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Kumho WinterCraft Ice - Test Results

Test Statistics

3

Tests Completed

7th

Average Position

6th

Best Result

8th

Worst Result

Performance Analysis

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Kumho WinterCraft Ice delivers a mixed profile: consistently strong on ice dynamics but notably weak in wet and noise/comfort, with snow performance hovering around mid-pack. Across three winter tests it achieved solid overall placings (6/20, 7/14, 8/16), driven by top-tier ice braking/traction/handling, while wet braking/handling and subjective noise/comfort repeatedly dragged results down. Dry performance is lower-mid, and efficiency/price show occasional positives but are not defining strengths.

Performance Strengths
  • Ice Performance Strong
    • 2nd place ice braking (33.1 m) in 2025 TM test, +2.5% from best
    • 2nd place ice traction (4.7 s) in 2025 TM test, +2.2% from best
    • 3rd place subjective ice handling (16 pts) in 2025 Teknikens Värld
    • 4th place ice handling (55.6 s) in 2021 test, +2.8% from best
  • Value/Efficiency Moderate
    • Fuel consumption 5.952 l/100km (9/20, +3.9% from best) in 2025 Teknikens Värld
    • Price position 3/16 (+33.3% from best) in 2021 test
  • Overall Competitiveness Moderate
    • Overall positions: 6/20 (2025 TV), 7/14 (2025 TM), 8/16 (2021)
Performance Weaknesses
  • Wet Weather Performance Strong
    • Wet handling 14/14 (+5.5%) and subjective wet handling 14/14 (+33.3%) in 2025 TM
    • Wet braking 13/14 (+19%) in 2025 TM
    • Wet handling 16/16 (+9%) and wet braking 15/16 (+29.1%) in 2021
    • Straight aquaplaning 18/20 (+25%) and subjective wet handling 16/20 (+50%) in 2025 TV
  • Noise/Comfort Strong
    • Subjective comfort 1/10 (20/20, +90%) in 2025 TV; noted as test's lowest score in any category
    • Subjective noise 16/16 (+50%) in 2021
    • Subjective noise 8/14 (+30%) in 2025 TM
  • Dry Performance Moderate
    • Dry braking 10/14 (+4.5%) and subjective dry handling 11/14 (+22.2%) in 2025 TM
    • Dry braking 15/16 (+11.2%) in 2021
  • Snow Performance Moderate
    • Snow braking 14/14 (+3%) in 2025 TM
    • Snow traction 7/14 (+3.4%) in 2025 TM
    • Snow handling 8/16 (+2.1%) and braking 11/16 (+3%) in 2021
    • Subjective snow handling 10/20 (+20%) in 2025 TV
Performance Over Time

Test History

6
of 20
2025 Studded, Friction and European Winter Tire Test

2025
Winner: Continental VikingContact 8

The Kumho WinterCraft ice Wi32 absolutely destroys any notion of comfort with brutally high and distinctive noise levels - the stud noise is so loud and characteristic that it resembles an airplane...
Weak:
Subj. Comfort
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7
of 14
2025 Friction and Studded Winter Tire Test

2025
Winner: Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10

The Kumho WinterCraft ice Wi32 has excellent grip for braking and accelerating on ice, though its cornering grip is weaker. It tends to understeer in fast situations but remains easy to control, an...
Strong:
Ice Braking, Ice Traction
Weak:
Snow Braking, Subj. Wet Handling, Wet Braking, Wet Handling
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8
of 16
2021 Studless and Studded Winter Tire Test

2021
Winner: Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10

Weak:
Subj. Noise, Dry Braking, Wet Braking, Wet Handling
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