Any v2 concept 2 owner here notice this tyre is noisy,bumpy and even lousy grip?

Please stay out of this model:
Hankook Kinergy EX

I changed to 4 x 185/60/R14, confirm that wet road condition was terrible and nightmare even 99% excellent threads and low speed braking, slip toward won't stop

This post has been edited by pciericagp: Jan 19 2017, 03:13 PM

This is low end / budget tyre only nia Bro.

im using v2 concept2 but cant comment on the noise n bumpy bcoz i change the size from 215/45 to 205/55
regarding grip, it not up to my expectation (i have some expectation bcoz itz rated as high performance tyre)

Bro, if high speed 80km/h I can accept the fact, even low speed 20km/h also cant grip wet road, felt cheated lo

It's not high performance tire, but actually just mid level tire. Hankook's high performance tires are the S1 Evo 2 and V12 Evo 2.

seriously?20km/h can feel tyre not grip on wet road?

Is it that bad? I just changed mine OMG. Looks fine on my back tires. Feel silent and planted compared to my worn out cc5. 195/60/r15. Did u check what year it was manufacture?

wow thats really bad.... even cheap Silverstone M5 serves me well. Only skid on wet sudden braking above 70 kmh

i can also confirm from my experience that hankook kinergy ex is a very slippery tyre. even though it is super duper new like one day old.

Well I never really brake hard much plus its on the back wheels. I cant comment much. For me 195 profile is anytime better than 185. Which was significant when I upgraded. New tires need some time to be conditioned, maybe it will get better a bit.

ohh i saw this v2 is placed under "High Performance All Season" instead of "Touring tyre" in tyrereviews and tot the performance will be "not bad" mah

oh my good ness i am reading this 2 hours after changing all 4 tyres to hankook kinergy 195/55/15 from michelin xm2..should i cry or laugh at myself

It's ok la, just try first and report back here how it is.

I'm not sure about 15-inch but believe or not, is not the matter of tire size, the thread design not well perform in raining season. Mine was manufactured 2015, Made in Indonesia.

Okay, I cant comment on that. Mine was a bit new changed it before CNY. Manufactured week44 2016, Indonesia. So far it helps to stabilize my big car with skinny tires. Again it rained alot during CNY, but I didnt slam the brakes. So far so good.

so far feel normal..today heavy rain but i did not get a chance to really test it in rain as i used trunk road and no more speed than 80kph... but in dry i feel it is ok nothing to shout about but decent grip enough for daily use ...mine is manufactured 46th week of 2016 also made in indonesia...

i wanted a quiet tyre and the shop recommended me this...my previous michelin xm2 came with the car when i bought it (2nd hand) 6 mts back but it was really noisy and was driving me crazy...checked the date it was manufactured in 2013 so the shop man told me it could have hardened hence generate noise..anyway i dont know hw long my car was sitting in the hot sun at the used car..

but surprisingly after changing to hankook i feel there is not much difference in noise generated by the tyre sound just a little less....or is it just me ??

anyway my ride is a vios 2011 g limited spec...maybe poor sound insulation ??

XM2 should not be that noisy. This Hankook, I'm not sure.
Yeah I suspect poor insulation of the car.
Anyway don't rely on me about tire noise as I listen to loud music in the car and noise is never a selection criteria for me in choosing tires!

IMO, vios has very poor soundproof. My vios with mc5 is killing me.

currently looking for budget tyres. been looking at hankook v2c2 but saw there is a lot of negative feedbacks. Wanna know is it really that lousy? currently on mc5 but it doesn't work well for me. wish to have more comments from users. quoted a superb cheap price. 205/45/17 for only 185. LOL