In this article we will be looking at independent tyre test data, and real world driver reviews of the Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro and the Hankook Winter i cept evo3 to find out which tyre is best for your own driving.
The good news is that both the Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro and Hankook Winter i cept evo3 are Ultra High Performance Winter tyres designed to be fitted to Passenger Cars, which means comparing the two tyres is relatively simple.
Both tyres are hugely popular in the market place with drivers, and both have been featured in independent tyre tests.
Independent comparison tyre tests are the best source of data to get tyre information from, and the good news is there have been six tests which compare both tyres directly!
Out of these six tests:
While it might look like the Hankook Winter i cept evo3 is better than the Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro purely based on the higher number of test wins, tyres are very complicated objects which means where one tyre is better than the other can be more important in real world use.
Let's look at how the two tyres compare across multiple tyre test categories.
Looking at data from five tyre tests, the Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro was better during three dry braking tests. On average the Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro stopped the vehicle in 0.67% less distance than the Hankook Winter i cept evo3.
Best In Dry Braking: Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro
See how the Dry Braking winner was calculated >>
2023 Tyre Reviews Winter Tyre Test 225/45 R18 |
✓ Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro:42.74M | Hankook Winter i cept evo3: 43.49M |
2023 Auto Bild Winter Tyre Test 225/45 R18 |
Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro:44.1M | ✓ Hankook Winter i cept evo3: 43.8M |
2023 Sports Cars Winter Tyre Test 225/40 R18 |
✓ Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro:43.9M | Hankook Winter i cept evo3: 44.8M |
2023 Sport Auto Winter Tyre Test 225/40 R18 |
✓ Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro:43.7M | Hankook Winter i cept evo3: 44M |
2024 Auto Bild SUV Winter Tyre Test 245/45 R18 |
Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro:41.8M | ✓ Hankook Winter i cept evo3: 41.6M |
Looking at data from one tyre tests, the Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro was better during one dry handling [s] tests. On average the Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro was 0.6% faster around a lap than the Hankook Winter i cept evo3.
Best In Dry Handling [s]: Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro
See how the Dry Handling winner was calculated >>
2023 Tyre Reviews Winter Tyre Test 225/45 R18 |
✓ Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro:71.25s | Hankook Winter i cept evo3: 71.68s |
Looking at data from four tyre tests, the Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro and Hankook Winter i cept evo3 performed equally well in dry handling [km/h] tests.
Best In Dry Handling [Km/H]: Both tyres performed equally well
See how the Dry Handling winner was calculated >>
2023 Auto Bild Winter Tyre Test 225/45 R18 |
Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro:111.6Km/H | ✓ Hankook Winter i cept evo3: 112Km/H |
2023 Sports Cars Winter Tyre Test 225/40 R18 |
✓ Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro:102.6Km/H | Hankook Winter i cept evo3: 102.4Km/H |
2023 Sport Auto Winter Tyre Test 225/40 R18 |
Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro:121.8Km/H | ✓ Hankook Winter i cept evo3: 122.1Km/H |
2024 Auto Bild SUV Winter Tyre Test 245/45 R18 |
✓ Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro:105.6Km/H | Hankook Winter i cept evo3: 105.1Km/H |
Looking at data from one tyre tests, the Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro was better during zero subj. dry handling tests. On average the Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro scored 3.06% more points than the Hankook Winter i cept evo3.
Best In Subj. Dry Handling: Hankook Winter i cept evo3
See how the Subj. Dry Handling winner was calculated >>
2023 Tyre Reviews Winter Tyre Test 225/45 R18 |
Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro:95 Points | ✓ Hankook Winter i cept evo3: 98 Points |
Looking at data from six tyre tests, the Hankook Winter i cept evo3 was better during four wet braking tests. On average the Hankook Winter i cept evo3 stopped the vehicle in 1.7% less distance than the Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro.
Best In Wet Braking: Hankook Winter i cept evo3
See how the Wet Braking winner was calculated >>
2023 Tyre Reviews Winter Tyre Test 225/45 R18 |
Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro:29.58M | ✓ Hankook Winter i cept evo3: 28.45M |
2023 Winter Tyre Test 54 Set Braking Test 225/45 R18 |
Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro:36M | ✓ Hankook Winter i cept evo3: 35.2M |
2023 Auto Bild Winter Tyre Test 225/45 R18 |
Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro:56.2M | ✓ Hankook Winter i cept evo3: 55M |
2023 Sports Cars Winter Tyre Test 225/40 R18 |
✓ Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro:47.5M | Hankook Winter i cept evo3: 47.8M |
2023 Sport Auto Winter Tyre Test 225/40 R18 |
✓ Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro:33.2M | Hankook Winter i cept evo3: 34.1M |
2024 Auto Bild SUV Winter Tyre Test 245/45 R18 |
Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro:34.4M | ✓ Hankook Winter i cept evo3: 32.3M |
Looking at data from one tyre tests, the Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro was better during one wet handling [s] tests. On average the Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro was 0.31% faster around a wet lap than the Hankook Winter i cept evo3.
Best In Wet Handling [s]: Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro
See how the Wet Handling winner was calculated >>
2023 Tyre Reviews Winter Tyre Test 225/45 R18 |
✓ Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro:57.97s | Hankook Winter i cept evo3: 58.15s |
Looking at data from four tyre tests, the Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro was better during one wet handling [km/h] tests. On average the Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro was 0.02% faster around a wet lap than the Hankook Winter i cept evo3.
Best In Wet Handling [Km/H]: Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro
See how the Wet Handling winner was calculated >>
2023 Auto Bild Winter Tyre Test 225/45 R18 |
Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro:83.9Km/H | ✓ Hankook Winter i cept evo3: 84.3Km/H |
2023 Sports Cars Winter Tyre Test 225/40 R18 |
Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro:80.3Km/H | ✓ Hankook Winter i cept evo3: 81.2Km/H |
2023 Sport Auto Winter Tyre Test 225/40 R18 |
✓ Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro:79.6Km/H | Hankook Winter i cept evo3: 78.1Km/H |
2024 Auto Bild SUV Winter Tyre Test 245/45 R18 |
Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro:83Km/H | ✓ Hankook Winter i cept evo3: 83.1Km/H |
Looking at data from one tyre tests, the Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro and Hankook Winter i cept evo3 performed equally well in subj. wet handling tests.
Best In Subj. Wet Handling: Both tyres performed equally well
See how the Subj. Wet Handling winner was calculated >>
2023 Tyre Reviews Winter Tyre Test 225/45 R18 |
Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro:98 Points | Hankook Winter i cept evo3: 98 Points |
Looking at data from one tyre tests, the Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro was better during one wet circle tests. On average the Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro had 1.76% higher lateral wet grip than the Hankook Winter i cept evo3.
Best In Wet Circle: Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro
See how the Wet Circle winner was calculated >>
2023 Sport Auto Winter Tyre Test 225/40 R18 |
✓ Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro:7.38m/s | Hankook Winter i cept evo3: 7.25m/s |
Looking at data from five tyre tests, the Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro was better during one straight aqua tests. On average the Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro floated at a 4.8% higher speed than the Hankook Winter i cept evo3.
Best In Straight Aqua: Hankook Winter i cept evo3
See how the Straight Aqua winner was calculated >>
2023 Tyre Reviews Winter Tyre Test 225/45 R18 |
✓ Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro:95.24Km/H | Hankook Winter i cept evo3: 95.05Km/H |
2023 Auto Bild Winter Tyre Test 225/45 R18 |
Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro:90.5Km/H | ✓ Hankook Winter i cept evo3: 94.9Km/H |
2023 Sports Cars Winter Tyre Test 225/40 R18 |
Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro:96.8Km/H | ✓ Hankook Winter i cept evo3: 102.2Km/H |
2023 Sport Auto Winter Tyre Test 225/40 R18 |
Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro:70.5Km/H | ✓ Hankook Winter i cept evo3: 74.1Km/H |
2024 Auto Bild SUV Winter Tyre Test 245/45 R18 |
Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro:69.8Km/H | ✓ Hankook Winter i cept evo3: 77.9Km/H |
Looking at data from four tyre tests, the Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro was better during zero curved aquaplaning tests. On average the Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro slipped out at a 23.47% higher speed than the Hankook Winter i cept evo3.
Best In Curved Aquaplaning: Hankook Winter i cept evo3
See how the Curved Aquaplaning winner was calculated >>
2023 Auto Bild Winter Tyre Test 225/45 R18 |
Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro:2m/sec2 | ✓ Hankook Winter i cept evo3: 2.88m/sec2 |
2023 Sports Cars Winter Tyre Test 225/40 R18 |
Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro:2.45m/sec2 | ✓ Hankook Winter i cept evo3: 3.21m/sec2 |
2023 Sport Auto Winter Tyre Test 225/40 R18 |
Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro:2.46m/sec2 | ✓ Hankook Winter i cept evo3: 3.25m/sec2 |
2024 Auto Bild SUV Winter Tyre Test 245/45 R18 |
Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro:2.6m/sec2 | ✓ Hankook Winter i cept evo3: 3.1m/sec2 |
Looking at data from six tyre tests, the Hankook Winter i cept evo3 was better during six snow braking tests. On average the Hankook Winter i cept evo3 stopped the vehicle in 4.58% less distance than the Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro.
Best In Snow Braking: Hankook Winter i cept evo3
See how the Snow Braking winner was calculated >>
2023 Tyre Reviews Winter Tyre Test 225/45 R18 |
Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro:20.965M | ✓ Hankook Winter i cept evo3: 17.93M |
2023 Winter Tyre Test 54 Set Braking Test 225/45 R18 |
Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro:31.3M | ✓ Hankook Winter i cept evo3: 30.3M |
2023 Auto Bild Winter Tyre Test 225/45 R18 |
Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro:31.3M | ✓ Hankook Winter i cept evo3: 30.3M |
2023 Sports Cars Winter Tyre Test 225/40 R18 |
Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro:31.4M | ✓ Hankook Winter i cept evo3: 30.8M |
2023 Sport Auto Winter Tyre Test 225/40 R18 |
Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro:31M | ✓ Hankook Winter i cept evo3: 30.5M |
2024 Auto Bild SUV Winter Tyre Test 245/45 R18 |
Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro:23.1M | ✓ Hankook Winter i cept evo3: 21.5M |
Looking at data from one tyre tests, the Hankook Winter i cept evo3 was better during one snow traction tests. On average the Hankook Winter i cept evo3 accelerated 8.13% faster than the Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro.
Best In Snow Traction: Hankook Winter i cept evo3
See how the Snow Traction winner was calculated >>
2023 Tyre Reviews Winter Tyre Test 225/45 R18 |
Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro:6.15s | ✓ Hankook Winter i cept evo3: 5.65s |
Looking at data from four tyre tests, the Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro was better during one snow traction tests. On average the Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro had 5.25% better snow traction than the Hankook Winter i cept evo3.
Best In Snow Traction: Hankook Winter i cept evo3
See how the Snow Traction winner was calculated >>
2023 Auto Bild Winter Tyre Test 225/45 R18 |
Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro:2571N | ✓ Hankook Winter i cept evo3: 2765N |
2023 Sports Cars Winter Tyre Test 225/40 R18 |
Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro:2026N | ✓ Hankook Winter i cept evo3: 2164N |
2023 Sport Auto Winter Tyre Test 225/40 R18 |
✓ Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro:1.46N | Hankook Winter i cept evo3: 1.45N |
2024 Auto Bild SUV Winter Tyre Test 245/45 R18 |
Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro:2674N | ✓ Hankook Winter i cept evo3: 2745N |
Looking at data from one tyre tests, the Hankook Winter i cept evo3 was better during one snow handling [s] tests. On average the Hankook Winter i cept evo3 was 5.98% faster around a lap than the Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro.
Best In Snow Handling [s]: Hankook Winter i cept evo3
See how the Snow Handling winner was calculated >>
2023 Tyre Reviews Winter Tyre Test 225/45 R18 |
Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro:90.66s | ✓ Hankook Winter i cept evo3: 85.24s |
Looking at data from four tyre tests, the Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro was better during zero snow handling [km/h] tests. On average the Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro was 3.13% faster around a lap than the Hankook Winter i cept evo3.
Best In Snow Handling [Km/H]: Hankook Winter i cept evo3
See how the Snow Handling winner was calculated >>
2023 Auto Bild Winter Tyre Test 225/45 R18 |
Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro:56.9Km/H | ✓ Hankook Winter i cept evo3: 57.7Km/H |
2023 Sports Cars Winter Tyre Test 225/40 R18 |
Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro:52.2Km/H | ✓ Hankook Winter i cept evo3: 54.8Km/H |
2023 Sport Auto Winter Tyre Test 225/40 R18 |
Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro:51.7Km/H | ✓ Hankook Winter i cept evo3: 54.3Km/H |
2024 Auto Bild SUV Winter Tyre Test 245/45 R18 |
Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro:62Km/H | ✓ Hankook Winter i cept evo3: 63.2Km/H |
Looking at data from one tyre tests, the Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro was better during zero subj. snow handling tests. On average the Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro scored 5.26% more points than the Hankook Winter i cept evo3.
Best In Subj. Snow Handling: Hankook Winter i cept evo3
See how the Subj. Snow Handling winner was calculated >>
2023 Tyre Reviews Winter Tyre Test 225/45 R18 |
Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro:90 Points | ✓ Hankook Winter i cept evo3: 95 Points |
Looking at data from three tyre tests, the Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro was better during one snow slalom tests. On average the Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro was 5.77% faster through a slalom than the Hankook Winter i cept evo3.
Best In Snow Slalom: Hankook Winter i cept evo3
See how the Snow Slalom winner was calculated >>
2023 Auto Bild Winter Tyre Test 225/45 R18 |
Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro:2.9m/sec2 | ✓ Hankook Winter i cept evo3: 3.25m/sec2 |
2023 Sports Cars Winter Tyre Test 225/40 R18 |
Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro:2.95m/sec2 | ✓ Hankook Winter i cept evo3: 3.53m/sec2 |
2023 Sport Auto Winter Tyre Test 225/40 R18 |
✓ Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro:4.43m/sec2 | Hankook Winter i cept evo3: 4.15m/sec2 |
Best In Subj. Comfort: Hankook Winter i cept evo3
See how the Subj. Comfort winner was calculated >>
Looking at data from four tyre tests, the Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro was better during four noise tests. On average the Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro measured 1.76% quieter than the Hankook Winter i cept evo3.
Best In Noise: Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro
See how the Noise winner was calculated >>
2023 Auto Bild Winter Tyre Test 225/45 R18 |
✓ Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro:72.6dB | Hankook Winter i cept evo3: 73.8dB |
2023 Sports Cars Winter Tyre Test 225/40 R18 |
✓ Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro:71.5dB | Hankook Winter i cept evo3: 73.6dB |
2023 Sport Auto Winter Tyre Test 225/40 R18 |
✓ Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro:73dB | Hankook Winter i cept evo3: 74.2dB |
2024 Auto Bild SUV Winter Tyre Test 245/45 R18 |
✓ Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro:73.9dB | Hankook Winter i cept evo3: 74.6dB |
Looking at data from one tyre tests, the Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro was better during zero wear tests. On average the Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro is predicted to cover 14.16% miles before reaching 1.6mm than the Hankook Winter i cept evo3.
Best In Wear: Hankook Winter i cept evo3
See how the Wear winner was calculated >>
2023 Auto Bild Winter Tyre Test 225/45 R18 |
Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro:29534KM | ✓ Hankook Winter i cept evo3: 34407KM |
Looking at data from one tyre tests, the Hankook Winter i cept evo3 was better during one value tests. On average the Hankook Winter i cept evo3 proved to have a 9.04% better value based on price/1000km than the Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro.
Best In Value: Hankook Winter i cept evo3
See how the Value winner was calculated >>
2023 Auto Bild Winter Tyre Test 225/45 R18 |
Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro:16.93Price/1000 | ✓ Hankook Winter i cept evo3: 15.4Price/1000 |
Looking at data from two tyre tests, the Hankook Winter i cept evo3 was better during one price tests. On average the Hankook Winter i cept evo3 cost 1.78% less than the Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro.
Best In Price: Hankook Winter i cept evo3
See how the Price winner was calculated >>
2023 Tyre Reviews Winter Tyre Test 225/45 R18 |
Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro:142.89 | ✓ Hankook Winter i cept evo3: 125.19 |
2023 Sport Auto Winter Tyre Test 225/40 R18 |
✓ Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro:121 | Hankook Winter i cept evo3: 134 |
Looking at data from five tyre tests, the Hankook Winter i cept evo3 was better during four rolling resistance tests. On average the Hankook Winter i cept evo3 had a 4.95% lower rolling resistance than the Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro.
Best In Rolling Resistance: Hankook Winter i cept evo3
See how the Rolling Resistance winner was calculated >>
2023 Tyre Reviews Winter Tyre Test 225/45 R18 |
Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro:8.9kg / t | ✓ Hankook Winter i cept evo3: 8.49kg / t |
2023 Auto Bild Winter Tyre Test 225/45 R18 |
Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro:9kg / t | ✓ Hankook Winter i cept evo3: 8.79kg / t |
2023 Sports Cars Winter Tyre Test 225/40 R18 |
✓ Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro:9.3kg / t | Hankook Winter i cept evo3: 9.36kg / t |
2023 Sport Auto Winter Tyre Test 225/40 R18 |
Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro:9.8kg / t | ✓ Hankook Winter i cept evo3: 8.9kg / t |
2024 Auto Bild SUV Winter Tyre Test 245/45 R18 |
Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro:8.47kg / t | ✓ Hankook Winter i cept evo3: 7.68kg / t |
Tyre Reviews also collects real world driver reviews for the Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro and Hankook Winter i cept evo3.
In total the Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro has been reviewed 4 times and drivers have given the tyre 89% overall.
The Hankook Winter i cept evo3 has been reviewed 13 times and drivers have given the tyre 86% overall.
This means in real world driving, people prefer the Hankook Winter i cept evo3.
In conclusion the Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro performed better in dry braking, dry handling [s], wet handling [s], wet handling [km/h], wet circle and noise, while the Hankook Winter i cept evo3 performed better in subj. dry handling, wet braking, straight aqua, curved aquaplaning, snow braking, snow traction, snow traction, snow handling [s], snow handling [km/h], subj. snow handling, snow slalom, wear, value, price and rolling resistance.
Interestingly, both tyres performed equally well in dry handling [km/h] and subj. wet handling, showing that they are closely matched in these areas.
Which tyre is best for you depends a lot on your driving style and situation, plus what you want from the tyre. Comparing all the data in the tyre reviews database, on balance Hankook Winter i cept evo3 seems to be the best tyre overall.
However, it's important to note that both tyres have their strengths.
Remember, the best tyre for you might depend on which of these factors are most important for your specific driving needs and conditions.
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This page has been developed using tyre industry testing best practices. This means we are only comparing tests which have had both tyres in the same test.
Why is this important? Tyre testing is heavily affected by things like surface grip levels and surface temperature, which means you can only compare values from the same day. During a tyre test external condition changes are calculated into the overall results, but it is not possible to calculate this between tyre tests performed on different days or at different locations.
As a result you will see other tests on Tyre Reviews which feature both the %s and %s, but as they weren't conducted on the same day, the results are not comparable.
Lots of other websites do this sort of tyre comparison, Tyre Reviews doesn't.