Kelly Edge H/T Reviews
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SimpleScore™
Our proprietary rating system
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7.7
Good
Score breakdown:
8.6
Long lasting
Great
7.7
Handling
Good
7.5
Traction
Good
Kelly has been a Goodyear value brand since 1935, and the company provides high-quality products in partnership with Goodyear. Kelly tires are available for all applications, including passenger cars, crossovers, truck/SUVs, highways, difficult terrain, and winter roads. If you are looking for a reasonably priced tire that can provide outstanding quality, handling, and performance, then Kelly is a great option.
The Kelly Edge H/T is an all-season tire that provides good traction, handling, and long-lasting performance for light trucks and SUVs, as well as a 60,000-mile limited tread life warranty.
In light of this, does this tire suit your car, and your budget? Let’s take a look at the Kelly Edge H/T tire review to know more about them.
Features and Benefits
All-season tires offer year-round traction, great handling, and comfortable drive. The Kelly Edge H/T tires ride really comfortably, and have a great appearance, and are designed to make sure you reach your destination without any issues or hassles. Let’s see its features and benefits.
- Enhanced all-season traction: Kelly Edge H/T features an optimized all-season tread pattern that offers dry, wet, and light winter weather traction.
- Reduced risk of hydroplaning: Tire has broad tread grooves that drain water, and slush from the tread, preventing hydroplaning, and increasing wet traction.
- Confident handling: The symmetric tread design of Kelly Edge H/T improves handling, and steering response with a strengthened center rib.
- Long lasting tread: Robust shoulder blocks aid in keeping the tread footprint stable, promoting extended treadwear. In addition, its reinforced center rib also promotes even wear.
- Comfortable drive: With its improved tire pattern, Edge H/T makes for a more comfortable ride by reducing road noise.
Pros and Cons
So, what is your conclusion? Is this the all-season tire you've been seeking? To gain a better understanding, let us evaluate its pros and cons:
- All-season tread offer dry, wet, and light winter weather conditions.
- Backed by a 60,000 mile limited manufacturer tread life warranty for P-metric sizes, and 50,000 mile limited manufacturer tread life warranty for LT-metric sizes.
- Broad grooves evacuate water, and slush from the tread to reduce the risk of hydroplaning.
- Reinforced center rib strengthen handling.
- Robust shoulder blocks promote even tread wear.
- Comfortable drive.
CONS:
- Not a Three Peak Mountain Snowflake certified tire hence cannot provide adequate traction in harsh winter weather.
- Only available for a selected range of vehicles
- Does not perform well on icy surfaces
- The ride is firmer than its closest premium competitors
SimpleTire’s view on Kelly Edge H/T tires
For light trucks, and SUVs, the Kelly Edge H/T is a terrific tire that has a sporty appearance, good all-season traction, and a pleasant, quiet ride. We will utilize SimpleScore to gain SimpleTire's view on the Kelly Edge H/T tires by comparing it to two other all-season tires, Multi-Mile Wild Country HRT and Delinte DX-11 of the same tire size 245/70R17.
Compared to the Multi-Mile Wild Country HRT, and Delinte DX-11, the Kelly Edge H/T has a higher SimpleScore of 8.2 due to its good handling (7.7), traction (7.9), and excellent longevity (9). The Kelly Edge H/T has a higher longevity score than the Delinte DX-11 (9 vs 8.3), however the Delinte DX-11 has a slightly superior handling score (7.9 vs 7.7). When compared to the Multi-Mile Wild Country HRT, the Kelly Edge H/T has a higher traction score (7.9 vs 7.3).
Overall, the Kelly Edge H/T is a long-lasting all-season tire which offers a quiet drive for your light trucks or SUVs.
Vehicles the Kelly Edge H/T is a good replacement tire for
When your original tire wears out, the Kelly Edge H/T is a great replacement tire for SUVs, and light trucks such as:
- Cadillac Escalade
- Chevrolet Silverado
- GMC Canyon
- Toyota Tacoma
- Nissan Frontier
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Scorecard
Dry
4
Wet
4
Comfort
5
Noise
5