Drove on these for the last few winters. Been to the alps resort then across Netherlands in winter and back to the uk in the last 6 months.
Wear is excellent approaching 30k miles. The wet grip is second to none and dry grip is good even when the temp is getting upto 10 degrees Celsius.
Winter traction is impressive. Have not got stuck in the snow since ive put these tires on. Ice traction is very good both under acceleration and deceleration.
Quiet ride and fuel consumption has not changed from running summer tires.
Performance is very good upto 145mph. Smooth ride assertive handling and great stopping distance.
Best winter tires yet.

Good comfort and good wear. Nice tire for the price if you are not a racer.

I bought these tires Nov 2013 ready for winter (I have had winter tires etc before so I can compare against Vredestein Wintracs which were great).

These were nothing but dangerous as soon as temperature got over 8C which during this winter was a lot of the time. The back of the car would totally lose traction at 15mph on a roundabout. It left me facing the wrong way twice! Once coming off a fast motorway slip road.

I was in scotand over christmas and in snow they were very good BUT given the UK winters I would never buy these or even put them back on my car. I will be putting them on Ebay.

If you live in a country with guaranteed snow and permanently cold temps then I am sure they are great but if not avoid them.

Epic tire.
Faultless grip, good at high speeds. Snow and ice traction very good.
It excells at braking on slippery surfaces.
Quiet and refined.

I just had them delivered directly from universal tires and asked few local tires fitters to fit them. One company quoted £25 + VAT each. After searching several companies I found T&S tires in Tottenham who fit them for £10 including VAT, balancing and new valves.

Excellent tires

DON'T BUY! Honestly the worst tires I've ever used. Unless there's actually snow or slush on the ground, they're worse than the cheapest unbranded Chinese rubbish. Under 'normal' cold weather driving conditions they're noisy on the motorway and the TC light is on at every junction around town. Tread is virtually untouched after almost 5000 miles, despite the constant slipping, so I can't even look forward to replacing them with something better.

Wonderful winter tire. Had no problems last winter with these on, and for a 200bhp+ rear wheel drive car that's something. Traction on snow is epic, I was literally pushing snow with the front bumper.
But the best thing this tire has going for it is safety and fuel consumption.
It kept me on the road and saved me a few times on sheet ice, and with the lower temperatures that these are designed for my fuel consumption was reduced, and I was saving £7 a week on fuel.
Will definitely buy again.

Very good tire for winter. Good on snow/icy... Drops on wet/rainy surface...
Weariness is awesome. Was driven on summer too...

Superb winter tire, ultra quite. Used them for 3 Winters now and still got 6mm tread left after 15k miles and belive me, I don't spare the horses. Bought them for all my cars now (A Class/Fiat Bravo07) and getting same performance from all. Better than my Goodyear summer tires! Well done Kumho.

To follow up on my previous review, I have now had the chance to drive in snow and ice with these tires. Not having fitted snow tires before, I am unable to compare with other brands, but my experience with these tires is that they make a huge difference driving in snow.

Braking and changing direction is more than 50% better compared to summer tires on the same car last winter. The acid test is getting up my driveway which ascends up to my garage via a left hand curve. On my MK4 Mondeo during two previous winters, if there was snow on the drive, I could only get the car close to the garage with a run up. With the Kumho I'Zen tires the front wheels barely slipped. In fact as an additional test, I reversed back down the drive and pulled away on the slope with the minimum of wheelspin. So far in the 8,000 kms these tires have been on, the wear rate has been very good with plenty of tread still on the fronts and not much difference to the rears in comparisom.

These tires are essential in snowy conditions, but they are also excellent on wet and greasy roads, especially where there is standing water at motorway speeds which these tires cut through. Having these tires on your car gives you the confidence where other vehicles will get stuck, you will get home or make your appointment. How much is that worth?

When I first saw that these tires are made in China my heart sank. However they have far exceeded my expectations.

The first thing to note is that these tires need at least 300 miles or 500 kms to bed in. The other point to note is not to mix these tires with summer tires. You need a full set.

As yet the winter in Western Europe has been very mild and I have not had the opportunity to test these tires on snow. Compared to the Toyo TR1 Proxes that came off my Mondeo, these tires out-perform the Toyos in wet and greasy conditions. They are also beeter on very wet motorways/autoroutes with standing water. They have a very high aquaplaning resistance no doubt due to the deep sipes in the tread design.

Full power acceleration on a wet road in third gear will not provoke any slippage, even thought the car has been remapped to 175 bhp. The tires encourage a sharp turn-in during cornering and are quiet at all speeds. Ride confort is also excellent with a good absorbance of small ridges and tarmac strips.

As yet after two months of motoring tire wear seems to be negligible on the fronts and as new on the rear. I paid £120 a tire fitted and therefore they represent excellent value for money. Go ahead and pay twice as much for Michelin or Continental winter tires. For those in the know, these Kumhos are just as good.

Excellent Winter tires, On all 4 corners of my 4x4 through the winter then taken off and stored until October time again....cant fault em.KW