Kormoran UHP

Stood on the car when i bought it. Drove theese for 1,5 summer season. Three words; Do Not Buy!

My background is a tire nerd. And experience from only the best tires. So this tire came as a shock.

- Wear, terrible. From 3mm to the cords at 8000km.

- Road noise, extremely hugh and boomy. Passangers thought wheel bearing where gone.

- wet grip. Borderline dangerous. A lot of understeer and terrible wet braking.

- dry grip. Ok. But the same time this is the only tire i've lost grip on spritited but controlled driving.

- driving feel. Not consistent. Sometimes good, and sometimes it feels like the sidewall desintegrates.

Later changed to Hankook Evo Prime. And the difference is night and day in every terms!

Dont save hundred dollars on the difference between safe and unsafe tires!

The performance was adequate and fuel economy was better with these tires than the ones I had before. The tread wear was fairly ok, the rears (On RWD car) lasted 20k miles and the fronts lasted 25k and still had tread on them however all the tires were showing signs of cracking well before the tread was used up which is disappointing from 3 year old tires.

As a new tire, the Kormoran UHP 235/55R17 is really good, but after just one year and 15,000 km with a remaining tread depth of 6 mm, the tire is a disaster and very dangerous to drive on in the rain. Buy cheap, buy twice.

My previous tires were Pirelli PZ4 which were awful/noisy/slippery, as you felt/heard every bit of road noise, unless driven on smooth tarmac.
The Kormoran KO Summer3 XL are much more superior. 'B rated' fuel/wet grip, great handling performance, smoother, quieter with excellent wet/dry braking and minimal tire wear so far.
Definitely recommend these tires or even Saillun Altrezzo if on offer!

RWD Lexus IS, mostly fully loaded, mostly highways, 40k kms in 2 years.

These tires were a great improvement over Nokian Hakka Blue both in terms of noise and ride comfort. I used both models for touring and city, and I liked Kormoran much better.

The tires are lightweight. Despite the thin sidewalls they are quite strong against potholes. However you might want to put a little more air into these tires for better response.

The grip is great on wet and dry when new. After 15-20kk kms, however, they start to feel more rigid and prone to slipping. There was no significant wear. Grip on wet was still good, but not so much on dry. On polished Balkan city roads ABS could kick in while stopping from 20km/h and flooring the pedal (city traffic situation). Although, no problems on high speeds even in cold weather slightly above 0 C. A bit controversial behaviour, though, still predictable if you learn it. This tire is just not the best choice for hot countries with tarmac roads. Tarmac roads in hot climates are naturally more slippery than in colder climates. This tire works better on grippier roads.

Overall, I like this tire and might consider buying it again, especially, given the price (better brands cost 1.5-2 as much).

Ford Mustang GT 255 40 19.
The tires are a budget option but they give a good grip on dry roads even in lower temperatures. I have not lose any grip so far besides when I push the car. The only problem is the braking in wet conditions, you need to be extra careful. For the price and city conditions is a great choice but not for track or 100% highway driving on no speed limit highways.

I use this on my W204 C63 and they are great. Love the thick sidewall and even though some websites say this is a summer tire, I think it handles great in the wet even on London roads. Very comfortable and in the dry they stick well. My car is pushing 520 horsepower to the rear wheels and these grip extremely well. A lot of consumers dont know that KORMORAN is a company owned my Michelin and are not some super budget company. I have been using kormoran on my C63 for the last 4 years and change rears about twice a year. For front tires I change them roughly once every 2 years.

All in all I would highly recommend these tires

I bought this tires for a small car that doesn't drive often thinking they will be all right for the use. I was very wrong. When new they are okay, but after a year the wet handling was horible, as well as the breaking distance. Would not recommend to buy to anyone, as the are quite dangerous to drive after two years old

Having used these for 25k miles on an almost 2 ton car they have served me really well. Commute is 1/3 country roads, 1/3 A road and 1/3 motorway. After 2 years they are now reaching their wear indicator so very good durability. Dry grip is very good. Wet can be a little sketchy if the roads are greasy but pretty predictable. Resistant to most winter potholes, ie. no real damage after hitting a couple of decent sized craters. Will be replacing these with the same again next month.

2 years and 15000 miles in, my tires are cracked between the tread blocks, still have 3-4mm tread on them, this is really disappointing, won't recommend anyone to buy them

Replaced a front pair of Bridgestones, with these budget radials. Shocked at how much of an improvement these Kormoran UHP tires are. Excellent feedback, noticeably quieter ride and great grip. Too early to review wear rate, after a month but looking good so far.
Highly recommend

Bought a full set of these for my 2009 135i. For the money they are fantastic, especially coming from the runflats that had previously been fitted. The ride quality is vastly improved and grip is impressive considering the price but don’t expect these to be as good as premium tires such as ps4. Due to the compliance in the sidewall of the tires themselves they almost have a steering delay/twitch at higher speeds but it may be the suspension set up of the car which is done to compensate for the firmness of rft. This would not put me off from buying them again. Road noise is decent but not particularly quiet. Overall a great tire for the price.

First year ok, second year in rain are not so good.! After 2 season have to change it because too dangerous.

I purchased 2 tires after reading the reviews on here and all I can say is what a great tire. I can't comment on wear yet because I've only driven around 200 miles.. They replaced my Michelin Primacy 3, which I found to be very stiff and noisy.

TL;DR: Overall the tires were fine for a couple of years (~20-25000km).

I drive on the roads of Greece in and out of the city, mainly in a calm pace for gas preservation. I changed from a set of overused Semperit to Kormoran UHP at 5/2020. I scored the tires based on the overall impression and not at how they feel now at the end of their life. At the beginning the tires felt amazing! I used to receive good road feedback and I they gripped very well. I remember noticing that it felt grippier in the wet than in the dry. So for the first year (mid2020-21/0-7000km) the tires were adequate and I was happy about choosing them. The second year (2021->22/7000-19000km) the tires still felt ok, I remember checking for tread wear and I didn't find any observable degradation. In that year I tested for aquaplaning at different speeds and no concerns were raised. In the third year I performed back-to-front tire change. The mechanic didn't observe any excessive wear patterns. However at the end of that year, I noticed I was oversteering at the motorways (2022->23/19000-31000km). Now at ~33500km the tires feel really bad to the point I am very conscious when driving at cruising speeds on roads with consecutive turns. Although they are not completely worn out (the arrow indicator is fully present) some cracks can be observed on the treads as well. To this day the consumption of the car remains at the manufacturer levels, so the tires have not been degraded on this regard. I can't tell about the noise in the cabin b/c my exhaust dampens all other sounds. Also I haven't decided what tires should I fit next.