Hankook WiNter i*cept Evo 4
EU tyre label for every size: 88 sizes of this winter tyre compared with the rest of the market
The Hankook WiNter i*cept Evo 4 is a winter tyre for passenger cars. Its supplier has registered it in the EU product database (EPREL) in 88 sizes (119 registrations including load and speed variants), for 17″ to 22″ rims.
Wet grip is rated B in every size, fuel efficiency B–C and external rolling noise 69–75 dB. Every size carries the three-peak mountain snowflake (3PMSF), the mark for tyres tested in severe snow.
The label depends on the size. Sorted by wet grip, then fuel efficiency, then noise, the best-labelled size on sale is 205/65 R17 (Wet grip B · Fuel efficiency B · 72 dB), the weakest 285/30 R22 (Wet grip B · Fuel efficiency C · 75 dB).
On the EU market since August 2025; the earliest production week registered is 35/2024.
How it compares in its sizes
We compared each size with all other winter and 3PMSF tyres of the same size and class in EPREL (87 sizes had at least four rivals). A size scores when its label is at least as good as 75% of them.
Strongest point: wet grip. Weakest point: rolling noise, where most same-size rivals do as well or better.
What the label means on the road (225/60R17)
Example: the 225/60R17 size, compared with the 587 other winter and 3PMSF tyres registered in this size.
Wet braking from 80 km/h
≈37 m with class B, against ≈41 m for the most common class in this size (C).
Fuel efficiency
Class C, the most common class in this size: no difference to the typical tyre.
Rolling noise
72 dB against a median of 72 dB in this size.
Estimates from the class ranges in Regulation (EU) 2020/740. A label class is a range, so a real tyre can sit anywhere inside it. Every 3 dB doubles the sound energy.
All 88 sizes
The small figure under each class is the share of same-size, same-season tyres this size matches or beats (“–” when fewer than five tyres share the size).
| Size | Load / speed | Wet | Fuel | Noise | Snow / ice | Production from |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17″ rims | ||||||
| 205/65R17 | 100H XL | B96% | B100% | 72 dBB71% | 3PMSF | 40/2025 |
| 225/60R17 | 99H · 99H | B99% | C94% | 72 dBB65% | 3PMSF | 01/2026 |
| 225/60R17 | 103V XL | B99% | B100% | 72 dBB65% | 3PMSF | 01/2026 |
| 235/45R17 | 97V XL | B98% | B100% | 72 dBB59% | 3PMSF | 01/2026 |
| 235/50R17 | 100V XL | B96% | B100% | 72 dBB60% | 3PMSF | 01/2026 |
| 235/55R17 | 99H · 99H | B98% | C93% | 72 dBB69% | 3PMSF | 01/2025 |
| 235/55R17 | 103V XL · 103V XL · 103V XL | B98% | C93% | 72 dBB69% | 3PMSF | 44/2025 |
| 245/40R17 | 95V XL | B98% | C96% | 72 dBB35% | 3PMSF | 01/2026 |
| 245/45R17 | 99V XL | B96% | C96% | 72 dBB68% | 3PMSF | 32/2025 |
| 245/55R17 | 106H XL | B100% | B100% | 72 dBB63% | 3PMSF | 01/2026 |
| 255/40R17 | 98V XL | B100% | C100% | 73 dBB50% | 3PMSF | 01/2025 |
| 18″ rims | ||||||
| 195/60R18 | 96H XL | B96% | C87% | 72 dBB36% | 3PMSF | 01/2026 |
| 205/40R18 | 86V XL | B96% | C100% | 72 dBB52% | 3PMSF | 42/2025 |
| 205/45R18 | 90H XL | B93% | C100% | 72 dBB71% | 3PMSF | 01/2026 |
| 205/55R18 | 96H XL | B– | B– | 72 dBB– | 3PMSF | 36/2025 |
| 215/40R18 | 89V XL | B96% | C100% | 72 dBB59% | 3PMSF | 05/2026 |
| 215/45R18 | 93V XL | B98% | C98% | 72 dBB46% | 3PMSF | 42/2025 |
| 215/50R18 | 92V | B99% | C96% | 72 dBB55% | 3PMSF | 01/2026 |
| 215/55R18 | 99V XL · 99V XL | B98% | C96% | 72 dBB60% | 3PMSF | 01/2025 |
| 225/40R18 | 92V XL · 92V XL · 92V XL | B98% | C99% | 72 dBB65% | 3PMSF | 42/2025 |
| 225/45R18 | 95V XL · 95V XL · 95V XL | B98% | C97% | 72 dBB58% | 3PMSF | 33/2025 |
| 225/50R18 | 99V XL · 99V XL | B97% | C95% | 72 dBB63% | 3PMSF | 01/2026 |
| 225/55R18 | 102V XL · 102V XL · 102V XL | B98% | B100% | 72 dBB62% | 3PMSF | 01/2026 |
| 235/40R18 | 95V XL | B97% | C99% | 72 dBB70% | 3PMSF | 01/2026 |
| 235/45R18 | 98H XL | B97% | C98% | 69 dBA95% | 3PMSF | 05/2026 |
| 235/45R18 | 98V XL · 98V XL · 98V XL | B97% | C98% | 72 dBB61% | 3PMSF | 25/2025 |
| 235/50R18 | 101V XL | B99% | B100% | 72 dBB67% | 3PMSF | 30/2025 |
| 245/35R18 | 92V XL | B60% | C100% | 72 dBB73% | 3PMSF | 01/2026 |
| 245/40R18 | 97V XL · 97V XL | B97% | C99% | 72 dBB66% | 3PMSF | 01/2026 |
| 245/45R18 | 100V XL · 100V XL · 100V XL | B98% | C95% | 72 dBB67% | 3PMSF | 01/2026 |
| 245/50R18 | 104V XL | B98% | B100% | 72 dBB58% | 3PMSF | 01/2026 |
| 255/35R18 | 94V XL | B93% | C100% | 73 dBB48% | 3PMSF | 01/2025 |
| 255/40R18 | 99V XL | B96% | C95% | 73 dBB51% | 3PMSF | 01/2026 |
| 255/45R18 | 103V XL | B97% | B100% | 73 dBB50% | 3PMSF | 01/2026 |
| 265/35R18 | 97V XL | B96% | B100% | 73 dBB38% | 3PMSF | 05/2026 |
| 275/40R18 | 103V XL | B98% | B100% | 73 dBB46% | 3PMSF | 01/2026 |
| 19″ rims | ||||||
| 205/50R19 | 94V XL | B75% | C100% | 72 dBB25% | 3PMSF | 01/2026 |
| 205/55R19 | 97H XL · 97H XL | B95% | B100% | 72 dBB44% | 3PMSF | 42/2025 |
| 215/50R19 | 93T | B94% | C73% | 72 dBB32% | 3PMSF | 01/2026 |
| 225/35R19 | 88W XL | B95% | C99% | 72 dBB62% | 3PMSF | 12/2026 |
| 225/40R19 | 93V XL | B95% | C99% | 72 dBB55% | 3PMSF | 38/2025 |
| 225/45R19 | 96V XL | B97% | C97% | 72 dBB58% | 3PMSF | 01/2026 |
| 225/50R19 | 100V XL | B86% | C64% | 72 dBB57% | 3PMSF | 01/2026 |
| 235/35R19 | 91W XL · 91W XL · 91W XL | B96% | C99% | 72 dBB60% | 3PMSF | 36/2025 |
| 235/40R19 | 96V XL | B97% | C98% | 72 dBB52% | 3PMSF | 01/2026 |
| 235/45R19 | 99V XL | B97% | B100% | 72 dBB50% | 3PMSF | 01/2026 |
| 245/35R19 | 93W XL | B94% | C98% | 72 dBB70% | 3PMSF | 01/2026 |
| 245/40R19 | 98V XL · 98V XL | B97% | C96% | 72 dBB63% | 3PMSF | 31/2025 |
| 245/45R19 | 102V XL · 102V XL · 102V XL | B97% | C94% | 72 dBB61% | 3PMSF | 01/2026 |
| 255/35R19 | 96V XL | B97% | C99% | 73 dBB45% | 3PMSF | 01/2026 |
| 255/40R19 | 100V XL | B96% | B100% | 73 dBB54% | 3PMSF | 01/2025 |
| 255/45R19 | 104V XL · 104W XL | B97% | B100% | 73 dBB50% | 3PMSF | 01/2026 |
| 255/50R19 | 107V XL | B97% | B100% | 73 dBB48% | 3PMSF | 01/2026 |
| 265/35R19 | 98W XL | B81% | C96% | 73 dBB50% | 3PMSF | 01/2026 |
| 275/35R19 | 100V XL | B95% | C98% | 73 dBB53% | 3PMSF | 42/2025 |
| 275/40R19 | 105V XL | B96% | C96% | 73 dBB47% | 3PMSF | 01/2026 |
| 275/45R19 | 108V XL | B97% | B97% | 73 dBB50% | 3PMSF | 01/2026 |
| 285/30R19 | 98V XL | B90% | C100% | 75 dBB50% | 3PMSF | 01/2026 |
| 285/40R19 | 107V XL | B97% | B100% | 75 dBB41% | 3PMSF | 01/2026 |
| 20″ rims | ||||||
| 195/55R20 | 95H XL | B97% | B100% | 72 dBB32% | 3PMSF | 34/2025 |
| 215/45R20 | 95W XL | B84% | C92% | 72 dBB51% | 3PMSF | 01/2026 |
| 225/40R20 | 94V XL | B89% | C100% | 72 dBB44% | 3PMSF | 35/2024 |
| 235/35R20 | 92W XL | B93% | C100% | 72 dBB49% | 3PMSF | 01/2026 |
| 235/60R20 | 108H XL | B91% | C50% | 72 dBB50% | 3PMSF | 01/2026 |
| 245/35R20 | 95W XL | B94% | B100% | 72 dBB55% | 3PMSF | 01/2026 |
| 245/40R20 | 99W XL | B96% | B100% | 72 dBB52% | 3PMSF | 01/2026 |
| 245/45R20 | 103V XL · 103V XL | B97% | C95% | 72 dBB64% | 3PMSF | 01/2026 |
| 255/35R20 | 97W XL | B92% | C99% | 73 dBB38% | 3PMSF | 01/2026 |
| 255/40R20 | 101W XL · 101W XL | B97% | C97% | 73 dBB42% | 3PMSF | 01/2025 |
| 265/30R20 | 94W XL | B67% | C100% | 73 dBB47% | 3PMSF | 01/2026 |
| 265/35R20 | 99V XL · 99W XL | B81% | C100% | 73 dBB46% | 3PMSF | 31/2025 |
| 265/40R20 | 104W XL | B91% | B98% | 73 dBB53% | 3PMSF | 01/2025 |
| 275/30R20 | 97V XL · 97W XL | B95% | C100% | 73 dBB44% | 3PMSF | 01/2026 |
| 275/35R20 | 102W XL | B95% | B100% | 73 dBB42% | 3PMSF | 01/2026 |
| 285/30R20 | 99W XL | B96% | C100% | 75 dBB31% | 3PMSF | 36/2025 |
| 285/35R20 | 104W XL | B95% | B100% | 75 dBB38% | 3PMSF | 01/2026 |
| 285/40R20 | 108V XL | B91% | B97% | 75 dBB21% | 3PMSF | 01/2026 |
| 295/30R20 | 101W XL | B91% | C100% | 75 dBB32% | 3PMSF | 01/2026 |
| 295/35R20 | 105W XL | B88% | B100% | 75 dBB31% | 3PMSF | 06/2026 |
| 21″ rims | ||||||
| 245/35R21 | 96W XL | B91% | B100% | 72 dBB56% | 3PMSF | 01/2026 |
| 245/40R21 | 100V XL | B86% | C95% | 72 dBB57% | 3PMSF | 05/2026 |
| 255/35R21 | 98W XL | B83% | B100% | 73 dBB43% | 3PMSF | 01/2026 |
| 255/50R21 | 109H XL | B89% | B96% | 73 dBB39% | 3PMSF | 42/2025 |
| 265/35R21 | 101W XL | B91% | C94% | 73 dBB34% | 3PMSF | 01/2026 |
| 275/35R21 | 103W XL | B87% | B100% | 73 dBB41% | 3PMSF | 01/2026 |
| 285/30R21 | 100W XL | B93% | C93% | 75 dBB67% | 3PMSF | 01/2026 |
| 295/30R21 | 102W XL | B89% | C95% | 75 dBB21% | 3PMSF | 33/2025 |
| 305/30R21 | 104V XL | B90% | C100% | 75 dBB10% | 3PMSF | 05/2026 |
| 315/30R21 | 105V XL | B97% | C93% | 75 dBB31% | 3PMSF | 01/2026 |
| 22″ rims | ||||||
| 275/45R22 | 112W XL | B93% | B100% | 73 dBB64% | 3PMSF | 01/2026 |
| 285/30R22 | 101W XL | B86% | C100% | 75 dBB14% | 3PMSF | 01/2025 |
Best-labelled winter and 3PMSF tyres in 225/60R17
Other tyres on sale in the same size, sorted by wet grip, then noise, then fuel efficiency.
All tyres in 225/60 R17, ranked by label →
- Bridgestone Blizzak LM005A C 71 dB
- Bridgestone Blizzak LM005 DriveguardA D 71 dB
- Pirelli Cinturato Winter 3A B 72 dB
- Linglong Sport Master WinterA D 72 dB
- Crosswind Grip Peak WinterA D 72 dB
- Victory Road ASA D 72 dB
Questions
Is the Hankook WiNter i*cept Evo 4 a quiet tyre?
Its declared rolling noise ranges from 69 dB to 75 dB (median 72 dB). In 1% of the sizes we could compare, it is at least as quiet as three quarters of same-size rivals.
How good is the Hankook WiNter i*cept Evo 4 in the wet?
Its wet grip class is B. In 98% of compared sizes that is at least as good as three quarters of same-size rivals.
Is the Hankook WiNter i*cept Evo 4 suitable for snow?
119 of 119 registrations carry the 3PMSF symbol, which means the tyre passed the EU severe-snow test. Check the exact size in the table.
When was the Hankook WiNter i*cept Evo 4 launched?
It has been on the EU market since August 2025. The earliest production week in its registrations is 35/2024; the DOT code on the sidewall shows the week and year of your tyre.
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Source: EPREL, the European Commission’s product registry for energy labelling — 119 registrations, data as of 25 October 2026. Suppliers have updated 31 of these registrations since first publication. Label values are the supplier’s declaration.