Hankook Kinergy GT (H436)

So the Hankook Kinergy GT is interesting here in Canada. My mom has put 30,000 kms on it since new in 2024, and it seems fine still, but I found something note worthy. In Ontario anyways, this tire is on a lot of Honda CR'Vs from factory, and I know of 2 other people who had this exact tire and same spec on their CR-Vs, but they said once around 50,000kms, everything just fell off a cliff.

The feedback, the grip in both the wet and dry, the comfort, everything. I'm wondering if it's because Honda has this version slightly tweaked differently than maybe what Hannok would normally do? But why Honda would request this tire to be "less capable"... It seems odd to me... Weird that at 50k kms this tire would feel like end of life, and from a company I wouldn't expect that from.

I know of these people and trust their judgements with tires, and neither of them really know one another, so I found it odd that they both said basically the same thing. Between all 3 of us, we drive Honda CR-Vs at the mid tier "Sport" trim, and dirivng habits are quite similar.

Maybe this is something worth mentioning?

It feels like a great tire, I've had no issues with it myself, and I've likely put on close to a third of the millage that is on it.

I am used to Michelin Defender 2 tires for larger vehicles... And I wouldn't say the Kinergy GT are as good as, (not even close) but... As a "mid tier" option, it's a good tire. But still sits in the back of my head that, by 50,000 kms, the tire could be at end of life.

I'll definitely be updating my review when I get closer to that, number.