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Testing times at MIRA...
Kumho is proud to be a member of MIRA (Motor Industry Research Association). The European Technical Centre in Birmingham is ideally located to take maximum advantage of the proving ground facilities available at MIRA, near Nuneaton in the West Midlands, UK.

From its base on the MIRA proving ground, Kumho conducts a wide and exacting range of tyre tests to ensure that world class products are made permanently available to all customers across Europe. Using MIRA's two hundred and eighty hectare proving ground, Kumho tyres are tested beyond the limits of normal road driving.


New products undergo a series of demanding tests to determine their performance characteristics. High-speed handling circuits are employed to ensure that Kumho products operate safely at the extreme limit of their performance envelope.

The wet test facilities at the proving ground enable the test engineers to check that Kumho products can be relied upon to deliver superb levels of grip and safety, even when faced with the most adverse driving conditions.

The comprehensive range of braking surfaces at MIRA ensure that Kumho tyres will bring the vehicle to a halt rapidly in emergency situations. Whatever the weather conditions.



Ranges of test tracks are available with a variety of surfaces that enable Kumho to evaluate the comfort characteristics of its tyres. The result is that even the most demanding driver can expect market-leading standards of ride comfort when Kumho tyres are fitted.

All new product developments undergo noise emissions checks to ensure that they are tuned to meet even the most demanding noise legislation. Helping to reduce the impact of road traffic on our environment.

Out on the roads of Europe, Kumho test engineers conduct long distance vehicle endurance evaluations to add excellent tyre life to the products range of excelling properties.
Kumho and MIRA, by association, are ensuring that Kumho tyres deliver maximum safety and the ultimate in driving performance.
Download an MPEG Movie of MIRA Testing (really_works.zip, 7.5MB, 40 mins at 56K). To open the above file you will require a .ZIP extraction program, we would recommend WinZip
 
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The address for the Kumho European Technical Centre is:
2635 Kings Court, The Crescent, Birmingham Business Park, Birmingham B37 7YE
Tel: +44(0)121 7708048 Fax: +44(0)121 3294713
 
 
 
 
 
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