Hankook  Ventus V2 concept2

Got these for my V6 Accord; this specific set is probably actually an overkill for a Honda Accord. Therefore these tires respond with great urgency, stability, smooth, and excellent wet road traction. Compared to the OEM Michelin Pilot's, the car still has a loud road noise when on some concrete pavement, but that's the fault of the car and not of the tire. Excellent purchase, tires look great, you won't regret this with city and highway driving.

These are the tires that came with my purchase of an 2002 S2000, and was willing to give them a shot given how great the car was taken care of by the previous owner. It was a good choice, and I would definitely suggest these to someone. Personally, I prefer dedicated tires for each season, but if I had to use all seasons, this would be my choice. Let me start here:

Dry traction -- Great. I've pushed the car to where I am comfortable on a public road and never lost any significant traction. However, on concrete, and brick these tires will give up quickly (which is normal). You hit a concrete strip, or brick crosswalk and you will feel the backend instantly start moving around on you when pushing the limit. When driving normally, these tires have never come close to letting go on me.

Wet Traction -- Amazing! Colorado has had some very furious rains recently, and I was SHOCKED at the way these tires literally just feel as if they were cutting straight through the water on the road. It quite literally feels like I am separating the water from the road as I drive, and going through puddles with these tires... lets just say I've never felt so confident in my life. I decided to really test the limit and took it to a wet parking lot. Was able to get them loose, and they did eventually give up as all tires would -- but it took A LOT of effort. NOTE: Do be careful on road paint as these tires will slip on wet road paint.

Snow Traction -- Not so great. You drive is light snow and slush they will be fine, but you get on a snow packed road and you better know how to countersteer. These aren't as remarkable in the slippery stuff, but I will say I was able to start from a standstill on a hill from a stop light. Granted I NEVER stopped wheelspinning, but the fact that I was able to get enough traction to get me going, and keep me going was really all I needed. The rest was all about me controlling the car which I was able to do.

In the end, I'd buy these again

They are awesome in wet weather. Great value for the price. Can hook up well.

I was pleasantly suprised how well these tires stick. I have yet to get loose on these, and pushed as hard as i was comfortable with on the street. No noise yet that i can tell, even with the top down. Probably not a good auto-X tire, but for spirited daily driving id say there great so far.

If you are confused by conflicting reviews about how well this tire handles wet weather, so was I. I can explain:

Wet "Traction", meaning specifically the tires' ability to grip the road when accelerating or braking in a straight line, is PHENOMENAL. I was very nervous on the junky tires my car came with (keep in mind it's a 1985 RX-7 and I got it with 250k miles) because its my first car without ABS. Well let me say that braking in even heavy rain feels nearly as confident and powerful as it does in the dry, and it's just about as hard to spin the tires under acceleration as it is when they are dry.

Wet cornering, however... well it's astonishingly bad considering how well the tire performs in a straight line. It is by no means unacceptable, but it isn't befitting of a "high performance tire", and it makes the tires capabilities feel unbalanced. I can't comment on ice/snow, as it doesn't freeze where I live.

Dry performance (traction and cornering) is quite good. Its not going to cut it for spirited driving in a sporty car with 300+ horsepower, but its right about in the sweet spot for your Z3 or Miata or similarly modest sports car for street (not track) driving. Grip is good and breakaway is super progressive. Ultimate traction isn't on par with more expensive all seasons or summer tires, but I don't find it at all disappointing. The tires roar near the limit of grip to let you know you're approaching it.

I'm fairly happy with the tires, the only reason I wouldn't buy them again is because I like to experiment with different tires. As long as you know they'll put a substantial damper on spirited twisty driving in the wet.

Keep in mind that, like almost any symmetric directional tire, it has a solid center rib which improves steering response, but it makes the tire feel jittery and nervous on grooved concrete as is on some highways. If you do a lot of driving on grooved concrete at speed, I recommend avoiding this tire or any symmetric directional tire.

Bought the tires in 2012, and put 30K miles on it already. I've experience it on almost all kinds of weather condition - heat, cold, rain, heavy rain, light snow, heavy snow, and even some ice.

Comfort: Not good. The tire is noisy, just like the OEMs. What's worse, it sounds like you're riding on an inflated balloon - you can literally hear the "emptiness" inside the tire when driving highway.

Wear: Not good. Mfr says it's good for 50K, but mine is pretty worn after 30K. I consider myself very conscious about tire pressure, and I keep it at the min of 33 PSI which is suggested by Honda... however the center wear slower than the both sides, which suggest they have been under-inflated. As a result I tend to put 35 PSI during winter and release it back to 33PSI when it's summer.

Traction on dry: Pretty good. I'm not an aggressive driver at all, and I think the tires grip pretty well on corners.

Traction on rain: Average. Front-wheel to slip a little when road is wet and press the pedal harder from complete stop. Cornering is still fine as long as you don't go nuts.

Traction on ice: They're fine considering they're not winter tires. So lack of traction is expected, but at least I was able to get the car into the garage when the driveway was 100% covered with ice for 5 days early this year.

Traction on light snow: Again these are no winter tires, so I don't expect them to do well - but they're well enough that the car won't slip as long as you drive with caution and leave plenty of space ahead. For Honda Fit Sports, you can take advantage of the paddle-shifter to downshift instead of 100% on the brake while on snow.

Traction on heavy snow: The tires handle reasonably well for all-season. I was able to get out from deep snow on parking lot - and when I mean deep, it means the clearance between the ground and the bottom of the car.

In summary - the tires handle weather reasonably well for the low price, but the treadwear and road noise are below average.

Good tire overall. If you're looking for sporty responsiveness, you may want to look elsewhere. I like how quiet these tires are and the comfortable ride compared to the Michelin Exacto formerly on this car.

I bought these tires for my Fusion which had 140,000 miles on the odometer. The price point looked attractive and the reviews were strong. I could not be happier. The ride quality is excellent, perhaps the best I have ever experienced. Balance and noise are not an issue. Immediately after installing the tires, the car handling and riding improved. When my daughter's Fusion requires new tires, these will be the tires I buy.

Had these tires for 75k miles. Worn tires down to just at the wear line. These tires are great.... price is okay ($360 four tires & includes install). Wears even and excellent traction we or dry. Ride noise is excellent (low, cabin level of 63db) but these tires do get very noise (75db, cabin sound level) if you don't rotate then after 15-20k. Overall great tire.

Last 4 months of tire life was most rain SoCal every experience in many decades. During rain storm mild hydro planning (regain traction with light lift of gas pedal) was experienced past 70mph during 3-4in rain. Please note this was experienced at the end of these tires life.

Getting another set now (same tires). As mentioned before tires are worn down to the beginning of the wear line. Even tho there is still some life left in them I opted to change these out because the tread was separating from the tire. The separation is pretty server (both fronts at 75k miles). Not only thread separation you also see tears in the rubber (and your see separated steel belt) where contact patch meets the tire wall. Kudos to Strong tire construction and design because the tires kept together. I noticed this during DIY break pad change. Early warning signs are high road noise and vibration. Good tires.

For a cheap tire it's worth the money in my opinion. Has great traction the ride comfort is nice only downfall with these tires is that in heavy rain at speeds above 70 mph is a little iffy. It's hard to break traction with these and tread wear is awesome. I would buy these agian in a heartbeat. Also when taking a hard corner the tires stick to the road good and don't make a sound. The tread is a kind of soft which is good for traction and they wear really slowly.

I put these tires on my car because I live in Chicago and it was the end of October and I still had summer tires on my car. I needed something cheap and came across these. The only reason I bought them was because treadwear is rated 500. I've had them on for 5 months and i drive every day, and they've only worn down to 8/32. But other than the treadwear these tires ----. They are absolute garbage in the rain and snow. But I expected that. In dry conditions they're better but they're not the greatest. If you're looking for a cheap tire that will last a long time and you don't care about performance or traction, then this is the best bang for your buck. If you at all want a tire that handles well or gets any sort of traction look elsewhere.

I’ve taken this car with these tires though deep snow the snow was going on the hood of my car it was so deep. For wet traction I was doing about 110 mph in light to heavy rain and it drove like a sunny day I’ve never slide in the car in rain. I’ve used these tires until I see strings even at that point I still tow 2,000 lbs trailers. If you have a proper front end alignment you can get 50,000+ miles do a tire rotation at 30,000. I used this size tire and brand for over 150,000 miles

My wife was driving today and was caught in a light snowstorm. Fortunately, a young man helped her get home as she had a lot of trouble climbing a hilly road near our home and she could not get any traction and was moving sideways with low speed. I drove the car home later when conditions were better but wet and slushy in spots. Poor choice for winter driving in upstate New York rural area.

Overall good tires. Very good in summer, eh in Minnesotan winter. Good on gravel and dirt roads. One big let down is how poorly they handle grooved pavement, they do shimmy on grooved pavement. Decent traction in snow but can get loose if you want. Very competitive pricing. Tread wear isn’t the best but isn’t terrible.

Almost always hydroplanes and isn't set for driving in snow. Definitely wouldn't recommend these tires to anyone near the Mason-Dixon line where there's snow and precipitation.