Kumho Ecsta PS31 235/45R18, Summer, High Performance tires.

Features and Benefits: Summer weather traction; Longer lasting usability; High speed controllability; Kumho Ecsta PS31 TiresThe Kumho Ecsta PS31 is a performance and high performance, summer tire made for passenger vehicles and SUVs. The tire promotes a safer summer weather performance. The summer compound's durable rubber elements and the optimized tread design increase the dry and wet weather traction. The compound elements enhance the rubber flexibility and effectively prevent heat build-up during the high-heat, summer performance. The tread design's better grip upgrades the summer weather traction thanks to the better rubber-to-road contact. The tread's micro-grooves and siping placement, along with the circumferential grooves, prevent hydroplaning by dispersing water from the footprint. This significantly improves the wet weather driving ability. The tread design and the heat-resistant compound elements upgrade the length of the tread life. The summer compound prevents heat build-up and avoids premature wear formations. On the other hand, the tread design's road contact enables the tire's even pressure distribution along the footprint. The equally spread out forces of acceleration, cornering, and braking avoids irregular wear formations, ensuring even wear across the tread area. This combination elongates the service life and usability. The Kumho Ecsta PS31 increases the high speed controllability by utilizing the tread design as well. The road contact is guaranteed with the tread's solid center rib which boosts the steering responsiveness and the driving stability. In other words, the tire is quicker and more precise in its response to the driver's commands, while the structure is secured against the driving pressure. The better road-to-rubber contact and the solid center rib work together to upgrade the braking power. They generate friction between the tire and the road surface, significantly shortening the braking distance. The tread's 3D dimple detail helps avoid heat build-up during the tire's high speed performance, which allows the tire to securely perform at its utmost high speed capability. Manufacturers recommend changing tires every 10 years. As long as tires are properly stored before they are sold, the year of their manufacture will not shorten their service life.