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Hankook Winter i cept evo2 SUV

Hankook Tyres Ultra High Performance Winter

The Hankook Winter i cept evo2 SUV is a Ultra High Performance Winter tyre designed to be fitted to SUV and 4x4s.

7.2
Tyre Reviews Score Based on Professional Tests
Medium Confidence View Breakdown
Dry Grip
90%
Wet Grip
70%
Road Feedback
70%
Handling
80%
Wear
90%
Comfort
80%
Buy again
100%
Snow Grip
100%
Ice Grip
80%
1 Reviews
84% Average
3,000 miles driven
4 Tests (avg: 6th)
Hankook Winter i cept evo2 SUV

Hankook Winter i cept evo2 SUV

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7.2 / 10
Based on Professional Tests · Medium Confidence · Updated 23 Feb 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.

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Category Scores
Comfort
90
0.32x / 2 tests
Snow
85
1.5x / 3 tests
Dry
64.5
1.13x / 3 tests
Wet
60.9
1.93x / 4 tests
Value
51.3
0.42x / 2 tests
Cross-Category Performance

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

Handling
76.5
6 tests
Braking
64.7
3 tests
Score Components
Professional Tests
Weight: 80%
Tests: 4
Publications: 3
Period: 2016 - 2019
User Reviews
Weight: 15%
Reviews: 1
Avg Rating: 84.4%
Min Required: 5
Consistency
Weight: 5%
Score Std Dev: 1.14
History Points: 10
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 1.9 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 12 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 0.75 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
combined_penalty_floor 0.2
Data Sources
TestPublicationDateSizePositionMetrics
2019 AMS Winter SUV Tyre Test Auto Motor Und Sport 2019 215/55 R17 6/11 14 metrics
2017 235/55 R17 SUV Winter Tyre Test ACE 2017 235/55 R17 7/8 0 metrics
2016 AMS Winter SUV Tyre Test Auto Motor Und Sport 2016 215/60 R17 5/10 0 metrics
2016 AutoBild 4x4 Winter Tyre Test Auto Bild Allrad 2016 255/55 R18 6/8 0 metrics
All Tests
View Test Results
4
Tests
6th
Average
5th
Best
7th
Worst
Latest Tyre Test Results
2019 AMS Winter SUV Tyre Test
215/55 R17 • 2019
6th/11
Good traction and handling in the snow, good dry handling, very quiet
Long dry braking, unbalanced in the wet, high rolling resistance
Good
2017 235/55 R17 SUV Winter Tyre Test
235/55 R17 • 2017
7th/8
Recommended.
2016 AutoBild 4x4 Winter Tyre Test
255/55 R18 • 2016
6th/8
Good on snow, very good aquaplaning resistance results, low price
High rolling resistance, high levels of noise, poor ride quality
View Test Results
Size Fuel Wet Noise
15 inch
235/75R15 109 T XL D C 72
16 inch
215/70R16 100 T C C 72
215/70R16 100 T C C 72
17 inch
265/65R17 116 H XL C C 73
235/65R17 108 V XL C C 72
18 inch
235/60R18 107 H XL C C 72
235/60R18 107 H XL C C 72
20 inch
255/45R20 105 V XL C C 73
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Latest Hankook Winter i cept evo2 SUV Reviews

Given 84% while driving a Hyundai Terracan (255/65 R16 H) on a combination of roads for 3,000 easy going miles
I bought these tires for my Hyundai Terracan. I only had All Season tires before, and driving in the winter wasn't so good when it snowed heavily, especially when it came to braking. These changed things significantly, as snow performance and snow braking are much better. Even in heavy snow I never had any problems,despite them not being designed for the off-road.

Dry performance is similar to that of the All Seasons, only in wet they are a bit lacking in feedback. Even so, they provide a good sense of safety. Comfort is also very good, there is no extra noise in the cabin. Apart from the feedback, the only other minor issue is some rolling resistance (subjective, not thoroughly tested), however I still recommend them, and I would buy again as the price was good.
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January 27, 2019
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