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Comparison Kumho WINTERCRAFT WP51 vs Kumho WINTERCRAFT WP52

6.0 Winter
WINTERCRAFT WP51
Kumho
215/45R16 90V KUMHO WINTERCRAFT WP51 ,XL ,3PMSF
Passenger car Standard
Rolling resistance D Wet grip C Noise B
from 100 €
7.8 Winter
WINTERCRAFT WP52
Kumho
215/45R16 90V KUMHO WINTERCRAFT WP52 ,XL ,3PMSF
Passenger car Standard
Rolling resistance C Wet grip B Noise B
from 128 €
6.0 WINTERCRAFT WP51 WINTERCRAFT WP51 from 100 €
7.8 WINTERCRAFT WP52 WINTERCRAFT WP52 from 128 €
Overall rating
PTI – Pneutesty Index
6,0
7,8
Price from
100 € ▲ cheapest
128 €
EU label
Rolling resistance D Wet grip C Noise B
Rolling resistance C Wet grip B Noise B
Tyre profiles
Snow Wet Dry Economy Noise and comfort best of the selected middle of the selected Kumho WINTERCRAFT WP51 – Snow Kumho WINTERCRAFT WP51 – Wet Kumho WINTERCRAFT WP51 – Dry Kumho WINTERCRAFT WP51 – Economy Kumho WINTERCRAFT WP51 – Noise and comfort Kumho WINTERCRAFT WP52 – Snow Kumho WINTERCRAFT WP52 – Wet Kumho WINTERCRAFT WP52 – Dry Kumho WINTERCRAFT WP52 – Economy Kumho WINTERCRAFT WP52 – Noise and comfort

Click on a tyre name in the chart to hide or show it. The axis compares only the selected tyres with each other — the edge represents the best of them. The shape here doesn't indicate how a tyre performs overall, but which of the selected ones is better.

Discipline comparison
Snow
29 ≈ average
3 Tests
37 ≈ average ▲
10 tests
what it consists of Snow (3)
snow braking
19 ≈ average
3 Tests
30 ≈ average ▲
8 tests
snow traction
36 −5 % ▲
1 Test 1 test
28 ≈ average
6 tests
snow handling
59 +1 % ▲
1 Test 1 test
55 ≈ average
5 tests
Wet
29 −3 %
3 Tests
67 +2 % ▲
10 tests
what it consists of Wet (3)
wet braking
34 −4 %
3 Tests
77 +5 % ▲
8 tests
Aquaplaning
54 +3 % ▲
2 Tests
16 −6 %
6 tests weakness
wet handling
26 −5 %
2 Tests
64 ≈ average ▲
5 tests
Dry
23 −4 %
2 Tests
94 +2 % ▲
6 tests
what it consists of Dry (2)
dry braking
40 −4 %
2 Tests
93 +4 % ▲
6 tests
dry handling
25 −2 %
1 Test 1 test
87 ≈ average ▲
4 Tests
Ice
– Not measured.
1 Test 1 test
– Not measured.
2 Tests
Economy
10 −17 %
2 Tests no wear measurement
38 +1 % ▲
7 tests
what it consists of Economy (2)
efficiency (rolling resistance and consumption)
22 −9 % ▲
2 Tests
7 −3 %
5 tests
durability (wear and abrasion)
– Not measured.
63 +7 %
4 Tests
Noise and comfort
50 from 1 measurement ▲
1 Test 1 test noise only
38 ≈ average
5 tests
what it consists of Noise and comfort (2)
quietness (measured and subjective noise)
65 ≈ average ▲
1 Test 1 test
60 ≈ average
4 Tests
ride comfort
– Not measured.
12 Not measured.
Technologies
3PMSF 3PMSF
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M+S M+S
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Reinforced profile Reinforced profile
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Comparison

Technologies

Highlighted in green — this tyre has these in addition to the others; grey ones are shared by all.

3PMSF 3PMSF M+S M+S Reinforced profile Reinforced profile
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Comparison

Tyre profiles

The shape will show at a glance which of the selected tyres is stronger in which aspect.

Snow Wet Dry Economy Noise and comfort best of the selected middle of the selected Kumho WINTERCRAFT WP51 – Snow Kumho WINTERCRAFT WP51 – Wet Kumho WINTERCRAFT WP51 – Dry Kumho WINTERCRAFT WP51 – Economy Kumho WINTERCRAFT WP51 – Noise and comfort Kumho WINTERCRAFT WP52 – Snow Kumho WINTERCRAFT WP52 – Wet Kumho WINTERCRAFT WP52 – Dry Kumho WINTERCRAFT WP52 – Economy Kumho WINTERCRAFT WP52 – Noise and comfort

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Comparison

Discipline comparison

A higher number and a longer line always mean a better tyre — also for noise (quieter), consumption (more efficient) and wear (lasts longer). PTI compared with all winter tyres · rank in size 215/45 R16 among 23 available

For example, wet braking, aquaplaning, and handling — showing what makes up the category score.

Snow

Kumho WINTERCRAFT WP51 from 5 measurements · 3 tests
beats 7 of 26
29 ≈ average
🏆 Kumho WINTERCRAFT WP52 from 21 measurements · 10 tests
beats 9 of 26
37 ≈ average

Kumho WINTERCRAFT WP52 is the best.

Subcategories snow

snow braking

Kumho WINTERCRAFT WP51 3 tests
beats 4 of 26
19 ≈ average
🏆 Kumho WINTERCRAFT WP52 8 tests
beats 8 of 26
30 ≈ average

snow traction

🏆 Kumho WINTERCRAFT WP51 1 test
beats 10 of 23
36 −5,0 %
Kumho WINTERCRAFT WP52 6 tests
beats 6 of 23
28 ≈ average

snow handling

🏆 Kumho WINTERCRAFT WP51 1 test
beats 15 of 23
59 +1,4 %
Kumho WINTERCRAFT WP52 5 tests
beats 14 of 23
55 ≈ average

A high percentile in one subcategory and a low one in another gives an average value — here you can see which one determined it.

Wet

Kumho WINTERCRAFT WP51 from 7 measurements · 3 tests
beats 8 of 29
29 −3,4 %
🏆 Kumho WINTERCRAFT WP52 from 27 measurements · 10 tests
beats 19 of 29
67 +1,7 %

Kumho WINTERCRAFT WP52 is the best.

Subcategories wet

wet braking

Kumho WINTERCRAFT WP51 3 tests
beats 8 of 29
34 −4,3 %
🏆 Kumho WINTERCRAFT WP52 8 tests
beats 18 of 29
77 +5,2 %

Aquaplaning

🏆 Kumho WINTERCRAFT WP51 2 tests
beats 12 of 25
54 +3,3 %
Kumho WINTERCRAFT WP52 6 tests
beats 2 of 25
16 −5,6 %

wet handling

Kumho WINTERCRAFT WP51 2 tests
beats 9 of 23
26 −4,6 %
🏆 Kumho WINTERCRAFT WP52 5 tests
beats 15 of 23
64 ≈ average

A high percentile in one subcategory and a low one in another gives an average value — here you can see which one determined it.

Dry

Kumho WINTERCRAFT WP51 from 3 measurements · 2 tests
beats 5 of 24
23 −3,5 %
🏆 Kumho WINTERCRAFT WP52 from 10 measurements · 6 tests
beats 22 of 24
94 +2,3 %

Kumho WINTERCRAFT WP52 is the best.

Subcategories dry

dry braking

Kumho WINTERCRAFT WP51 2 tests
beats 10 of 24
40 −4,0 %
🏆 Kumho WINTERCRAFT WP52 6 tests
beats 21 of 24
93 +3,7 %

dry handling

Kumho WINTERCRAFT WP51 1 test
beats 2 of 22
25 −1,7 %
🏆 Kumho WINTERCRAFT WP52 4 tests
beats 17 of 22
87 ≈ average

A high percentile in one subcategory and a low one in another gives an average value — here you can see which one determined it.

Economy

Kumho WINTERCRAFT WP51 from 2 measurements · 2 tests no wear measurement
beats 2 of 25
10 −17,3 %
🏆 Kumho WINTERCRAFT WP52 from 11 measurements · 7 tests
beats 9 of 25
38 +1,3 %

Kumho WINTERCRAFT WP52 is the best.

Subcategories economy

efficiency (rolling resistance and consumption)

🏆 Kumho WINTERCRAFT WP51 2 tests
beats 6 of 25
22 −8,7 %
Kumho WINTERCRAFT WP52 5 tests
beats 1 of 25
7 −3,0 %

durability (wear and abrasion)

Kumho WINTERCRAFT WP51
– Not measured.
Kumho WINTERCRAFT WP52 4 tests
beats 10 of 20
63 +7,0 %

A high percentile in one subcategory and a low one in another gives an average value — here you can see which one determined it.

Noise and comfort

🏆 Kumho WINTERCRAFT WP51 from 1 measurement · 1 test 1 test noise only
beats 12 of 25
50 from 1 measurement
Kumho WINTERCRAFT WP52 from 4 measurements · 5 tests
beats 9 of 25
38 ≈ average

Kumho WINTERCRAFT WP51 is the best.

Subcategories noise and comfort

quietness (measured and subjective noise)

🏆 Kumho WINTERCRAFT WP51 1 test
beats 14 of 24
65 ≈ average
Kumho WINTERCRAFT WP52 4 tests
beats 13 of 24
60 ≈ average

ride comfort

Kumho WINTERCRAFT WP51
– Not measured.
Kumho WINTERCRAFT WP52
beats 3 of 15
12 Not measured.

A high percentile in one subcategory and a low one in another gives an average value — here you can see which one determined it.