH as haven't had another set of tyres on the car to compare with, but that's not the prime concern with the car they're fitted to, we have a diesel bus for that kind of motoring.
I'd buy again for a hot hatch, they're an ideal marriage.
After having these 4 of these tyres fitted I felt unsafe driving my car. Initially I thought it was a problem with the tracking or balancing with the wheels on my car but after 2 attempts of fixing it things haven't changed. On the motorway the steering would start to shake violently at 65/70 MPH, going around corners it felt like the rear end was steering/ sliding when you turned the wheel and on the road the car is pulling to the right. The car never done this before I had the Hankook's fitted and quit doing it when I took them off. I have now had them replaced with Semperit tyres and the car feels so much safer. DON'T BUY!!
Bought these tyres last year to replace the original continental contacts 4*4. Immediately i was not happy with steering but was advised to "let them run in". Returned to the tyre centre after 100 miles as the steering was terrible. The steering wheel was shimmying and the car would pull badly to one side depending on the road camber. The wheel alignment was redone as was the balancing. They checked the wheels /tyres but could not get rid of the steering problems. The solution was to fit the rear Conti,s on the front and put the Hankbooks on the back, problem solved. The downside is that in the wet the now the back end tends to break on corners or on roundabouts.
replaced Bridgestone Turanza ER300's with these which have always been brilliant, initially on the back and then the front as well. Noticeably quieter on a Mk6 Fiesta, otherwise can't feel any difference.
Got four of these tyres put on the car when it got put back on the road a year ago and they have been pretty solid up until now as the nearside front is starting to get a bit low, but still well within the legal limit. The wear on the front is a tad uneven but that I would put down to my liking of dumping the clutch outside the house, but even with that as said above the tread is still well within the limit, they have done a large combination of roads everything from motorways to single track without complaint. The grip in the dry is good and they have never broken free of their own accord, in the wet until recently they where great in the wet too but due to wear standing water is starting to freak me a wee bit with under steer starting to pop up right handers from time to time (standing water on roundabouts is great fun now....) The comfort is pretty good since they are 55's but due to this they look like they are soft all the time. I will probably buy them again in a lower profile, decent tyres.
