Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452

The Hankook Winter i cept RS2 W452 is a Premium Touring studless winter tyre with directional tread, designed for passenger cars.

2018 AMS

2018 AMS Hankook Winter i cept RS2 W452 test

In 2018 experts of the German publication Auto Motor und Sport have tested the Hankook W452 at size 205/55 R16 and compared it with ten similar budget, mid-range and premium studless winter tyres.

test Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 review — 9th place in Dry braking. Braking distance was 3.1 meters longer, than the leader.

test Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 review — 3-4th place in Dry handling. Hankook was 0.6km/h slower, than the leader.

test Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 review — 5-6th place in Wet braking. The braking distance was 1.4 meters longer, than the leader.

test Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 review — 4-5th place in Wet handling. Hankook was 2.5 km/h slower, than the leader.

test Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 review — 1st place and the best result in Straight aqua. The float speed was 2.5 higher, than the next tyre.

test Hankook W452 Winter i*cept RS2 review — 5th place in Snow braking. Braking distance was 1.5 meters longer, than the leader.

test Hankook W452 Winter i*cept RS2 review — 1-2nd place in Snow handling. Hankook was 0.7km/h faster, than the leader.

test Hankook Winter i cept RS2 W452 review — 8th place in Rolling resistance.

test Hankook Winter i cept RS2 W452 review — 4th place in Noise level test.

Overall Hankook Winter i cept RS2 W452 review

According to the test results Hankook took 4th place and got an expert score “Highly recommended”.

Main conclusions:

Relatively long dry braking distance, but good handling.
Good wet performance.
The best aquaplanning resistance.
Short snow braking distance and the best handling.
Relatively high rolling resistance.
Good noise level.

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(41 votes, average: 3.76 out of 5)

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