Kumho\u2019s all-new high-performance tyre, the ECSTA HS51, has earned itself a top five placing and awarded a \u2018Recommended\u2019 rating in a recent test by ACE Lenkrad magazine.<\/p>\n
The HS51 won the plaudits of the publication for its \u2018strong wet road performance\u2019, having scored the highest marks of all 12 tyres when it came to the event\u2019s aquaplaning and wet braking challenges. Ultimately, the Kumho HS51 was only beaten overall by products from Goodyear, Continental, Dunlop and Pirelli.<\/p>\n
ACE Lenkrad is the monthly publication of Germany\u2019s highly influential Auto Club Europa \u2013 the magazine has a circulation of 560,000 copies per issue and a readership of 1.3 million people. The test was conducted on a Peugeot 308 for ACE by GT\u00dc \u2013 Germany\u2019s largest private institute of technical inspection \u2013 and comprised six wet condition categories and three dry ones, plus those concerning external noise and rolling resistance.<\/p>\n
This long-established Finnish publication put 15 makes of tyre in 205\/55 R16 size to the test on a Volkswagen Golf. The Kumho HS51 outperformed all the competition in the aquaplaning discipline and was third overall in the wet braking challenge. Together with several rival products it also scored the highest grade for comfort and, further proving its all-round ability, achieved a top six result in 67 per cent of the nine disciplines.<\/p>\n
A monthly magazine with a circulation in excess of 150,000, Tekniikan Maailma is Scandinavia\u2019s largest technology publication, 50 percent of which is devoted to motoring matters.<\/p>\n
The ECSTA HS51 features a solid rib-type design for improved wet road braking, four prominent circumferential grooves for optimum water displacement, and wide lateral ones for enhanced wet weather steering. HS51 is the replacement for the much vaunted Kumho ECSTA KH31 and is available for 15 to 18 inch rims, in widths from 185 to 245mm, and V and W speed ratings.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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