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Kumho Road Venture 798 looks discontinued: no new owner reviews or road tests in five years and no current EU tyre label.

Head-to-head Updated

Kumho Crugen HT51 vs Kumho Road Venture 798 — Compared

Relative Score (0–100): the weighted average of the categories below, each 60% road tests and 40% owner reviews (comfort 40/60). Based on 1 + 0 road tests and 164 + 4 owner reviews. How we score

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Kumho Crugen HT51
Tire AKumho

Crugen HT51

All Season

Tests – · 1 test Owners 76 · 164 reviews

Kumho Road Venture 798
Tire BKumho

Road Venture 798

All Season Touring tires

Tests – · none yet Owners – · 4 reviews (needs 5)

Category by category

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

  1. 74

    Dry

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    Why this score
    SourceCrugen HT51Road Venture 798
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 72 (est.)–
    Reviews found online77–

    Crugen HT51: 60% × 71.6 (est.) + 40% × 76.5 = 74

    No road tests of dry for Crugen HT51. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.42).

  2. 76

    Wet

    No comparison
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    Why this score
    SourceCrugen HT51Road Venture 798
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 75 (est.)–
    Reviews found online79–

    Crugen HT51: 60% × 75 (est.) + 40% × 78.5 = 76

    No road tests of wet for Crugen HT51. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).

  3. 70

    Snow

    No comparison
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    Why this score
    SourceCrugen HT51Road Venture 798
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 70 (est.)–
    Reviews found online70–

    Crugen HT51: 60% × 70.5 (est.) + 40% × 70 = 70

    No road tests of snow for Crugen HT51. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.37).

  4. 70

    Comfort

    No comparison
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    Why this score
    SourceCrugen HT51Road Venture 798
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 69 (est.)–
    Reviews found online71–

    Crugen HT51: 40% × 69.5 (est.) + 60% × 71.1 = 70

    No road tests of comfort for Crugen HT51. The test half is the tested tires’ average (69): owners’ comfort ratings barely follow the road tests.

  5. 72

    Noise

    No comparison
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    Why this score
    SourceCrugen HT51Road Venture 798
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 67 (est.)–
    Reviews found online80–

    Crugen HT51: 60% × 66.6 (est.) + 40% × 79.5 = 72

    No road tests of noise for Crugen HT51. The test half is the tested tires’ average (67): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests.

  6. 65

    Treadwear

    No comparison
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    Why this score
    SourceCrugen HT51Road Venture 798
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / – tests58–
    Reviews found online76–

    Crugen HT51: 60% × 57.7 + 40% × 76.4 = 65

  7. 74

    Handling (owners)

    No comparison
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    Why this score
    SourceCrugen HT51Road Venture 798
    Reviews found online74–
Scores at a glance
CategoryKumho Crugen HT51Kumho Road Venture 798
Relative Score 72 –
Dry 74 –
Wet 76 –
Snow 70 –
Comfort 70 –
Noise 72 –
Treadwear 65 –
Handling (owners) 74 –

Higher is better. The Relative Score follows your weights below; category scores do not change.

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Headline score

Crugen HT51

Road Venture 798

Only categories both tires have data for count toward the headline score.

Pros, cons & observations

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

Tire A Crugen HT51

Pros

  • Exceptional value and lower price point compared to premium competitors
  • Smooth, quiet, and comfortable highway ride
  • Strong dry, wet, and winter/snow traction

Cons

  • Slightly vague or 'squishy' steering feel/sidewall stiffness compared to some OEM tires
  • Potential negative impact on fuel economy (decreased MPG for some truck owners)
  • Occasional reports of accelerated shoulder wear or balancing issues
All owner themes in the Crugen HT51 review

Tire B Road Venture 798

Pros

  • Exceptional tread life and mileage, with multiple users reporting between 30,000 to over 54,000 miles
  • Strong dry traction and commendable performance in snow
  • Low road noise levels when relatively fresh

Cons

  • Uneven tread wear reported by some users over time
  • Signs of cracking around the tread blocks as the tires age
  • Noticeable degradation in wet grip and increased noise as the tires wear down
All owner themes in the Road Venture 798 review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Kumho Crugen HT51 B · Kumho Road Venture 798
CategoryAll SeasonAll Season Touring tires
Vehicle typeSUV and 4x4SUV and 4x4
Sizes available44—
Rim diameters15″ – 22″—
Tread depth12.5/32″—
UTQG720 A A—
Treadwear warranty70,000 mi—
SidewallBlackwall—
Max pressure50 psi—

Which one should you actually buy?

Kumho Crugen HT51

Kumho Road Venture 798

Only Kumho Crugen HT51 has enough test and review data for a Relative Score, so there is no head-to-head winner yet.

Tire A · Kumho Crugen HT51
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Tire B · Kumho Road Venture 798
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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.

Handling is the exception: road tests measure it inside the dry and wet scores, so its own row comes from owner ratings only and starts as less important.

Community buzz from Reddit and forums is shown for context only — it never changes the score. Full methodology