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Kumho Crugen HP71 vs Nexen N'Fera RU1 — Compared

Relative Score (0–100): 60% professional tests, 40% owner reviews.

N'Fera RU1 is ahead, 65–51

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Tire AKumho

Crugen HP71

Summer Ultra High Performance tires

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.”

Tire BNexen

N'Fera RU1

Summer

Tests 61 · 3 tests Owners 66 · 28 reviews

Best test result: #5 of 5 in 2017 Summer SUV Tyre Test (overall ranking)

Category by category

Relative Score per category, 0–100. Open “Why this score” for the tests and owner ratings behind it.

  1. 47

    Dry

    N'Fera RU1 +12
    59
    Why this score
    SourceCrugen HP71N'Fera RU1
    Professional tests (TWG score)–54
    Reviews found online3666
  2. 54

    Wet

    N'Fera RU1 +14
    68
    Why this score
    SourceCrugen HP71N'Fera RU1
    Professional tests (TWG score)–67
    Reviews found online4969
  3. 57

    Snow

    N'Fera RU1 +10
    67
    Why this score
    SourceCrugen HP71N'Fera RU1
    Reviews found online4865
  4. 55

    Comfort

    N'Fera RU1 +12
    67
    Why this score
    SourceCrugen HP71N'Fera RU1
    Reviews found online4066
  5. 57

    Noise

    N'Fera RU1 +11
    68
    Why this score
    SourceCrugen HP71N'Fera RU1
    Professional tests (TWG score)–67
    Reviews found online4468
  6. 44

    Treadwear

    N'Fera RU1 +22
    66
    Why this score
    SourceCrugen HP71N'Fera RU1
    Reviews found online3066
  7. 55

    Handling

    N'Fera RU1 +10
    65
    Why this score
    SourceCrugen HP71N'Fera RU1
    Reviews found online5565
Scores at a glance
Kumho Crugen HP71 vs Nexen N'Fera RU1: scores by category (0–100)
CategoryKumho Crugen HP71Nexen N'Fera RU1
Relative Score 51 65
Dry 47 59
Wet 54 68
Snow 57 67
Comfort 55 67
Noise 57 68
Treadwear 44 66
Handling 55 65

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Crugen HP71

N'Fera RU1

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.

DisciplineCategoryCrugen HP71N'Fera RU1ΔBoth?
Overall Ranking Overall 22% #8/9 · 2021 Teknikens Värld Summer Tire Test R18 20% #5/5 · 2017 Summer SUV Tyre Test +2.2 Different tests

Pros, cons & observations

Themes extracted from owner reviews found online — not the opinion of TireWheelGuide.

Tire A 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
All owner themes in the Crugen HP71 review

Tire B N'Fera RU1

Pros

  • Exceptional value for money compared to premium tier brands
  • High level of ride comfort and impact absorption over rough roads
  • Low road noise and quiet highway cruising

Cons

  • Faster-than-expected tread wear or chipping reported by some users
  • Softer sidewalls can lead to reduced steering feedback and vague high-speed handling
  • Mixed performance in colder temperatures or under hard acceleration
All owner themes in the N'Fera RU1 review

What real owners are saying

From Reddit, forums and review threads. Not part of our score

Tire A

Kumho Crugen HP71

Mixed

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.

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

Tire B

Nexen N'Fera RU1

We haven't collected enough community discussion about this tire yet.

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Kumho Crugen HP71 B · Nexen N'Fera RU1
CategorySummer Ultra High Performance tiresSummer
Vehicle typeSUV and 4x4SUV and 4x4
Sizes available6345
Rim diameters16″ – 22″16″ – 20″
Tread depth9.9/32″10/32″
UTQG640 A A320 A A
Treadwear warranty65,000 mi—
SidewallBlackwallBlackwall
Max pressure51 psi51 psi

Which one should you actually buy?

Kumho Crugen HP71

Nexen N'Fera RU1

Winner: Nexen N'Fera RU1 — better treadwear, wet and dry. It leads or ties in every category we score.

Pick tire B You want the longest tread life

Nexen N'Fera RU1 scores 66 vs 44 on treadwear.

Pick tire B Your priority is wet-weather safety

Nexen N'Fera RU1 scores 68 vs 54 on wet.

Pick tire B You want the most grip on dry roads

Nexen N'Fera RU1 scores 59 vs 47 on dry.

Pick tire B You want the most comfortable ride

Nexen N'Fera RU1 scores 67 vs 55 on comfort.

Tire A · Kumho Crugen HP71
Tire B · Nexen N'Fera RU1

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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.

65

Leads

N'Fera RU1

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