Hankook Winter i Pike RS2 W429 is a Premium Touring studded winter tyre with directional tread pattern, designed for Passenger cars.
The tyre replaced the Hankook Winter i*Pike RS W419.
Contents
Key performance
Dry performance
84.89%
Wet performance
95.08%
Aquaplaning
97.29%
Ice performance
92.28%
Snow performance
97.54%
Noise
78.58%
Rolling resistance
99.16%
2020 Vi Bilagare Hankook Winter i’Pike RS2 W429 Test
In 2020 experts of the Swedish magazine Vi Bilagare have tested the tire at size 205/60 R16 and compared to 7 similar budget, mid-range and premium studded winter tires.
| # | Test | Place | Result | Difference | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry braking at 80km/h | 4 | 31.11m | +1.23m | 96.04% | |
| Subj. Dry handling | 3-6 | 3 points | -2 points | 60% | |
| Wet braking at 80km/h | 4 | 36.15m | +2.28m | 93.69% | |
| Wet handling | 5 | 44.75sec | +1.64sec | 96.33% | |
| Straight aqua | 4 | 62.9km/h | -1.7km/h | 97.29% | |
| Ice braking at 15km/h | 6 | 4.68m | +1.25m | 73.29% | |
| Ice handling | 4 | 53.52sec | +2.29sec | 95.72% | |
| Ice traction | 4 | 2.08sec | +0.19sec | 90.86% | |
| Snow braking at 35km/h | 5 | 10.6m | +0.1m | 99.05% | |
| Snow handling | 4 | 75.19sec | +0.57sec | 99.24% | |
| Snow traction | 6 | 3.79sec | +0.17sec | 95.51% | |
| Rolling resistance | 2 | 5.67 l/100km | +0.01 l/100km | 99.82% | |
| Noise | 3-4 | 3 points | -2 points | 60% |
2020 Test World Hankook Winter i Pike RS2 W429
Test by the Finnish organization Test World in 2020. The experts have tested the tire 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 | 6 | 30.6m | +1.3m | 95.75% | |
| Subj. Dry handling | 2-4 | 8 points | -1 point | 88.88% | |
| Wet braking at 80km/h | 3 | 34.8m | +2.3m | 93.39% | |
| Wet handling | 1 | 34.8sec | -0.1sec | 100% | |
| Ice braking at 80km/h | 7 | 41.7m | +3.9m | 90.64% | |
| Ice handling | 6 | 61.6sec | +4.3sec | 93.02% | |
| Ice traction | 7 | 4sec | +0.3sec | 92.5% | |
| Snow braking at 80km/h | 3-4 | 50.7m | +0.3m | 99.4% | |
| Snow handling | 5 | 49.3sec | +0.5sec | 98.98% | |
| Snow traction | 5 | 6.1sec | +0.2sec | 96.7% | |
| Rolling resistance | 2 | – | +2.4% | 97.6% | |
| Noise | 4-8 | 6 points | -1 point | 85.71% |
2020 Moottori Hankook Winter W429 Test
Test by the Finnish magazine Moottori in 2020. The experts have tested the Hankook W429 at size 225/50 R17 and compared to 7 similar mid-range and premium studded winter tires.
| # | Test | Place | Result | Difference | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry braking at 80km/h | 6-7 | 32.5m | +1.4m | 95.69% | |
| Wet braking at 80km/h | 4 | 38m | +1.1m | 97.1% | |
| Wet handling | 4 | 41.7sec | +1sec | 97.6% | |
| Ice braking at 28km/h | 4-5 | 14.9m | +1.5m | 89.93% | |
| Ice handling | 5 | 79.1sec | +3.3sec | 95.82% | |
| Ice traction | 4 | 5.4sec | +0.3sec | 94.44% | |
| Snow braking at 40km/h | 5-7 | 13.4m | +0.3m | 97.76% | |
| Snow handling | 5 | 182.2sec | +5.5sec | 96.98% | |
| Snow traction | 8 | 5sec | +0.4sec | 92% | |
| Noise | 5 | 64.2dB | +1.8dB | 97.19% |
2019 Za Rulem Hankook Winter Icept W429 Test
Test by the Russian publication Za Rulem in 2019. The experts have tested the tire at size 205/55 R16 and compared to 11 similar studded winter tires.
| # | Test | Place | Result | Difference | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry braking at 80km/h | 7-8 | 34.9m | +1.4m | 95.98% | |
| Wet braking at 60km/h | 6 | 20.4m | +1.1m | 94.6% | |
| Ice braking at 30km/h | 2 | 18.5m | +1.4m | 92.43% | |
| Ice handling | 5 | 19.7sec | +0.6sec | 96.95% | |
| Ice traction | 3 | 7.8sec | +0.9sec | 88.46% | |
| Snow braking at 40km/h | 4-5 | 15m | +0.6m | 96% | |
| Snow traction | 3-5 | 5.6m | +0.2m | 96.42% | |
| Rolling resistance | 1-3 | 6.4 l/100km | -0.1 l/100km | 100% |
2018 Autofil Hankook Winter i*Pike RS2 W429 test
In 2018 experts of the Norwegian publication Autofil have tested Hankook W429 at size 205/55 R16 and compared it with eleven similar studded winter tyres.
| # | Test | Place | Result | Difference | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry braking at 80km/h | 12 | 33.9m | +2.6m | 92.33% | |
| Subj. Dry handling | 11-12 | 6 points | -2 point | 75% | |
| Wet braking at 80km/h | 12 | 40.5m | +6m | 85.18% | |
| Wet handling | 10 | 42.7sec | +1.9sec | 95.55% | |
| Ice braking at 50km/h | 5 | 40.6m | +2.2m | 94.58% | |
| Ice handling | 1 | 54.8sec | +0.7sec | 98.72% | |
| Ice traction | 2-5 | 3.1sec | +0.1sec | 96.77% | |
| Snow braking at 80km/h | 7-8 | 52.8m | +2m | 96.21% | |
| Snow handling | 1 | 50.5sec | -0.2sec | 100% | |
| Snow traction | 1 | 5.7sec | -0.1sec | 100% | |
| Rolling resistance | 6-7 | – | +0.8% | 99.2% | |
| Noise | 10-12 | 5 points | -2 points | 71.42% |
Overall Hankook Winter i*Pike RS2 W429 Reviews
| # | Test | 2020 Vi Bilagare | 2020 Test World | 2020 Moottori | 2019 Za Rulem | 2018 Autofil | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry braking | 96.04% | 95.75% | 95.69% | 95.98% | 92.33% | 95.16% | |
| Dry handling | 60% | 88.88% | – | – | 75% | 74.63% | |
| Wet braking | 93.69% | 93.39% | 97.1% | 94.6% | 85.18% | 92.79% | |
| Wet handling | 96.33% | 100% | 97.6% | – | 95.55% | 97.37% | |
| Straight aqua | 97.29% | – | – | – | – | 97.29% | |
| Ice braking | 73.29% | 90.64% | 89.93% | 92.43% | 94.58% | 88.17% | |
| Ice handling | 95.72% | 93.02% | 95.82% | 96.95% | 98.72% | 96.05% | |
| Ice traction | 90.86% | 92.5% | 94.44% | 88.46% | 96.77% | 92.61% | |
| Snow braking | 99.05% | 99.4% | 97.76% | 96% | 96.21% | 97.68% | |
| Snow handling | 99.24% | 98.98% | 96.98% | – | 100% | 98.8% | |
| Snow traction | 95.51% | 96.7% | 92% | 96.42% | 100% | 96.13% | |
| Rolling resistance | 99.82% | 97.6% | – | 100% | 99.2% | 99.16% | |
| Noise | 60% | 85.71% | 97.19% | – | 71.42% | 78.58% |
1. 2020 Vi Bilagare (205/60 R16) – 4th place.
Main conclusions:
- Average wet braking distance and handling speed.
- Average straight aquaplaning resistance.
- Average results on the dry.
- Good results on the ice (the tire didn’t take high positions but showed close results to the best tires).
- Good snow performance.
- Low rolling resistance.
- Average noise.
2. 2020 Test World (205/55 R16) – 5th place.
Main conclusions:
- Average wet braking distance and good handling.
- Good dry performance.
- Long ice braking distance and low handling.
- Good results on the snow.
- Average noise.
- The best rolling resistance.
3. 2020 Moottori (225/50 R17) – 4th place.
Main conclusions:
- Average wet performance.
- Relatively long dry braking distance.
- Short ice braking distance and good traction, relatively low handling.
- Good snow performance.
- Average noise.
4. 2019 Za Rulem (205/55 R16) – 4th place.
Main conclusions:
- Average dry braking distance.
- Short wet braking distance.
- Good and stable results on the ice.
- Short snow braking distance and good traction.
- Low rolling resistance.
5. 2018 Autofil (205/55 R16) – 3-4th place (shared with the Nokian HKPL 9).
Main conclusions:
- The worst dry performance.
- The longest wet braking distance and poor handling.
- Average snow braking distance, the best traction and handling.
- Average ice braking distance, great handling and traction.
- Average rolling resistance.
- High noise.
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