I got a set of Kumho ASX for the DD yesterday. Just for posterity, I'll post up my impressions.

Kumho markets this tire as a high performance all season. It's not. It holds the road pretty well and has pretty decent traction, but the sidewalls are squishy ala balloon tire, so turn in and steering feel aren't too great. My best comparison would be (for those of you that are familiar with it) the Yokohama YK420... I'd say its a step up from the YK in performance, but same ballpark. Basically, a grocery-getter tire. No snow or rain driving yet, so I can't comment on that.

At $89 a pop (205/55/15), its pretty pricey for what you get. I'd give 'em a B-/C+ h:

 

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da hellz ASX?

 

i bought some yokohama parada spec2s about 6months ago. heres my review:

tread pattern looks sick. they do what others tires do, allow me to drive my car .

 

All-season High performance is an oxymoron...All season tires are a compromise of any performance in order to be worn year round on a car. Compounds that work well in the summer/hot don't work in the winter/cold, they become hard and brittle in the cold. The same goes for tires that are made for winter/cold not only do they wear out faster in the summer/hot they tend to be too soft in the sides.

 

True, but some can definitely do the job better than others. My mom's old saturn, for instance, had Pirelli 6000 (I think?) that were actually very good in the dry, I would even autocross on them. They were pretty passable in the snow too, but then a saturn is an easy snow car.

 

Excellent review! I'm sold. Where do I get a set?

 

wait till they wear out a little and start droning louder than the shittiest exhaust you've ever heard....and they stop gripping well.

easily the worst tire I've been through on my GS-R.

 

I have the Kumho Ecsta AST
Not a bad tire till it starts to wear down a little

 

I'm on my second set of Kumho Ecsta SPT. great tire for the price.