Hankook Winter iCept iZ2 W616 is a Premium Touring studless winter tyre with directional tread pattern, designed for Passenger cars.
Contents
Key performance
Dry performance
87.63%
Wet performance
89.9%
Ice performance
93.16%
Snow performance
97.28%
Noise
90.88%
Rolling resistance
98.1%
2020 Test World Hankook Winter i’Cept iZ2 W616 Test
Test by the Finnish organization Test World in 2020. The experts have tested the Hankook W616 at size 205/55 R16 and compared to 12 similar budget, mid-range and premium winter tires.
| # | Test | Place | Result | Difference | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry braking at 80km/h | 7-8 | 30.3m | +1.3m | 95.71% | |
| Subj. Dry handling | 2-3 | 9 points | -1 point | 90% | |
| Wet braking at 80km/h | 6 | 38.5m | +8.8m | 77.14% | |
| Wet handling | 3-4 | 34.5sec | +0.8sec | 97.68% | |
| Subj. Wet handling | 3-6 | 8 points | -1 point | 88.8% | |
| Ice braking at 80km/h | 6 | 43.5m | +1.3m | 97.01% | |
| Ice handling | 10 | 64sec | +3.3sec | 94.84% | |
| Subj. Ice handling | 9-11 | 6 points | -2 points | 75% | |
| Ice traction | 8-9 | 5.9sec | +0.6sec | 89.83% | |
| Snow braking at 80km/h | 6-7 | 51.2m | +1m | 98.04% | |
| Snow handling | 6 | 49.1sec | +0.8sec | 98.37% | |
| Subj. Snow handling | 8 | 8 points | -2 points | 88.8% | |
| Snow traction | 6-10 | 6.1sec | +0.2sec | 96.72% | |
| Subj. Noise | 8-13 | 8 points | -1 point | 88.8% | |
| Rolling resistance | 2 | – | +0.4% | 99.6% |
2020 Za Rulem Hankook Winter iCept IZ2 W616 Test
In 2020 experts of the Russian magazine Za Rulem have tested the tire at size 205/55 R16 and compared to 12 similar budget, mid-range and premium winter tires. Also they included into the test BFGoodrich g-Force Winter 2 as “Eurowinter” type tire to compare results.
| # | Test | Place | Result | Difference | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry braking at 80km/h | 6 | 32m | +0.7m | 97.81% | |
| Wet braking at 80km/h | 6-7 | 22.7m | +2.2m | 90.3% | |
| Ice braking at 30km/h | 5 | 17.5m | +1.6m | 90.85% | |
| Subj. Ice handling | 8-9 | 24.5 points | -5.3 points | 82.21% | |
| Ice Lateral handling | 6-7 | 22.3sec | +1.1sec | 95.06% | |
| Ice traction | 6 | 7.6sec | +1.3sec | 82.89% | |
| Snow braking at 40km/h | 3-9 | 5.9m | +0.1m | 98.3% | |
| Subj. Snow handling | 7-11 | 15 points | -2 points | 88.23% | |
| Snow traction | 7-9 | 15.6sec | +0.4sec | 97.43% | |
| Rolling resistance | 3 | 0.00693 points | +0.058 | 92.78% |
2019 Test World Hankook Winter iZ2 W616 Test
In 2019 experts of the Finnish organization Test World have tested the Hankook at size 205/55 R16 and compared to 8 similar budget, mid-range and premium Ice&Snow winter tires. Also they included into the test Michelin CrossClimate+ as All Season tire to compare results.
| # | Test | Place | Result | Difference | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry braking at 80km/h | 2-3 | 30.3m | +0.3m | 99.01% | |
| Subj. Dry handling | 6-8 | 7 points | -3 points | 70% | |
| Wet braking at 80km/h | 9 | 40.4m | +7m | 82.67% | |
| Wet handling | 8 | 40.9sec | +1.3sec | 96.82% | |
| Subj. Wet handling | 4-9 | 7 points | -3 points | 70% | |
| Ice braking at 50km/h | 4 | 52m | +3.6m | 93.07% | |
| Subj. Ice handling | 5-8 | 7 points | -2 points | 77.77% | |
| Ice handling | 6 | 77.2sec | +4.6sec | 94.04% | |
| Ice traction | 2-4 | 6.1sec | +0.4sec | 93.44% | |
| Snow braking at 80km/h | 7 | 54.7m | +2.5m | 95.43% | |
| Snow handling | 4 | 55.9sec | +0.9sec | 98.39% | |
| Subj. Snow handling | 1-4 | 9 points | +1 point | 100% | |
| Snow traction | 8-9 | 6.2sec | +0.4sec | 93.54% | |
| Noise | 7-10 | 9 points | -1 point | 90% | |
| Rolling resistance | 1 | – | -0.3% | 100% |
2018 Moottori Hankook W616 Test
Test by the Finnish magazine Moottori in 2018. The experts have tested the tire at size 205/55 R16 and compared to 7 similar mid-range and premium winter tires.
| # | Test | Place | Result | Difference | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry braking at 80km/h | 8 | 31.1m | +2.6m | 91.64% | |
| Subj. Dry handling | 7-8 | 7 points | -1.5 point | 82.35% | |
| Wet braking at 80km/h | 6 | 37.4m | +4.4m | 88.23% | |
| Wet handling | 8 | 32.3sec | +2.6sec | 91.95% | |
| Subj. Wet handling | 8 | 7 points | -2 points | 77.77% | |
| Ice braking at 25km/h | 6 | 14m | +0.9m | 93.57% | |
| Subj. Ice handling | 4 | 6 points | -1 point | 85.71% | |
| Ice handling | 4 | 54sec | +5sec | 90.74% | |
| Ice traction | 4 | 6.56sec | +0.19sec | 97.1% | |
| Snow braking at 30km/h | 2-4 | 13.1m | +0.1m | 99.23% | |
| Snow handling | 5 | 34.5sec | +0.9sec | 97.39% | |
| Subj. Snow handling | 5-6 | 8 points | -1 point | 88.8% | |
| Snow traction | 2 | 4.12sec | +0.01sec | 99.75% | |
| Noise | 4-7 | 9 points | -0.5 point | 94.73% |
2018 Autofil Hankook Winter i*Cept iZ2 W616 test
In 2018 experts of the Norwegian publication Autofil have tested the Hankook W616 at size 205/55 R16 and compared it with 9 similar budget, mid-range and premium studless winter tyres.
| # | Test | Place | Result | Difference | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry braking at 80km/h | 8 | 32.9m | +1.5m | 95.44% | |
| Subj. Dry handling | 8-10 | 6 points | -2 points | 75% | |
| Wet braking at 80km/h | 10 | 40.8m | +5.6m | 86.27% | |
| Wet handling | 10 | 43.1sec | +3sec | 93.04% | |
| Subj. Wet handling | 7-10 | 6 points | -3 points | 66.6% | |
| Ice braking at 50km/h | 9 | 55.3m | +3.4m | 93.85% | |
| Subj. Ice handling | 1-5 | 7 points | +1 point | 100% | |
| Ice handling | 3 | 69.5sec | +3.6sec | 94.82% | |
| Ice traction | 4 | 5.3sec | +0.2sec | 96.22% | |
| Snow braking at 80km/h | 1 | 50.9m | -0.6m | 100% | |
| Snow handling | 5 | 51.5sec | +0.8sec | 98.44% | |
| Subj. Snow handling | 5-10 | 8 points | -2 points | 80% | |
| Snow traction | 1-3 | 5.7sec | -0.1sec | 100% | |
| Noise | 2-9 | 9 points | -1 point | 90% | |
| Rolling resistance | 1 | – | -0.3% | 100% |
Overall Hankook Winter i*Cept iZ2 W616 Reviews
| # | Test | 2020 Test World | 2020 Za Rulem | 2019 Test World | 2018 Moottori | 2018 Autofil | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry braking | 95.71% | 97.81% | 99.01% | 91.64% | 95.44% | 95.92% | |
| Dry handling | 90% | – | 70% | 82.35% | 75% | 79.39% | |
| Wet braking | 77.14% | 90.3% | 82.67% | 88.23% | 86.27% | 84.92% | |
| Wet handling | 97.68% | – | 96.82% | 91.95% | 93.04% | 94.87% | |
| Ice braking | 97.01% | 90.85% | 93.07% | 93.57% | 93.85% | 93.67% | |
| Ice handling | 94.84% | 95.06% | 94.04% | 90.74% | 94.82% | 93.9% | |
| Ice traction | 89.83% | 82.89% | 93.44% | 97.1% | 96.22% | 91.9% | |
| Snow braking | 98.04% | 98.3% | 95.43% | 99.23% | 100% | 98.2% | |
| Snow handling | 98.37% | 88.23% | 98.39% | 97.39% | 98.44% | 96.16% | |
| Snow traction | 96.72% | 97.43% | 93.54% | 99.75% | 100% | 97.49% | |
| Rolling resistance | 99.6% | 92.78% | 100% | – | 100% | 98.1% | |
| Noise | 88.8% | – | 90% | 94.73% | 90% | 90.88% |
1. 2020 Test World (205/55 R16) – 6th place.
Main conclusions:
- Average wet braking distance and good handling speed.
- Good dry performance.
- Acceptable results on the ice: short braking distance and good traction, low handling.
- Good results on the snow.
- Good noise.
- Low rolling resistance.
2. 2020 Za Rulem (205/55 R16) – 5th place and an expert score “Good”.
Main conclusions:
- Average wet braking distance.
- Short dry braking distance.
- Average results on the ice.
- Short snow braking distance and good handling.
- Low rolling resistance.
3. 2019 Test World (205/55 R16) – 6th place.
Main conclusions:
- The longest wet braking distance and relatively good handling speed.
- Short dry braking distance and good handling.
- Average ice braking distance and handling speed; good traction.
- Good results on the snow.
- Low noise.
- The best rolling resistance.
4. 2018 Moottori (205/55 R16) – 5th place.
Main conclusions:
- Average wet braking distance and the lowest handling speed.
- The longest dry braking distance and low handling.
- Good ice braking distance and traction, average handling.
- Good snow performance.
- Low noise.
5. 2018 Autofil (205/55 R16) – 5th place.
Main conclusions:
- Relatively long dry braking distance, low handling and good directional stability.
- The worst result on the wet.
- The best braking distance and traction on the snow, good handling.
- Long ice braking distance, but good handling and traction.
- Good noise level.
- The lowest rolling resistance.
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