Hankook Kinergy 4S2 vs Vredestein Quatrac
Zooming into recent results, AutoBild's 2025 SUV test saw the Quatrac take the overall win on the strength of outstanding wet performance and confident snow ability, while the Hankook impressed for its sharp dry dynamics and composed winter manners. In broader testing, patterns are clear: Vredestein tends to stop shorter and handle better in the rain, whereas Hankook frequently delivers better wear, price/value, and a sportier, more precise feel in the dry.
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 thirteen tests which compare both tires directly!
| Tire | Test Wins | Performance |
|---|---|---|
| Hankook Kinergy 4S2 | three | |
| Vredestein Quatrac | nine | |
| one draws in one tests | ||
While it might look like the Vredestein Quatrac is better than the Hankook Kinergy 4S2 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
- Crisp, precise dry handling and often shorter dry stops
- Very competitive winter braking/traction with stable snow manners
- Excellent wear and lower abrasion; strong cost-per-mile/value
- Often lower rolling resistance than peers in test sets
- Class-leading wet braking and wet handling across multiple tests
- Strong aquaplaning resistance (straight and curved)
- Balanced all-rounder with composed snow performance
- Quiet ride and good efficiency in several sizes
Dry Braking - Cool
Looking at data from one tire tests, the Hankook Kinergy 4S2 was better during one dry braking - cool tests. On average the Hankook Kinergy 4S2 stopped the vehicle in 1.8% less distance than the Vredestein Quatrac.
Best In Dry Braking - Cool: Hankook Kinergy 4S2
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Dry Braking
Looking at data from twelve tire tests, the Vredestein Quatrac was better during ten dry braking tests. On average the Vredestein Quatrac stopped the vehicle in 1.04% less distance than the Hankook Kinergy 4S2.
Best In Dry Braking: Vredestein Quatrac
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Dry Handling - Cool [s]
Looking at data from one tire tests, the Hankook Kinergy 4S2 was better during one dry handling - cool [s] tests. On average the Hankook Kinergy 4S2 was 0.13% faster around a lap than the Vredestein Quatrac.
Best In Dry Handling - Cool [s]: Hankook Kinergy 4S2
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Dry Handling [s]
Looking at data from two tire tests, the Hankook Kinergy 4S2 was better during one dry handling [s] tests. On average the Hankook Kinergy 4S2 was 0.18% faster around a lap than the Vredestein Quatrac.
Best In Dry Handling [s]: Hankook Kinergy 4S2
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Dry Handling [Km/H]
Looking at data from six tire tests, the Vredestein Quatrac was better during three dry handling [km/h] tests. On average the Vredestein Quatrac was 0.1% faster around a lap than the Hankook Kinergy 4S2.
Best In Dry Handling [Km/H]: Vredestein Quatrac
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Subj. Dry Handling
Looking at data from one tire tests, the Hankook Kinergy 4S2 was better during one subj. dry handling tests. On average the Hankook Kinergy 4S2 scored 5% more points than the Vredestein Quatrac.
Best In Subj. Dry Handling: Hankook Kinergy 4S2
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Wet Braking
Looking at data from twelve tire tests, the Vredestein Quatrac was better during ten wet braking tests. On average the Vredestein Quatrac stopped the vehicle in 2.67% less distance than the Hankook Kinergy 4S2.
Best In Wet Braking: Vredestein Quatrac
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Wet Braking - Cool
Looking at data from one tire tests, the Vredestein Quatrac was better during one wet braking - cool tests. On average the Vredestein Quatrac stopped the vehicle in 10.69% less distance than the Hankook Kinergy 4S2.
Best In Wet Braking - Cool: Vredestein Quatrac
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Wet Braking - Concrete
Looking at data from one tire tests, the Vredestein Quatrac was better during one wet braking - concrete tests. On average the Vredestein Quatrac stopped the vehicle in 5.44% less distance than the Hankook Kinergy 4S2.
Best In Wet Braking - Concrete: Vredestein Quatrac
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Wet Handling - Cool [s]
Looking at data from one tire tests, the Vredestein Quatrac was better during one wet handling - cool [s] tests. On average the Vredestein Quatrac was 4.34% faster around a wet lap than the Hankook Kinergy 4S2.
Best In Wet Handling - Cool [s]: Vredestein Quatrac
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Wet Handling [s]
Looking at data from two tire tests, the Vredestein Quatrac was better during two wet handling [s] tests. On average the Vredestein Quatrac was 0.51% faster around a wet lap than the Hankook Kinergy 4S2.
Best In Wet Handling [s]: Vredestein Quatrac
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Wet Handling [Km/H]
Looking at data from six tire tests, the Vredestein Quatrac was better during five wet handling [km/h] tests. On average the Vredestein Quatrac was 2.83% faster around a wet lap than the Hankook Kinergy 4S2.
Best In Wet Handling [Km/H]: Vredestein Quatrac
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Subj. Wet Handling
Looking at data from one tire tests, the Hankook Kinergy 4S2 was better during one subj. wet handling tests. On average the Hankook Kinergy 4S2 scored 3.06% more points than the Vredestein Quatrac.
Best In Subj. Wet Handling: Hankook Kinergy 4S2
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Wet Circle
Looking at data from four tire tests, the Vredestein Quatrac was better during four wet circle tests. On average the Vredestein Quatrac was 1.45% faster around a wet circle than the Hankook Kinergy 4S2.
Best In Wet Circle: Vredestein Quatrac
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Straight Aqua
Looking at data from nine tire tests, the Vredestein Quatrac was better during seven straight aqua tests. On average the Vredestein Quatrac floated at a 2.06% higher speed than the Hankook Kinergy 4S2.
Best In Straight Aqua: Vredestein Quatrac
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Curved Aquaplaning
Looking at data from five tire tests, the Vredestein Quatrac was better during two curved aquaplaning tests. On average the Vredestein Quatrac slipped out at a 0.96% higher speed than the Hankook Kinergy 4S2.
Best In Curved Aquaplaning: Vredestein Quatrac
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Snow Braking
Looking at data from nine tire tests, the Hankook Kinergy 4S2 was better during six snow braking tests. On average the Hankook Kinergy 4S2 stopped the vehicle in 1.04% less distance than the Vredestein Quatrac.
Best In Snow Braking: Hankook Kinergy 4S2
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Snow Traction
Looking at data from one tire tests, the Vredestein Quatrac was better during one snow traction tests. On average the Vredestein Quatrac accelerated 1.82% faster than the Hankook Kinergy 4S2.
Best In Snow Traction: Vredestein Quatrac
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Snow Traction
Looking at data from seven tire tests, the Hankook Kinergy 4S2 was better during five snow traction tests. On average the Hankook Kinergy 4S2 had 0.76% better snow traction than the Vredestein Quatrac.
Best In Snow Traction: Hankook Kinergy 4S2
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Snow Handling [s]
Looking at data from two tire tests, the Vredestein Quatrac was better during one snow handling [s] tests. On average the Vredestein Quatrac was 1.39% faster around a lap than the Hankook Kinergy 4S2.
Best In Snow Handling [s]: Vredestein Quatrac
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Snow Handling [Km/H]
Looking at data from six tire tests, the Vredestein Quatrac was better during two snow handling [km/h] tests. On average the Vredestein Quatrac was 0.37% faster around a lap than the Hankook Kinergy 4S2.
Best In Snow Handling [Km/H]: Vredestein Quatrac
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Subj. Snow Handling
Looking at data from one tire tests, the Hankook Kinergy 4S2 and Vredestein Quatrac performed equally well in subj. snow handling tests.
Best In Subj. Snow Handling: Both tires performed equally well
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Snow Circle
Looking at data from one tire tests, the Hankook Kinergy 4S2 was better during one snow circle tests. On average the Hankook Kinergy 4S2 provided 0.82% more lateral grip than the Vredestein Quatrac.
Best In Snow Circle: Hankook Kinergy 4S2
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Snow Slalom
Looking at data from three tire tests, the Hankook Kinergy 4S2 was better during three snow slalom tests. On average the Hankook Kinergy 4S2 was 3.42% faster through a slalom than the Vredestein Quatrac.
Best In Snow Slalom: Hankook Kinergy 4S2
See how the Snow Slalom winner was calculated >>
Ice Braking
Looking at data from one tire tests, the Vredestein Quatrac was better during one ice braking tests. On average the Vredestein Quatrac stopped the vehicle 2.86% shorter than the Hankook Kinergy 4S2.
Best In Ice Braking: Vredestein Quatrac
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Subj. Comfort
Looking at data from two tire tests, the Hankook Kinergy 4S2 was better during one subj. comfort tests. On average the Hankook Kinergy 4S2 scored 5.7% more points than the Vredestein Quatrac.
Best In Subj. Comfort: Hankook Kinergy 4S2
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Noise
Looking at data from eight tire tests, the Vredestein Quatrac was better during five noise tests. On average the Vredestein Quatrac measured 0.56% quieter than the Hankook Kinergy 4S2.
Best In Noise: Vredestein Quatrac
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Tire Weight
Looking at data from three tire tests, the Vredestein Quatrac was better during two tire weight tests. On average the Vredestein Quatrac weighed 4.02% less than the Hankook Kinergy 4S2.
Best In Tire Weight: Vredestein Quatrac
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Wear
Looking at data from five tire tests, the Hankook Kinergy 4S2 was better during three wear tests. On average the Hankook Kinergy 4S2 is predicted to cover 1.03% miles before reaching 1.6mm than the Vredestein Quatrac.
Best In Wear: Hankook Kinergy 4S2
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Value
Looking at data from four tire tests, the Hankook Kinergy 4S2 was better during two value tests. On average the Hankook Kinergy 4S2 proved to have a 12.64% better value based on price/1000km than the Vredestein Quatrac.
Best In Value: Hankook Kinergy 4S2
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Price
Looking at data from five tire tests, the Hankook Kinergy 4S2 was better during three price tests. On average the Hankook Kinergy 4S2 cost 10.71% less than the Vredestein Quatrac.
Best In Price: Hankook Kinergy 4S2
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Rolling Resistance
Looking at data from eight tire tests, the Vredestein Quatrac was better during four rolling resistance tests. On average the Vredestein Quatrac had a 2.07% lower rolling resistance than the Hankook Kinergy 4S2.
Best In Rolling Resistance: Vredestein Quatrac
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Fuel Consumption
Looking at data from three tire tests, the Vredestein Quatrac was better during two fuel consumption tests. On average the Vredestein Quatrac used 1.61% less fuel than the Hankook Kinergy 4S2.
Best In Fuel Consumption: Vredestein Quatrac
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Abrasion
Looking at data from one tire tests, the Vredestein Quatrac was better during one abrasion tests. On average the Vredestein Quatrac emitted 25.64% less particle wear matter than the Hankook Kinergy 4S2.
Best In Abrasion: Vredestein Quatrac
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Abrasion
Looking at data from one tire tests, the Hankook Kinergy 4S2 was better during one abrasion tests. On average the Hankook Kinergy 4S2 lost 32.49% less particle wear matter than the Vredestein Quatrac.
Best In Abrasion: Hankook Kinergy 4S2
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Real World Driver Reviews
Hankook Kinergy 4S2 Driver Reviews
Most drivers rate the Hankook Kinergy 4S2 highly for everyday use, praising its strong wet grip (especially in cold rain), reassuring snow performance for an all-season, comfortable ride, and excellent value with often solid tread life. Across varied cars and climates, many report confident handling and balanced behavior in dry and wet conditions. Common drawbacks include noticeable road noise/whine at certain speeds and a softer handling feel with some understeer when pushed; several users also note that wet grip can decline once tread drops below ~4-5 mm. Overall sentiment is strongly positive with the tire suiting mild-winter, rain-heavy climates particularly well.
Based on 61 reviews with an average rating of 75%
Vredestein Quatrac Driver Reviews
Drivers largely praise the Vredestein Quatrac for excellent wet grip, strong snow and cold-weather traction, and impressive tread life, with many noting quiet, comfortable cruising. Handling in the dry is generally good, though a few find it less engaging than top summer options and mention elevated noise on some cars. A small minority report poor wet/dry grip or noise concerns, but high-scoring reviews emphasize balanced all-season performance and value. Overall, the Quatrac delivers dependable year-round capability with standout wet performance and durability.
Based on 28 reviews with an average rating of 82%
Conclusion
If you regularly face heavy rain or value maximum wet stopping and stability, the Quatrac's performance edge is meaningful. If you prioritize mileage, value, and crisp dry-road response-without giving up competent snow capability-the Hankook is compelling. The practical takeaway: Quatrac for year-round wet-security bias; Kinergy 4S2 for cost-per-mile and driver feel.
Key Differences
- Wet performance: Quatrac consistently stops shorter and laps quicker in the wet (e.g., −10.8% wet braking in 2025 AB 225/40 R18; −8.3% in 2023 AB 225/45 R17).
- Aquaplaning: Quatrac usually resists aquaplaning better (e.g., +9.6% straight aqua, +12.4% curved in 2025 AB 225/40 R18).
- Dry dynamics: Hankook often feels sharper and can be quicker on dry handling laps (wins or near-parity in multiple tests).
- Snow balance: Close overall; Hankook frequently edges snow braking/traction, while Quatrac is strong in snow handling depending on size/test.
- Noise/comfort: Quatrac tends to be slightly quieter; Hankook often scores higher in subjective comfort in TR testing.
- Wear and value: Hankook commonly delivers longer mileage and better price/value (e.g., +26-40% wear advantage in 2023-2025 AB results).
Overall Winner: Vredestein Quatrac
Based on the tire test data and user reviews we have in our database, the Vredestein Quatrac has demonstrated better overall performance in this comparison. However, as you can see from the spider diagram above, each tire has its own strengths which should be considered in your final tire buying choice.Similar Comparisons
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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.