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Comparison: Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 vs. Continental WinterContact TS 870 vs. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 vs. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+

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Summary
Wet
Dry
Snow
Costs
Mutual tests
Buy %

#	Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 /81%	Continental WinterContact TS 870 /99%	BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 /81%	Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ /87%

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Segment

1. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 Premium

2. Continental WinterContact TS 870 Premium

3. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 Upper-middle

4. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ Upper-middle

Number of sizes available

1. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ 97

2. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 91

3. Continental WinterContact TS 870 80

4. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 78

Number of tests

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 23x

2. Continental WinterContact TS 870 17x

3. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 14x

4. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ 3x

Best position in test

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 1.

2. Continental WinterContact TS 870 1.

3. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 2.

4. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ 4.

Worst position in test

1. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ 5.

2. Continental WinterContact TS 870 8.

3. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 13.

4. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 14.

Average position in tests

1. Continental WinterContact TS 870 1.71

2. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ 4.33

3. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 5.5

4. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 6.65

Year of the last test

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 2025

2. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 2025

3. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ 2025

4. Continental WinterContact TS 870 2024

Best rating in test

1. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 Highly recommended

2. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 Very good

3. Continental WinterContact TS 870 Very good

4. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ Good

Worst rating in test

1. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 Good

2. Continental WinterContact TS 870 Good

3. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ Good

4. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 Good

Wet

(Overall rating)

Continental
WinterContact TS 870

91%

Hankook
W462 Winter i*cept RS3

85%

Kumho
WinterCraft WP52+

79.2%

BFGoodrich
G-FORCE WINTER 2

73%

Aquaplaning - cross

1. Continental WinterContact TS 870 92%

2. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 87%

3. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 81%

4. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ 0%

Aquaplaning - longitudal

1. Continental WinterContact TS 870 95%

2. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 92%

3. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 88%

4. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ 0%

Wet braking

1. Continental WinterContact TS 870 83%

2. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 79%

3. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 61%

4. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ 0%

Wet handling

1. Continental WinterContact TS 870 92%

2. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 88%

3. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 69%

4. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ 0%

Wet circle cornering

1. Continental WinterContact TS 870 91%

2. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 81%

3. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 67%

4. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ 0%

Wet braking according to EU label

1. Continental WinterContact TS 870 B

2. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 B

3. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 B

4. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ B

Snow

(Overall rating)

Continental
WinterContact TS 870

89%

Hankook
W462 Winter i*cept RS3

87%

BFGoodrich
G-FORCE WINTER 2

82%

Kumho
WinterCraft WP52+

80.6%

Snow braking

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 90%

2. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 90%

3. Continental WinterContact TS 870 91%

4. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ 0%

Snow traction

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 88%

2. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 86%

3. Continental WinterContact TS 870 84%

4. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ 0%

Snow handling

1. Continental WinterContact TS 870 91%

2. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 81%

3. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 69%

4. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ 0%

Snow cornering

1. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 93%

2. Continental WinterContact TS 870 91%

3. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 82%

4. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ 0%

Dry

(Overall rating)

Continental
WinterContact TS 870

88%

Hankook
W462 Winter i*cept RS3

83%

Kumho
WinterCraft WP52+

77.8%

BFGoodrich
G-FORCE WINTER 2

68%

Dry braking

1. Continental WinterContact TS 870 85%

2. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 78%

3. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 69%

4. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ 0%

Dry handling

1. Continental WinterContact TS 870 92%

2. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 89%

3. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 67%

4. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ 0%

Comfort

(Overall rating)

Continental
WinterContact TS 870

83%

Hankook
W462 Winter i*cept RS3

79%

Kumho
WinterCraft WP52+

72%

BFGoodrich
G-FORCE WINTER 2

68%

Exterior noise

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 76%

2. Continental WinterContact TS 870 71%

3. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 62%

4. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ 0%

Comfort

1. Continental WinterContact TS 870 80%

2. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 77%

3. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 60%

4. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ 0%

Outside noise accoring to EU label

1. Continental WinterContact TS 870 ?

2. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 ?

3. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 ?

4. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ ?

Costs

(Overall rating)

Hankook
W462 Winter i*cept RS3

86%

Continental
WinterContact TS 870

78%

Kumho
WinterCraft WP52+

70.9%

BFGoodrich
G-FORCE WINTER 2

67%

Rolling resistance

1. Continental WinterContact TS 870 96%

2. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 84%

3. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 73%

4. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ 0%

Mileage

1. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 90%

2. Continental WinterContact TS 870 78%

3. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 67%

4. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ 0%

Fuel consumption according to EU label

1. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 C

2. Continental WinterContact TS 870 C

3. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ C

4. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 E

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Mutual Tests Available

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Mutual tests

AUTOBILD Winter tyre test 2024 205/55 R16

Name	Wet	Dry	Snow	Running costs
Best values in test	2+	2+	1	2+
Hankook W462 Winter icept RS3 Rating: Good*	2	2	2	2-
Continental WinterContact TS 870 Rating: Exemplary	2+	2+	1	2
BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 Rating: Good	2	2-	2	2
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ADAC Winter tyre test 2024 205/55 R16

Name	Winter	Wet	Dry	Enviromental impact	Noise	Wear	Fuel consumption
Best values in test	1.6	1.9	2.0	2.3	2.9	1.7	2.0
Hankook W462 Winter icept RS3 Rating: Satisfactory*	2.9	2.8	2.8	2.6	3.0	2.4	2.5
Continental WinterContact TS 870 Rating: Good	1.6	1.9	2.0	2.3	2.9	1.8	2.1
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AUTOBILD Winter tyre test 2024 205/55 R16

Name	Stopping distance on wet	Stopping distance on snow
Best values in test	34.6	28.9
Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3	37.8	29.1
Continental WinterContact TS 870	37.1	29.1
BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2	37.5	29.4
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Autoexpress Winter tyre test 2023 225/45 R17

Name
Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3
Continental WinterContact TS 870 Rating: Test winner
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ADAC Winter tyre test 2023 225/45 R17

Name	Enviromental impact	Driving safety
Best values in test	1,8	2,0
Hankook W462 Winter icept RS3 Rating: Satisfactory*	2,4	2,7
Continental WinterContact TS 870 Rating: Good	2,0	2,0
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