AutoView: All-Season Tire Test R19 2027
AutoView lined up nine domestic all-season tires in 245/45 R19—mid-range, upper-mid and flagship models from Kumho, Hankook and Nexen—and ran them on a BMW 5 Series, stripping away the usual hierarchy to see whether price actually buys performance. The Kumho Majesty X Solus TA92 took overall victory, not by dominating any single category but by balancing quietness, dry and wet braking, limit stability and predictability better than the rest. Hankook’s Ventus S2 AS, an older design, finished second on the strength of the shortest dry and wet braking distances and top-tier handling. The surprises cut both ways: Nexen’s cheapest tire, the N’Priz S, was the quietest and most comfortable of the nine, yet ranked eighth in dry braking and last in handling, while Hankook’s most expensive Air S impressed in braking but delivered ride comfort poor enough to question its premium positioning. The test also confirmed that price and performance are not proportional—Kumho’s mid-range TA51+ outran top-tier tires in rolling resistance and cornering.
- Year
- 2027
- Tire Test Original Link
- Visit Website
- Tire Size
- 245/45R19
- Season
- All-Season
- Auto Type
- Passenger
- List Type
- Professional Tire Test
- Region
- South Korea
- Date added
- Sep 21, 2026
- Date updated
- Sep 22, 2026