Tests – · 1 test Owners 64 · 14 reviews
Best test result: #9 of 13 in 2022 Consumer Reports All Season Truck Tires (overall ranking)
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Firestone Destination LE3 vs Kumho Crugen HP71 — Compared
Relative Score (0–100): 60% professional tests, 40% owner reviews.
Destination LE3 is ahead, 65–51
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Tests – · none yet Owners 42 · 274 reviews
Best test result: #8 of 9 in 2021 Teknikens Värld Summer Tire Test R18 (overall ranking)
“I have Kumho Crugen HP71 on my 2022 Peemium they are great and not super expensive. I got them during the Mazda buy 3 get 1 for $1 sale at my local dealership. My Toyos were toast at 36k miles. Been driving on them for 10k miles now. No complaints.”
Category by category
Relative Score per category, 0–100. Open “Why this score” for the tests and owner ratings behind it.
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67
Dry
Destination LE3 +2047Why this score
Source Destination LE3 Crugen HP71 Reviews found online 66 36 -
68
Wet
Destination LE3 +1454Why this score
Source Destination LE3 Crugen HP71 Reviews found online 67 49 -
62
Snow
Destination LE3 +557Why this score
Source Destination LE3 Crugen HP71 Reviews found online 57 48 -
62
Comfort
Destination LE3 +755Why this score
Source Destination LE3 Crugen HP71 Reviews found online 55 40 -
67
Noise
Destination LE3 +1057Why this score
Source Destination LE3 Crugen HP71 Reviews found online 68 44 -
65
Treadwear
Destination LE3 +2144Why this score
Source Destination LE3 Crugen HP71 Professional tests (TWG score) 64 – Reviews found online 66 30 -
62
Handling
Destination LE3 +755Why this score
Source Destination LE3 Crugen HP71 Reviews found online 62 55
Scores at a glance
| Category | Firestone Destination LE3 | Kumho Crugen HP71 |
|---|---|---|
| Relative Score | 65 | 51 |
| Dry | 67 | 47 |
| Wet | 68 | 54 |
| Snow | 62 | 57 |
| Comfort | 62 | 55 |
| Noise | 67 | 57 |
| Treadwear | 65 | 44 |
| Handling | 62 | 55 |
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Headline score
65
/ 100
Destination LE3
51
/ 100
Crugen HP71
The professional test results behind the scores
Each result is shown as % of the best tire in that test. “Same test” rows are the strictest comparison: both tires were measured side by side.
| Discipline | Category | Destination LE3 | Crugen HP71 | Δ | Both? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall Ranking | Overall | 33% #9/13 · 2022 Consumer Reports All Season Truck Tires | 22% #8/9 · 2021 Teknikens Värld Summer Tire Test R18 | +11.1 | Different tests |
Pros, cons & observations
Themes extracted from owner reviews found online — not the opinion of TireWheelGuide.
Tire A Destination LE3
Pros
- Smooth and quiet highway ride quality
- Excellent traction in snow, rain, and light off-road conditions
- Impressive tread life and long-term durability
Cons
- Potential concerns regarding sidewall durability, with isolated reports of bulges or blowouts
- May struggle in very deep snow conditions
Tire B Crugen HP71
Pros
- Affordable pricing compared to premium tier brands
- Quiet and smooth ride quality when new
- Confident wet-weather traction and performance in heavy rain
Cons
- Significantly premature tread wear and short lifespan for many users
- Developing loud road noise or howling as mileage increases
- Balancing issues and vehicle vibrations
What real owners are saying
From Reddit, forums and review threads. Not part of our score
Tire A
Firestone Destination LE3
We haven't collected enough community discussion about this tire yet.
Tire B
Mixed
Kumho Crugen HP71
Community sentiment for the Kumho Crugen HP71 (and its EV variant) is mixed, with owners praising its affordability, comfortable ride, and quiet performance on many vehicles. However, a significant number of drivers report disappointingly rapid tread wear—particularly on heavy electric vehicles—as well as occasional noise on coarse surfaces and internal acoustic foam detachment issues.
r/TeslaModelY
·4 upvotes ·2026-06-17
“Tesla model y tire HP71 crugen on tirerack is offering $80 rebate per tire.”
teslamotorsclub.com
·2 upvotes ·2026-02-12
“That is a crazy good price - The TA91 is low $200s wholesale! (Tire shop pricing). And $279.30 retail. (Tire Rack) Grab them while you can. Sometimes Wal Mart beats any price I can get when they're blowing out a specific tire. FWIW we run the Kumho HP71 EV (OE tire) on our EV9 and it's a super quiet tire. I bought it again for the Spring now that the car is actually aligned and won't burn through them.”
r/MechanicAdvice
·2 upvotes ·2019-07-17
“Kumho HP71 vs Continental DWS06 I was planning to get Continentals for $150 each, but then I found these Kumhos for $118 each. The Continentals have a treadwear of 560, whereas the Kumhos have a treadwear of 640. They both have A/A for traction/temp. Is it really worth the extra $128 for brand name if the cheaper ones will outlast them?”
Top themes
#Rapid tread wear#Affordable price value#Cabin noise levels#Ride comfort#EV tire performance#Acoustic foam issues#OEM tire replacement
Based on 51 community posts
Specs side by side
| Attribute | A · Firestone Destination LE3 | B · Kumho Crugen HP71 |
|---|---|---|
| Category | All Season | Summer Ultra High Performance tires |
| Vehicle type | SUV and 4x4 | SUV and 4x4 |
| Sizes available | 67 | 63 |
| Rim diameters | 15″ – 22″ | 16″ – 22″ |
| Tread depth | 10/32″ | 9.9/32″ |
| UTQG | 700 A B | 640 A A |
| Treadwear warranty | 70,000 mi | 65,000 mi |
| Sidewall | Black Side Wall - Raised Outline White Lettering | Blackwall |
| Max pressure | 44 - 51 psi | 51 psi |
Which one should you actually buy?
65
/ 100
Firestone Destination LE3
51
/ 100
Kumho Crugen HP71
Winner: Firestone Destination LE3 — better treadwear, dry and wet. It leads or ties in every category we score.
Pick tire A
You want the longest tread life
Firestone Destination LE3 scores 65 vs 44 on treadwear.
Pick tire A
You want the most grip on dry roads
Firestone Destination LE3 scores 67 vs 47 on dry.
Pick tire A
Your priority is wet-weather safety
Firestone Destination LE3 scores 68 vs 54 on wet.
Pick tire A
You want a quieter cabin
Firestone Destination LE3 scores 67 vs 57 on noise.
Tire A · Firestone Destination LE3
Tire B · Kumho Crugen HP71
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How do we compare tires?
Every category score blends two independent signals. 60% comes from professional tire tests (braking distances, lap times, noise measurements), each result compared with every other tire in the same test and newer tests counting more. 40% comes from owner reviews found online, adjusted for how generously each site rates. Both use one scale: the average tested tire gets 70, the best 100. When a tire has only one of the two, the missing half is estimated from the other and the score stays closer to average; with no road test and fewer than five owner reviews it gets no score yet.
Community buzz from Reddit and forums is shown for context only — it never changes the score.