Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 review
The Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 is a consistently good tyre with easily exploited abilities that has been overtaken since our last test
The Hankook was our winner the last time we tested this size back in 2021, and it performed well again this year. However, it couldn’t challenge the top performers in any aspect this time around, suggesting it has stood still while others have improved. As before, its best results came in the wet, where it was a close third in both wet braking – just 30cm off the best – and working through deep water in the straight-line aquaplaning test.
However, it was last in the wet cornering test and could manage only sixth fastest in wet handling, although as its percentage score shows, it wasn’t that far off the pace. Around the lap it lacked the bite of the best and was a little loose at the rear, but it broke away slowly, making its behaviour predictable and exploitable.
It was a decent performer in the dry too, getting within a metre of the best tyre in the braking test and setting a mid-table lap time around the dry handling circuit. As in the wet, it lacked the outright grip of the best, but it had good feel and balance, and a calm adjustability, which made it easy to get the best from. It demonstrated strong refinement too, with low in-cabin noise levels, showed a good ability to round off sharp inputs on tough surfaces, and completed a solid performance with decent fuel economy.
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Results
| Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 | ||
| Overall | 99.3% | |
| Price | £99.16 | |
| Wet braking | 99.10% | 3rd |
| Wet handling | 98.30% | 6th |
| Wet cornering | 97.40% | 8th |
| Curved aquaplaning | 86.80% | 6th |
| Straight aquaplaning | 98.20% | 3rd |
| Dry braking | 97.60% | 4th |
| Dry handling | 98.60% | 5th |
| Cabin noise | 94.0% | 6th |
| Rolling resistance | 92.50% | 4th |
