Kumho MT-71 Road Venture Review

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 YouTube 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...