Hankook Winter I cept iZ2 W616 vs Michelin X Ice Snow

In this article we will be looking at independent tire test data, and real world driver reviews of the Hankook Winter I cept iZ2 W616 and the Michelin X Ice Snow to find out which tire is best for your own driving.

The good news is that both the Hankook Winter I cept iZ2 W616 and Michelin X Ice Snow are Premium Touring Winter tires designed to be fitted to Passenger Cars, which means comparing the two tires is relatively simple.

Both tires are hugely popular in the market place with drivers, and both have been featured in independent tire tests.

In This Article

Introduction Test Results Driver Reviews Conclusion

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 three tests which compare both tires directly!

Out of these three tests:

Michelin X Ice Snow finished ahead of the Hankook Winter I cept iZ2 W616 in three of the tests

While it might look like the Michelin X Ice Snow is better than the Hankook Winter I cept iZ2 W616 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 Hankook Winter I cept iZ2 W616 was better during one dry braking tests. On average the Hankook Winter I cept iZ2 W616 stopped the vehicle in 0.1% less distance than the Michelin X Ice Snow.

Hankook Winter I cept iZ2 W616

31.39M

Michelin X Ice Snow

31.42M

Dry braking in meters, lower is better

Best In Dry Braking: Hankook Winter I cept iZ2 W616

See how the Dry Braking winner was calculated >>

2020 Nordic and Studded Winter Tire Test 205/55 R16	✓ Hankook Winter I cept iZ2 W616:30.3M	Michelin X Ice Snow: 31.2M
2021 Studless and Studded Winter Tire Test 205/55 R16	Hankook Winter I cept iZ2 W616:31.5M	Michelin X Ice Snow: 31.5M
2024 Nordic Friction Winter Tire Test 225/45 R17	Hankook Winter I cept iZ2 W616:32.37M	✓ Michelin X Ice Snow: 31.57M

Subj. Dry Handling

Looking at data from two tire tests, the Hankook Winter I cept iZ2 W616 was better during one subj. dry handling tests. On average the Hankook Winter I cept iZ2 W616 scored 7.69% more points than the Michelin X Ice Snow.

Hankook Winter I cept iZ2 W616

6.5 Points

Michelin X Ice Snow

6 Points

Subjective Dry Handling Score, higher is better

Best In Subj. Dry Handling: Hankook Winter I cept iZ2 W616

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

2020 Nordic and Studded Winter Tire Test 205/55 R16	✓ Hankook Winter I cept iZ2 W616:9 Points	Michelin X Ice Snow: 8 Points
2024 Nordic Friction Winter Tire Test 225/45 R17	Hankook Winter I cept iZ2 W616:4 Points	Michelin X Ice Snow: 4 Points

Wet Braking

Looking at data from three tire tests, the Hankook Winter I cept iZ2 W616 was better during two wet braking tests. On average the Hankook Winter I cept iZ2 W616 stopped the vehicle in 0.47% less distance than the Michelin X Ice Snow.

Hankook Winter I cept iZ2 W616

37.75M

Michelin X Ice Snow

37.93M

Wet braking in meters, lower is better

Best In Wet Braking: Hankook Winter I cept iZ2 W616

See how the Wet Braking winner was calculated >>

2020 Nordic and Studded Winter Tire Test 205/55 R16	✓ Hankook Winter I cept iZ2 W616:38.5M	Michelin X Ice Snow: 38.6M
2021 Studless and Studded Winter Tire Test 205/55 R16	✓ Hankook Winter I cept iZ2 W616:34.4M	Michelin X Ice Snow: 36.1M
2024 Nordic Friction Winter Tire Test 225/45 R17	Hankook Winter I cept iZ2 W616:40.36M	✓ Michelin X Ice Snow: 39.1M

Wet Handling [s]

Looking at data from three tire tests, the Michelin X Ice Snow was better during one wet handling [s] tests. On average the Michelin X Ice Snow was 0.27% faster around a wet lap than the Hankook Winter I cept iZ2 W616.

Hankook Winter I cept iZ2 W616

37.5s

Michelin X Ice Snow

37.4s

Wet handling time in seconds, lower is better

Best In Wet Handling [s]: Michelin X Ice Snow

See how the Wet Handling winner was calculated >>

2020 Nordic and Studded Winter Tire Test 205/55 R16	✓ Hankook Winter I cept iZ2 W616:34.5s	Michelin X Ice Snow: 35s
2021 Studless and Studded Winter Tire Test 205/55 R16	Hankook Winter I cept iZ2 W616:35.5s	Michelin X Ice Snow: 35.5s
2024 Nordic Friction Winter Tire Test 225/45 R17	Hankook Winter I cept iZ2 W616:42.5s	✓ Michelin X Ice Snow: 41.7s

Subj. Wet Handling

Hankook Winter I cept iZ2 W616

8 Points

Michelin X Ice Snow

8 Points

Subjective Wet Handling Score, higher is better

Best In Subj. Wet Handling:

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

2020 Nordic and Studded Winter Tire Test
205/55 R16

Hankook Winter I cept iZ2 W616:8 Points

Michelin X Ice Snow: 8 Points

Straight Aqua

Looking at data from one tire tests, the Hankook Winter I cept iZ2 W616 was better during zero straight aqua tests. On average the Hankook Winter I cept iZ2 W616 floated at a 3.55% higher speed than the Michelin X Ice Snow.

Hankook Winter I cept iZ2 W616

62.4Km/H

Michelin X Ice Snow

64.7Km/H

Float Speed in Km/H, higher is better

Best In Straight Aqua: Michelin X Ice Snow

See how the Straight Aqua winner was calculated >>

2024 Nordic Friction Winter Tire Test
225/45 R17

Hankook Winter I cept iZ2 W616:62.4Km/H

✓ Michelin X Ice Snow: 64.7Km/H

Snow Braking

Looking at data from three tire tests, the Michelin X Ice Snow was better during two snow braking tests. On average the Michelin X Ice Snow stopped the vehicle in 0.88% less distance than the Hankook Winter I cept iZ2 W616.

Hankook Winter I cept iZ2 W616

38.74M

Michelin X Ice Snow

38.4M

Snow braking in meters, lower is better

Best In Snow Braking: Michelin X Ice Snow

See how the Snow Braking winner was calculated >>

2020 Nordic and Studded Winter Tire Test 205/55 R16	Hankook Winter I cept iZ2 W616:51.2M	✓ Michelin X Ice Snow: 50.4M
2021 Studless and Studded Winter Tire Test 205/55 R16	Hankook Winter I cept iZ2 W616:52.3M	Michelin X Ice Snow: 52.3M
2024 Nordic Friction Winter Tire Test 225/45 R17	Hankook Winter I cept iZ2 W616:12.73M	✓ Michelin X Ice Snow: 12.5M

Snow Traction

Looking at data from three tire tests, the Michelin X Ice Snow was better during one snow traction tests. On average the Michelin X Ice Snow accelerated 0.37% faster than the Hankook Winter I cept iZ2 W616.

Hankook Winter I cept iZ2 W616

5.4s

Michelin X Ice Snow

5.38s

Snow acceleration time, lower is better

Best In Snow Traction: Michelin X Ice Snow

See how the Snow Traction winner was calculated >>

2020 Nordic and Studded Winter Tire Test 205/55 R16	Hankook Winter I cept iZ2 W616:6.1s	✓ Michelin X Ice Snow: 6s
2021 Studless and Studded Winter Tire Test 205/55 R16	Hankook Winter I cept iZ2 W616:5.9s	Michelin X Ice Snow: 5.9s
2024 Nordic Friction Winter Tire Test 225/45 R17	✓ Hankook Winter I cept iZ2 W616:4.2s	Michelin X Ice Snow: 4.23s

Snow Handling [s]

Looking at data from three tire tests, the Michelin X Ice Snow was better during two snow handling [s] tests. On average the Michelin X Ice Snow was 0.49% faster around a lap than the Hankook Winter I cept iZ2 W616.

Hankook Winter I cept iZ2 W616

61.4s

Michelin X Ice Snow

61.1s

Snow handling time in seconds, lower is better

Best In Snow Handling [s]: Michelin X Ice Snow

See how the Snow Handling winner was calculated >>

2020 Nordic and Studded Winter Tire Test 205/55 R16	Hankook Winter I cept iZ2 W616:49.1s	✓ Michelin X Ice Snow: 48.7s
2021 Studless and Studded Winter Tire Test 205/55 R16	Hankook Winter I cept iZ2 W616:53.6s	Michelin X Ice Snow: 53.6s
2024 Nordic Friction Winter Tire Test 225/45 R17	Hankook Winter I cept iZ2 W616:81.5s	✓ Michelin X Ice Snow: 81s

Subj. Snow Handling

Looking at data from one tire tests, the Hankook Winter I cept iZ2 W616 was better during zero subj. snow handling tests. On average the Hankook Winter I cept iZ2 W616 scored 11.11% more points than the Michelin X Ice Snow.

Hankook Winter I cept iZ2 W616

8 Points

Michelin X Ice Snow

9 Points

Subjective Snow Handling Score, higher is better

Best In Subj. Snow Handling: Michelin X Ice Snow

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

2020 Nordic and Studded Winter Tire Test
205/55 R16

Hankook Winter I cept iZ2 W616:8 Points

✓ Michelin X Ice Snow: 9 Points

Ice Braking

Looking at data from three tire tests, the Michelin X Ice Snow was better during three ice braking tests. On average the Michelin X Ice Snow stopped the vehicle 11.8% shorter than the Hankook Winter I cept iZ2 W616.

Hankook Winter I cept iZ2 W616

36.96M

Michelin X Ice Snow

32.6M

Ice braking in meters, lower is better

Best In Ice Braking: Michelin X Ice Snow

See how the Ice Braking winner was calculated >>

2020 Nordic and Studded Winter Tire Test 205/55 R16	Hankook Winter I cept iZ2 W616:43.5M	✓ Michelin X Ice Snow: 42.7M
2021 Studless and Studded Winter Tire Test 205/55 R16	Hankook Winter I cept iZ2 W616:51.7M	✓ Michelin X Ice Snow: 44.4M
2024 Nordic Friction Winter Tire Test 225/45 R17	Hankook Winter I cept iZ2 W616:15.68M	✓ Michelin X Ice Snow: 10.69M

Ice Traction

Looking at data from three tire tests, the Michelin X Ice Snow was better during three ice traction tests. On average the Michelin X Ice Snow accelerated 21.23% faster than the Hankook Winter I cept iZ2 W616.

Hankook Winter I cept iZ2 W616

7.63s

Michelin X Ice Snow

6.01s

Ice acceleration time, lower is better

Best In Ice Traction: Michelin X Ice Snow

See how the Ice Traction winner was calculated >>

2020 Nordic and Studded Winter Tire Test 205/55 R16	Hankook Winter I cept iZ2 W616:5.9s	✓ Michelin X Ice Snow: 5.3s
2021 Studless and Studded Winter Tire Test 205/55 R16	Hankook Winter I cept iZ2 W616:6s	✓ Michelin X Ice Snow: 5.2s
2024 Nordic Friction Winter Tire Test 225/45 R17	Hankook Winter I cept iZ2 W616:11s	✓ Michelin X Ice Snow: 7.53s

Ice Handling [s]

Looking at data from three tire tests, the Michelin X Ice Snow was better during three ice handling [s] tests. On average the Michelin X Ice Snow was 2.91% faster around a lap than the Hankook Winter I cept iZ2 W616.

Hankook Winter I cept iZ2 W616

67.77s

Michelin X Ice Snow

65.8s

Ice handling time in seconds, lower is better

Best In Ice Handling [s]: Michelin X Ice Snow

See how the Ice Handling winner was calculated >>

2020 Nordic and Studded Winter Tire Test 205/55 R16	Hankook Winter I cept iZ2 W616:64s	✓ Michelin X Ice Snow: 61s
2021 Studless and Studded Winter Tire Test 205/55 R16	Hankook Winter I cept iZ2 W616:70s	✓ Michelin X Ice Snow: 68.6s
2024 Nordic Friction Winter Tire Test 225/45 R17	Hankook Winter I cept iZ2 W616:69.3s	✓ Michelin X Ice Snow: 67.8s

Subj. Ice Handling

Looking at data from one tire tests, the Hankook Winter I cept iZ2 W616 was better during zero subj. ice handling tests. On average the Hankook Winter I cept iZ2 W616 scored 14.29% more points than the Michelin X Ice Snow.

Hankook Winter I cept iZ2 W616

6 Points

Michelin X Ice Snow

7 Points

Subjective Ice Handling Score, higher is better

Best In Subj. Ice Handling: Michelin X Ice Snow

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

2020 Nordic and Studded Winter Tire Test
205/55 R16

Hankook Winter I cept iZ2 W616:6 Points

✓ Michelin X Ice Snow: 7 Points

Subj. Noise

Hankook Winter I cept iZ2 W616

8.5 Points

Michelin X Ice Snow

8.5 Points

Subjective in car noise levels, higher is better

Best In Subj. Noise:

See how the Subj. Noise winner was calculated >>

2020 Nordic and Studded Winter Tire Test 205/55 R16	Hankook Winter I cept iZ2 W616:8 Points	Michelin X Ice Snow: 8 Points
2021 Studless and Studded Winter Tire Test 205/55 R16	Hankook Winter I cept iZ2 W616:9 Points	Michelin X Ice Snow: 9 Points

Noise

Looking at data from one tire tests, the Hankook Winter I cept iZ2 W616 was better during one noise tests. On average the Hankook Winter I cept iZ2 W616 measured 0.55% quieter than the Michelin X Ice Snow.

Hankook Winter I cept iZ2 W616

71.7dB

Michelin X Ice Snow

72.1dB

External noise in dB, lower is better

Best In Noise: Hankook Winter I cept iZ2 W616

See how the Noise winner was calculated >>

2024 Nordic Friction Winter Tire Test
225/45 R17

✓ Hankook Winter I cept iZ2 W616:71.7dB

Michelin X Ice Snow: 72.1dB

Price

Looking at data from one tire tests, the Hankook Winter I cept iZ2 W616 was better during one price tests. On average the Hankook Winter I cept iZ2 W616 cost 25% less than the Michelin X Ice Snow.

Hankook Winter I cept iZ2 W616

450

Michelin X Ice Snow

600

Price in local currency, lower is better

Best In Price: Hankook Winter I cept iZ2 W616

See how the Price winner was calculated >>

2021 Studless and Studded Winter Tire Test
205/55 R16

✓ Hankook Winter I cept iZ2 W616:450

Michelin X Ice Snow: 600

Rolling Resistance

Looking at data from one tire tests, the Hankook Winter I cept iZ2 W616 was better during one rolling resistance tests. On average the Hankook Winter I cept iZ2 W616 had a 77.78% lower rolling resistance than the Michelin X Ice Snow.

Hankook Winter I cept iZ2 W616

0.4kg / t

Michelin X Ice Snow

1.8kg / t

Rolling resistance in kg t, lower is better

Best In Rolling Resistance: Hankook Winter I cept iZ2 W616

See how the Rolling Resistance winner was calculated >>

2020 Nordic and Studded Winter Tire Test
205/55 R16

✓ Hankook Winter I cept iZ2 W616:0.4kg / t

Michelin X Ice Snow: 1.8kg / t

Fuel Consumption

Looking at data from one tire tests, the Hankook Winter I cept iZ2 W616 was better during one fuel consumption tests. On average the Hankook Winter I cept iZ2 W616 used 0.92% less fuel than the Michelin X Ice Snow.

Hankook Winter I cept iZ2 W616

5.4l/100km

Michelin X Ice Snow

5.45l/100km

Fuel consumption in Litres per 100 km, lower is better

Best In Fuel Consumption: Hankook Winter I cept iZ2 W616

See how the Fuel Consumption winner was calculated >>

2024 Nordic Friction Winter Tire Test
225/45 R17

✓ Hankook Winter I cept iZ2 W616:5.4l/100km

Michelin X Ice Snow: 5.45l/100km

Real World Driver Reviews

Tire Reviews also collects real world driver reviews for the Hankook Winter I cept iZ2 W616 and Michelin X Ice Snow.

In total the Hankook Winter I cept iZ2 W616 has been reviewed 4 times and drivers have given the tire 83% overall.

The Michelin X Ice Snow has been reviewed 13 times and drivers have given the tire 83% overall.

This means in real world driving, people prefer the Michelin X Ice Snow.

Best Review for the Hankook Winter I cept iZ2 W616

Given 81% 235/40 R18 on a combination of roads for 1,500 average miles

I'd say that tires are balanced mostly for driving on clean city roads and subjectively not noisy. They have a good grip at dry surface, wet is also fine on average driving but they are slippy if you try to drive aggresively. I had a good driving experience on wet and snovy roads but grip on ice is very poor. The best thing is that i found them informative, you can feel the type of surface you driving. This helps on ice and wet to identify the surface and adapt driving to appropriate conditions. Overall tires left a good impression on me.

Helpful 51 - tire reviewed on January 14, 2022

View all Hankook Winter I cept iZ2 W616 driver reviews >>

Best Review for the Michelin X Ice Snow

Given 93% 225/45 R17 on mostly country roads for 10,000 spirited miles

Previously owned the Michelin alpin 4a on a volkswagen tiguan. Fantastic tires, Decided to choose the new version for my Fiat Panda cross. The x ice snow is an amazing tire. It has been raining and snowing for the last month, i leave for work every morning in -10c and come home at night in -3c. Fresh snow, sludge, rain and ice. The tire is amazing. I feel confident while driving In all conditions. Recently went offroading in a few mountain trails. Parked the car up and iced road, jumped out with the kids, and we could not walk without falling over, Completely iced over. I did not even... Continue reading this review using the link below

Helpful 199 - tire reviewed on December 5, 2020

View all Michelin X Ice Snow driver reviews >>

Conclusion

In conclusion the Hankook Winter I cept iZ2 W616 performed better in dry braking, subj. dry handling, wet braking, noise, price, rolling resistance and fuel consumption, while the Michelin X Ice Snow performed better in wet handling [s], straight aqua, snow braking, snow traction, snow handling [s], subj. snow handling, ice braking, ice traction, ice handling [s] and subj. ice handling.

Interestingly, both tires performed equally well in subj. wet handling and subj. noise, 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 Michelin X Ice Snow 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: Michelin X Ice Snow

Based on the tire test data and user reviews we have in our database, the Michelin X Ice Snow 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.

Hankook Winter I cept iZ2 W616 vs Michelin X Ice Snow

Test Results

Dry Braking

Subj. Dry Handling

Wet Braking

Wet Handling [s]

Subj. Wet Handling

Straight Aqua

Snow Braking

Snow Traction

Snow Handling [s]

Subj. Snow Handling

Ice Braking

Ice Traction

Ice Handling [s]

Subj. Ice Handling

Subj. Noise

Noise

Price

Rolling Resistance

Fuel Consumption

Real World Driver Reviews

Conclusion

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