Kumho tyres ok ??

[Malc1]

Anyone experience of these and their everyday use ? 
Thank you 
Malc 

[steve2006]

Hi Malc,

Yes I had a new front set on my old Celsior, think they were “Ecsta” 235/45/17s.

No problems with them, good all weather grip, low noise and wore evenly.

Can’t remember what mileage they did though but with my annual mileage of around 2K a year didn’t wear out.

[Brian R]

A quick search would suggest they are a good make and as follows:

Are Kumho tyres any good? A quick review

Kumho is a South Korean tyre manufacturer that has been in existence for well over half a century and now finds itself in the top echelons of tyre manufacturing, producing high-quality tyres with an output of around 68 million tyres annually. Kumho is a subsidiary of the Chinese tyre conglomerate, Doublestar.

Kumho is used as original equipment by some of the biggest car companies in the world including BMW, Ford and Mercedes-Benz. Kumho has kept its place amongst the leading tyre brands by producing an extensive range of tyres to cover all the needs of the domestic passenger car market. From ultra high-performance tyres that are used on the racetrack to a standard all-season tyre for everyday motoring, Kumho also augment their range with off-road tyres for enthusiasts and winter tyres to handle extreme driving conditions in different parts of the world.

[Malc1]

Thank you for this insight 

My Falkens are brilliant and I would use those again but seem to have fallen off the radar unless I pay 50% more than last time 😰 …… and hard to track down too

Steve has given real time user review above and thank you 

Anyone else  actually using them ? 
Thank you 

Malc 

[Spacewagon52]

5 hours ago, Malc1 said:

 

Anyone else  actually using them ? 
Thank you 

Malc 

Yes, on my LS400. Also had them on  previous car. I considered them good value overall. I don't drive enthusiastically, so can't comment on the handling. Decent wear intervals - depending on price, would have them again

[serbarry]

I have just replaced Kumho with Nexen in my GS. They were good but I decided to try Nexen. 

[serbarry]

When I bought my GS, it had the Kumho Ecsta put by the previous owner. They were good, not noisy and never had any problems in nearly 2 years (from December 2021 until last 3rd October when I replaced them). I must say that my mileage is very low: about 4,000 - 5,000 Kms per year and very relaxed driving only commuting to work 5 days a week, 20 Kms per day. The reason why I chose Nexen is because they were cheaper than Kumho though being labelled A for grip on wet and B for fuel consumption and a friend of mine had tried them already and was positively impressed and I read many good reviews online.

[Malc1]

Thank you one and all for your very useful thoughts  ....  Kumho it will probably be !

Malc