Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro vs Kumho Winter Craft WP52

In this article we will be looking at independent tire test data, and real world driver reviews of the Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro and the Kumho Winter Craft WP52 to find out which tire is best for your own driving.

There are a few basic differences between the two tires. The Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro is an Ultra-High-Performance Winter tire designed to be fitted to Passenger-Cars, and the Kumho Winter Craft WP52 is an Premium-Touring Winter tire designed to be fitted to Passenger-Cars

In This Article

Test Results Driver Reviews Conclusion Similar Comparisons

EUROWINTER-HS02-Pro VS Winter-Craft-WP52

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 four tests which compare both tires directly!

Out of these four tests:

Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro finished ahead of the Kumho Winter Craft WP52 in one of the tests
Kumho Winter Craft WP52 finished ahead of the Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro in three of the tests

While it might look like the Kumho Winter Craft WP52 is better than the Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro 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.

Dry Braking

Looking at data from three tire tests, the Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro was better during two dry braking tests. On average the Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro stopped the vehicle in 0.09% less distance than the Kumho Winter Craft WP52.

Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro

42.81M

Kumho Winter Craft WP52

42.85M

Dry braking in meters, lower is better

Best In Dry Braking: Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro

See how the Dry Braking winner was calculated >>

2023 Tire Reviews Winter Tire Test 225/45 R18	Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro:42.74M	✓ Kumho Winter Craft WP52: 42.66M
2023 Sports Cars Winter Tire Test 225/40 R18	✓ Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro:43.9M	Kumho Winter Craft WP52: 44M
2024 Auto Bild SUV Winter Tire Test 245/45 R18	✓ Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro:41.8M	Kumho Winter Craft WP52: 41.9M

Dry Handling [s]

Looking at data from one tire tests, the Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro was better during one dry handling [s] tests. On average the Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro was 0.28% faster around a lap than the Kumho Winter Craft WP52.

Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro

71.25s

Kumho Winter Craft WP52

71.45s

Dry handling time in seconds, lower is better

Best In Dry Handling [s]: Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro

See how the Dry Handling winner was calculated >>

2023 Tire Reviews Winter Tire Test
225/45 R18

✓ Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro:71.25s

Kumho Winter Craft WP52: 71.45s

Dry Handling [Km/H]

Looking at data from two tire tests, the Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro was better during two dry handling [km/h] tests. On average the Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro was 0.24% faster around a lap than the Kumho Winter Craft WP52.

Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro

104.1Km/H

Kumho Winter Craft WP52

103.85Km/H

Dry Handling Average Speed, higher is better

Best In Dry Handling [Km/H]: Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro

See how the Dry Handling winner was calculated >>

2023 Sports Cars Winter Tire Test 225/40 R18	✓ Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro:102.6Km/H	Kumho Winter Craft WP52: 102.5Km/H
2024 Auto Bild SUV Winter Tire Test 245/45 R18	✓ Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro:105.6Km/H	Kumho Winter Craft WP52: 105.2Km/H

Subj. Dry Handling

Looking at data from one tire tests, the Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro and Kumho Winter Craft WP52 performed equally well in subj. dry handling tests.

Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro

95 Points

Kumho Winter Craft WP52

95 Points

Subjective Dry Handling Score, higher is better

Best In Subj. Dry Handling: Both tires performed equally well

See how the Subj. Dry Handling winner was calculated >>

2023 Tire Reviews Winter Tire Test
225/45 R18

Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro:95 Points

Kumho Winter Craft WP52: 95 Points

Wet Braking

Looking at data from four tire tests, the Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro was better during three wet braking tests. On average the Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro stopped the vehicle in 1.68% less distance than the Kumho Winter Craft WP52.

Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro

36.87M

Kumho Winter Craft WP52

37.5M

Wet braking in meters, lower is better

Best In Wet Braking: Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro

See how the Wet Braking winner was calculated >>

2023 Tire Reviews Winter Tire Test 225/45 R18	✓ Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro:29.58M	Kumho Winter Craft WP52: 30.8M
2023 Winter Tire Test 54 Set Braking Test 225/45 R18	✓ Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro:36M	Kumho Winter Craft WP52: 36.9M
2023 Sports Cars Winter Tire Test 225/40 R18	✓ Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro:47.5M	Kumho Winter Craft WP52: 49.7M
2024 Auto Bild SUV Winter Tire Test 245/45 R18	Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro:34.4M	✓ Kumho Winter Craft WP52: 32.6M

Wet Handling [s]

Looking at data from one tire tests, the Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro was better during one wet handling [s] tests. On average the Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro was 3.69% faster around a wet lap than the Kumho Winter Craft WP52.

Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro

57.97s

Kumho Winter Craft WP52

60.19s

Wet handling time in seconds, lower is better

Best In Wet Handling [s]: Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro

See how the Wet Handling winner was calculated >>

2023 Tire Reviews Winter Tire Test
225/45 R18

✓ Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro:57.97s

Kumho Winter Craft WP52: 60.19s

Wet Handling [Km/H]

Looking at data from two tire tests, the Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro was better during two wet handling [km/h] tests. On average the Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro was 0.92% faster around a wet lap than the Kumho Winter Craft WP52.

Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro

81.65Km/H

Kumho Winter Craft WP52

80.9Km/H

Wet Handling Average Speed, higher is better

Best In Wet Handling [Km/H]: Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro

See how the Wet Handling winner was calculated >>

2023 Sports Cars Winter Tire Test 225/40 R18	✓ Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro:80.3Km/H	Kumho Winter Craft WP52: 79.1Km/H
2024 Auto Bild SUV Winter Tire Test 245/45 R18	✓ Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro:83Km/H	Kumho Winter Craft WP52: 82.7Km/H

Subj. Wet Handling

Looking at data from one tire tests, the Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro and Kumho Winter Craft WP52 performed equally well in subj. wet handling tests.

Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro

98 Points

Kumho Winter Craft WP52

98 Points

Subjective Wet Handling Score, higher is better

Best In Subj. Wet Handling: Both tires performed equally well

See how the Subj. Wet Handling winner was calculated >>

2023 Tire Reviews Winter Tire Test
225/45 R18

Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro:98 Points

Kumho Winter Craft WP52: 98 Points

Wet Circle

Looking at data from one tire tests, the Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro was better during one wet circle tests. On average the Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro was 1.75% faster around a wet circle than the Kumho Winter Craft WP52.

Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro

16.25s

Kumho Winter Craft WP52

16.54s

Wet Circle Lap Time in seconds, lower is better

Best In Wet Circle: Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro

See how the Wet Circle winner was calculated >>

2024 Auto Bild SUV Winter Tire Test
245/45 R18

✓ Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro:16.25s

Kumho Winter Craft WP52: 16.54s

Straight Aqua

Looking at data from three tire tests, the Kumho Winter Craft WP52 was better during one straight aqua tests. On average the Kumho Winter Craft WP52 floated at a 0.03% higher speed than the Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro.

Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro

87.28Km/H

Kumho Winter Craft WP52

87.31Km/H

Float Speed in Km/H, higher is better

Best In Straight Aqua: Kumho Winter Craft WP52

See how the Straight Aqua winner was calculated >>

2023 Tire Reviews Winter Tire Test 225/45 R18	✓ Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro:95.24Km/H	Kumho Winter Craft WP52: 91.52Km/H
2023 Sports Cars Winter Tire Test 225/40 R18	✓ Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro:96.8Km/H	Kumho Winter Craft WP52: 95.1Km/H
2024 Auto Bild SUV Winter Tire Test 245/45 R18	Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro:69.8Km/H	✓ Kumho Winter Craft WP52: 75.3Km/H

Curved Aquaplaning

Looking at data from two tire tests, the Kumho Winter Craft WP52 was better during one curved aquaplaning tests. On average the Kumho Winter Craft WP52 slipped out at a 0.39% higher speed than the Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro.

Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro

2.53m/sec2

Kumho Winter Craft WP52

2.54m/sec2

Remaining lateral acceleration, higher is better

Best In Curved Aquaplaning: Kumho Winter Craft WP52

See how the Curved Aquaplaning winner was calculated >>

2023 Sports Cars Winter Tire Test 225/40 R18	Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro:2.45m/sec2	✓ Kumho Winter Craft WP52: 2.73m/sec2
2024 Auto Bild SUV Winter Tire Test 245/45 R18	✓ Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro:2.6m/sec2	Kumho Winter Craft WP52: 2.35m/sec2

Snow Braking

Looking at data from four tire tests, the Kumho Winter Craft WP52 was better during three snow braking tests. On average the Kumho Winter Craft WP52 stopped the vehicle in 2.55% less distance than the Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro.

Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro

26.69M

Kumho Winter Craft WP52

26.01M

Snow braking in meters, lower is better

Best In Snow Braking: Kumho Winter Craft WP52

See how the Snow Braking winner was calculated >>

2023 Tire Reviews Winter Tire Test 225/45 R18	Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro:20.965M	✓ Kumho Winter Craft WP52: 19.23M
2023 Winter Tire Test 54 Set Braking Test 225/45 R18	✓ Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro:31.3M	Kumho Winter Craft WP52: 31.4M
2023 Sports Cars Winter Tire Test 225/40 R18	Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro:31.4M	✓ Kumho Winter Craft WP52: 31M
2024 Auto Bild SUV Winter Tire Test 245/45 R18	Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro:23.1M	✓ Kumho Winter Craft WP52: 22.4M

Snow Traction

Looking at data from one tire tests, the Kumho Winter Craft WP52 was better during one snow traction tests. On average the Kumho Winter Craft WP52 accelerated 2.76% faster than the Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro.

Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro

6.15s

Kumho Winter Craft WP52

5.98s

Snow acceleration time, lower is better

Best In Snow Traction: Kumho Winter Craft WP52

See how the Snow Traction winner was calculated >>

2023 Tire Reviews Winter Tire Test
225/45 R18

Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro:6.15s

✓ Kumho Winter Craft WP52: 5.98s

Snow Traction

Looking at data from two tire tests, the Kumho Winter Craft WP52 was better during two snow traction tests. On average the Kumho Winter Craft WP52 had 2.02% better snow traction than the Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro.

Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro

2350N

Kumho Winter Craft WP52

2398.5N

Pulling Force in Newtons, higher is better

Best In Snow Traction: Kumho Winter Craft WP52

See how the Snow Traction winner was calculated >>

2023 Sports Cars Winter Tire Test 225/40 R18	Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro:2026N	✓ Kumho Winter Craft WP52: 2096N
2024 Auto Bild SUV Winter Tire Test 245/45 R18	Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro:2674N	✓ Kumho Winter Craft WP52: 2701N

Snow Handling [s]

Looking at data from one tire tests, the Kumho Winter Craft WP52 was better during one snow handling [s] tests. On average the Kumho Winter Craft WP52 was 4.27% faster around a lap than the Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro.

Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro

90.66s

Kumho Winter Craft WP52

86.79s

Snow handling time in seconds, lower is better

Best In Snow Handling [s]: Kumho Winter Craft WP52

See how the Snow Handling winner was calculated >>

2023 Tire Reviews Winter Tire Test
225/45 R18

Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro:90.66s

✓ Kumho Winter Craft WP52: 86.79s

Snow Handling [Km/H]

Looking at data from two tire tests, the Kumho Winter Craft WP52 was better during two snow handling [km/h] tests. On average the Kumho Winter Craft WP52 was 2.73% faster around a lap than the Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro.

Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro

57.1Km/H

Kumho Winter Craft WP52

58.7Km/H

Snow handling average speed, higher is better

Best In Snow Handling [Km/H]: Kumho Winter Craft WP52

See how the Snow Handling winner was calculated >>

2023 Sports Cars Winter Tire Test 225/40 R18	Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro:52.2Km/H	✓ Kumho Winter Craft WP52: 54.2Km/H
2024 Auto Bild SUV Winter Tire Test 245/45 R18	Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro:62Km/H	✓ Kumho Winter Craft WP52: 63.2Km/H

Subj. Snow Handling

Looking at data from one tire tests, the Kumho Winter Craft WP52 was better during one subj. snow handling tests. On average the Kumho Winter Craft WP52 scored 2.17% more points than the Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro.

Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro

90 Points

Kumho Winter Craft WP52

92 Points

Subjective Snow Handling Score, higher is better

Best In Subj. Snow Handling: Kumho Winter Craft WP52

See how the Subj. Snow Handling winner was calculated >>

2023 Tire Reviews Winter Tire Test
225/45 R18

Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro:90 Points

✓ Kumho Winter Craft WP52: 92 Points

Snow Slalom

Looking at data from one tire tests, the Kumho Winter Craft WP52 was better during one snow slalom tests. On average the Kumho Winter Craft WP52 was 16.67% faster through a slalom than the Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro.

Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro

2.95m/sec2

Kumho Winter Craft WP52

3.54m/sec2

Lateral acceleration, higher is better

Best In Snow Slalom: Kumho Winter Craft WP52

See how the Snow Slalom winner was calculated >>

2023 Sports Cars Winter Tire Test
225/40 R18

Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro:2.95m/sec2

✓ Kumho Winter Craft WP52: 3.54m/sec2

Subj. Comfort

Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro

100 Points

Kumho Winter Craft WP52

90 Points

Subjective Comfort Score, higher is better

Best In Subj. Comfort: Kumho Winter Craft WP52

See how the Subj. Comfort winner was calculated >>

Noise

Looking at data from two tire tests, the Kumho Winter Craft WP52 was better during one noise tests. On average the Kumho Winter Craft WP52 measured 0.14% quieter than the Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro.

Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro

72.7dB

Kumho Winter Craft WP52

72.6dB

External noise in dB, lower is better

Best In Noise: Kumho Winter Craft WP52

See how the Noise winner was calculated >>

2023 Sports Cars Winter Tire Test 225/40 R18	✓ Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro:71.5dB	Kumho Winter Craft WP52: 72.3dB
2024 Auto Bild SUV Winter Tire Test 245/45 R18	Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro:73.9dB	✓ Kumho Winter Craft WP52: 72.9dB

Price

Looking at data from one tire tests, the Kumho Winter Craft WP52 was better during one price tests. On average the Kumho Winter Craft WP52 cost 22.46% less than the Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro.

Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro

142.89

Kumho Winter Craft WP52

110.79

Price in local currency, lower is better

Best In Price: Kumho Winter Craft WP52

See how the Price winner was calculated >>

2023 Tire Reviews Winter Tire Test
225/45 R18

Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro:142.89

✓ Kumho Winter Craft WP52: 110.79

Rolling Resistance

Looking at data from three tire tests, the Kumho Winter Craft WP52 was better during three rolling resistance tests. On average the Kumho Winter Craft WP52 had a 3.37% lower rolling resistance than the Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro.

Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro

8.89kg / t

Kumho Winter Craft WP52

8.59kg / t

Rolling resistance in kg t, lower is better

Best In Rolling Resistance: Kumho Winter Craft WP52

See how the Rolling Resistance winner was calculated >>

2023 Tire Reviews Winter Tire Test 225/45 R18	Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro:8.9kg / t	✓ Kumho Winter Craft WP52: 8.6kg / t
2023 Sports Cars Winter Tire Test 225/40 R18	Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro:9.3kg / t	✓ Kumho Winter Craft WP52: 9.22kg / t
2024 Auto Bild SUV Winter Tire Test 245/45 R18	Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro:8.47kg / t	✓ Kumho Winter Craft WP52: 7.95kg / t

Real World Driver Reviews

Tire Reviews also collects real world driver reviews for the Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro and Kumho Winter Craft WP52.

In total the Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro has been reviewed 4 times and drivers have given the tire 89% overall.

The Kumho Winter Craft WP52 has been reviewed 7 times and drivers have given the tire 68% overall.

This means in real world driving, people prefer the Kumho Winter Craft WP52.

Best Review for the Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro

Given 90% 225/45 R18 on a combination of roads for 6,000 average miles

Really happy with these tires. Bought them a couple of months after release. Hands down better grip than my summer tires (Fulda) on wet. Foot 80-90% to the ground, FWD, not even a single squeak or spin. Drove in very harsh rain, absolutely no issue, glides over water (not literally). Handles aquaplaning well. Honestly, noise wise is a bit higher than summer tires, but it is what you expect. Comfort - it did not strike me as being bad, nor good, cannot comment really - maybe average. Overall - Highly Recommend, phenomenal bang for your buck.

Helpful 52 - tire reviewed on April 4, 2023

View all Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro driver reviews >>

Best Review for the Kumho Winter Craft WP52

Given 60% 225/45 R17 on mostly country roads for 8,000 average miles

Good dry handling and traction, average wet and below expectations on snow as for a winter tire. Noise depends a lot on tire pressure

Helpful 58 - tire reviewed on February 28, 2023

View all Kumho Winter Craft WP52 driver reviews >>

Conclusion

In conclusion the Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro performed better in dry braking, dry handling [s], dry handling [km/h], wet braking, wet handling [s], wet handling [km/h] and wet circle, while the Kumho Winter Craft WP52 performed better in straight aqua, curved aquaplaning, snow braking, snow traction, snow traction, snow handling [s], snow handling [km/h], subj. snow handling, snow slalom, noise, price and rolling resistance.

Interestingly, both tires performed equally well in subj. dry handling and subj. wet handling, showing that they are closely matched in these areas.

Which tire is best for you depends a lot on your driving style and situation, plus what you want from the tire. Comparing all the data in the tire reviews database, on balance Kumho Winter Craft WP52 seems to be the best tire overall.

However, it's important to note that both tires have their strengths.

Remember, the best tire for you might depend on which of these factors are most important for your specific driving needs and conditions.

Overall Winner: Kumho Winter Craft WP52

Based on the tire test data and user reviews we have in our database, the Kumho Winter Craft WP52 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.

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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.

Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro vs Kumho Winter Craft WP52

Test Results

Dry Braking

Dry Handling [s]

Dry Handling [Km/H]

Subj. Dry Handling

Wet Braking

Wet Handling [s]

Wet Handling [Km/H]

Subj. Wet Handling

Wet Circle

Straight Aqua

Curved Aquaplaning

Snow Braking

Snow Traction

Snow Traction

Snow Handling [s]

Snow Handling [Km/H]

Subj. Snow Handling

Snow Slalom

Subj. Comfort

Noise

Price

Rolling Resistance

Real World Driver Reviews

Conclusion

Overall Winner: Kumho Winter Craft WP52

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