The Kumho WinterCraft SUV WS71 is a winter tire specifically designed for SUVs and crossover vehicles. It has an advanced rubber compound that offers excellent flexibility even in extremely cold weather, which improves traction on cold dry roads. The directional tread pattern with high-density sipes provides more grip when accelerating or braking on ice and snow. Other features that increases driving safety are the wide circumferential grooves and open shoulder tread that ensure maximum water, snow, and slush evacuation from under the tread. This reduces the chance of hydro-planning or the lose of control on slippery roads.