Marshal HP91

The arrogant Mosshina asks me to write a review about the tires, so here it is. I bought these tires at this store that claims to stand behind its products, installed them, and found that two of the tires are more or less even, while the other two are crooked. It's impossible to drive a car with them. I did three wheel balancing procedures, but it didn't make a difference. I called Mosshina, but when the operator heard my question about the tire quality, he started acting like a robot, giving me a standard response. I wrote to them through their feedback system to check the quality, and they asked me to come to their office, which is 150 km away.

I went there and they checked the tires on a super high-tech Hunter machine. The "master" confirmed that two of the tires are defective and said they would arrange a return. But two days later, I received a response from the crappy tire company saying that my tires are excellent and I should go to hell, even though the machine's graph shows significant radial runout. The most interesting thing is that they balanced the tires on the same high-tech machine, but after installation, the problem got even worse.

I wrote a complaint, and in response, they cited the GOST (Russian national standard) that doesn't even include the diameter of these tires. And what GOST can be applied to imported products? I asked them to provide me with the manufacturer's specifications, the calibration records of their equipment, and the allowed values of radial and axial runout. But they just told me to go to hell. Oh, and the "master" who checked the tires said that I would need to come back for a check of hidden defects, but in their response, they wrote that the same clerk who wrote to me had already checked everything!

When I threatened to file a pre-trial complaint, they sent me a response saying that I could take the tires to the supplier for a check, but when I asked for the supplier's address, they said it's confidential information. And since Kuhmo tires are not officially imported to our country, there's no one to take them to. Then I received a message saying that they had approved an independent expert examination, not in Moscow, but in St. Petersburg, at some company with a registered capital of 10,000 rubles and only one employee. It turns out that the official supplier is some LLC Daikon, and according to reviews, anyone who was fooled into dealing with them also received a response saying that everything is fine, just drive on.

So, what's the outcome? I had to buy another new set of tires, spend a lot of money on tire mounting and trips to this crappy company. If you want to buy tires from them, make sure to have them mounted in your presence, and if you find any defects, demand a return immediately. Don't believe their lies; they just pretend to be a big company, but in reality, they're just garage scammers!

Advantages: Predictable and clear behavior on wet and flooded roads. Good in terms of price/enjoyment ratio (they used to be, before the price increase). That's where the positives end.

Disadvantages: Why don't any owners of German sports crossovers write about how heavy the Crugen HP91 is?! The rear 275/40 R20 is almost 2kg heavier than RFT models from Conti and Pirelli. And that's despite the HP91 not being a run-flat. Apparently, their weight is the source of many drawbacks. 1) They feel stiff, like run-flats. 2) When cornering, you can directly feel the pull to straighten the trajectory. 3) At speeds up to 60 km/h, they produce a low-frequency hum. 4) Not the most outstanding acceleration/braking/cornering characteristics.

In summary: Their wet handling is the only significant advantage. When they were 15% more expensive than Chinese tires, it was a super choice. At the current price for 20-inch HP91, I would pay an extra 35,000 and buy European high-performance run-flat models.

Budget
Quiet
Not sensitive to uneven wear
One bad thing, they’re too stiff.
Ideally they should be a full copy of Kumho HP91, but it is written that they are soft. Apparently, everything is known in comparison and depends on the mass of the car.