Hankook Tire Prices

Initial Review, 5,000 Miles on Tires
March 27, 2011

Bought these Hankooks after seeing the reviews. The high scores were right on. I've owned several cars and 8 types of tires in the 17 years I've lived here and these are by far the best. Michelin, Bridgestone, Yoko's...nothing compares. I live in the Blue Ridge mountains where there are no straight or level roads and after this winter I can tell you, I was amazed at the grip these tires gave me. If you ride on these, you won't need snow tires again. No apparent wear yet, quiet, smooth and handle well. I don't push this car hard, but these tires got up steep windy roads when my neighbor's $60,000 SUV failed. The only downside might be a loss of 1 mpg from the OEM Michelins. Seldom do you get such a quality product at such a great price.

Initial Review, 13,000 Miles on Tires
November 30, 2012

I've had these tires on a previous car and would not, under any circumstance, recommend spending $1,500 on them. They're reasonably quiet, but so are a lot of other tires. Traction, both wet and dry, is terrible. After being disappointed with Pirelli tires on several cars (I've owned 29), I would never again put them on another. The Michelins are fantastic (but pricey), and Hankooks that replaced the Pirellis on another car I had were quieter, handled better, and rode better for half the price.

Initial Review, 2,220 Miles on Tires
November 05, 2012

As we only have 2000 miles on these tires I cannot write a full review. The tires appeared to be great from other reviews. The highway noise has a slight whistle, but nothing terrible. So far the wet and try traction has been great! Time will tell when we get to winter (coming soon), if the reviews of these in snow/ice was true. I hope so as this is my g/f's car. I am also hoping for longevity of treadware. So far I cannot see any signs of odd wear. I've already aired up the tires for the falling temps, 2 tires needed some air, but that could have been due to miss inflation upon install. I'll continue to monitor them. Hoping the rebate comes soon too... just about to the 8 week mark, which falls into the timeframe from Hankook. Price on these tires was great!

I will write a later review after snow season.

Initial Review, 50,000 Miles on Tires
November 05, 2012

I don't know how many miles I've gotten out of them as I always wear the fronts out before the rears. (No, I didn't get 50,000 miles.) I could do some calculations and include the extra pair, but in general, the fronts will wear out around 8 to 9000 miles. But then my convertible Mini is a full JCW car with 220 hp and I drive it hard so I really don't care about tire mileage.

They are fantastic tires, though, and perform remarkably in dry and wet. Car and Driver did a tire summer high performance tire test a while back and these Hankooks took 2nd place to the Dunlop Direzzo's (not available in my size). These Hankooks actually bettered/equaled the popular Michelin PS2's. Read what Car and Driver had to say here: http://www.caranddriver.com/comparisons/hankook-ventus-v12-evo-page-10

They're really great tires and for the price, they're awesome!

Initial Review, 1,200 Miles on Tires
November 04, 2012

These tires replaced my toyo proxes t1r's. The tires have approx. 2000 km's on them.
Considering the price, i'am very happy with the dry grip and have not tested them enough on wet pavement to give an accurate rating. Overall i'am happy with the tires.

Initial Review, 26,000 Miles on Tires
October 20, 2012

I will have to deviate from the majority of negative reviews of these tires. Came as OE on my '12 Optima SX, and I couldn't be happier with the all-weather performance of these tires. I have had zero issues with hydroplaning as these tires plow seamlessly through even large puddles; as a matter of fact, I've purposely driven through large/deep puddles to test the tires and have yet to hydroplane. Have not noticed any issues with road noise as far as the tires are concerned. Winter performance is on par with other tires of their kind and, as far as dry pavement performance is concerned, these tires grip well; hard/fast cornering at interstate speeds has proven to be a non-issue.

Bottom line: These tires are excellent all-weather/season tires and, when it comes time to buy a new set of 4 tires for my '12 Optima SX, I will most likely (assuming the price is right) purchase these OE Hankook Optimo H431 tires.

Initial Review, 5,000 Miles on Tires
October 13, 2012

I used to run Yokohama tires on all my BMWs. This was my first General tire based upon tirerack reviews and surveys. Highly recommended! They handle great, ride quiet and affordably priced. With only 5,000 miles to date, I can not comment on tread wear. I have Hankook winter tires on separate rims, so no info on snow or ice performance.

Initial Review, 2,000 Miles on Tires
October 14, 2012

These tires came on my 2012 Camry SE V6 and I have to say, so far I'm pretty impressed with these tires for them being factory spec. I was a little concerned about how they would perform being low profile tires and especially after reading some of the ratings of tires that came on similar models, namely the VW Passat and the Hyundai Sonata. Yes I'm talking about the seemingly subpar Hankooks that VW and Hyundai dumped on people. I've never been a big Michelin guy, largely because of the price but I must say these are very good tires, although I do wish that they were an all season performance tire vs a touring tire, but that is something for me to take up with Toyota. I've had these tires for the 2000 miles that I have had the car and I must say, I am very impressed with the feel and lack of road noise that comes from these, since they are low profile tires. The performace is in line with what one would expect from a company like Michelin. Haven't driven in much other than dry conditions, excecpt for the occasional rainy day, so I don't know how these tires do in heavy rain or snowy/icy conditions. However, if the performance in these conditions is anything like it is in dry, I'm not too worried and I am actually looking forward to that first heavy snow, if for no other reason than just to see how these tires perform.

Initial Review, 5,000 Miles on Tires
October 16, 2012

Ventus RS-3 my favorite summer performance tire they take abuse well and don't wear out to fast i trust this tire to take care of me and my car while having fun driving aggressive and the price is fair i just wish they were made in more different sizes for a muscle car summer toys e.t.c.
for what these are they do well in wet roads conditions as well .
and Tirerack as always deliver great service for a fair price .
RX-7 Fc since 1998 m/

Initial Review, 42,000 Miles on Tires
October 16, 2012

I ran these on an 06 Lexus is250 not because I wanted to but because they were on the car when I bought it. I've always run BFG, Perelli and mostly name brand well know tires. I have to say I was surprised as to how well these tires wore and the handling given the price they were just as good as anything else I had run that cost twice as much. You can push these hard into the corners with confidence.
I live in the sierras and they performed well on our roads. They are not good on snow or ice, it is a performance tire after all.
I just purchased my second set.

Initial Review, 35,500 Miles on Tires
October 07, 2012

OEM tire on my Tacoma 4x2 2.7L 5 speed Access Cab, wearing out under 36k miles. still have another 3-4k left on them before unsafe tread but winter is coming and i wont be able to drive in snow this year. in 2010 NJ got hit with snow storm after snow storm, i TOWED a 550CC Artic Cat Snowmobile on a 4x8 trailer through it ALL. truck has traction control but the tires grabbed GREAT, no slipping, little tire spin and im talking 8" of snow with a trailer behind me with a 500lb sled. granted, i am an awesome driver, but the tires made it easier for me to get through the mess of NJ winters. if they lasted 50k, id give it all 10s. does ok slow on sand, dirt and mud, as i have land in NC and take the truck through the fields to get around the property. the tires are VERY GOOD, not excellent but no garbage by any means. i had the LEs in 31s and those were great tires also. Destinations are very good tires, just wear is fast but offset by the affordable pricing and overall performance, id probably get them again. trying 215/75/15 this time to correct the OEM speedo inaccuracy problem (speedo off by 3mph) and getting HanKooks to see how they do....

Initial Review, 3,600 Miles on Tires
October 01, 2012

If you are looking for a summer tire to take it to the limit forget it but for every day highway driving it's just fine rides very comfortably and quietly plus the price was excellent!

Initial Review, 16,500 Miles on Tires
October 04, 2012

Before I bought this set of 255/45ZR-20 Hankook Ventus V12s. tire of choice for my mixed driving was Goodyear Eagle F1 Supercars in the same size. After viewing comparison tests between the V12's & the F1's (and being dismayed by the ever increasing price of the F1's), I decided to give the V12s a try. The result: total satisfaction with the V12's!!! Tire treadwear life was nearly identical to the F1s! My use of the tires consists of spirited street driving combined with brutal Autocross driving. Compared with the F1's, the V12's delivered the same treadwear, stickier performance when cold, better dry traction, & comparable cornering/steering performance......All at less than half the price of the F1's!!!! To allow me to rotate the tires on my 4,200lb Magnum SRT8 & to provide better turn-in, I run the 255/45's at all 4 corners (38psi front/34psi rear hot). As the V12's are uni-directional (one direction of rotation), I rotated them front/rear until about 8,000 miles (when the outside tread was worn down to the treadwear bars), then remounted them inside out (on the opposite side of the car) to put the nearly unworn edges on the outside. HOLY **** why did my tires wear so "quickly"? This year I did over 100 Autocross runs at Qualcomm Stadium SD which is arguably one of the knarliest autocross surfaces in the country (and my driving technique is not quite as refined as it should be. My street miles are "Spirited" as well. I would expect 25,000 miles+ from these tires if I did not use them for autocross. My driving style makes it time for new V12s at 16,500 miles.

Initial Review, 10,000 Miles on Tires
October 04, 2012

Got this tires on a VW Golf GTI highly modified with about 550hp. This tires are use 1/3 track 1/3 highway, 1/3 city.
They are great, much better than the previous R-S2, seems to last a bit less, but the handling diference is much better. I would think that the next level for this tire would be in the semi slick side. The price is awsome for what you get.
Maybe the problem would be the handling in cold, if this tire is cold, it would not handle as good as if it would be warm.
This tire help me improve a lot my lap times at the track, and let me break later and take the curves faster.
For a tire like this I would expect worse handling in wet than it has, I was suprised when I use it on wet, but if your are going to use it with rain or wet pavment, I will recomend you search for another tire.
I will recomend it, and buy it again...

Initial Review, 1,000 Miles on Tires
September 27, 2012

After reading a lot of reviews I picked these tires for a couple of reasons, but being honest, one of the biggest was price. Here's a description of my driving: while I'm a fairly aggressive driver, the reality is that I live in San Francisco so going flat out just isn't possible. As a result, I wanted a tire that was grippy and could put the power down, resolved the woeful run-flat ride and got good wear.

I can't report on the treadwear since it's just too soon to tell. But what I can say is that on the first two fronts, the tires are a big success. They do have plenty and plenty of grip. It makes the car a lot more fun to drive since with the old stock tires, I never felt confident of what the rear was doing. Now, I know what the tires are doing and can predictably drive more aggressively.

They're also a lot more comfortable. Amazingly more comfortable. The car's suspension was really good at managed most road surfaces but anything that was too jarring (which is common around here) would really unsettle the ride. Driving around now, all the old expansion joints and pot holes I would have dove three lanes over to avoid don't break my spine. The car glides over them. As a bonus, these tires are amazingly quiet. So much so that driving on most freeways, you legitimately can't hear any road noise. Wind noise, yes, but not road and tire noise.

So would I prefer a tire with more response? Yes. They do have soft sidewalls and you can feel it if you start sawing at the wheel. The reality though is that I'm never really driving much any more for this to be a problem. I still get good initial steering response and good steering feel which to me is one of the most important aspects of a tire.

What this tire is a great, affordable GT tire. Not something to take to the track and, truthfully, calling it a "max performance tire" is pretty dishonest. It's just not what it's for. It's for sporty, comfortable driving. For the price, it's hard to beat.

Initial Review, 35,000 Miles on Tires
October 01, 2012

I have a set of the Hankook Ventus V12s on my Mazdaspeed 3 that have just worn down to 2/32". I checked my order history and I've had them for almost exactly 2 1/2 (two and a half) years. This is on a car that I use every day for everything, including a half hour work commute (in each direction). I don't do any track days or any type of racing. I just wanted to primarily give others an indication of the tread life. It's on the short side, in my opinion.

As for my impressions of these tires... My original equipment was the Bridgestone RE050A that came with the vehicle. The Ventus V12s were notably cheaper. They are also more for summer and dry conditions. I found slightly more road noise with the Hankooks. I also found them to be more grippy around the corners, and I think they're easier to launch with as well, with less wheel hop / fuss (my car is front wheel drive).

I was pretty happy with these tires. I want to mention again, that while tread life might be relatively short, you really can't beat the price of these. I was happy with performance and grip.

Initial Review, 6,000 Miles on Tires
September 17, 2010

Prior to this tire, I had Continental ContisportContacts. Those tires were getting to the wear indicators but I didn't notice any drop in performance. I had excellent, very crisp feel with those tires. I have Bilstein Sport shocks & struts and H&R Sport springs. The ContisportContacts are a very good tire for on Bilstein Sports.



Moving to the V12 K110's, it was immediately obvious that responsiveness was not as good. This gave the handling characteristics a "rubbery" feeling. Transitioning in turns really brings out this negative characteristic for this tire, in this size, on this suspension.



That said, the overall dry grip is very good. Wet grip is completely acceptable, but I definitely could feel some hydroplaning in heavy rain. They are more comfortable and much quieter than the Conti's (I don't recall how comfortable/quiet the Conti's were when new).



Due to the rubbery response I now have, I won't get these tires again. Other than that, the price was great, they have great traction, and they're comfortable and quiet.

Initial Review, 20,000 Miles on Tires
September 28, 2012

I experienced the same problem as some reviewers here. At first they were fine and I was happy with them, but around 15K plus miles they started making road noise which became progressively worse. Thread life is good, but what's the point if I want to get rid of them long before they need to be replaced due to the road noise. Traction wasn't great if I was on any type of incline, even with just a coating of snow on the road. Tires would also spin from a standstill on wet roads. This is my second set of Hankook tires and both times I have had terrible experiences with them. I will no longer buy the Hankook brand ever again, even if they have great prices.

Initial Review, 67,545 Miles on Tires
September 23, 2012

Good tire and good price. Little noisy but acceptable. Tire lasts about 80 to 90 thousand miles as long as you keep rotation, alignment and check your suspension parts. Definitely, I will buy this tire again.

Initial Review, 12,000 Miles on Tires
September 05, 2012

I just purchased my second set of these tires for my V8 Miata. The car is driven 90% of the time on the street and 10% of the time on the track. The Hankooks have served the last two years as my street tires (I use shaved RA1's on the track) as well as standing in when I need a rain tire on the track.

When relatively new (under 2000 or so miles) I have found them to work very well on a wet track. Until they hit the 10,000 or so mark they were fairly good in the wet on the street as well. In the dry they are simply the best tire for the price you can buy. It was not until my current set literally wore down to the indicators that they started to become scary (and fun in a way) on turns. They are sensitive to outside air temperature, although the sensitivity becomes more pronounced as they age. Again, for the first 10,000 miles they were pretty stable unless the temps dropped below freezing. After that they start to get funny even at higher temps. Do not drive them in the snow.

I will keep buying them until they stop producing them or someone else manages to manufacture a better 15 inch low profile tire at this price point (unlikely) in this size (225/45-15). If they made them in a 275/35-15 I'd name my first born after them.

Good job Hankook, keep up the good work,

-Jason McCully