All Weather Tires

Initial Review, 6,000 Miles on Tires
April 15, 2012

Recently purchased these tires for my 11' Sonata at the beginning of the winter to replace a set of Yokohama Avid's that were just awful. Right away I noticed a substantial difference in ride comfort, smoothness and noise. We live in Colorado where the weather can change in a matter of minutes. With the first snowfall I just had to test them out on the twisty slick mountain roads and they performed beautifully. Light snow traction was great and deep snow wasn't much worse. They are no dedicated winter tire but for your average driver that doesn't push the limits, these tires are all you need.
I also had them out in a pouring rain storm. Tried to get them to slip but it was next to impossible. To get these tires to fail you in the rain, you'd have to be driving in a way that almost no tire could handle and TRYING to wreck yourself.

Recently, we got caught in a bad snowstorm on the highway. It was perfect timing after the storm started but before the plow trucks could get to it so it was nasty. Whiteout conditions and easily 3 inches of heavy wet slushy snow on the roadway that hadn't been plowed yet. These tires were solid as a rock! My traction control never even had to take over. I felt safe that these tires would hold their own in bad conditions and they did! Highly recommended tire for the casual driver.

As for treadwear, I just inspected my tires after the winter and I see almost no noticeable treadwear. All siping and everything still there. I think these tires will last.
If your looking for all-season flexibility but don't want to sacrifice too much in the snow, these tires will get you around.

Initial Review, 500 Miles on Tires
April 20, 2012

I just installed these tires within the past few days and have only put just under 500 miles on them. When they arrived, I noticed they were pretty light and had a flexible sidewall considering they were going on a light duty pick-up. This was to be expected since it's technically designed as a passenger car tire. I didn't want to a) spend a lot on a premium tire for my older pick-up and b)want an overly stiff truck tire that would sacrifice the ride. I opted for the Khumo KR21 given the price and both having good personal experience w/ the brand in the past and hearing positive remarks from others... Once the tires were mounted on the truck I was totally pleased. With 32 PSI the sidewalls stayed firm (no sag) and the tires ran very sooth down the highway. They are incredibly quiet, smooth & cushioning, and handle quite well. There is no wander at the wheel. I have had no chance to experience the performance on wet surfaces or in in-climate weather, nor have I had enough time to rate the tread wear. For those of you out there with light pick-ups looking for a decent tire for a reasonable bargain, try the KR21.

Initial Review, 52,000 Miles on Tires
April 19, 2012

The best tire I have ever owned for this vehicle. As of this writing I have just over 52,000 miles and I have at least 50 percent tread depth left. Incredible! Great dry and wet weather tire. Agressive pattern, yet quiet. Starting to get some cracking around the tread base but that is because it has been outside in the elements for the last 4 years. Great price for the performance. General/Continental-DO NOT CHANGE THIS TIRE. I will be buying another set when these are done.

Initial Review, 40,000 Miles on Tires
April 22, 2012

Very happy with the performance of this tire. Used them for 4 years with Chicago weather and potholes with no hiccups. Never had a flat despite hitting many potholes and driving them down to the wear indicators. Wet grip drops significantly after half life and snow traction is good considering they are not designed for deep snow.

Overall very pleased with Kumho and would buy them again.

Initial Review, 40,000 Miles on Tires
April 15, 2012

I bought these tires not doing enough research to realize they were winter tires, so that is bad on me. However, I have driven roughly 40,000 miles on them, and they have held up well, from -30 to 100 degrees farenheit. I first got them in the winter and was able to hold corners at 15-20 mph in 5 inches of snow. Like one of the other reviewers, they easily handle speeds WELL in excess of posted speed limits here in the U.S. I never had traction issues in any conditions, year round. The biggest issue I had with them is the loss in fuel economy while driving conservatively versus the OEM tires that came with the car. The tread wear was probably exacerbated by the fact that my driving is more aggressive than most, and I used the tires in all seasons. I will attest to the fact that the winter weather handling of these tires helped me avoid several collisions on the roadway.

Initial Review, 3,100 Miles on Tires
April 15, 2012

This tire came stock on my Wrangler Unlimited Sport with the "S" package. I will say it's not bad for a stock tire for city/highway driving. I never experienced any hydroplaning in wet weather that some have mentioned. However, this is NOT an all-terrain tire as the Jeep site suggests. That becomes quickly apparent off-road.

It was passable on hard dirt, but loose dirt no. It does "ok" on dirt roads with a thin layer of fresh snow, but once it gets deep and/or slush & muddy.........traction goes out the door. Going downhill in 4L with no gas pedal and in 1st gear, the rear slipped a few inches on me the last outing going down a slushy muddy hill. To their credit, they amazingly had 30 minutes before made it UP the hill with no issue but you could feel that they were pushing the limits hard.

Basically, the short & sweet is if you are not going off-road and don't care about having street tires on your Wrangler, these are fine. If you are going to go off-road though you should really look for a good A/T or M/T tire.

Initial Review, 40,000 Miles on Tires
April 23, 2012

Have >40K miles on tires and still have 30% tread on rears and 90% on fronts (car is rear wheel drive). Ride is smooth, comfortable, and quiet on wet, dry, ice and snow. Tires absorb road imperfections well. Good snow and ice traction in PA weather. The price is excellent for the tire I got.

Initial Review, 14,500 Miles on Tires
April 20, 2012

Awesome tire from the get-go. First year's traction was truly excellent in all weather conditions. After the first year? Well, it's been a quick slide down hill because for some reason the tread has nearly completely disappeared in only 14,500 miles in 19 months of mostly suburb driving!! The tires have been regularly rotated and they have worn perfectly even inside and out. Recently I started to notice some tire noise (not much but noticeable) then the other week on the way to the car I noticed the lack of tread. Now I'm noticing poor traction in wet conditions, however dry traction remains excellent.
My only complaint is the speed at which the tread has worn out. I was expecting to get at least 17,000 miles out of 'em.
Maybe this is a reminder that in life there are always tradeoffs: you can have awesome traction with tires that wear out quickly or you can have tires that last for 70k miles with so-so traction. Pick your poison.

Initial Review, 12,000 Miles on Tires
April 18, 2012

12,000 miles on these tires in CT. A great tire ! Has Michelin Pilot Sport A/S and they wore out at 40k miles. These look to be wearing better and they are cheaper. Light snow traction is much better with these. Every morning slight flat spot ....but it goes away in 2 minutes and the tire is great ! Great wet weather handling also. So for a good 'W' speed tire, the decision is yours.....spend about $75 extra per tire for the Michelin's if you live with no ice and snow, or get these for all around good tire !

Initial Review, 1,000 Miles on Tires
April 17, 2012

(I use g-Force T/A KDW-2 for summer tires). The RE970AS are used late fall to spring. These tires are great, low noise and better cold weather grip. Noticed that they get quieter after a short warm up time, (mile or so). Lots of grip with hard driving, predictable hold and can tell when they are about to break loose. I'd recommend these for all season use, (except I'll still use ultra high performance tires for summer). Can't tell about wear, I haven't had them long enough.

Initial Review, 5,000 Miles on Tires
April 08, 2012

Installed these on my new-to-me 330i sport package. I did not expect anything spectacular, but I have to say I am impressed. For the $$, they are a great buy. As good as Michelin Pilot Sports? Nope. But for 2/3rds the cost, they are a whole lot better than 2/3rds as good. They have a very good steering feel and feedback, excellent dry grip and I've never had the traction control so much as flicker in a downpour. This was a non-existent winter in NC, so I have no winter-weather report.

If I get 50k out of them, I think I'll be hard pressed to do better for the money with anything else. I already plan to get these for the wife's E320 next month.

Initial Review, 10,000 Miles on Tires
April 19, 2012

I drive all over the Midwest in all types of weather, dry, rain, snow and these tires have performed great. The tread wear has been excellent, the wet and snow traction has been as good as tires I have paid twice as much for. No there don't corner like Goodyear F1's but then there are designed to. If your drive a high performance SUV and need a great tire that offer great value and performance, I don't think you can go wrong with these. My Porsche uses P295/45/20's and the tread noise is less than what I would expect from a tire of this diameter and tread width. I am sometimes confused by the reviews I read on tires I have purchased from the Tire Rack and I've bought a lot of them. My results always seem to be better than many of the reviews I read. My advice is rotate your tires if you can and for ---'s sake check your tire pressure! I can't tell you how many cars and trucks I see on the road with under inflated tires.

Initial Review, 10,000 Miles on Tires
July 16, 2010

Great tire. If you like to drive aggressively this tire delivers performance with a good deal of comfort. It can also pull you through snow if you are careful and have FWD or AWD. Once the weather clears, you're back to having fun, great handling. One of my favorite tires of all time.

Initial Review, 7,750 Miles on Tires
December 24, 2010

OE tires on the Frontier surprised with their good capability in our Syracuse snow and winter weather. Great traction, even in 2WD. Nice ride, and relatively quiet.

Initial Review, 2,000 Miles on Tires
April 16, 2012

I don't know if you've ever lived in Ankara, Turkey...but the winter season runs from about Nov - Mar...and this year happened to be the worst winter in over 50 years. We had snow on the ground from Dec 25th 2011 all the way until March 2012, which kept falling and accumulating throughout the winter, which at the highest was 2 ft for a sustained amount of time.

These tires were awesome! In snow, ice, slush, all forms of incliment weather you could have during the winter these tires handled great!!! On hills I was able to safely maneuver around the stuck and sliding vehicles with confidence and ease. Never once got stuck in snow or icy conditions and had several people ask what tires these were, as even their snow tires were inadequate for the weather we experienced this winter season.

I dont recommend these tires for dry road conditions because the tread pattern and grip strength does cause the car to handle a bit tighter in turns, and the road noise on dry conditions is a bit overbearing.

I was very impressed by these tires, and they're great for swapping onto a car once the snow starts, wouldn't recommend them for an area that gets small amounts of sporatic snow.

Initial Review, 10,000 Miles on Tires
April 11, 2012

These Continental Extreme DWS tires are wonderful! I can't complain about my previous tires which were Michelins and I actually got 100,000 miles out of them, but they are expensive. I found these on here and they were highly rated and about half the price so I thought I'd try them. Even if they last half as long it comes out to be the same money...less than a penney per mile. So far I've put 10,000 miles on the Continentals and I must say they are awesome tires. They ride straight and true, like they're on rails. I actually fill mine up to about 48-50psi for my interstate commute to get the best mpg and they still do great. Not too noisy, they handle well in rain and weather. I just rotated them and they seem to be holding up well...time will tell.

Initial Review, 35,000 Miles on Tires
April 11, 2012

I put this set of tires on my wife's Edge just before winter a year and a half ago. Traction has never been an issue due to my wife's vehicle being AWD. Handling in wet and dry weather was the same. The tires are extremely quiet. We never noticed a difference in gas mileage, but this tire is more aggressive than other tires in the same category. (even though they claim low rolling resistance) The biggest noticible change for us was in the stopping distance in inclement weather. It was a nice improvement from the OEM tires. Even as the tires are wearing down, they hold the road well in heavy rains. I believe that these have a 60,000 mile warranty, but we will probably get about 45,000 miles out of them before the next winter. The OEM tires only lasted for 22,000 miles, so these are a big upgrade. I would recommend these tires to you if you want to forget about your tires. Just do the normal rotations and forget about them. We haven't had any issues and can't hear them on the road.

Initial Review, 8,000 Miles on Tires
April 11, 2012

I bought the Star Specs as a replacement for the anemic and horrible Goodyear RSAs that came on the G8. My upgraded GT model was putting down well over 400hp and would roast any tires unless you were already highway speeds. I put the Star Specs on and was absolutely blown away at the night and day difference in steering response and traction. My 4000lb car felt 500lbs lighter and more nimble. I autocrossed the G8 at local SCCA events about 10 times and was pleasantly surprised that the car became competitive. The turn in is very quick, the stability at highways speeds is incredible, and the dry traction in insane. Your level of control is nearly endless as it is very easy to tell when they are reaching their limits. I didnt win any trophys but it was 100x more fun to drive.

I drive the car every day on NYC streets and when the weather is colder they can become a bit jarring on rough roads but in the warmer months they are amazing. My recommendation to prolong tread life if you are autocrossing/tracking them is to buy a $15 water sprayer (like the ones used for pesticides) at your local Home Depot and make sure to ligthly spray them down every couple runs. It'll prevent them from feeling oily as they reach higher temperatures.

I just bought a set for my girlfriends 2010 GTI and I will be buying another set for my 2013 BRZ Limited when it arrives next month.

Initial Review, 2,500 Miles on Tires
April 07, 2012

Tires have been great so far, very confidence inspiring in treacherous weather. I drive mostly twisty mountain roads in all conditions, and I have not experienced anything that this tire couldn't handle comfortably (I have AWD also). Wintry conditions are no problem, traction is seldom an issue. The wet traction is phenomenal. Dry cornering is as good as I would hope for from a winter tire, but still a winter tire. Slightly squirmy on straight, dry roads, but very tolerable. I realize that these are not meant for dirt roads, but where I live dirt roads are common and not always snow-covered. When the dirt roads are dry, these have no problems. When they are wet and soft or muddy, I have found it difficult to drive in a straight line. It almost feels like driving on a flat. I've only put 2,500 miles on them in mixed conditions, but they still look brand new with no noticeable tread wear. I look forward to using them for the next few seasons.

Initial Review, 28,000 Miles on Tires
April 14, 2012

The vast majority of our driving is on the open road (interstate or highways). Ultimate cornering grip is not a priority, but predictable, competent handling is. We have gone through several sets of tires over the years (the car has 145,000 miles on it); BMWs habitually suffer significant rear tire wear due to the nature of the alignment. These are hands-down, the best set of tires we have ever had on this car. The handling/traction, in all weather conditions, meets or exceeds our expectations. The noise level is great! At this age, previous rear tires have been getting noisy and the tread would be nearly gone. These tires still have 1/3 to 1/2 the tread life left in them. My highest recommendation.