Kumho MT-71 Road Venture Review
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 27 ส.ค. 2024
- Review of the Kumho Road Venture MT-71.
NOTE: The opinions and information provided in this video are completely independent. Kumho had no input into the content of this video. However, to be open and transparent, the producer of this video has provided paid video services for Kumho. In addition, Kumho were approached after testing these tyres and they have provided a small sponsorship arrangement for the supply of MT-71 tyres for the producers 4WD Safari Rally Vehicle.
For those who follow our TH-cam channel, we recently reviewed the Kumho AT51 all terrain tyre that I’ve been running on my Pajero for some time. Kumho have just released a new Mud Tyre so we asked them if we could have a set to test them out and they were generous enough to provide a brand new set of their MT-71’s for us to review.
The tyres we were supplied with are 17 inch, so I borrowed my mates VW Amarok and a spare set of wheels and went and had them fitted up at Plumpton Tyre and Auto Centre. They have a very aggressive tread pattern, as you’d expect from a Mud Terrain tyre, so it’ll be interesting to see what they are like on the bitumen.
They are very quiet on the bitumen and Kumho have told us they have spent a lot of time developing this tyre and that Highway noise, handling and stability were key design elements in addition to the off-road performance. The design is supposed to deliver significant on road noise reduction compared to standard MT tyres due to the design of its packed centre block and its dual pitch tread design.
We went to the Watagan Forest north of Sydney to conduct our testing and it’s been a bit wet. We’ve selected a range of tracks to test the tyres, but we’re also well aware that we don’t want to tear up the tracks with the aggressive tread.
Our first track is mainly black soil and the going has been easy with the tyres performing as expected. These tracks are very popular with 4WDers, so sometimes they can get a bit cut up.
The tyres have seven integrated steel and fabric layers. It has a three-ply high-strength construction, with two steel cord layers and two nylon protection plies that Kumho claim is one of the most robust mud-terrain tyres you can buy.
It also has mud and stone ejector bars in the design to prevent damage from stones drilling in and to help with self-cleaning. It also has quite an aggressive side wall design with extra biting lugs which is clearly designed for extra traction.
The next challenge we set for these Mud Terrain tyres was some hill and rock climbs. We dropped the air pressure down a bit more for this test to give us more traction and climbing ability. I’ve got them set at 20 PSI and the terrain here on the side of this hill is quite steep.
The rocks are also quite slick after the rain shower we’d had just before we arrived here. The Amarok made it up very easily. The Amarok’s traction control helped a lot, but the car has gone up the rock steps far better than the other cars that are here with us on the test.
The last test is to find some real clay-based mud roads. Nothing like some red clay to thoroughly test a Mud Terrain tyre. And we have found the perfect track with mud, clay and a decent hill to go down and back up to make it even more difficult.
We sent my Pajero down first and straight away the AT style tyres clogged up with mud. In comparison, the tread on the MT-71’s cleared far better as we move forward and they did not slide nearly as much.
The return trip up the hill was also done with ease in comparison to the Pajero with the AT-51’s, the Amarok performed far better. We also a had a few other 4WD’s with us and there’s no doubt that the MT-71’s made the climb from the bottom of the hill in the muddy conditions a breeze in comparison, which is what we were obviously hoping.
Conclusion: These are an excellent Mud Terrain tyre, probably the best I’ve driven on, with the added benefit of being very quiet and well balanced on-road. I thought they might be a bit skatey on wet bitumen, but they hung on well. They also gripped extremely well under heavy braking, which means you could easily have them on your daily drive.
In terms of wear, I cannot give any prediction other than Kumho’s marketing which claims you should get at least 80,000kms from a set. Being such a new tyre in Australia, I couldn’t find any info from any owners on their wear performance.
I rate these tyres very highly and wouldn’t hesitate to recommend them to any serious off-roader. We didn’t do any crazy tracks in the testing, and our 4WD is a standard Amarok. However, I’m pretty sure that a set these MT71 tyres on a big, well set up rig would see it go anywhere.
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Have been running them 14,000ks and about 60% down on tread on all 4 and thats with always airing down and up for the tracks ! Great off road but found the road eats that rubber - i will be checking with kuhmo on that millage i dont think ill get more 23,000ks way off that 80,000 suggested in the video
How did they go with airing down, did they require really low pressures to give their best, or just a moderate drop?
Just a moderate drop.
I had these tires on a 2017 Ram 2500 Powerwagon. They were better than the Goodyear Wrangler Kevlar tires that came on the truck. And probably half the price. It is a very good value tire.
Hi, i was thinking in using this same size on my Amarok. Is it necessary to use spacers, special suspension or leveling lifting?
This Amarok was stock standard when we tried out the MT-71's.
@@OnTheDirt Thanks for your answer.
Did the tire touch the chassis at any point?
@@micedevice2389 There was a small amount of rubbing on full lock from memory. But nothing severe. We had these on this Amarok for about a week though.
@@OnTheDirt thanks for sharing your experience!
This is very useful info. Have you tested this on wet bitumen?
T Yik very briefly, but not enough to be able to asses them extensively. They were fine on the damp bitumen road we drove and brakes on, but it was only just wet.
@@OnTheDirt Thanks for your prompt reply. I will consider if the price is right for the next replacement.
Ride it on a nissan terrano 2. Highly recommend those tyres. Mostly on gravel but also on road.
That's not a test. Get four identical vehicles, four different brands of tyres, same tyre pressure on all and then do the same challenges. That will give a fairly good idea on the Kumho. What you did was had a day out in your mates car and proved absolutely nothing.
Thanks for your feedback. We’d love to do a comparison test but unfortunately don’t have the budget. This was never meant to be a comparison test, simply a review of the tyres on a day out in the bush and on the highway.
Hey guys. Can you please let me know what width rim you used? 17x7, 17x8 etc. Thanks!
Guys, has anyone tried these tires in clay and deep mud?
Nice test! :-)
One thing for all Australians: Irish might have h silent in say Maher but Korean name is KUM- HO like Hai Ho not Kumo. By the way is this the same review done as part of OTA? The semblance and choice of words is striking in fact a forensic analyst will tell you they are written and spoken by the same person or used to write the other review- I hope not.
Khumo... KOOOMO... KuuMo LOL, thanks for your comment and for watching.
That thing has got to be the most useless 4wd on the market!
Cool!!
2:40 in. Sorry do not mean to seem rude But,.. clearly you know Nothing about correct air pressure in a 4WD tyre. Sounds like this is more of an Advert for an AMAROK car, and Not the tyres. 6:30 in, I totally disagree, I watched those tyres & vehicle fail constantly in this video.
Thanks for your comments. You may not mean to be rude, but it’s time to back up what you are saying with some clear reasoning, rather than just being a keyboard warrior.
What’s this gut think his pushing with his left hand 🤣
@Brett Hostile - LOL, we've been waiting for a comment about this. During the edit we were all laughing trying to predict how long it would take for a comment.
How was the road noise?
jamie mckennon did you watch the video? He specifically mentions that in the video.
@Jamie Mckennon - They were very quiet. Surprisingly quiet.
All good! I got some!
Common ! You can't compare a MT profile with a AT profile and say "wow, the MT performed way better".
You can, but it was done with the obvious disclaimer that they are different. Thanks for watching and appreciate your comment.
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How come Australia gets all the bada$$ vehicles?! 😂🤣
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What an absolute crap test use a decent 4wd for starters
Thanks for your comment. Some would say the Amarok is a VERY decent 4WD, others can only be satisfied if it's a GU Patrol or a 100 Series Landcruiser. However, the world has moved on and most 4WDers today are driving Utes like the Amarok, Hilux, Triton, DMax and Navara. So we believe that this was a good vehicle to use to review the MT71's as it represents the majority of 4WD purchases made in 2020.
On The Dirt half arse job of giving a track a go because of the vehicle’s capacities and driver ability those tyres should deserve a better review
Moved on yes but at least most are building capable vehicles to do reviews
My point