Bridgestone Blizzak 6 vs Hankook Winter i cept evo3
Across five shared professional tests in multiple sizes (225/40 R18, 245/45 R18 SUV, 275/35 R19), the consistent story is not that one tire dominates everything-but that they trade blows by discipline. Hankook repeatedly shows an edge on dry asphalt (especially braking), while Bridgestone is repeatedly stronger where winter driving most often gets risky in Central European climates: cold wet braking and overall wet composure. Add in comfort/efficiency metrics and price, and the decision becomes a clear “conditions and priorities” choice rather than a simple brand preference.
Test Results
Independent comparison tire tests are the best source of data to get tire information from, and the good news is there have been five tests which compare both tires directly!
| Tire | Test Wins | Performance |
|---|---|---|
| Bridgestone Blizzak 6 | five |
While it might look like the Bridgestone Blizzak 6 is better than the Hankook Winter i cept evo3 purely based on the higher number of test wins, tires are very complicated objects which means where one tire is better than the other can be more important in real world use.
Let's look at how the two tires compare across multiple tire test categories.
Key Strengths
- Consistently shorter wet braking across tests (e.g., 32.3 m vs 32.9 m in ADAC; 54.7 m vs 55.6 m in AutoBild)
- Strong wet lateral grip/wet circle results where reported, translating to stable cornering in cold rain
- Very strong winter braking including ice (ADAC: 16.2 m vs 17.4 m) and generally reliable snow braking
- More refined day-to-day: typically lower noise and better rolling resistance/efficiency in the shared data
- Repeated edge in dry braking (wins 4/4 shared dry-braking results, even if margins are often small)
- Often strong aquaplaning performance, especially in curved aquaplaning in the shared tests
- Competitive snow capability with a sporty feel noted on powerful cars, plus strong value positioning in AutoBild
- Environmental/ownership upsides in ADAC: very high projected mileage and good fuel consumption/low abrasion
Dry Braking
Looking at data from four tire tests, the Hankook Winter i cept evo3 was better during four dry braking tests. On average the Hankook Winter i cept evo3 stopped the vehicle in 0.98% less distance than the Bridgestone Blizzak 6.
Best In Dry Braking: Hankook Winter i cept evo3
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Dry Handling [Km/H]
Looking at data from three tire tests, the Bridgestone Blizzak 6 was better during one dry handling [km/h] tests. On average the Bridgestone Blizzak 6 was 0.38% faster around a lap than the Hankook Winter i cept evo3.
Best In Dry Handling [Km/H]: Bridgestone Blizzak 6
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Wet Braking
Looking at data from five tire tests, the Bridgestone Blizzak 6 was better during four wet braking tests. On average the Bridgestone Blizzak 6 stopped the vehicle in 1.33% less distance than the Hankook Winter i cept evo3.
Best In Wet Braking: Bridgestone Blizzak 6
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Wet Braking - Concrete
Looking at data from one tire tests, the Bridgestone Blizzak 6 was better during one wet braking - concrete tests. On average the Bridgestone Blizzak 6 stopped the vehicle in 2.67% less distance than the Hankook Winter i cept evo3.
Best In Wet Braking - Concrete: Bridgestone Blizzak 6
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Wet Handling [Km/H]
Looking at data from three tire tests, the Bridgestone Blizzak 6 was better during one wet handling [km/h] tests. On average the Bridgestone Blizzak 6 was 0.25% faster around a wet lap than the Hankook Winter i cept evo3.
Best In Wet Handling [Km/H]: Bridgestone Blizzak 6
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Wet Circle
Looking at data from two tire tests, the Bridgestone Blizzak 6 was better during one wet circle tests. On average the Bridgestone Blizzak 6 had 1.43% higher lateral wet grip than the Hankook Winter i cept evo3.
Best In Wet Circle: Bridgestone Blizzak 6
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Straight Aqua
Looking at data from four tire tests, the Hankook Winter i cept evo3 was better during three straight aqua tests. On average the Hankook Winter i cept evo3 floated at a 2.1% higher speed than the Bridgestone Blizzak 6.
Best In Straight Aqua: Hankook Winter i cept evo3
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Curved Aquaplaning
Looking at data from three tire tests, the Hankook Winter i cept evo3 was better during three curved aquaplaning tests. On average the Hankook Winter i cept evo3 slipped out at a 12.65% higher speed than the Bridgestone Blizzak 6.
Best In Curved Aquaplaning: Hankook Winter i cept evo3
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Snow Braking
Looking at data from five tire tests, the Bridgestone Blizzak 6 was better during four snow braking tests. On average the Bridgestone Blizzak 6 stopped the vehicle in 0.18% less distance than the Hankook Winter i cept evo3.
Best In Snow Braking: Bridgestone Blizzak 6
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Snow Traction
Looking at data from four tire tests, the Hankook Winter i cept evo3 was better during one snow traction tests. On average the Hankook Winter i cept evo3 had 0.04% better snow traction than the Bridgestone Blizzak 6.
Best In Snow Traction: Hankook Winter i cept evo3
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Snow Handling [Km/H]
Looking at data from three tire tests, the Bridgestone Blizzak 6 and Hankook Winter i cept evo3 performed equally well in snow handling [km/h] tests.
Best In Snow Handling [Km/H]: Both tires performed equally well
See how the Snow Handling winner was calculated >>
Snow Slalom
Looking at data from two tire tests, the Hankook Winter i cept evo3 was better during two snow slalom tests. On average the Hankook Winter i cept evo3 was 2.03% faster through a slalom than the Bridgestone Blizzak 6.
Best In Snow Slalom: Hankook Winter i cept evo3
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Ice Braking
Looking at data from one tire tests, the Bridgestone Blizzak 6 was better during one ice braking tests. On average the Bridgestone Blizzak 6 stopped the vehicle 6.9% shorter than the Hankook Winter i cept evo3.
Best In Ice Braking: Bridgestone Blizzak 6
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Subj. Comfort
Looking at data from one tire tests, the Bridgestone Blizzak 6 and Hankook Winter i cept evo3 performed equally well in subj. comfort tests.
Best In Subj. Comfort: Both tires performed equally well
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Noise
Looking at data from four tire tests, the Bridgestone Blizzak 6 was better during three noise tests. On average the Bridgestone Blizzak 6 measured 1.8% quieter than the Hankook Winter i cept evo3.
Best In Noise: Bridgestone Blizzak 6
See how the Noise winner was calculated >>
Wear
Looking at data from two tire tests, the Hankook Winter i cept evo3 was better during one wear tests. On average the Hankook Winter i cept evo3 is predicted to cover 10.97% miles before reaching 1.6mm than the Bridgestone Blizzak 6.
Best In Wear: Hankook Winter i cept evo3
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Value
Looking at data from one tire 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 18.37% better value based on price/1000km than the Bridgestone Blizzak 6.
Best In Value: Hankook Winter i cept evo3
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Rolling Resistance
Looking at data from three tire tests, the Bridgestone Blizzak 6 was better during three rolling resistance tests. On average the Bridgestone Blizzak 6 had a 4.2% lower rolling resistance than the Hankook Winter i cept evo3.
Best In Rolling Resistance: Bridgestone Blizzak 6
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Fuel Consumption
Looking at data from one tire tests, the Hankook Winter i cept evo3 was better during one fuel consumption tests. On average the Hankook Winter i cept evo3 used 1.72% less fuel than the Bridgestone Blizzak 6.
Best In Fuel Consumption: Hankook Winter i cept evo3
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Abrasion
Looking at data from one tire tests, the Hankook Winter i cept evo3 was better during one abrasion tests. On average the Hankook Winter i cept evo3 emitted 9.68% less particle wear matter than the Bridgestone Blizzak 6.
Best In Abrasion: Hankook Winter i cept evo3
See how the Abrasion winner was calculated >>
Real World Driver Reviews
Tire Reviews also collects real world driver reviews for the Bridgestone Blizzak 6 and Hankook Winter i cept evo3.
In total the Bridgestone Blizzak 6 has been reviewed 6 times and drivers have given the tire 90% overall.
The Hankook Winter i cept evo3 has been reviewed 22 times and drivers have given the tire 86% overall.
This means in real world driving, people prefer the Bridgestone Blizzak 6.
Conclusion
The Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 is the better “dry-road winter performance” pick and often excels in aquaplaning resistance, particularly in curved aquaplaning (large advantages reported in the 275/35 R19 test). It can also be excellent value-AutoBild's value metric strongly favors Hankook (9.24 vs 11.32 price/1000), and ADAC projects very high mileage for Hankook (72,400 km vs 57,700 km). However, multiple write-ups and measurements point to a less refined everyday experience (more noise/comfort compromises) and slightly longer wet braking than the top wet specialists-exactly the area that most often separates good from great winter tires in real mixed conditions.
Practical takeaway: if your winter is mostly cold rain, slush, and variable grip, the Blizzak 6's wet-braking bias and calmer, quieter demeanor make it the safer “set and forget” choice. If you want strong dry-road manners and aquaplaning security at a typically better price-and you regularly see snow-Hankook remains a very smart performance/value winter option, with the caveat that it doesn't feel quite as polished and can give up a bit of wet-stop security versus Bridgestone.
Key Differences
- Wet braking (Bridgestone advantage) vs dry braking (Hankook advantage): Bridgestone repeatedly stops shorter in the wet, while Hankook repeatedly wins dry braking by small margins
- Wet cornering grip tends to favor Bridgestone (wet circle wins in multiple tests), supporting confidence on cold, damp roads
- Aquaplaning split: Hankook is frequently stronger in curved aquaplaning, while straight-ahead aquaplaning is more mixed by test/size
- Ice braking: Bridgestone shows a meaningful advantage in ADAC (16.2 m vs 17.4 m), an area where gaps can be very noticeable in real-world stops
- Refinement/efficiency: Bridgestone is usually quieter and lower rolling resistance; Hankook is often reported noisier but scores well on ADAC environmental metrics
- Value and longevity: Hankook is notably better on price/value in AutoBild and higher predicted mileage in ADAC, while Bridgestone tends to command a premium
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Footnote
This page has been developed using tire industry testing best practices. This means we are only comparing tests which have had both tires in the same test.
Why is this important? Tire 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 tire test external condition changes are calculated into the overall results, but it is not possible to calculate this between tire tests performed on different days or at different locations.
As a result you will see other tests on Tire 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 tire comparison, Tire Reviews doesn't.