Tire Description

The Ecsta LX Platinum (KU27) is Kumho's Grand Touring All-Season tire developed to meet the needs of sporty coupe and luxury performance sedan drivers. It is designed to blend responsive handling, long wear and a quiet ride with year-round traction including in light snow. Kumho molds their advanced all-season tread compound into the Ecsta LX Platinum radial's asymmetric tread design where three different types of sipes are used to enhance all-season traction. Outboard shoulder and intermediate tread block sipes terminate in stress relief dimples to help the sipe openings blend straight-line snow traction with lateral grip. Straight sipes are used for the middle blocks while waffle design sipes are used on the inboard intermediate and shoulder tread blocks to blend dry-road stability with all-season traction. The internal structure of Ecsta LX Platinum tires feature twin steel belts reinforced with spirally wrapped nylon cord on top of a polyester cord carcass to combine high-speed durability with ride quality.

Customer Reviews

I purchased my 2004 TL almost one year ago and it had the Michelin HX MXM4. They have been an excellent tire for me, but I wasn't willing to pay 265 each. I only needed two so I went with this Kuhmo. It is not as good looking as the Michelin, but it is fine. The ride is fabulous. In the past, I had been disappointed when I got a new set of tires, it always made my car a little "loose" on the freeway. If I moved the steering wheel back and forth, the car would sway. I put these on the front and the car is very stable at all speeds. I am in sales and am on the freeway a lot. I have become a very calm driver, but the one time I occassionally push the car is on/off ramps. The Michelins would squeel at about 40 mph. I got to 45 with these and no noise. I am not sure if the squeel is directly related to traction, but it made me feel better. They have been quiet and smooth at all speeds so far. I am excited to see how they wear, with a treadwear of 600, I am hoping to have these for a while. They guys at Acura liked them as well and were going to see if they could stock them to offer folks. If you have a 3rd Gen TL I think you will be happy.

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