Hankook Ventus Evo vs Michelin Pilot Sport 5

Both tyres are excellent, but they win for different reasons. Michelin Pilot Sport 5 is the safer long-term bet for most drivers thanks to its combination of short dry stops, very strong aquaplaning resistance, excellent fuel economy, and class-leading wear (around 52,000 km vs ~41,000 km for Hankook). That blend earned it two overall test victories and a best-in-test cost performance in Auto Bild despite the highest purchase price.

Hankook Ventus Evo is the driver's choice in mixed or wet conditions: it repeatedly tops wet handling, matches or beats Michelin in wet braking in two tests, and runs quieter on average while keeping rolling resistance competitive. It finished ahead of Michelin at Auto Express and placed top-three in the 52-tyre shootout. If your priority is confident wet pace and cabin refinement at a likely lower upfront price, Hankook is compelling; if you want the most balanced package with superior longevity and economy, choose Michelin.

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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.