If you've had Kumhos...

[Blue Lion]

...do you like them? I need to replace some Bridgestones on an Infiniti and the Kumho Ecsta looks like a possibility. They are cheaper than other tires so I'm not sure if that's a bad thing. I'm not impressed with how long the Bridgestones have lasted, and Goodyear doesn't make tires for the size wheels I have. Thanks.

[AverageVetteNut]

I've used nothing BUT KHumos on my Cobalt SS... the ECSTA SPT for summer only use... works very well...

Now, I'm using the LX Platinum All-seasons. Not a bad tire, but I think it's not going to be one for snow and ice... but I have winter snow tires here for that.

I just bought dad some Khumo Solus all-seasons on tire rack for his 2002 Altima and they were priced good. Supposed to be a good 4 -season tire.

[20ngone]

i had kumhos, they seemed pretty sticky,the car hooked well. now i have michelin ps2s. they were expensive and i can spin the tires all day long.

[Capthuff]

Kuhmo Ecsta ASX here. I've put 12,000 miles on them so far.

I love them over stock, but I've not tried any other tire.

They stick real well, are quiet, and are great in wet conditions. (the car wont melt)

And you cant really beat the price.

[c4zf6nut]

What did you have MX (KU15)? Now, that the XS is out, possibly replacing MX, I wonder if any have experience with MX or XS. I am not thinking of MX XRP, but any opinions on that would be welcome as well.

SPT and ASX are fine, but MX is supposed to be the extreme performance, and I want to know what is the minimum temperature these will work, whether I can drive a C4 w/o traction aid in the winter. Are they loose felling?

C4ZF6nut

Originally Posted by 20ngone

i had kumhos, they seemed pretty sticky,the car hookerd well. now i have michelin ps2s. they were expensive and i can spin the tires all day long.

[c4cruiser]

You will find that most ultra high performance "summer" tires are not really meant for driving on ice, in snow, or when the temps are really cold. If you look at various tire ultra high performance summer tire descriptions on the Tire Rack website, you will see a disclaimer like that.

I have a set of Kumho Ecsta MK tires on my 87 and they do have excellent dry traction for the money. The wet grip is not the best but they are primarily dry weather tires. The XS tire may be the same way in terms of dry vs. wet.

An Infinity is a different animal than a Corvette so you will most likely find a wider selection of high-performance all-season tires. But again, look at the Tire Rack description pages for wet and dry grip values in their ratings.

[PRE-Z06]

had ASX's on stock size rims...they had great traction in wet conditions and where decent in cold temps for a performance tire

[hot1]

Had Kumho Ecsta on my Camaro Z28, handled well in dry and wet conditons. Good tire Great price.