Kumho tyres

Kumho makes a heck of a tire for the money. Any of their tires are good value. check tirerack.com

 

I'd check the price against a more well known manufacturer such as Bridgestone or Michelin. If you're only saving a couple of quid then don't bother. If you're saving £hundreds then you already know the answer.

Low Rolling Restistance does make a difference to mpgs. Also set at the correct psi's.

 

I have not seen any posts about that tire in here yet. They appear to be a great buy but I wonder how hard the tire is due to its high mileage warranty. Sometimes those super high mileage tires ride harsh once they break in. another tire to consider is the Nokian enTYRE which may be cheaper for you than us North American folk. Check out my thread on LRR tires for other options.

 

Nokian's are very hard to source over here.

I'd also be worried about using too hard a tyre here in the UK where it rains alot. Tyres are soft for a reason!

Will bore you with a story about cheap tyres. About 10 years ago I was driving a London Taxi in my town and the company used cheap non branded Chinese tyres as they saved £10 each (or so). Well I was coming down a hill towards a red light at about 20 mph in the wet, gentley put the brakes on, the wheels all locked up and I slid about 40 feet. Luckily nobody was in the way but I never have and will never ever use cheap tyres on any of my cars since that alarming experience.

 

Thanks, Grumpy. I assumed the Nokians would be more common there.

About hard tires in the rain, the Michelin Hydroedge is a very high mileage tire that is designed for wet weather traction. I'm not sure tire hardness is a negative attribute in wet weather but it could produce a rough ride on those UK roads I hear about.

 

tirerack has the review/test sections.. here are the links

Kumho eco Solus HM KR22

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tests/testDisplay.jsp?ttid=133

 

I'm running Kumho Solus KR21's. There a great tire. I think they were $62 each. Not a LRR tire so I took a 2 mpg hit but there really good. Quiet. Grippy.
I have Kumho's on my other car too. They make a great tire.

 

I have the KR22 tires and they are the best bang for the buck, IMHO.

 

Check which companies have rebates before you decide. Here in the US Michelin and Bridgestone offer $70 rebate when you buy 4 tires.

 

you can still get cheaper tyres in UK than we in rip-off Eire/ Ireland.

Ireland source tyres from UK + margin.

KUMHO, do not know on prius, but had them on my other car at size 14''s, were ok and wear was better than dunlop at same size. I think I had them for about full two years and sold the car.

Did you try: http://www.blackcircles.com/tyres_uk or http://www.blackcircles.com/order/tyres/search



currently they sell Hankook Ventus Prime 2 K115 for £66.56 each (premium tire), same tire at etyres.co.uk £96.60

Kumho Ecsta SPT KU31 cost £80.59 each (mid -range tire).

Prices for 195/55/R16 V(87)

 

correct they don't list kumho eco solus,

hankook k115 is lower rolling resistance tire.
also:
-high wet grip,
-asymmetrical thread (aquaplaning value)
-thread and fuel efficiency are also listed

it's quiet new design 2010/2011, and is used for factory new BMW and MINI.
It's all season tyre, Germany have 4 seasons (UK has 1 - raining season )


What is the price of Kumho Eco Solus in UK and what tire size are you using ?

 

If anyone is willing and we feel it would be helpful I would be happy to include the UK versions of LRR tires in my replacement tire thread.

 

I currently have Kumho Solus KH16 tires on my touring 2007 prius. These tires have given me good mpg, 48.8 over the time I have run them. Unfortunately i will not get anywhere near their warrantied 60000 mile tread wear. I have 23000+ on them. and they are down to the tread wear indicator bars on all four tires, and yes, I rotated them every 5,000 miles. I am planning on replacing them with the Goodyear Assurance Fuel Max 205/55R16s next week.

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