ECSTA KU19
KUMHO's Ultra High Performance tire was developed to meet the demands of drivers who want to combine sporty handling with wet road performance. The ECSTA KU19 offers a combination of a European-inspired asymmetric tread design with value oriented pricing.
On the outside, the ECSTA KU19 uses KUMHO's advanced high performance tread compound with Silica to enhance wet traction and braking performance. The asymmetric tread pattern's wide outer shoulder blocks enhance dry road cornering grip while continuous center ribs provide high speed stability and inner tread grooves increase water evacuation for wet grip.
On the inside, the ECSTA KU19's twin steel belts are reinforced with spirally wound jointless nylon to provide high speed durability while delivering responsive handling and cornering stability. The ECSTA KU19's casing profile is reinforced with a polyester cord body, and optimizes footprint contact pressure and carcass tension to allow the tire to retain its shape throughout its speed range.
KUMHO ECSTA KU19 tires feature black letter styling, and are available in 45-, 40, 35 and 30-series; V-, W-, Y and Z-speed rated sizes for 17" to 26" wheel diameters.
ECSTA KH11
KUMHO's latest car tire finished in the top three in a recent Giant Tire Test 2002 organized by the top UK weekly motoring magazine Auto Express. Held at Continental's proving ground at Uvalde in Texas, USA, the test put eight leading tire brands in the popular V speed rated 195/65R15 size through a series of rigorous trials on Volkswagen Golfs and an Audi A4 with the declared object of establishing which tires are Britain's safest.
The test, deliberately weighted towards wet performance, placed ECSTA KH11 third, just behind the reference tire, Continental's Premium Contact, and the overall winner, the Vredestein Sportrac. KH11 finished well ahead of products from several major tire manufacturers including Michelin, Goodyear, Pirelli and Bridgestone.
Auto Express rated the tires in each test against the reference tire at 100 per cent. ECSTA KH11 was the clear winner in the wet braking test, arguably the most important of all, with a score of 107.5. "It was a staggering seven per cent better in the wet than its nearest rival - the biggest winning margin at Uvalde," reported Auto Express.
In the wet cornering and handling tests, the KH11 also performed strongly, finishing second and third respectively. In their final summary the Auto Express testers singled out ECSTA KH11's "stunning" wet braking performance and praised it for "premium performance at a budget price".
J M Kim, managing director of KUMHO UK commented: "I am absolutely delighted with this result which proves beyond doubt that the quality of KUMHO's car tires is a match for any top European tire brand.
"It also says a lot about the important role the KUMHO European Technical Centre, based in Birmingham, now plays in the development of our tires for the European market and we can look forward to many more such successes in the future."
ECSTA ASX KU21
KUMHO now offers an ultra high performance all-season tire. It is ideal for summer performance while still delivering reassuring performance on slippery winter roads. The KU21 features an asymmetrical design for high speed driving plus all-season traction.
The tread features a new silica compound for four-season performance allowing you to enjoy exceptional driving performance even in rainy or snowy weather. Additionally, in order to improve hydroplaning resistance and overall performance in wet conditions, wide circumferential grooves are utilized. The low-angle lateral grooves and optimally positioned sipes ensure effective evacuation of snow or water.
The augmented tread element stability of the outside half of the asymmetric tread pattern leads to better extreme handling. While, greater straight-line stability is ensured thanks to the solid rib in the center of tread.
The sidewall's resistance to lateral forces is enhanced by ultra hard fillers, which minimize roll motion transferred to the vehicle when cornering and improve response.
