Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3 vs Michelin Pilot Sport 5

In this article we will be looking at independent tyre test data, and real world driver reviews of the Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3 and the Michelin Pilot Sport 5 to find out which tyre is best for your own driving.

The good news is that both the Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3 and Michelin Pilot Sport 5 are Max Performance Summer 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.

In This Article
Introduction Test Results Driver Reviews Conclusion
Ventus-S1-evo-3 VS Pilot-Sport-5

Test Results

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:

  • Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3 finished ahead of the Michelin Pilot Sport 5 in one of the tests
  • Michelin Pilot Sport 5 finished ahead of the Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3 in five of the tests

While it might look like the Michelin Pilot Sport 5 is better than the Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3 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.

Dry Braking

Looking at data from five tyre tests, the Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3 was better during four dry braking tests. On average the Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3 stopped the vehicle in 1.21% less distance than the Michelin Pilot Sport 5.

Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3
33.54M
Michelin Pilot Sport 5
33.95M
Dry braking in meters, lower is better

Best In Dry Braking: Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3

2022/23 Tyre Reviews 17 Inch Summer Tyre Test
225/45 R17		 ✓ Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3:33M Michelin Pilot Sport 5: 33.2M
2023 Summer Tyre Market Overview
225/45 R18		 ✓ Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3:33.3M Michelin Pilot Sport 5: 34.1M
2023 AutoBild Sports Car Summer Tyre Test
225/40 R18		 Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3:34.7M Michelin Pilot Sport 5: 34.7M
2023 AutoBild UHP Summer Tyre Test
225/45 R18		 ✓ Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3:33.3M Michelin Pilot Sport 5: 34.1M
2023 Tyre Reviews Performance Tyre Test
225/40 R18		 ✓ Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3:33.4M Michelin Pilot Sport 5: 33.65M

Dry Handling [s]

Looking at data from two tyre tests, the Michelin Pilot Sport 5 was better during two dry handling [s] tests. On average the Michelin Pilot Sport 5 was 0.64% faster around a lap than the Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3.

Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3
84s
Michelin Pilot Sport 5
83.46s
Dry handling time in seconds, lower is better

Best In Dry Handling [s]: Michelin Pilot Sport 5

2022/23 Tyre Reviews 17 Inch Summer Tyre Test
225/45 R17		 Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3:93.01s ✓ Michelin Pilot Sport 5: 92.48s
2023 Tyre Reviews Performance Tyre Test
225/40 R18		 Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3:74.98s ✓ Michelin Pilot Sport 5: 74.44s

Dry Handling [Km/H]

Looking at data from two tyre tests, the Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3 was better during one dry handling [km/h] tests. On average the Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3 was 0.04% faster around a lap than the Michelin Pilot Sport 5.

Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3
116.9Km/H
Michelin Pilot Sport 5
116.85Km/H
Dry Handling Average Speed, higher is better

Best In Dry Handling [Km/H]: Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3

2023 AutoBild Sports Car Summer Tyre Test
225/40 R18		 Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3:114.4Km/H ✓ Michelin Pilot Sport 5: 114.6Km/H
2023 AutoBild UHP Summer Tyre Test
225/45 R18		 ✓ Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3:119.4Km/H Michelin Pilot Sport 5: 119.1Km/H

Subj. Dry Handling

Looking at data from two tyre tests, the Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3 was better during zero subj. dry handling tests. On average the Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3 scored 8.09% more points than the Michelin Pilot Sport 5.

Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3
50 Points
Michelin Pilot Sport 5
54.4 Points
Subjective Dry Handling Score, higher is better

Best In Subj. Dry Handling: Michelin Pilot Sport 5

2022/23 Tyre Reviews 17 Inch Summer Tyre Test
225/45 R17		 Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3:8 Points ✓ Michelin Pilot Sport 5: 8.8 Points
2023 Tyre Reviews Performance Tyre Test
225/40 R18		 Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3:92 Points ✓ Michelin Pilot Sport 5: 100 Points

Subj. Fun

Looking at data from one tyre tests, the Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3 was better during zero subj. fun tests. On average the Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3 scored 12.5% more points than the Michelin Pilot Sport 5.

Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3
7 Points
Michelin Pilot Sport 5
8 Points
Subjective Fun Score, higher is better

Best In Subj. Fun: Michelin Pilot Sport 5

2023 Tyre Reviews Performance Tyre Test
225/40 R18		 Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3:7 Points ✓ Michelin Pilot Sport 5: 8 Points

Wet Braking

Looking at data from five tyre tests, the Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3 was better during five wet braking tests. On average the Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3 stopped the vehicle in 3.79% less distance than the Michelin Pilot Sport 5.

Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3
31.96M
Michelin Pilot Sport 5
33.22M
Wet braking in meters, lower is better

Best In Wet Braking: Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3

2022/23 Tyre Reviews 17 Inch Summer Tyre Test
225/45 R17		 ✓ Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3:28.5M Michelin Pilot Sport 5: 31.3M
2023 Summer Tyre Market Overview
225/45 R18		 ✓ Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3:24.8M Michelin Pilot Sport 5: 26M
2023 AutoBild Sports Car Summer Tyre Test
225/40 R18		 ✓ Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3:38.9M Michelin Pilot Sport 5: 39.1M
2023 AutoBild UHP Summer Tyre Test
225/45 R18		 ✓ Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3:38.7M Michelin Pilot Sport 5: 40.6M
2023 Tyre Reviews Performance Tyre Test
225/40 R18		 ✓ Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3:28.9M Michelin Pilot Sport 5: 29.1M

Wet Braking - Cool

Looking at data from one tyre tests, the Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3 was better during one wet braking - cool tests. On average the Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3 stopped the vehicle in 3.91% less distance than the Michelin Pilot Sport 5.

Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3
29.5M
Michelin Pilot Sport 5
30.7M
Wet braking at cooler temperature in meters, lower is better

Best In Wet Braking - Cool: Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3

2023 Tyre Reviews Performance Tyre Test
225/40 R18		 ✓ Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3:29.5M Michelin Pilot Sport 5: 30.7M

Wet Braking - Worn

Looking at data from one tyre tests, the Michelin Pilot Sport 5 was better during one wet braking - worn tests. On average the Michelin Pilot Sport 5 stopped the vehicle in 3.92% less distance than the Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3.

Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3
43.4M
Michelin Pilot Sport 5
41.7M
Wet braking at Low Tread Depth, lower is better

Best In Wet Braking - Worn: Michelin Pilot Sport 5

2023 Tyre Reviews Performance Tyre Test
225/40 R18		 Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3:43.4M ✓ Michelin Pilot Sport 5: 41.7M

Wet Handling [s]

Looking at data from two tyre tests, the Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3 was better during one wet handling [s] tests. On average the Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3 was 0.44% faster around a wet lap than the Michelin Pilot Sport 5.

Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3
79.03s
Michelin Pilot Sport 5
79.38s
Wet handling time in seconds, lower is better

Best In Wet Handling [s]: Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3

2022/23 Tyre Reviews 17 Inch Summer Tyre Test
225/45 R17		 Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3:64.81s ✓ Michelin Pilot Sport 5: 64.08s
2023 Tyre Reviews Performance Tyre Test
225/40 R18		 ✓ Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3:93.25s Michelin Pilot Sport 5: 94.67s

Wet Handling [Km/H]

Looking at data from two tyre tests, the Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3 was better during two wet handling [km/h] tests. On average the Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3 was 0.19% faster around a wet lap than the Michelin Pilot Sport 5.

Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3
80.3Km/H
Michelin Pilot Sport 5
80.15Km/H
Wet Handling Average Speed, higher is better

Best In Wet Handling [Km/H]: Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3

2023 AutoBild Sports Car Summer Tyre Test
225/40 R18		 ✓ Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3:84.9Km/H Michelin Pilot Sport 5: 84.8Km/H
2023 AutoBild UHP Summer Tyre Test
225/45 R18		 ✓ Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3:75.7Km/H Michelin Pilot Sport 5: 75.5Km/H

Subj. Wet Handling

Looking at data from two tyre tests, the Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3 was better during zero subj. wet handling tests. On average the Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3 scored 3.7% more points than the Michelin Pilot Sport 5.

Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3
52 Points
Michelin Pilot Sport 5
54 Points
Subjective Wet Handling Score, higher is better

Best In Subj. Wet Handling: Michelin Pilot Sport 5

2022/23 Tyre Reviews 17 Inch Summer Tyre Test
225/45 R17		 Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3:9 Points ✓ Michelin Pilot Sport 5: 10 Points
2023 Tyre Reviews Performance Tyre Test
225/40 R18		 Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3:95 Points ✓ Michelin Pilot Sport 5: 98 Points

Wet Circle

Looking at data from one tyre tests, the Michelin Pilot Sport 5 was better during one wet circle tests. On average the Michelin Pilot Sport 5 was 0.98% faster around a wet circle than the Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3.

Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3
11.24s
Michelin Pilot Sport 5
11.13s
Wet Circle Lap Time in seconds, lower is better

Best In Wet Circle: Michelin Pilot Sport 5

2023 AutoBild Sports Car Summer Tyre Test
225/40 R18		 Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3:11.24s ✓ Michelin Pilot Sport 5: 11.13s

Straight Aqua

Looking at data from four tyre tests, the Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3 was better during zero straight aqua tests. On average the Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3 floated at a 2.98% higher speed than the Michelin Pilot Sport 5.

Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3
85.27Km/H
Michelin Pilot Sport 5
87.89Km/H
Float Speed in Km/H, higher is better

Best In Straight Aqua: Michelin Pilot Sport 5

2022/23 Tyre Reviews 17 Inch Summer Tyre Test
225/45 R17		 Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3:85.58Km/H ✓ Michelin Pilot Sport 5: 87.44Km/H
2023 AutoBild Sports Car Summer Tyre Test
225/40 R18		 Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3:74.4Km/H ✓ Michelin Pilot Sport 5: 77.9Km/H
2023 AutoBild UHP Summer Tyre Test
225/45 R18		 Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3:104.3Km/H ✓ Michelin Pilot Sport 5: 105.7Km/H
2023 Tyre Reviews Performance Tyre Test
225/40 R18		 Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3:76.8Km/H ✓ Michelin Pilot Sport 5: 80.5Km/H

Curved Aquaplaning

Looking at data from three tyre tests, the Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3 was better during zero curved aquaplaning tests. On average the Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3 slipped out at a 16.02% higher speed than the Michelin Pilot Sport 5.

Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3
3.67m/sec2
Michelin Pilot Sport 5
4.37m/sec2
Remaining lateral acceleration, higher is better

Best In Curved Aquaplaning: Michelin Pilot Sport 5

2023 AutoBild Sports Car Summer Tyre Test
225/40 R18		 Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3:2.26m/sec2 ✓ Michelin Pilot Sport 5: 2.96m/sec2
2023 AutoBild UHP Summer Tyre Test
225/45 R18		 Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3:3.53m/sec2 ✓ Michelin Pilot Sport 5: 3.83m/sec2
2023 Tyre Reviews Performance Tyre Test
225/40 R18		 Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3:5.21m/sec2 ✓ Michelin Pilot Sport 5: 6.31m/sec2

Subj. Comfort

Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3
53.25 Points
Michelin Pilot Sport 5
53.9 Points
Subjective Comfort Score, higher is better

Best In Subj. Comfort: Michelin Pilot Sport 5

Noise

Looking at data from three tyre tests, the Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3 was better during three noise tests. On average the Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3 measured 1.49% quieter than the Michelin Pilot Sport 5.

Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3
69.87dB
Michelin Pilot Sport 5
70.93dB
External noise in dB, lower is better

Best In Noise: Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3

2022/23 Tyre Reviews 17 Inch Summer Tyre Test
225/45 R17		 ✓ Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3:69.2dB Michelin Pilot Sport 5: 70.7dB
2023 AutoBild Sports Car Summer Tyre Test
225/40 R18		 ✓ Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3:68.2dB Michelin Pilot Sport 5: 68.3dB
2023 AutoBild UHP Summer Tyre Test
225/45 R18		 ✓ Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3:72.2dB Michelin Pilot Sport 5: 73.8dB

Noise

Looking at data from one tyre tests, the Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3 was better during one noise tests. On average the Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3 measured 1.1% quieter than the Michelin Pilot Sport 5.

Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3
72dB
Michelin Pilot Sport 5
72.8dB
Internal noise in dB, lower is better

Best In Noise: Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3

2023 Tyre Reviews Performance Tyre Test
225/40 R18		 ✓ Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3:72dB Michelin Pilot Sport 5: 72.8dB

Wear

Looking at data from two tyre tests, the Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3 was better during zero wear tests. On average the Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3 is predicted to cover 32.21% miles before reaching 1.6mm than the Michelin Pilot Sport 5.

Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3
29215.5KM
Michelin Pilot Sport 5
43097.5KM
Predicted tread life in KM, higher is better

Best In Wear: Michelin Pilot Sport 5

2023 AutoBild UHP Summer Tyre Test
225/45 R18		 Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3:35200KM ✓ Michelin Pilot Sport 5: 55600KM
2023 Tyre Reviews Performance Tyre Test
225/40 R18		 Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3:23231KM ✓ Michelin Pilot Sport 5: 30595KM

Value

Looking at data from two tyre tests, the Michelin Pilot Sport 5 was better during one value tests. On average the Michelin Pilot Sport 5 proved to have a 12.18% better value based on price/1000km than the Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3.

Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3
9.11Price/1000
Michelin Pilot Sport 5
8Price/1000
Euros/1000km based on cost/wear, lower is better

Best In Value: Michelin Pilot Sport 5

2023 AutoBild UHP Summer Tyre Test
225/45 R18		 Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3:15.06Price/1000 ✓ Michelin Pilot Sport 5: 12.5Price/1000
2023 Tyre Reviews Performance Tyre Test
225/40 R18		 ✓ Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3:3.16Price/1000 Michelin Pilot Sport 5: 3.5Price/1000

Price

Looking at data from three tyre tests, the Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3 was better during three price tests. On average the Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3 cost 24.49% less than the Michelin Pilot Sport 5.

Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3
327.77
Michelin Pilot Sport 5
434.07
Price in local currency, lower is better

Best In Price: Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3

2023 AutoBild Sports Car Summer Tyre Test
225/40 R18		 ✓ Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3:380 Michelin Pilot Sport 5: 500
2023 AutoBild UHP Summer Tyre Test
225/45 R18		 ✓ Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3:530 Michelin Pilot Sport 5: 695
2023 Tyre Reviews Performance Tyre Test
225/40 R18		 ✓ Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3:73.3 Michelin Pilot Sport 5: 107.2

Rolling Resistance

Looking at data from four tyre tests, the Michelin Pilot Sport 5 was better during one rolling resistance tests. On average the Michelin Pilot Sport 5 had a 0.47% lower rolling resistance than the Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3.

Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3
8.58kg / t
Michelin Pilot Sport 5
8.54kg / t
Rolling resistance in kg t, lower is better

Best In Rolling Resistance: Michelin Pilot Sport 5

2022/23 Tyre Reviews 17 Inch Summer Tyre Test
225/45 R17		 Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3:9.07kg / t ✓ Michelin Pilot Sport 5: 8.84kg / t
2023 AutoBild Sports Car Summer Tyre Test
225/40 R18		 ✓ Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3:8.55kg / t Michelin Pilot Sport 5: 8.62kg / t
2023 AutoBild UHP Summer Tyre Test
225/45 R18		 Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3:8.09kg / t Michelin Pilot Sport 5: 8.09kg / t
2023 Tyre Reviews Performance Tyre Test
225/40 R18		 Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3:8.6kg / t Michelin Pilot Sport 5: 8.6kg / t

Abrasion

Looking at data from one tyre tests, the Michelin Pilot Sport 5 was better during one abrasion tests. On average the Michelin Pilot Sport 5 emitted 32.27% less particle wear matter than the Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3.

Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3
97mg/km/t
Michelin Pilot Sport 5
65.7mg/km/t
Weight of Tyre Wear Particles Lost (mg/km/t), lower is better

Best In Abrasion: Michelin Pilot Sport 5

2023 Tyre Reviews Performance Tyre Test
225/40 R18		 Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3:97mg/km/t ✓ Michelin Pilot Sport 5: 65.7mg/km/t

Real World Driver Reviews

Tyre Reviews also collects real world driver reviews for the Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3 and Michelin Pilot Sport 5.

In total the Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3 has been reviewed 52 times and drivers have given the tyre 77% overall.

The Michelin Pilot Sport 5 has been reviewed 67 times and drivers have given the tyre 85% overall.

This means in real world driving, people prefer the Michelin Pilot Sport 5.

Best Review for the Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3
Given 73% 215/45 R18 W on a combination of roads for 19,000 spirited miles
Fitted a set of these to my Mazda3 Sport Nav. I’ve always been a fan of Hankook tyres but have had various on different cars, Michelin to Budget.

First thing you notice with these tyres is just how much they improve the ride. The car had stock Dunlop Sport Maxx TT tyres and whilst these gave a sharper steering feel you felt every little ripple in the road. The Hankooks certainly smoothed things out, with only a small trade off in steering feel. Next is the grip. In both wet and dry I’ve been known to do some pretty stupid things, but I’ve yet to trigger the ABS or lose... Continue reading this review using the link below
Helpful 202 - tyre reviewed on April 16, 2019
View all Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3 driver reviews >>
Best Review for the Michelin Pilot Sport 5
Given 89% 225/40 R18 on mostly country roads for 2,000 spirited miles
I've bought the new Michelin Pilot Sport 5 for my Golf R as I previously had the Pilot Sport 4 tyres. What a fantastic difference these new tyre are. Theres far less noise, the grip in the wet is better and the dry grip is almost the same if not better as well. I would definitely be buying these again.
Helpful 439 - tyre reviewed on January 12, 2022
View all Michelin Pilot Sport 5 driver reviews >>

Conclusion

In conclusion the Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3 performed better in dry braking, dry handling [km/h], wet braking, wet braking - cool, wet handling [s], wet handling [km/h], noise, noise and price, while the Michelin Pilot Sport 5 performed better in dry handling [s], subj. dry handling, subj. fun, wet braking - worn, subj. wet handling, wet circle, straight aqua, curved aquaplaning, wear, value, rolling resistance and abrasion.

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 Michelin Pilot Sport 5 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.

Overall Winner: Michelin Pilot Sport 5

Overall Winner: Michelin Pilot Sport 5

Footnote

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.