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2. Falken Eurowinter HS449 Upper-middle
In this comparison, we are comparing a tyre from a manufacturer from Japan (Falken) against a tyre from a manufacturer from South Korea (Hankook). Generally, Hankook winter tyres are slightly better rated (83%) than Falken (58%). But when it comes to comparing Falken Eurowinter HS449 and Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452, the rating is the same - 0%. The first tyre test of Falken Eurowinter HS449 was done in 2015, compared to 2016 when was the Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 first tested. Important for this comparison is also the Autobild 2017 225/50 R17 test, where both the Eurowinter HS449 and the Winter i*cept RS2 W452 were tested. See more mutual tests below.
| # | Falken Eurowinter HS449
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2. Falken Eurowinter HS449 Upper-middle
1. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 Highly recommended2. Falken Eurowinter HS449 Conditionally recommended
1. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 Satisfactory2. Falken Eurowinter HS449 Conditionally recommended
These tyres were tested together in 3 test(s). Click to view detailed head-to-head results.

| Name | Stopping distance on wet | Stopping distance on snow | |||||
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| Best values in test | 32,2 | 25,9 | |||||
| Falken Eurowinter HS449 | 36,1 | 29,1 | |||||
| Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 | 35,9 | 28,6 | |||||
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| Name | Wet | Dry | Snow | Running costs | |||
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| Best values in test | 1- | 2 | 2+ | 1 | |||
| Falken Eurowinter HS449 Rating: - | 2- | 3+ | 2- | 2 | |||
| Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 Rating: - | 2- | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||
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| Name | Stopping distance on wet | Stopping distance on snow | |||||
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| Best values in test | 34,2 | 25 | |||||
| Falken Eurowinter HS449 | 38,3 | 26,9 | |||||
| Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 | 39,1 | 26,2 | |||||
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