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1. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ Upper-middle2. Toyo Observe Winter Sport 1 Upper-middle
In this comparison, we are comparing a tyre from a manufacturer from South Korea (Kumho) against a tyre from a manufacturer from Japan (Toyo). Generally, Kumho winter tyres are slightly better rated (63%) than Toyo (58%). In this particular case, the Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ has a better rating of 87% compared to 65% of the Toyo Observe Winter Sport 1. Important for this comparison is also the Autobild 2025 225/40 R18 test, where both the WinterCraft WP52+ and the Observe Winter Sport 1 were tested. See more mutual tests below.
| # | Kumho WinterCraft WP52+
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1. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ Upper-middle2. Toyo Observe Winter Sport 1 Upper-middle
2. Toyo Observe Winter Sport 1 Satisfactory
2. Toyo Observe Winter Sport 1 Satisfactory
These tyres were tested together in 2 test(s). Click to view detailed head-to-head results.

| Name | Wet | Dry | Snow | Running costs | |||
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| Best values in test | 2+ | 2+ | 1– | 1 | |||
| Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ Rating: Good | 2+ | 2+ | 1– | 2 | |||
| Toyo Observe Winter Sport 1 Rating: Satisfactory | 2+ | 2+ | 3+ | 2 | |||
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| Name | Wet | Snow | |||||
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| Best values in test | 32.6 | 27.1 | |||||
| Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ | 33.5 | 28.3 | |||||
| Toyo Observe Winter Sport 1 | 33.3 | 29.7 | |||||
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