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We know the story with koreans.
Some europeans work hard and engineer a product.
The koreans buy one and make a copy without breaking the patent/copyright.

So effectively, they save on the R&D and that translates to better pricing to the buyer/user.

So, how many of U have used these korean/taiwanese tyres??
What are ur experiences?

I used the Hankook K406 tyres, they came with my optra, total distance driven - 48k. My opinion is that these tyres are grippy,(i just changed to Michelin XM1, and i have noticed the michelins begin to chirp/sqeal a bit earlier than the hankook's while going round turns quickly.) but are very noisy tyres. I just had 2 punctures with those.

Cheers.

Kumho is the official tyre supplier for the Euro F3 Competion and are supposed to be really good.

im using jumho right now on my elantra. they seem ok. there is a bi of tyre noise but overall id prefer something like bridgestone.

I am using Kumho in my car...no problem faced till not and good grip....

Have used Kumho (FORD IKON), Hankook (Scorpio), Maxxis (Lancer). Never had a problem with any of them per se. Decent grip levels with first 2 brands - exceptional grip with the last (Maxxis). Trye noise in Kumho & Maxxis is about the same. The Hankook really can't comment as the Scorpio has enough nosie of it's own.

Experience with Falkens was Great. Used on Astra'99 & Zen'98

Cheers

Been using Hankook's Ventus series on Low pro's 205/40, No problem whatsoever, fantastic grip, exceptional during rainy conditions.

Hankook are good tried and tested. A team BHPian manikjeet is using NanKang on his car so he may be able to shed more light on it.

How is the compound in the long-run?
Do they stay soft or get hard like a rock??

Had Kumho tires on our 2nd Esteem..pretty good rally tires!
My brother's got Kumho tires on his Corolla here in Houston. Seems to work well in the conditions here.

Don't sound so condescending. If the Europeans worked that well, they'd sell as well as the Koreans do around the world. Hyundai + Kia is bigger than all Euro carmakers except VAG, and they're going to be bigger in a couple of years.

Anyway, back to tyres -- do you honestly think you can reverse engineer a tyre so easily? Tyres are made out of rubber and various other compounds, and it's not too easy to replicate them. It's not like copying a chassis or something.

The older Sonata Embera petrol used to be delivered with KUMHO as OEM fitment. So I guess no problem or whatsoever with the korean tyres until and unless they are not recommended by car manufacturers.

3po, i assumed engineers of tyre companies can make out the compounds used by some experiments.

Your Swift has FIRENZA tyres not Kumho...

In the front there are Kumho and in the rear they were FIRENZA (Japan) but now all tyres are Kumho....:p