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Hankook Winter I cept iZ2 W616

Hankook Tyres Premium Touring Winter

The Hankook Winter I cept iZ2 W616 is a Premium Touring Winter tyre designed to be fitted to Passenger Cars.

0.8
Tyre Reviews Score Based on Professional Tests
High Confidence View Breakdown
Dry Grip
85%
Wet Grip
70%
Road Feedback
85%
Handling
80%
Wear
80%
Comfort
93%
Buy again
88%
Snow Grip
95%
Ice Grip
73%
4 Reviews
83% Average
17,500 miles driven
4 Tests (avg: 6th)
Hankook Winter I cept iZ2 W616

Hankook Winter I cept iZ2 W616

Winter Premium
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0.8 / 10
Based on Professional Tests · High Confidence · Updated 30 Jan 2026

The Tyre Reviews Score is the most comprehensive tyre scoring system available. It aggregates professional test data from multiple independent publications, user reviews, and consistency analysis using Bayesian statistical methods, weighted normalisation, and recency-adjusted scoring to produce a single, reliable performance rating.

Learn more about our methodology
Category Scores
Comfort
86.9
0.29x / 3 tests
Value
83.4
0.38x / 3 tests
Snow
79.7
1.5x / 10 tests
Dry
66.4
1.2x / 5 tests
Ice
62.3
1.26x / 10 tests
Wet
58.2
2x / 8 tests
Cross-Category Performance

Cross-category scores are derived metrics that combine data from multiple test disciplines to evaluate real-world performance characteristics.

Handling
71.1
14 tests
Traction
67.9
6 tests
Braking
64.7
12 tests
Score Components
Professional Tests
Weight: 80%
Tests: 4
Publications: 4
Period: 2020 - 2024
User Reviews
Weight: 15%
Reviews: 4
Avg Rating: 83.1%
Min Required: 5
Consistency
Weight: 5%
Score Std Dev: 0.51
History Points: 6
Methodology & Configuration
Scoring Process
  1. Collect Test Data: Gather results from professional tyre tests across multiple publications. Minimum 1 test(s) required.
  2. Normalize Positions: Convert test positions to percentile scores using exponential weighting (factor: 1.2).
  3. Apply Recency Weighting: More recent tests are weighted higher with a decay rate of 0.95.
  4. Incorporate User Reviews: Factor in user review data (minimum 5 reviews). Weight: 15%.
  5. Bayesian Smoothing: Apply Bayesian prior (score: 7, weight: 1.5) to prevent extreme scores with limited data.
  6. Calculate Final Score: Combine all components using normalization factor of 1.1. Max score with limited data: 9.5.
Component Weights
Test Data
80%
User Reviews
15%
Consistency
5%
All Configuration Parameters
ParameterValueDescription
safety_weight 0.7 Weight multiplier for safety-related metrics
performance_weight 0.55 Weight multiplier for performance metrics
comfort_weight 0.4 Weight multiplier for comfort metrics
value_weight 0.45 Weight multiplier for value-for-money metrics
user_reviews_weight 0.15 How much user reviews contribute to the final score
test_data_weight 0.8 How much professional test data contributes to the final score
consistency_weight 0.05 How much score consistency contributes to the final score
recency_decay_rate 0.95 Rate at which older test results lose influence (higher = slower decay)
min_test_count 1 Minimum number of professional tests required
min_review_count 5 Minimum number of user reviews required
score_version 1.8 Current version of the scoring algorithm
score_normalization_factor 1.1 Factor used to normalize raw scores to the 0-10 scale
confidence_factor_weight 0.2 How much data confidence affects the final score
position_penalty_weight 0.2 Penalty applied for poor test positions
gap_penalty_threshold 8 Score gap (%) that triggers additional penalties
min_metrics_count 2 Minimum number of test metrics needed per test
limited_data_threshold 2 Number of tests below which data is considered limited
single_test_penalty 0.1 Score multiplier when only one test is available
critical_metric_penalty 0.7 Penalty for poor performance on critical safety metrics
critical_metric_threshold 70 Score below which a critical metric penalty applies
position_exponential_factor 1.2 Exponent used to amplify position-based scoring
position_exponential_threshold 0.9 Position percentile below which exponential scoring applies
gap_multiplier_critical 3 Multiplier for critical gap penalties
max_category_weight 2 Maximum weight any single category can have
max_score_limited_data 9.5 Score cap when data is limited
bayesian_prior_weight 1.5 Weight of the Bayesian prior in smoothing
bayesian_prior_score 7 Prior score used for Bayesian smoothing
evidence_test_multiplier 1.9 Multiplier for test evidence in confidence calculation
evidence_metric_divisor 3 Divisor for metric count in evidence calculation
evidence_review_divisor 10 Divisor for review count in evidence calculation
Data Sources
TestPublicationDateSizePositionMetrics
2024 Nordic Friction Winter Tyre Test Vi Bilagare 2024 225/45 R17 5/8 13 metrics
2021 Studless and Studded Winter Tyre Test Teknikens Varld 2021 205/55 R16 5/16 11 metrics
2020 Consumer Reports North America Winter Tyre Test Consumer Reports 2020 215/60 R16 3/17 0 metrics
2020 Nordic and Studded Winter Tyre Test Test World 2020 205/55 R16 12/20 15 metrics
In Depth Tyre Comparisons
Hankook Winter I cept iZ2 W616 vs Michelin X Ice Snow
Hankook Winter I cept iZ2 W616 vs Michelin X Ice Snow
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Latest Tyre Test Results
2024 Nordic Friction Winter Tyre Test
225/45 R17 • 2024
5th/8
The Hankook Winter i*cept IZ2 W616, launched in 2016, showed its age with a fifth-place finish. While offering good straight-line stability on tarmac and low noise levels, it struggled to balance winter and tarmac performance. Ice grip was notably behind premium competitors in both braking and cornering, and while dry road steering feel was good, overall grip levels couldn't match the best performers.
2021 Studless and Studded Winter Tyre Test
205/55 R16 • 2021
5th/16
[Friction] Good in snow, low rolling resistance.
Poor grip and handling in the dry.
2020 Nordic and Studded Winter Tyre Test
205/55 R16 • 2020
12th/20
Logical behaviour without unpleasant surprises in the snow, low rolling resistance, slow to react in the dry.
Unstable handling in the wet and on ice.
Size Fuel Wet Noise
16 inch
205/60R16 96 T XL C E 72
215/60R16 99 T XL C E 72
17 inch
215/55R17 98 T XL C E 72
225/45R17 94 T XL D E 72
18 inch
245/40R18 97 T XL C E 72
245/45R18 100 T XL C E 72
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Latest Hankook Winter I cept iZ2 W616 Reviews

Given 86% while driving a BMW 435d (225/45 R18) on a combination of roads for 1,000 spirited miles
Very nice feeling driving long distances. Comfort and steadiness is excellent. Superb grip on snow, a bit edgy when on the limit on ice. Priceworthy tyres without a doubt!
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November 24, 2022
Given 81% while driving a Honda Civic FK7 Sport (235/40 R18) on a combination of roads for 1,500 average miles
I'd say that tyres are balanced mostly for driving on clean city roads and subjectively not noisy. They have a good grip at dry surface, wet is also fine on average driving but they are slippy if you try to drive aggresively. I had a good driving experience on wet and snovy roads but grip on ice is very poor. The best thing is that i found them informative, you can feel the type of surface you driving. This helps on ice and wet to identify the surface and adapt driving to appropriate conditions. Overall tyres left a good impression on me.
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January 14, 2022
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