Do you have a light truck or SUV and are looking for an all-season tire that will deliver performance, ride quality, low noise, long wear, and year-round traction? That’s what you’ll get with the Kumho Crugen HT51. The Crugen HT51 is a tire that really rivals the best touring tires for sedans and crossovers, but with the load rating and durability of a light truck tire.

So what is it that makes this such a great tire, anyway? Let’s delve into our Kumho Crugen HT51 review and see if this is the right tire for your vehicle and your needs.

Features and Benefits

All-season tires are built for year-round use and are some of the most common tires on the road today. Because of their year-round use, these tires need to have certain features that allow for consistent performance in dry, wet, and light winter weather.

• Wide circumferential grooves channel water away from the tire’s contact patch to resist hydroplaning
• 3D sipes boost traction in wet or wintry conditions
• Tread pitch is computer tuned to keep road noise low
• 5-rib tread with continuous center rib for great straight-line stability and steering response on the highway
• Two steel belts with polyester cord and spiral-wound nylon cap ply enhance strength and durability
• Wide, flat footprint puts more rubber on the road to boost acceleration, braking, cornering, and handling capabilities
• Reinforced sidewall and bead allow for a higher load carrying capacity

Backed by a 70,000 mile manufacturer tread life warranty for P-metric sizes, and 45,000 mile manufacturer tread life warranty for LT-metric sizes, the Crugen HT51 is also Three Peak Mountain Snowflake certified for use in moderate to severe winter weather conditions. Additionally, the tire is eligible for Kumho’s 72 month material and workmanship warranty and road hazard coverage

Pros and Cons

Like most all-season tires, the Crugen HT51 has some pretty clear pros:

Pros:

• Quiet, comfortable ride
• Rated for severe winter service
• Backed by a long tread life and additional warranties

Cons:

• Wet-weather braking performance could be better
• Not great for hauling or towing heavy loads

SimpleTire’s view on Kumho Crugen HT51 tires

There are a lot of competitors when it comes to all-season tires for light trucks and SUVs, and plenty of options out there. It’s our view at SimpleTire that the Kumho Crugen HT51 is right up there with the best of them – it’s a tire that outperforms expectations in about every respect, especially when you consider how affordable it is compared to the competition.

Kumho still isn’t one of the first names that comes to mind when it comes to premium all-season tires, but they’re one of the premier tire manufacturers in South Korea and are quickly making their presence known everywhere, with more and more vehicles leaving the factory with Kumho tires as original equipment. It’s a tough choice considering all the ways you can go with light truck tires, but considering the Crugen HT51’s positives we don’t think there’s any way you can go wrong with this tire.

Vehicles the Kumho Crugen HT51 is an OEM tire for

The Kumho Crugen HT51 is used as original equipment on the 2019 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 2500.

Vehicles the Kumho Crugen HT51 is a replacement tire for

The Crugen HT51 is also a great replacement tire for many of today’s most popular trucks and SUVs, such as the Chevrolet Tahoe, Dodge Durango, Ford F-250, Honda Pilot, Nissan Pathfinder, RAM 1500, and Toyota Tacoma.