Comparison: Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 vs. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+
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In this comparison, we are comparing a tyre from a manufacturer from South Korea (Hankook) against a tyre from a manufacturer from USA (GoodYear). Generally, GoodYear winter tyres are slightly better rated (86%) than Hankook (78%). In this particular case, the GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ has a better rating of 82% compared to 72% of the Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452. The first tyre test of Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 was done in 2016, compared to 2019 when was the GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ first tested. Important for this comparison is also the Autoexpress 2020 205/55 R16 test, where both the Winter i*cept RS2 W452 and the UltraGrip Performance+ were tested. See more mutual tests below. When it comes to comparison, eu labels can be also interesting - 90% of Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 has C wet grip rating, whereas 89% of GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ has B rating. We also know where Winter i*cept RS2 W452 is made - Korea.
| # | Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452
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Number of sizes available
Number of tests
Best position in test
Worst position in test
Average position in tests
Year of the last test
Best rating in test
1. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 Highly recommended2. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ Very good
Worst rating in test
1. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ Recommended2. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 Satisfactory
Dry
(Overall rating)Snow
(Overall rating)Wet
(Overall rating)Wet braking according to EU label
Comfort
(Overall rating)Outside noise accoring to EU label
Costs
(Overall rating)Fuel consumption according to EU label
Ice
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Dimensions and prices
Mutual tests
| Name | Points total | Winter | Wet | Dry | Rolling resistance | Noise | |
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| Best values in test | 101,6 | 299,9 | 299,9 | 100 | 101,1 | 100,7 | |
| Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 | 99,3 | 294,4 | 297,6 | 96,2 | 79,6 | 98,1 | |
| GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ | 98,1 | 298,5 | 282,5 | 93,7 | 87,5 | 99,7 | |
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| Name | Rating | Wet | Dry | Snow | Running costs | ||
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| Best values in test | příkladné | 2+ | 2+ | 1 | 1- | ||
| Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 Rating: Good | dobré | 2- | 2- | 1 | 2 | ||
| GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ Rating: Exemplary | příkladné | 1- | 2 | 1- | 2 | ||
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| Name | Stopping distance on wet | Stopping distance on snow | |||||
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| Best values in test | 29,2 | 24 | |||||
| Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 | 32 | 24,9 | |||||
| GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ | 30,6 | 24,3 | |||||
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