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175/50 R15 Tires

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3 Tire Reviews
73% Avg Rating
Tire Reviewed Dry Grip Wet Grip Feedback Handling Wear Comfort
Kumho Winter Craft WP51 (15) 77% 74% 70% 71% 79% 84%
Kumho Ecowing ES31 (26) 80% 67% 71% 63% 77% 77%
Silverstone FTZ SPORT EVOL8 (8) 71% 70% 69% 66% 68% 63%
175/50 R15 Tire Review Highlights
Writing about the Kumho Ecowing ES31 rated 64%
while driving a Kia Motors Picanto
Great grip in the dry, decent grip in the wet, poor grip when cold & wet.
Could be a great tire but I've never got my money out of them since they have extreme uneven wear.

I've had 2 sets and both were subject to extreme wear on the outer edges of the front tires. This is despite multiple alignment checks from different companies that showed alignment to be spot on.

Other than that they perform well, but I won't be buying them again.
tire reviewed on 2026-01-11 06:12:54
Writing about the Silverstone FTZ SPORT EVOL8 rated 73%
while driving a Kia Motors Picanto
Driving on mostly motorways for 55000 miles
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tire reviewed on 2018-10-21 08:33:42
Writing about the Kumho Winter Craft WP51 rated 81%
while driving a Kia Motors Picanto
Driving on mostly country roads for 3000 spirited miles
These do not seem to perform any better than my pirelli summer tires. I have 2 cars and have been grip testing these in the wet in a car park by going in a circle and they seemed to have the same level of grip as the summer tires. Temperature was about 4 degrees. They seem to cause a bit of noise and you can hear the grip noise change when accelerating or braking vs rolling. They are pretty good. But I get the impression that they will not be great in the snow as I have a 1 litre car and in the wet its fairly easy to get a tiny bit of wheel spin if pulling away fast.
tire reviewed on 2017-02-27 04:31:46
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