The Kumho Tire Company - with their headquarters based in Seoul, South Korea - was founded in 1960. Today the company one of the leading tyre manufacturers in the world - selling over 68 million tyres a year. Kumho now has over 5,000 employees worldwide, which is enough to fill nearly 6 double decker Airbus A380s!
Offering the perfect balance of driving dynamics, safety, and mileage, ECSTA Sport is one of Kumho’s newest products on the market and is set to become one of its most popular. With its new rubber compounds that deliver precision handling and sure-footed braking, this tyre represents the best of Kumho which is a brand well known for delivering excellent value with premium level quality. Being a member of the ECSTA range, the ECSTA Sport tyre is tuned for drivers that value having a well-sorted set-up for their car. So this tyre fulfils the needs of the enthusiast but also delivers for every driver too. This is because precision handling and sure footed braking ensure a safe drive for all types of car. For hatchbacks, saloons or crossovers, ECSTA Sport is an excellent choice that delivers performance and confidence. ECSTA Sport is EV compatible - even offering special noise reducing technology for a hushed and serene cabin.The perfect balance of driving dynamics, safety, and mileage.
ECSTA Sport S is the top-end Kumho tyre that is showing some illustrious brands what driving performance is all about. This is the tyre for the driver who really knows what they expect in a high performance tyre: to rule the road and conquer the curves. It is an unashamed sports tyre. And ECSTA Sport S delivers. With a high grip compound and a tread pattern designed to provide superior braking and traction, ECSTA Sport S raises the standard. It is a tyre designed to enhance the handling and feel of all vehicles – especially those that need to deal with high power outputs. ECSTA Sport S delivers the control to compliment the power, and it provides peace-of-mind, in the wet and the dry, that when the driver reacts, the tyre will respond – that goes for EVs too, because ECSTA Sport S is EV compatible.
Vans operate all seasons, so a strong and robust all season tyre for vans is attractive to many fleet buyers and owner operators.
Portran CX11 offers improved traction in winter conditions providing peace-of-mind for the driver and flexibility for fleet managers. It goes without saying that Portran CX11 offers solid performance in the warmer months too.
Also for fleet managers, (and owner-operators) Portran CX11 is optimized for high mileage, and like Portran KC53 it shrugs off high loads and demanding routes.
It’s all in a year’s work for the Portran all season van tyre.
Looking for the best all-season tyre that delivers excellent performance in dry, wet, and winter conditions? The Kumho Solus 4S HA32 is your perfect match. Engineered for UK roads and certified for winter use, this all-weather tyre offers the versatility and safety you need—365 days a year.
SUVs, especially the biggest and most powerful of the breed, make heavy demands on their tyres. Kumho’s ECSTA PS71 SUV has proven itself a tyre that more than meets the challenge. In a 2024 test ECSTA PS71 SUV was found to offer safe handling in all conditions, good off road
qualities, and short braking distances. In other words – everything a premium quality tyre should. Because it is a Kumho, ECSTA PS71 SUV is a high quality offering with a tread pattern design and sidewall engraving that maintains the premium and purposeful stance of even high-end SUVs. It is made with high quality materials that give a long life and outstanding handling on wet and dry roads.
Winter driving presents significant challenges, requiring tyres that can confidently handle icy roads, snowy streets, cold temperatures, and wet motorways.
Kumho’s latest advancements in winter and all-season tyres are transforming the driving experience and re-defining industry standards.
Modern winter tyres are not just designed to perform well in snowy conditions, they must also handle wet and icy roads while maintaining control and stability. All season-tyres have to strike more of a balance – winter tyres are the specialists.
Kumho’s new WinterCraft WP52+ exemplifies this next generation of winter tyre technology and is engineered to deliver exceptional control and stability in the most demanding winter conditions.
At the heart of its performance is an optimised anti-slip tread pattern, coupled with a state-of-the-art 3D K-Sipe design that improves traction and control, even during emergency manoeuvres.
These feature enhanced grip and braking power, ensuring stability on icy and snow-covered roads.
The tyre compound, incorporating natural oils including sunflower oil, achieves a lower glass transition temperature, which helps maintain flexibility in freezing temperatures for high traction and enhanced safety. The WP52+ is also EV compatible and features reinforced tread and body ply to handle heavier vehicles while improving driving stability at higher speeds.
Portran KC53 is a durable no-nonsense van tyre that is perfect for last mile delivery and long journeys too.
Merityre offer extremely competitive prices across a range of Kumho tyre sizes, so contact your nearest fitting branch to check our latest tyre deals. Buy Kumho tyres online from us today – simply view our tyres to buy page.
As well as Kumho tyres, we also stock a range of tyres from premium tyre manufacturers including Bridgestone, CEAT, Continental, Enso, Goodride, Goodyear, Hankook, Michelin, Pirelli and Yokohama.