Hankook  Ventus S1 noble2

This is proving to be a great tire. Drove in a blinding rainstorm at 70 mph with no hydroplaning. Road noise is almost non-existent and ride is excellent. For the price you can't beat this tire. It is as good, if not better, than any tire I have owned and this includes Michelin, Yokohama, Pirelli and Continental. I don't plan to drive this car in snow but did want a tire that would perform well in cold temperatures.

GREAT TIRES!!!very quiet, wet or dry. and traction is awesome both wet and dry.time will tell as far as treadwear goes but so far im very impressed. handling is very solid also, corners well and is predictable. will buy again.

Bang for the buck! If the tires last as long as they appear at this point,(1/32) of wear or less, they will rank up with the best tires I've owned for everyday driving. They are very quite, and smooth riding. Water on the road is of little concern until pooling occurs, then a little grab. My biggest complaint is the slowish response to input. They on my older Volvo, and it's suspension is in great condition, (Koni shocks/struts, IPD sway bars). For comparison, also have an Volvo S60R with Michelin Super Sport's on it, they can't compete, but are in a completely different category. Hankook are still a great tire.

Recently replaced the Goodyear Eagle RSA's that came from the factory with these Hankooks. HUGE Improvement! Very impressed with them over the first approx 1000 miles that they have been on the vehicle. Quieter than the Goodyears, just as smooth as the Goodyears, and much better traction (both dry and wet, no experience with snow yet). Was a bit worried about this purchase at first, since the survey sample size was much smaller than the similarly rated (but much more expensive) Conti's, plus the price for these Hankooks seemed too good to be true based on the performance ratings. As always, TireRack provided great info, and I don't regret the purchase decision for an instant! I would definitely buy another set of these.

I have about 5k miles on these Hankook S1 nobles (put them on around early June). For dry and wet performance, these tires are superb! No hydroplane or grip issues at 80+ mph in heavy rain.

Recently I made a long (200 mile) journey to up state new york using the tires and it was a mix of heavy rain, slush, and snow. The tires handled great at a solid 50-65 mph on the highway, with limited slippage. They only slipped a little when changing lanes, which was understandable because there was blocks of slush on top of the lane markers.

Surprisingly, I was even able to make it up my steep hill with about 2 inches of snow on it, and my AWD didn't even kick in for it! (infiniti orange AWD logo kicks on if it activates when slipping)

Tires are very stable at high speeds of 100+ mph, and the handling is pretty predicable when cornering, almost on par with a dedicated summer tire. Noise and comfort level is just marginally worse than the previous Goodyear comfortred touring tires I took off, which is great for a performance tire.

I do not have experience in heavy snow as yet, but I look forward to tackling it! Definitely will buy this tire again.

I purchased this car with OEM Bridgestone summer hi-per tires that were worn out, it was very noisy inside, rough/hard ride, and it tramlined on pavement changes. The seller warned me not to begin winter on these tires. I researched Tire Rack and this new design had the properties I was looking for. I was a little worried as I read some owner feedback about sluggish turn-in and don't expect a summer UHP tire's performance. After putting a set of 4 on the STI, I couldn't be happier! My car was transformed, dramatic lowering of cabin noise, my wife now wants to go in the STI now, vs "it's too loud to talk" from before. Just the quiet cabin would have been plenty, but now the comfort level is also much improved. The car no longer transmits every pebble, bump, imperfection to the driver, now it smooths over the small things, and lessens the pothole impacts. I no longer increase grip pressure on the steering wheel when I encounter a seam in the road, the tires don't tramline and sail over joint in the road without diverting their line. The Hankook's have been great in rain, slush, and 4" of snow, traction and stopping are first rate. They aren't much help on ice, but only a studded tire will help on ice? I am extremely satisfied with the Ventus S1 Noble 2 tires, they have made my STI a joy to drive in everyday use.

These tires are awesome, quiet, comfortable and handles very well. I am very impressed with these UHP tires.

Tires are as good as I hoped they would be when installing them 6 months ago. They are super grippy and responsive for an all season tire, but the tread seems to be holding up well and they are SOOO quiet and comfortable, which is great for cars with a stiffer suspension. I try not to drive this car when there is a chance of snow so I cannot comment on snowy conditions, but they have handled the rain very well. These have got to be one of the best performance tires for the money.

This tire is a great all rounder. In my GTI, flooring it from a standstill, and through second these tires to struggle for grip a little more than some higher performance tires would. In the corners, they are steady and planted and do not give me any lack of confidence while driving. I've been in a flash flood in these tires and they were amazing. Even going through half a foot of water they did not hydroplane or start to give me a sense that the car wasn't touching the asphalt. If I were on those higher performance tires I was talking about, I might have not made it through that weather. The performance you get from these tires is impressive, especially when you consider the 50,000 mileage rating. The comfort is very high for me and I've driven down some rough roads, and they make light work of them.

I purchased these tires back in august '17. I have just under 3200 miles on them, perfect alignment and only one rotation. They are comfortable tires but feel mushy around turns in town, feeling like the sidewalls are rolling under themselves. In the winter we just had, slush made the car unpredictable even at 20mph. Light snow (2-3") i couldnt keep the traction control and abs from going awol. My 92 civic turbo making well over 400whp has way way better traction being awd riding on Falken ze950 tires at half tread, which is sad because i mean in deep snow i can drive my car harder than my Audi. Comparing these Hankooks to my wifes tiger paws the car came with when she bought it, i rather drive her car in really harsh snow and ice before my car on these Hankook s1noble2. Today i had to make evasive manouvers to avoid hitting a horse that was loose on the road and the car just went sideways on me, blowing out my RR tire to pieces and my front has a chunk missing on the sidewall, but still holds air suprisingly, missing a huge oak tree by less than an inch and damaging the whole lower side of my car.
I'm a full time auto mechanic, have installed many many hankooks and cant understand how such a highly known and advertised company can make so many junk tires.
Our Hankook rep had even asked why i chose to put these tires on my car knowing im a Falken and Continental tire fan since i was 14yrs old (35 now) because she doesnt even trust Hankooks reliability. I regret purchasing this tire since the first rain and first snow fall. You want a safe all year tire? Take it from my experience, choose Falken, Michelin, Pirelli and/or continental tires and make the sacrifice of a bit more money than choosing a mediocre tire. Ill be ordering dws '06 tires from TireRack in a few weeks and throwing these Hankooks in the dumpster. I should of listened to our customers complaints here and there, and should of went with my gut, experience and knowledge of other tires ive owned.

I put these on my Jaguar S-Type and though they are quiet and responsive, I find my car is wandering all over the road. My Michelin X-Ice 3's Winter tires handle better. I reduced the psi/inflation significantly to 25psi get these tires to handle and track properly. Much lower than recommended and probably not good for fuel consumption. Disappointed.

First time to try this brand (Hankook Ventus S1 Noble 2) based on reviews. Ride is smooth with very good handling, very low road noise. They do very well on wet and dry roads, even when pushed around curves and jug handles they maintain control. Their ice traction is not good (though I have not had an A/S tire yet that has had "good"ice traction. They seem to be wearing faster than anticipated, as they are about half worn at 20K. Very pleased overall, but would have liked to see better wear for the money.

Really good for the first 10k miles. After that they are rubish. The tread wear is horrible, and I didn't even run them rough. But after about 15k of having them on my car they became terrible in a little bit of rain and I spun out. I do not recommend these tires only because of the tread wear.

Put 20,500 miles on them - and rotated. 500 wear rating should last longer than this. This set replace Conti Extreme Contact DWS which were better handling, quieter, and simply more confidence inducing. I put these Hankook on because had pretty good reviews and was looking at the cost vs. rating equation. However, 20k miles with average driving is not what I had hoped for.

These were OEM on our Ford Edge. For about a year, 18000 miles or so, they were fine. Not great but unnoticeable for the most part. Then the tread wore out at a shocking pace. At 23000 miles we need to replace soon. Wear indicator shows they are almost dead, and the road noise is getting very bad. I've never seen tires wear this quick. They are complete junk. Stay away!