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Kumho's Self-Sealing tyre

Published: February 6, 2014

If ever there was a good idea, this has to be it.  Kumho, the South Korean tyre manufacturer has revealed that they plan to release the new seal-sealing tyre.  The new concept from Kumho will come under the name of "K-Seal" and will put an end to flat tyres. Kumho are not the first to market with th...

Kumho Self seal If ever there was a good idea, this has to be it.  Kumho, the South Korean tyre manufacturer has revealed that they plan to release the new seal-sealing tyre.  The new concept from Kumho will come under the name of "K-Seal" and will put an end to flat tyres. Kumho are not the first to market with this idea, the revolutionary technology and has been brought to the market before from Continental and Pirelli and is widely used on many cars as original equipment. Kumho have said the performance of the tyre will not be affected and it will have the same comfort and handling as standard tyre in the market.  The only difference will be the weight  of the tyre.  The tyre will be coming in at 10% heavier than the standard tyre. To start, Kumho intend to release the K-Seal tyres as part of the Majesty Solus range and will be available in three sizes: 235/45ZR17 XL 97W 245/45ZR19 XL 102W 275/40ZR19 XK 105W Obviously this technology comes at a cost, Kumho have said that the new K-Seal technology will add a further 30% to the price of the standard Majesty Solus range. Kumho hope to gain more market share with the K-seal technology. Tyres.Online stock a full range of Kumho tyres. With over 2000 local fitting throughout the Uk.  Getting new tyres fitted has never been easier.