Kuhmo Road Venture Kl51 Tyres

[ALake]

Anyone used the above? I've got 4 Yohohama Geolander G91's on at the moment and the front two need replacing. I assume I'm ok to replace the front pair with another make, but £140 each for the Yoko's has made me look around and the Kuhmo's are around £100 each - I've have them on a previous car, but wondered if anyone had any experience with them on a rav?

[gjnorthall]

To a large extent - you get what you pay for. The Yokahama is a top brand tyre which was an original fitment by Toyota. The Kumho is a budget / mid range tyre and probably one of the better ones. They're lower rated than the Yokahamas in terms of wet braking, fuel economy and I would guess tyre life.

[ALake]

In the dozens of tyres I've ever bought I've generally found very little difference in real life usage from premium brands to midrange ones. I tend to steer clear of the cheapest wing-Wong brands though!

For example I had contis on a Vectra and they were rubbish in the wet, so I swapped the front and backs and found the much cheaper infinity branded tyres gave better wet grip, so it can really vary from car to car! And I went sideways a bit in my rav at 20mph on a greasy corner on these yokohamas so I'm not that impressed! Real life opinions will be interesting if anyone's used them on their rav.

[FROSTYBALLS]

In the UK, Kumho started selling tyres at the budget end of the market to establish themselves in the UK. They have certainly moved up to being a mid-range brand in the UK.

They supply OE tyres to Mercedes Benz (Sprinter vans, Viano MPV, A-class and Actros commercial vehicle) for the European and North American markets, VAG (some versions of the Polo), and, of course, Hyundai and Kia.