Kumho Wintercraft SUV Review

Winter tires that provide high speed performance used to be a rarity, however, manufacturers have been combining these performing aspects. High performance winter tires have flooded the tire market in recent years.

Priority Tire offers a wide range of such tires for sale. One of these models is Kumho’s Wintercraft SUV. This model is capable of secure winter weather high speed performance, while maintaining its controllability, maneuvering and even its comfort levels throughout the drive. The tire also features tread wear indicators to further improve the driving safety at all times.

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Winter Weather Traction

The tread design and winter tire work together to increase the winter weather traction of winter tires. These tires receive the three mountain peak and snowflake symbol for their capability of firmly gripping the road surface in versatile weather. This combination ensures the tire’s exceptional winter weather safety.

The Wintercraft SUV utilizes its asymmetric tread design with the high-density siping pattern to increase the ice and snow grip. These elements boost the number of biting edges gripping the road surface when driving on ice- and snow-covered road surfaces. The compound, on the other hand, keeps the rubber flexibility in different weather. This enables the tire to greatly increase the winter weather performing safety.

Winter tires must also prevent hydroplaning. Hydroplaning happens when water and slush trapped on the road surface cuts off the tire’s surface contact. This causes the driver to lose control over the vehicle as it begins to skid due to the lack of road contact. The Wintercraft SUV uses its groove pattern, both circumferential and lateral grooves, to channel water and slush from below the footprint. This maintain the model’s surface contact, promoting a safer wet and slippery surface performance.

Handling and Maneuvering

A tire’s controllability depends on its ideal surface contact. The better road contact enables the tires to improve their steering responsiveness and driving stability. The upgraded handling ensures the driver’s full control over the vehicle, offering a safer controllability.

The Wintercraft SUV uses its tread design to improve the driving safety levels. The tread’s stabilized elements maintain the model’s surface contact throughout its performance. The steering responsiveness and driving stability are enhanced with the optimized road contact. The stable footprint increases the steering response time and accuracy to the driver’s commands, while the structure is stabilized against the driving pressure affecting the model. This combination increases the driver’s full control over the vehicle in versatile winter conditions.

The tire also needs to boost its maneuvering ability. The tread’s shoulder block placement heightens the number of biting edges gripping the road surface. This improves the cornering and maneuvering ability as the tire maintain its excellent grip on the road surface throughout its performance. The tire’s special high 3D siping detail manages to shorten the braking distance, even when driving on ice- and snow-covered road surfaces. This combination enhances the braking power and decreases the stopping distance, promoting a secure driving experience.

High Driving Comfort Levels

The driving comfort levels of high performance tires are usually lower, but manufacturers strive to provide excellent combinations of comfort and performance. These combined tires are known for their quiet and enjoyable high speed performance and there is no difference when we talk about winter tire models.

The Wintercraft SUV manages to minimize the road noise heard in the vehicle’s cabin. The optimized tread design actively channels the airwaves through the footprint, without allowing them to come into contact with the tread elements. This prevents the formation of road and tread pattern noise while the tires are in motion. This significantly lowers the road noise heard by the passengers during the drive. As no road noise is generated, it cannot dampen the passenger’s driving enjoyment, guaranteeing a quiet and comfortable driving experience.

Tread Wear Indicators

Tread wear indicators are special tread elements that visually represent the tread wear rate and manner of the tire. These elements wear out with the tread and portray the tire’s wear manner.

The Wintercraft SUV features hourglass-shaped tread elements that show the tread wear rate of these tires. The hourglasses indicators show the tread wear rate of the tire, visually notifying the driver when the tire is about to wear out. This prevents the tire from being driven after it loses its winter traction. This guarantees a safer driving experience by ensuring the tire is only used when it still has good traction.