In this article we will be looking at independent tyre test data, and real world driver reviews of the Dunlop Winter Sport 5 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 Dunlop Winter Sport 5 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 eight tests which compare both tyres directly!
Out of these eight tests:
While it might look like the Hankook Winter i cept evo3 is better than the Dunlop Winter Sport 5 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 Hankook Winter i cept evo3 was better during three dry braking tests. On average the Hankook Winter i cept evo3 stopped the vehicle in 1.92% less distance than the Dunlop Winter Sport 5.
Best In Dry Braking: Hankook Winter i cept evo3
See how the Dry Braking winner was calculated >>
2020 Auto Bild Performance Winter Tyre Test 245/45 R18 |
Dunlop Winter Sport 5:45.6M | ✓ Hankook Winter i cept evo3: 43.9M |
2021 Tyre Reviews Winter Tyre Test 225/40 R18 |
Dunlop Winter Sport 5:40.39M | ✓ Hankook Winter i cept evo3: 39.11M |
2021 Auto Bild Sports Car Winter Tyre Test 245/40 R18 |
✓ Dunlop Winter Sport 5:43.6M | Hankook Winter i cept evo3: 43.9M |
2023 Auto Bild Winter Tyre Test 225/45 R18 |
Dunlop Winter Sport 5:45.8M | ✓ Hankook Winter i cept evo3: 43.8M |
2024 Auto Bild Sportscars Winter Tyre Test 235/35 R19 |
✓ Dunlop Winter Sport 5:43.3M | Hankook Winter i cept evo3: 43.8M |
Looking at data from one tyre tests, the Hankook Winter i cept evo3 was better during one dry handling [s] tests. On average the Hankook Winter i cept evo3 was 0.43% faster around a lap than the Dunlop Winter Sport 5.
Best In Dry Handling [s]: Hankook Winter i cept evo3
See how the Dry Handling winner was calculated >>
2021 Tyre Reviews Winter Tyre Test 225/40 R18 |
Dunlop Winter Sport 5:46.01s | ✓ Hankook Winter i cept evo3: 45.81s |
Looking at data from four tyre tests, the Dunlop Winter Sport 5 was better during one dry handling [km/h] tests. On average the Dunlop Winter Sport 5 was 0.6% faster around a lap than the Hankook Winter i cept evo3.
Best In Dry Handling [Km/H]: Hankook Winter i cept evo3
See how the Dry Handling winner was calculated >>
2020 Auto Bild Performance Winter Tyre Test 245/45 R18 |
Dunlop Winter Sport 5:109.5Km/H | ✓ Hankook Winter i cept evo3: 110Km/H |
2021 Auto Bild Sports Car Winter Tyre Test 245/40 R18 |
Dunlop Winter Sport 5:99.3Km/H | ✓ Hankook Winter i cept evo3: 101Km/H |
2023 Auto Bild Winter Tyre Test 225/45 R18 |
Dunlop Winter Sport 5:110.4Km/H | ✓ Hankook Winter i cept evo3: 112Km/H |
2024 Auto Bild Sportscars Winter Tyre Test 235/35 R19 |
✓ Dunlop Winter Sport 5:101Km/H | Hankook Winter i cept evo3: 99.7Km/H |
Looking at data from eight tyre tests, the Hankook Winter i cept evo3 was better during six wet braking tests. On average the Hankook Winter i cept evo3 stopped the vehicle in 3.2% less distance than the Dunlop Winter Sport 5.
Best In Wet Braking: Hankook Winter i cept evo3
See how the Wet Braking winner was calculated >>
2020 Winter Tyre Market Overview - 52 Tyre Braking Test 245/45 R18 |
Dunlop Winter Sport 5:35.2M | ✓ Hankook Winter i cept evo3: 32.3M |
2020 Auto Bild Performance Winter Tyre Test 245/45 R18 |
Dunlop Winter Sport 5:55M | ✓ Hankook Winter i cept evo3: 50.5M |
2021 Tyre Reviews Winter Tyre Test 225/40 R18 |
Dunlop Winter Sport 5:30.36M | ✓ Hankook Winter i cept evo3: 29.61M |
2021 Auto Bild Sports Car Winter Tyre Test 245/40 R18 |
Dunlop Winter Sport 5:52.4M | ✓ Hankook Winter i cept evo3: 49.7M |
2022 Winter Tyre Market Overview 215/55 R17 |
Dunlop Winter Sport 5:35.3M | Hankook Winter i cept evo3: 35.3M |
2023 Winter Tyre Test 54 Set Braking Test 225/45 R18 |
Dunlop Winter Sport 5:36.1M | ✓ Hankook Winter i cept evo3: 35.2M |
2023 Auto Bild Winter Tyre Test 225/45 R18 |
Dunlop Winter Sport 5:56.4M | ✓ Hankook Winter i cept evo3: 55M |
2024 Auto Bild Sportscars Winter Tyre Test 235/35 R19 |
✓ Dunlop Winter Sport 5:48.8M | Hankook Winter i cept evo3: 50.8M |
Looking at data from one tyre tests, the Hankook Winter i cept evo3 was better during one wet handling [s] tests. On average the Hankook Winter i cept evo3 was 2.01% faster around a wet lap than the Dunlop Winter Sport 5.
Best In Wet Handling [s]: Hankook Winter i cept evo3
See how the Wet Handling winner was calculated >>
2021 Tyre Reviews Winter Tyre Test 225/40 R18 |
Dunlop Winter Sport 5:50.72s | ✓ Hankook Winter i cept evo3: 49.7s |
Looking at data from four tyre tests, the Dunlop Winter Sport 5 was better during one wet handling [km/h] tests. On average the Dunlop Winter Sport 5 was 0.55% faster around a wet lap than the Hankook Winter i cept evo3.
Best In Wet Handling [Km/H]: Hankook Winter i cept evo3
See how the Wet Handling winner was calculated >>
2020 Auto Bild Performance Winter Tyre Test 245/45 R18 |
Dunlop Winter Sport 5:71.7Km/H | ✓ Hankook Winter i cept evo3: 73.2Km/H |
2021 Auto Bild Sports Car Winter Tyre Test 245/40 R18 |
Dunlop Winter Sport 5:70.3Km/H | ✓ Hankook Winter i cept evo3: 71.9Km/H |
2023 Auto Bild Winter Tyre Test 225/45 R18 |
Dunlop Winter Sport 5:84Km/H | ✓ Hankook Winter i cept evo3: 84.3Km/H |
2024 Auto Bild Sportscars Winter Tyre Test 235/35 R19 |
✓ Dunlop Winter Sport 5:82.2Km/H | Hankook Winter i cept evo3: 80.5Km/H |
Looking at data from two tyre tests, the Dunlop Winter Sport 5 was better during one wet circle tests. On average the Dunlop Winter Sport 5 was 0.31% faster around a wet circle than the Hankook Winter i cept evo3.
Best In Wet Circle: Dunlop Winter Sport 5
See how the Wet Circle winner was calculated >>
2021 Auto Bild Sports Car Winter Tyre Test 245/40 R18 |
Dunlop Winter Sport 5:12.73s | ✓ Hankook Winter i cept evo3: 12.65s |
2023 Auto Bild Winter Tyre Test 225/45 R18 |
✓ Dunlop Winter Sport 5:12.71s | Hankook Winter i cept evo3: 12.86s |
Looking at data from five tyre tests, the Dunlop Winter Sport 5 was better during two straight aqua tests. On average the Dunlop Winter Sport 5 floated at a 1.5% 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 >>
2020 Auto Bild Performance Winter Tyre Test 245/45 R18 |
✓ Dunlop Winter Sport 5:89.7Km/H | Hankook Winter i cept evo3: 88.6Km/H |
2021 Tyre Reviews Winter Tyre Test 225/40 R18 |
Dunlop Winter Sport 5:79.7Km/H | Hankook Winter i cept evo3: 79.7Km/H |
2021 Auto Bild Sports Car Winter Tyre Test 245/40 R18 |
Dunlop Winter Sport 5:90.4Km/H | ✓ Hankook Winter i cept evo3: 97.4Km/H |
2023 Auto Bild Winter Tyre Test 225/45 R18 |
Dunlop Winter Sport 5:90.6Km/H | ✓ Hankook Winter i cept evo3: 94.9Km/H |
2024 Auto Bild Sportscars Winter Tyre Test 235/35 R19 |
✓ Dunlop Winter Sport 5:89.2Km/H | Hankook Winter i cept evo3: 85.7Km/H |
Looking at data from four tyre tests, the Dunlop Winter Sport 5 was better during one curved aquaplaning tests. On average the Dunlop Winter Sport 5 slipped out at a 1.48% 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 >>
2021 Tyre Reviews Winter Tyre Test 225/40 R18 |
Dunlop Winter Sport 5:83.4m/sec2 | ✓ Hankook Winter i cept evo3: 84.4m/sec2 |
2021 Auto Bild Sports Car Winter Tyre Test 245/40 R18 |
Dunlop Winter Sport 5:3.84m/sec2 | ✓ Hankook Winter i cept evo3: 4.22m/sec2 |
2023 Auto Bild Winter Tyre Test 225/45 R18 |
Dunlop Winter Sport 5:2.29m/sec2 | ✓ Hankook Winter i cept evo3: 2.88m/sec2 |
2024 Auto Bild Sportscars Winter Tyre Test 235/35 R19 |
✓ Dunlop Winter Sport 5:3.69m/sec2 | Hankook Winter i cept evo3: 3.13m/sec2 |
Looking at data from eight tyre tests, the Hankook Winter i cept evo3 was better during four snow braking tests. On average the Hankook Winter i cept evo3 stopped the vehicle in 0.26% less distance than the Dunlop Winter Sport 5.
Best In Snow Braking: Hankook Winter i cept evo3
See how the Snow Braking winner was calculated >>
2020 Winter Tyre Market Overview - 52 Tyre Braking Test 245/45 R18 |
Dunlop Winter Sport 5:25M | Hankook Winter i cept evo3: 25M |
2020 Auto Bild Performance Winter Tyre Test 245/45 R18 |
Dunlop Winter Sport 5:25M | Hankook Winter i cept evo3: 25M |
2021 Tyre Reviews Winter Tyre Test 225/40 R18 |
Dunlop Winter Sport 5:16.4M | ✓ Hankook Winter i cept evo3: 16.27M |
2021 Auto Bild Sports Car Winter Tyre Test 245/40 R18 |
Dunlop Winter Sport 5:31.8M | ✓ Hankook Winter i cept evo3: 31.7M |
2022 Winter Tyre Market Overview 215/55 R17 |
✓ Dunlop Winter Sport 5:26.5M | Hankook Winter i cept evo3: 26.6M |
2023 Winter Tyre Test 54 Set Braking Test 225/45 R18 |
Dunlop Winter Sport 5:30.7M | ✓ Hankook Winter i cept evo3: 30.3M |
2023 Auto Bild Winter Tyre Test 225/45 R18 |
Dunlop Winter Sport 5:30.7M | ✓ Hankook Winter i cept evo3: 30.3M |
2024 Auto Bild Sportscars Winter Tyre Test 235/35 R19 |
✓ Dunlop Winter Sport 5:31.1M | Hankook Winter i cept evo3: 31.5M |
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 0.19% faster than the Dunlop Winter Sport 5.
Best In Snow Traction: Hankook Winter i cept evo3
See how the Snow Traction winner was calculated >>
2021 Tyre Reviews Winter Tyre Test 225/40 R18 |
Dunlop Winter Sport 5:5.39s | ✓ Hankook Winter i cept evo3: 5.38s |
Looking at data from four tyre tests, the Dunlop Winter Sport 5 was better during three snow traction tests. On average the Dunlop Winter Sport 5 had 1.58% better snow traction than the Hankook Winter i cept evo3.
Best In Snow Traction: Dunlop Winter Sport 5
See how the Snow Traction winner was calculated >>
2020 Auto Bild Performance Winter Tyre Test 245/45 R18 |
✓ Dunlop Winter Sport 5:2909N | Hankook Winter i cept evo3: 2890N |
2021 Auto Bild Sports Car Winter Tyre Test 245/40 R18 |
✓ Dunlop Winter Sport 5:2824N | Hankook Winter i cept evo3: 2800N |
2023 Auto Bild Winter Tyre Test 225/45 R18 |
Dunlop Winter Sport 5:2755N | ✓ Hankook Winter i cept evo3: 2765N |
2024 Auto Bild Sportscars Winter Tyre Test 235/35 R19 |
✓ Dunlop Winter Sport 5:2172N | Hankook Winter i cept evo3: 2037N |
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 1.38% faster around a lap than the Dunlop Winter Sport 5.
Best In Snow Handling [s]: Hankook Winter i cept evo3
See how the Snow Handling winner was calculated >>
2021 Tyre Reviews Winter Tyre Test 225/40 R18 |
Dunlop Winter Sport 5:89.18s | ✓ Hankook Winter i cept evo3: 87.95s |
Looking at data from four tyre tests, the Dunlop Winter Sport 5 was better during three snow handling [km/h] tests. On average the Dunlop Winter Sport 5 was 1.3% faster around a lap than the Hankook Winter i cept evo3.
Best In Snow Handling [Km/H]: Dunlop Winter Sport 5
See how the Snow Handling winner was calculated >>
2020 Auto Bild Performance Winter Tyre Test 245/45 R18 |
✓ Dunlop Winter Sport 5:61.5Km/H | Hankook Winter i cept evo3: 60.2Km/H |
2021 Auto Bild Sports Car Winter Tyre Test 245/40 R18 |
Dunlop Winter Sport 5:44.1Km/H | ✓ Hankook Winter i cept evo3: 44.6Km/H |
2023 Auto Bild Winter Tyre Test 225/45 R18 |
✓ Dunlop Winter Sport 5:59.1Km/H | Hankook Winter i cept evo3: 57.7Km/H |
2024 Auto Bild Sportscars Winter Tyre Test 235/35 R19 |
✓ Dunlop Winter Sport 5:59.8Km/H | Hankook Winter i cept evo3: 59.1Km/H |
Looking at data from one tyre tests, the Dunlop Winter Sport 5 was better during one snow circle tests. On average the Dunlop Winter Sport 5 provided 1.04% more lateral grip than the Hankook Winter i cept evo3.
Best In Snow Circle: Dunlop Winter Sport 5
See how the Snow Circle winner was calculated >>
2024 Auto Bild Sportscars Winter Tyre Test 235/35 R19 |
✓ Dunlop Winter Sport 5:2.88ms/2 | Hankook Winter i cept evo3: 2.85ms/2 |
Looking at data from two tyre tests, the Dunlop Winter Sport 5 was better during zero snow slalom tests. On average the Dunlop Winter Sport 5 was 1.72% 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 >>
2021 Auto Bild Sports Car Winter Tyre Test 245/40 R18 |
Dunlop Winter Sport 5:3.71m/sec2 | ✓ Hankook Winter i cept evo3: 3.73m/sec2 |
2023 Auto Bild Winter Tyre Test 225/45 R18 |
Dunlop Winter Sport 5:3.15m/sec2 | ✓ Hankook Winter i cept evo3: 3.25m/sec2 |
Best In Subj. Comfort: Hankook Winter i cept evo3
See how the Subj. Comfort winner was calculated >>
Looking at data from five tyre tests, the Dunlop Winter Sport 5 was better during two noise tests. On average the Dunlop Winter Sport 5 measured 0.33% quieter than the Hankook Winter i cept evo3.
Best In Noise: Dunlop Winter Sport 5
See how the Noise winner was calculated >>
2020 Auto Bild Performance Winter Tyre Test 245/45 R18 |
Dunlop Winter Sport 5:74.8dB | ✓ Hankook Winter i cept evo3: 74.2dB |
2021 Tyre Reviews Winter Tyre Test 225/40 R18 |
✓ Dunlop Winter Sport 5:71.2dB | Hankook Winter i cept evo3: 73.2dB |
2021 Auto Bild Sports Car Winter Tyre Test 245/40 R18 |
Dunlop Winter Sport 5:75.4dB | ✓ Hankook Winter i cept evo3: 74.7dB |
2023 Auto Bild Winter Tyre Test 225/45 R18 |
Dunlop Winter Sport 5:74.1dB | ✓ Hankook Winter i cept evo3: 73.8dB |
2024 Auto Bild Sportscars Winter Tyre Test 235/35 R19 |
✓ Dunlop Winter Sport 5:72.4dB | Hankook Winter i cept evo3: 73.2dB |
Looking at data from two tyre tests, the Dunlop Winter Sport 5 was better during two wear tests. On average the Dunlop Winter Sport 5 is predicted to cover 9.53% miles before reaching 1.6mm than the Hankook Winter i cept evo3.
Best In Wear: Dunlop Winter Sport 5
See how the Wear winner was calculated >>
2020 Auto Bild Performance Winter Tyre Test 245/45 R18 |
✓ Dunlop Winter Sport 5:42640KM | Hankook Winter i cept evo3: 39770KM |
2023 Auto Bild Winter Tyre Test 225/45 R18 |
✓ Dunlop Winter Sport 5:39348KM | Hankook Winter i cept evo3: 34407KM |
Looking at data from two 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 3.04% better value based on price/1000km than the Dunlop Winter Sport 5.
Best In Value: Hankook Winter i cept evo3
See how the Value winner was calculated >>
2020 Auto Bild Performance Winter Tyre Test 245/45 R18 |
Dunlop Winter Sport 5:14.77Price/1000 | ✓ Hankook Winter i cept evo3: 13.33Price/1000 |
2023 Auto Bild Winter Tyre Test 225/45 R18 |
✓ Dunlop Winter Sport 5:14.87Price/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 two price tests. On average the Hankook Winter i cept evo3 cost 14.83% less than the Dunlop Winter Sport 5.
Best In Price: Hankook Winter i cept evo3
See how the Price winner was calculated >>
2021 Tyre Reviews Winter Tyre Test 225/40 R18 |
Dunlop Winter Sport 5:101.87 | ✓ Hankook Winter i cept evo3: 94.24 |
2021 Auto Bild Sports Car Winter Tyre Test 245/40 R18 |
Dunlop Winter Sport 5:590 | ✓ Hankook Winter i cept evo3: 495 |
Looking at data from five tyre tests, the Dunlop Winter Sport 5 was better during four rolling resistance tests. On average the Dunlop Winter Sport 5 had a 4.37% lower rolling resistance than the Hankook Winter i cept evo3.
Best In Rolling Resistance: Dunlop Winter Sport 5
See how the Rolling Resistance winner was calculated >>
2020 Auto Bild Performance Winter Tyre Test 245/45 R18 |
✓ Dunlop Winter Sport 5:7.59kg / t | Hankook Winter i cept evo3: 8.59kg / t |
2021 Tyre Reviews Winter Tyre Test 225/40 R18 |
✓ Dunlop Winter Sport 5:9.624kg / t | Hankook Winter i cept evo3: 10.131kg / t |
2021 Auto Bild Sports Car Winter Tyre Test 245/40 R18 |
✓ Dunlop Winter Sport 5:8.51kg / t | Hankook Winter i cept evo3: 8.74kg / t |
2023 Auto Bild Winter Tyre Test 225/45 R18 |
✓ Dunlop Winter Sport 5:8.02kg / t | Hankook Winter i cept evo3: 8.79kg / t |
2024 Auto Bild Sportscars Winter Tyre Test 235/35 R19 |
Dunlop Winter Sport 5:8.89kg / t | ✓ Hankook Winter i cept evo3: 8.33kg / t |
Tyre Reviews also collects real world driver reviews for the Dunlop Winter Sport 5 and Hankook Winter i cept evo3.
In total the Dunlop Winter Sport 5 has been reviewed 40 times and drivers have given the tyre 83% 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 Dunlop Winter Sport 5 performed better in wet circle, snow traction, snow handling [km/h], snow circle, noise, wear and rolling resistance, while the Hankook Winter i cept evo3 performed better in dry braking, dry handling [s], dry handling [km/h], wet braking, wet handling [s], wet handling [km/h], straight aqua, curved aquaplaning, snow braking, snow traction, snow handling [s], snow slalom, value and price.
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.