Hankook Kinergy 4S2 vs Nexen N Blue 4Season 2

In this article we will be looking at independent tire test data, and real world driver reviews of the Hankook Kinergy 4S2 and the Nexen N Blue 4Season 2 to find out which tire is best for your own driving.

There are a few basic differences between the two tires. The Hankook Kinergy 4S2 is an Premium-Touring All-Season tire designed to be fitted to Passenger-Cars, and the Nexen N Blue 4Season 2 is an Touring All-Season tire designed to be fitted to Passenger-Cars

In This Article
Introduction Test Results Driver Reviews Conclusion
Kinergy-4S2 VS N-Blue-4Season-2

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:

  • Hankook Kinergy 4S2 finished ahead of the Nexen N Blue 4Season 2 in three of the tests
  • Nexen N Blue 4Season 2 finished ahead of the Hankook Kinergy 4S2 in one of the tests

While it might look like the Hankook Kinergy 4S2 is better than the Nexen N Blue 4Season 2 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 four tire tests, the Nexen N Blue 4Season 2 was better during three dry braking tests. On average the Nexen N Blue 4Season 2 stopped the vehicle in 2.67% less distance than the Hankook Kinergy 4S2.

Hankook Kinergy 4S2
40.1M
Nexen N Blue 4Season 2
39.03M
Dry braking in meters, lower is better

Best In Dry Braking: Nexen N Blue 4Season 2

2023 All Season Tire 35 Set Shootout
225/45 R17		 Hankook Kinergy 4S2:41.3M ✓ Nexen N Blue 4Season 2: 39.2M
2023 Auto Bild All Season Tire Test
225/45 R17		 Hankook Kinergy 4S2:41.3M ✓ Nexen N Blue 4Season 2: 39.2M
2023 Auto Zeitung All Season Tire Test
215/55 R17		 ✓ Hankook Kinergy 4S2:37.5M Nexen N Blue 4Season 2: 37.9M
2024 Auto Bild SUV All Season Tire Test
245/45 R18		 Hankook Kinergy 4S2:40.3M ✓ Nexen N Blue 4Season 2: 39.8M

Dry Handling [s]

Looking at data from one tire tests, the Hankook Kinergy 4S2 was better during one dry handling [s] tests. On average the Hankook Kinergy 4S2 was 0.6% faster around a lap than the Nexen N Blue 4Season 2.

Hankook Kinergy 4S2
83.5s
Nexen N Blue 4Season 2
84s
Dry handling time in seconds, lower is better

Best In Dry Handling [s]: Hankook Kinergy 4S2

2023 Auto Zeitung All Season Tire Test
215/55 R17		 ✓ Hankook Kinergy 4S2:83.5s Nexen N Blue 4Season 2: 84s

Dry Handling [Km/H]

Looking at data from two tire tests, the Hankook Kinergy 4S2 was better during one dry handling [km/h] tests. On average the Hankook Kinergy 4S2 was 1.73% faster around a lap than the Nexen N Blue 4Season 2.

Hankook Kinergy 4S2
101Km/H
Nexen N Blue 4Season 2
99.25Km/H
Dry Handling Average Speed, higher is better

Best In Dry Handling [Km/H]: Hankook Kinergy 4S2

2023 Auto Bild All Season Tire Test
225/45 R17		 Hankook Kinergy 4S2:87.8Km/H ✓ Nexen N Blue 4Season 2: 88.5Km/H
2024 Auto Bild SUV All Season Tire Test
245/45 R18		 ✓ Hankook Kinergy 4S2:114.2Km/H Nexen N Blue 4Season 2: 110Km/H

Wet Braking

Looking at data from four tire tests, the Hankook Kinergy 4S2 was better during two wet braking tests. On average the Hankook Kinergy 4S2 stopped the vehicle in 4.13% less distance than the Nexen N Blue 4Season 2.

Hankook Kinergy 4S2
48.78M
Nexen N Blue 4Season 2
50.88M
Wet braking in meters, lower is better

Best In Wet Braking: Hankook Kinergy 4S2

2023 All Season Tire 35 Set Shootout
225/45 R17		 Hankook Kinergy 4S2:49.5M ✓ Nexen N Blue 4Season 2: 48.8M
2023 Auto Bild All Season Tire Test
225/45 R17		 Hankook Kinergy 4S2:49.5M ✓ Nexen N Blue 4Season 2: 48.8M
2023 Auto Zeitung All Season Tire Test
215/55 R17		 ✓ Hankook Kinergy 4S2:43M Nexen N Blue 4Season 2: 49M
2024 Auto Bild SUV All Season Tire Test
245/45 R18		 ✓ Hankook Kinergy 4S2:53.1M Nexen N Blue 4Season 2: 56.9M

Wet Handling [s]

Looking at data from one tire tests, the Hankook Kinergy 4S2 was better during one wet handling [s] tests. On average the Hankook Kinergy 4S2 was 2.54% faster around a wet lap than the Nexen N Blue 4Season 2.

Hankook Kinergy 4S2
99.9s
Nexen N Blue 4Season 2
102.5s
Wet handling time in seconds, lower is better

Best In Wet Handling [s]: Hankook Kinergy 4S2

2023 Auto Zeitung All Season Tire Test
215/55 R17		 ✓ Hankook Kinergy 4S2:99.9s Nexen N Blue 4Season 2: 102.5s

Wet Handling [Km/H]

Looking at data from two tire tests, the Hankook Kinergy 4S2 was better during two wet handling [km/h] tests. On average the Hankook Kinergy 4S2 was 2.96% faster around a wet lap than the Nexen N Blue 4Season 2.

Hankook Kinergy 4S2
77.75Km/H
Nexen N Blue 4Season 2
75.45Km/H
Wet Handling Average Speed, higher is better

Best In Wet Handling [Km/H]: Hankook Kinergy 4S2

2023 Auto Bild All Season Tire Test
225/45 R17		 ✓ Hankook Kinergy 4S2:72.1Km/H Nexen N Blue 4Season 2: 70.5Km/H
2024 Auto Bild SUV All Season Tire Test
245/45 R18		 ✓ Hankook Kinergy 4S2:83.4Km/H Nexen N Blue 4Season 2: 80.4Km/H

Wet Circle

Looking at data from three tire tests, the Hankook Kinergy 4S2 was better during three wet circle tests. On average the Hankook Kinergy 4S2 was 3.21% faster around a wet circle than the Nexen N Blue 4Season 2.

Hankook Kinergy 4S2
14.49s
Nexen N Blue 4Season 2
14.97s
Wet Circle Lap Time in seconds, lower is better

Best In Wet Circle: Hankook Kinergy 4S2

2023 Auto Bild All Season Tire Test
225/45 R17		 ✓ Hankook Kinergy 4S2:11.94s Nexen N Blue 4Season 2: 12.07s
2023 Auto Zeitung All Season Tire Test
215/55 R17		 ✓ Hankook Kinergy 4S2:16s Nexen N Blue 4Season 2: 16.4s
2024 Auto Bild SUV All Season Tire Test
245/45 R18		 ✓ Hankook Kinergy 4S2:15.53s Nexen N Blue 4Season 2: 16.43s

Straight Aqua

Looking at data from three tire tests, the Hankook Kinergy 4S2 was better during three straight aqua tests. On average the Hankook Kinergy 4S2 floated at a 6.83% higher speed than the Nexen N Blue 4Season 2.

Hankook Kinergy 4S2
76.53Km/H
Nexen N Blue 4Season 2
71.3Km/H
Float Speed in Km/H, higher is better

Best In Straight Aqua: Hankook Kinergy 4S2

2023 Auto Bild All Season Tire Test
225/45 R17		 ✓ Hankook Kinergy 4S2:78.6Km/H Nexen N Blue 4Season 2: 72.8Km/H
2023 Auto Zeitung All Season Tire Test
215/55 R17		 ✓ Hankook Kinergy 4S2:76.9Km/H Nexen N Blue 4Season 2: 74.2Km/H
2024 Auto Bild SUV All Season Tire Test
245/45 R18		 ✓ Hankook Kinergy 4S2:74.1Km/H Nexen N Blue 4Season 2: 66.9Km/H

Curved Aquaplaning

Looking at data from two tire tests, the Hankook Kinergy 4S2 was better during two curved aquaplaning tests. On average the Hankook Kinergy 4S2 slipped out at a 17.98% higher speed than the Nexen N Blue 4Season 2.

Hankook Kinergy 4S2
3.17m/sec2
Nexen N Blue 4Season 2
2.6m/sec2
Remaining lateral acceleration, higher is better

Best In Curved Aquaplaning: Hankook Kinergy 4S2

2023 Auto Bild All Season Tire Test
225/45 R17		 ✓ Hankook Kinergy 4S2:3.58m/sec2 Nexen N Blue 4Season 2: 3.04m/sec2
2024 Auto Bild SUV All Season Tire Test
245/45 R18		 ✓ Hankook Kinergy 4S2:2.75m/sec2 Nexen N Blue 4Season 2: 2.16m/sec2

Snow Braking

Looking at data from three tire tests, the Hankook Kinergy 4S2 was better during three snow braking tests. On average the Hankook Kinergy 4S2 stopped the vehicle in 3.4% less distance than the Nexen N Blue 4Season 2.

Hankook Kinergy 4S2
23.6M
Nexen N Blue 4Season 2
24.43M
Snow braking in meters, lower is better

Best In Snow Braking: Hankook Kinergy 4S2

2023 Auto Bild All Season Tire Test
225/45 R17		 ✓ Hankook Kinergy 4S2:23.1M Nexen N Blue 4Season 2: 24.7M
2023 Auto Zeitung All Season Tire Test
215/55 R17		 ✓ Hankook Kinergy 4S2:25.5M Nexen N Blue 4Season 2: 25.6M
2024 Auto Bild SUV All Season Tire Test
245/45 R18		 ✓ Hankook Kinergy 4S2:22.2M Nexen N Blue 4Season 2: 23M

Snow Traction

Looking at data from three tire tests, the Hankook Kinergy 4S2 was better during three snow traction tests. On average the Hankook Kinergy 4S2 had 2.97% better snow traction than the Nexen N Blue 4Season 2.

Hankook Kinergy 4S2
3075.33N
Nexen N Blue 4Season 2
2984N
Pulling Force in Newtons, higher is better

Best In Snow Traction: Hankook Kinergy 4S2

2023 Auto Bild All Season Tire Test
225/45 R17		 ✓ Hankook Kinergy 4S2:2639N Nexen N Blue 4Season 2: 2539N
2023 Auto Zeitung All Season Tire Test
215/55 R17		 ✓ Hankook Kinergy 4S2:2562N Nexen N Blue 4Season 2: 2493N
2024 Auto Bild SUV All Season Tire Test
245/45 R18		 ✓ Hankook Kinergy 4S2:4025N Nexen N Blue 4Season 2: 3920N

Snow Handling [s]

Looking at data from one tire tests, the Hankook Kinergy 4S2 was better during one snow handling [s] tests. On average the Hankook Kinergy 4S2 was 3.72% faster around a lap than the Nexen N Blue 4Season 2.

Hankook Kinergy 4S2
54.4s
Nexen N Blue 4Season 2
56.5s
Snow handling time in seconds, lower is better

Best In Snow Handling [s]: Hankook Kinergy 4S2

2023 Auto Zeitung All Season Tire Test
215/55 R17		 ✓ Hankook Kinergy 4S2:54.4s Nexen N Blue 4Season 2: 56.5s

Snow Handling [Km/H]

Looking at data from two tire tests, the Hankook Kinergy 4S2 was better during two snow handling [km/h] tests. On average the Hankook Kinergy 4S2 was 2.61% faster around a lap than the Nexen N Blue 4Season 2.

Hankook Kinergy 4S2
55.6Km/H
Nexen N Blue 4Season 2
54.15Km/H
Snow handling average speed, higher is better

Best In Snow Handling [Km/H]: Hankook Kinergy 4S2

2023 Auto Bild All Season Tire Test
225/45 R17		 ✓ Hankook Kinergy 4S2:57.3Km/H Nexen N Blue 4Season 2: 55.4Km/H
2024 Auto Bild SUV All Season Tire Test
245/45 R18		 ✓ Hankook Kinergy 4S2:53.9Km/H Nexen N Blue 4Season 2: 52.9Km/H

Snow Circle

Looking at data from one tire tests, the Hankook Kinergy 4S2 was better during zero snow circle tests. On average the Hankook Kinergy 4S2 provided 1.55% more lateral grip than the Nexen N Blue 4Season 2.

Hankook Kinergy 4S2
3.82ms/2
Nexen N Blue 4Season 2
3.88ms/2
Lateral snow grip in m/s squared, higher is better

Best In Snow Circle: Nexen N Blue 4Season 2

2024 Auto Bild SUV All Season Tire Test
245/45 R18		 Hankook Kinergy 4S2:3.82ms/2 ✓ Nexen N Blue 4Season 2: 3.88ms/2

Snow Slalom

Looking at data from two tire tests, the Hankook Kinergy 4S2 was better during one snow slalom tests. On average the Hankook Kinergy 4S2 was 2.34% faster through a slalom than the Nexen N Blue 4Season 2.

Hankook Kinergy 4S2
3.85m/sec2
Nexen N Blue 4Season 2
3.76m/sec2
Lateral acceleration, higher is better

Best In Snow Slalom: Hankook Kinergy 4S2

2023 Auto Bild All Season Tire Test
225/45 R17		 ✓ Hankook Kinergy 4S2:4.02m/sec2 Nexen N Blue 4Season 2: 3.82m/sec2
2023 Auto Zeitung All Season Tire Test
215/55 R17		 Hankook Kinergy 4S2:3.67m/sec2 ✓ Nexen N Blue 4Season 2: 3.69m/sec2

Subj. Comfort

Hankook Kinergy 4S2
10 Points
Nexen N Blue 4Season 2
6 Points
Subjective Comfort Score, higher is better

Best In Subj. Comfort: Hankook Kinergy 4S2

Noise

Looking at data from three tire tests, the Hankook Kinergy 4S2 was better during one noise tests. On average the Hankook Kinergy 4S2 measured 0.14% quieter than the Nexen N Blue 4Season 2.

Hankook Kinergy 4S2
71.27dB
Nexen N Blue 4Season 2
71.37dB
External noise in dB, lower is better

Best In Noise: Hankook Kinergy 4S2

2023 Auto Bild All Season Tire Test
225/45 R17		 Hankook Kinergy 4S2:73.1dB ✓ Nexen N Blue 4Season 2: 72.7dB
2023 Auto Zeitung All Season Tire Test
215/55 R17		 ✓ Hankook Kinergy 4S2:68dB Nexen N Blue 4Season 2: 69dB
2024 Auto Bild SUV All Season Tire Test
245/45 R18		 Hankook Kinergy 4S2:72.7dB ✓ Nexen N Blue 4Season 2: 72.4dB

Tire Weight

Hankook Kinergy 4S2
36.4Kg
Nexen N Blue 4Season 2
36.4Kg
Tire Weight Per Set, lower is better

Best In Tire Weight:

2023 Auto Bild All Season Tire Test
225/45 R17		 Hankook Kinergy 4S2:36.4Kg Nexen N Blue 4Season 2: 36.4Kg

Wear

Looking at data from one tire tests, the Hankook Kinergy 4S2 was better during zero wear tests. On average the Hankook Kinergy 4S2 is predicted to cover 19.65% miles before reaching 1.6mm than the Nexen N Blue 4Season 2.

Hankook Kinergy 4S2
60289KM
Nexen N Blue 4Season 2
75034KM
Predicted tread life in KM, higher is better

Best In Wear: Nexen N Blue 4Season 2

2023 Auto Bild All Season Tire Test
225/45 R17		 Hankook Kinergy 4S2:60289KM ✓ Nexen N Blue 4Season 2: 75034KM

Value

Looking at data from one tire tests, the Nexen N Blue 4Season 2 was better during one value tests. On average the Nexen N Blue 4Season 2 proved to have a 28.9% better value based on price/1000km than the Hankook Kinergy 4S2.

Hankook Kinergy 4S2
6.47Price/1000
Nexen N Blue 4Season 2
4.6Price/1000
Euros/1000km based on cost/wear, lower is better

Best In Value: Nexen N Blue 4Season 2

2023 Auto Bild All Season Tire Test
225/45 R17		 Hankook Kinergy 4S2:6.47Price/1000 ✓ Nexen N Blue 4Season 2: 4.6Price/1000

Rolling Resistance

Looking at data from three tire tests, the Nexen N Blue 4Season 2 was better during three rolling resistance tests. On average the Nexen N Blue 4Season 2 had a 6.17% lower rolling resistance than the Hankook Kinergy 4S2.

Hankook Kinergy 4S2
8.26kg / t
Nexen N Blue 4Season 2
7.75kg / t
Rolling resistance in kg t, lower is better

Best In Rolling Resistance: Nexen N Blue 4Season 2

2023 Auto Bild All Season Tire Test
225/45 R17		 Hankook Kinergy 4S2:8.24kg / t ✓ Nexen N Blue 4Season 2: 8.01kg / t
2023 Auto Zeitung All Season Tire Test
215/55 R17		 Hankook Kinergy 4S2:8.02kg / t ✓ Nexen N Blue 4Season 2: 7.8kg / t
2024 Auto Bild SUV All Season Tire Test
245/45 R18		 Hankook Kinergy 4S2:8.51kg / t ✓ Nexen N Blue 4Season 2: 7.44kg / t

Fuel Consumption

Looking at data from one tire tests, the Nexen N Blue 4Season 2 was better during one fuel consumption tests. On average the Nexen N Blue 4Season 2 used 1.05% less fuel than the Hankook Kinergy 4S2.

Hankook Kinergy 4S2
5.74l/100km
Nexen N Blue 4Season 2
5.68l/100km
Fuel consumption in Litres per 100 km, lower is better

Best In Fuel Consumption: Nexen N Blue 4Season 2

2023 Auto Bild All Season Tire Test
225/45 R17		 Hankook Kinergy 4S2:5.74l/100km ✓ Nexen N Blue 4Season 2: 5.68l/100km

Real World Driver Reviews

Tire Reviews also collects real world driver reviews for the Hankook Kinergy 4S2 and Nexen N Blue 4Season 2.

In total the Hankook Kinergy 4S2 has been reviewed 37 times and drivers have given the tire 75% overall.

The Nexen N Blue 4Season 2 has been reviewed 3 times and drivers have given the tire 96% overall.

This means in real world driving, people prefer the Nexen N Blue 4Season 2.

Best Review for the Hankook Kinergy 4S2
Given 81% 205/55 R16 on a combination of roads for 3,000 average miles
Very good all round tire
Helpful 213 - tire reviewed on August 20, 2020
View all Hankook Kinergy 4S2 driver reviews >>
Best Review for the Nexen N Blue 4Season 2
Given 99% 205/60 R16 on for 15,000 miles
Perfect tire for all conditions....
Helpful 43 - tire reviewed on December 15, 2023
View all Nexen N Blue 4Season 2 driver reviews >>

Conclusion

In conclusion the Hankook Kinergy 4S2 performed better in dry handling [s], dry handling [km/h], wet braking, wet handling [s], wet handling [km/h], wet circle, straight aqua, curved aquaplaning, snow braking, snow traction, snow handling [s], snow handling [km/h], snow slalom and noise, while the Nexen N Blue 4Season 2 performed better in dry braking, snow circle, wear, value, rolling resistance and fuel consumption.

Interestingly, both tires performed equally well in tire weight, 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 Hankook Kinergy 4S2 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: Hankook Kinergy 4S2

Overall Winner: Hankook Kinergy 4S2

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.

Lots of other websites do this sort of tire comparison, Tire Reviews doesn't.