Hankook Upper mid-range H750 KINERGY 4S2
tested in R18 Which sizes it's made in
Select width → profile → rim diameter in turn.
Load index (LI) — You must keep the LI at least as high as stated in the vehicle registration document for the specific tyre size. A higher LI (load index) is permitted by law.
Speed index (SI) — For all-season tyres, the SI may be higher than stated in the vehicle registration document.
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B Price from 51 394 Ft 
Reinforced profile 
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Rim protection C B B Price from 53 878 Ft Reinforced profile M+S 3PMSF Price comparison across shops
Current prices for size 255/55 R18.
Prices are indicative and may differ in the shop. Click to go straight to the product.
How the Kinergy 4S2 evaluated
tested in R18 
Snow 66 what it consists of Snow (3)
Wet 82 what it consists of Wet (3)
Dry 79 what it consists of Dry (2)
Ice – what it consists of Ice (1)
Economy 55 what it consists of Economy (2)
Noise and comfort 66 what it consists of Noise and comfort (2)
Zákaznícke recenzie do PTI nevstupujú – PTI stojí na meraniach nezávislých testov; pri pneumatikách s málo testami čiastočne prihliada aj na triedu značky.
Where Hankook H750A KINERGY 4S2 X stands in size 255/55 R18
Compared with 23 tyres in this size — same season and focus. All are on offer and have results from independent tests.
Michelin CROSSCLIMATE 3 9.8 62 374 Ft 
Continental ALLSEASONCONTACT 2 9.5 59 433 Ft 
Goodyear VECTOR 4SEASONS GEN-3 9.1 59 130 Ft 
Bridgestone TURANZA ALL SEASON 6 8.9 55 140 Ft 
Kleber QUADRAXER SUV 8.7 49 983 Ft better and cheaper Hankook H750A KINERGY 4S2 X 8.6 51 394 Ft This tyre 
Michelin CROSSCLIMATE 2 SUV 8.6 59 627 Ft 
Bf goodrich ADVANTAGE SUV ALL-SEASON 8.2 50 354 Ft 
Dunlop ALL SEASON 2 8.2 53 787 Ft 
Goodyear VECTOR 4SEASONS GEN-3 SUV 8.0 
Uniroyal ALLSEASONEXPERT 3 7.7 50 063 Ft 
Firestone MULTISEASON2 7.5 45 586 Ft 
Nexen N'BLUE 4SEASON 2 7.5 43 957 Ft 
Falken EUROALL SEASON AS220PRO 7.4 45 433 Ft 
Nexen N'BLUE 4SEASON 7.2 47 734 Ft 
Toyo Celsius AS2 7.1 47 681 Ft 
Kumho SOLUS 4S HA32 7.0 42 388 Ft 
Sailun ATREZZO 4SEASONS ULTRA 7.0 38 095 Ft 
Maxxis PREMITRA ALL SEASON SUV AP3 SUV 7.0 40 856 Ft 
Yokohama AW21 6.5 46 187 Ft 
Nankang AW-6 XL 5.8 39 619 Ft 
Fronway FRONWING A/S M+S 3PMSF 4.6 87 103 Ft 
Arivo CARLORFUL A/S BSW M+S 3PMSF 4.5 40 634 Ft Arivo CARLORFUL A/S BSW M+S 3PMSF 40 634 Ft −10 761 Ft 9.8 best in the group Michelin CROSSCLIMATE 3 62 374 Ft +10 979 Ft Show all tyres in the ranking (23)
- 1. 9.8 62 374 Ft +10 979 Ft
- 2. 9.5 59 433 Ft +8 039 Ft
- 3. 9.1 59 130 Ft +7 736 Ft
- 4. 8.9 55 140 Ft +3 745 Ft
- 5. 8.7 49 983 Ft −1 411 Ft
- 6. 8.6 51 394 Ft
- 6. 8.6 59 627 Ft +8 232 Ft
- 8. 8.2 50 354 Ft −1 040 Ft
- 8. 8.2 53 787 Ft +2 393 Ft
- 10. 8.0
- 11. 7.7 50 063 Ft −1 331 Ft
- 12. 7.5 45 586 Ft −5 808 Ft
- 12. 7.5 43 957 Ft −7 437 Ft
- 14. 7.4 45 433 Ft −5 961 Ft
- 15. 7.2 47 734 Ft −3 660 Ft
- 16. 7.1 47 681 Ft −3 713 Ft
- 17. 7.0 42 388 Ft −9 007 Ft
- 17. 7.0 38 095 Ft −13 299 Ft
- 17. 7.0 40 856 Ft −10 538 Ft
- 20. 6.5 46 187 Ft −5 207 Ft
- 21. 5.8 39 619 Ft −11 776 Ft
- 22. 4.6 87 103 Ft +35 709 Ft
- 23. 4.5 40 634 Ft −10 761 Ft
The tyre's real value for money
Lowest price in size 255/55 R18 divided by the estimated mileage from tests and reviews.
Technical information
Focus: Standard
The largest and best-selling category, and Hankook H750 KINERGY 4S2 belongs to it. No single property is pushed here at the expense of the others — comfort, grip, noise and tread life keep a sensible balance. For most drivers it is the safest bet: the tyre behaves predictably in the dry and in the wet and covers a decent number of kilometres.
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3PMSF Áno Competitors
Main competitors in the same price range.
Which tests it appeared in
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AvD (Automobilclub von Deutschland) 
Auto Motor und Sport 
How the price has evolved
Lowest price across shops for size 255/55 R18.
The lowest available price across the monitored shops is shown. Indicative; may differ in the shop.
What owners say
<p>Good for the price</p>
<p>First All Weather tire I've driven on. Used on a VW Jetta almost entirely for city driving.
You'll get maybe 28k miles out of them if you fail to rotate them, probably twice that if you rotate them properly. They are a great fun tire for a light car and provide plenty of traction year round in all weather conditions. They provide stable traction as long as you don't push your car too hard into severe understeer conditions or pretend you are driving an actual winter tire. If you've driven on winter tires previously they simply won't be as good but are infinitely better than all season tires on a fwd car in the snow.
Once the circumferential grooves are gone your ice/snow directional traction reduces significantly and you'll likely notice road noise increases significantly by this point as well.
Don't think I'd use these on an SUV - but maybe the 4S2 X is better since it is desired for SUVs?</p><p>Much better for winter driving than the two all(3)-season Continental ContiTouring and Pirelli P4s I've driven on previously.</p>
<p>not good in rain ice and snow some dry rot after 4500 miles</p>
Got these tires (225/50/R17) roughly 3.5 years ago and it is now coming to the end of its life after 55000+ km here in south-western Germany. I did not really use it in heavy snow or anything, just the light snow and cool temperatures we usually get. These are superb tires. In the dry, in colder weather and in the wet it is absolutely came through. I sometimes took the on-ramp (einfahrt) curves to the autobahn at over 85 kph in a big Mercedes s213 wagon (RWD) and it showed no sign of understeer or oversteer. it just gripped and went. Never once had problems with breaking or aquaplaning or anything like that. Fuel efficiency is also really good (saw no difference to Bridgestone turanza t005 summer tires I had before) and it is mostly quiet. I am sure Michelin/Pirelli/Continental are a bit better in certain areas, but the Hankook 4S2s were at least 25 euros cheaper per corner, so the value is spectacular. I would absolutely buy them again BUT I am very curious to try the Bridgestone Turanza 6 all season which now seem to be almost the same price as these OR the new Hankook ION FlexClimate.
Purchased the 4S2s pitched as 'upper mid-priced' but comparatively good all-year-round performer according to prior reviews. Was temped by the Vredestein Quatrac Pro at only a couple of quid more, but decided that I fancied the 4S2s tread pattern.
The 4S2s feel fine. I'm no boy racer but 630lb ft of torque via 3.0TDI Quattro transmission provides awesome roundabout exits!
So performance for an all season tyre appears good. However, ....and this is a BIG however: These boots are doing around 12% less miles to the gallon. Now, over a predicted 28,000miles that equates to around 75 more gallons of diesel. Even at an average £1.50 per litre that means these tyres may cost me more than the price of a set of new 4S2s at todays prices...fitted and balanced...over their useable life!
I think that Ill be going back to try Vreds if the motor is still with me in 3 yrs!
My history of tyres for this motor was as follows:
Vred Ultrac's (Sessanta and Vorti) and I couldn't fault them as a long lasting summer tyre.
I went budget for a set of Summer Nankang AS2+ but they turned out to be just as expensive per mile (lasted 75% of the Vred mileage for 75% of the cost). These also developed worryingly long circumferential splits on all inner sidewalls (thankfully didn't fail but neither the retailer nor manufacturer gave a sh!t about my complaint).