Owners generally praise the Kumho Ecsta PS71 for its dry grip, with many also confident in the wet. Dry handling is another frequent strength, and around one in five owners praise its value for money. Around one in ten criticise wet grip, however. Views on road noise are evenly split, with around one in six finding it quiet and a similar number finding it noisy. Tread life is also divisive: around one in six praise its longevity, while a similar proportion report fast wear.
What owners mention most counted across 90 reviews
My car is a performance sports car (Volvo S60 Polestar) with hard suspension, monster brakes, and strong power. I love occasionally hitting it or throwing it around a corner. In the dry, the tires are quite good with good turn in, good braking, predictable to a point. At the limit it lets go a little quickly. And it doesn't like rapid direction changes at high speeds. I've lost grip in the wet a few times which is a limiting factor.
Overall - good mid range performance. Decent value for money.
I won't buy again for my sports car but would consider them for a less sporty car like my Passat CC V6 AWD
PS71 for staggered setup on BMW 5 Series on 19” alloys. Just about a 1,000 miles in and were an excellent purchase decision. Good high speed stability within limits, sharp cornering and nice balance between sportiness and motorway ride comfort. Nice sidewall design and looks nice following a detail. No issues in the wet or dry, stops well in both conditions and very happy.
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Member
Skoda
225/45 R17
14,000 miles
A Combination of Roads
Easy Going
These tires came with the car from new and I feel they are good tires let down by below average comfort.
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Had SEAT Alhambra 2006 nearly 10 years. Had previously Dunlop Blue response, Nokian and Semperit winter tires. By comparison the Kumhos represent good value. They seem to grip well in the wet and OK in the dry compared with the others. The SEAT biggest weakness in my eyes, well ears is the lack of isolation from road 'noise'. The Kumhos do not seem any better or worse in transmitting this din. However the Kumhos do seem to affect the steering now that I have moved them to the front. I feel like I have lost steering sensitivity. The SEATs have a delicacy around straight ahead position that few modern cars can match but this has been lost slightly. It's as if the is a stiffness in the tire tread that makes them reluctant to change direction. Unfortunately this also seems to me more aware of the tires wanting to 'follow' camber too with conscious corrections I didn't notice with the Nokians on.
Great tire for the price.
All I can say it’s good.
I bought the car with this tire on.
So the tire had a few months left...
but I enjoyed every bit of it...
Not best in grip and thats why the wear is so good, but a perfect fit for a average driver or even for a person who likes oversteer now and then...
But its a good tire
Great tire for the price.
All I can say it’s good.
I bought the car with this tire on.
So the tire had a few months left...
but I enjoyed every bit of it...
Not best in grip and thats why the wear is so good, but a perfect fit for a average driver or even for a person who likes oversteer now and then...
But its a good tire
I have driven around 2000 km of mixed conditions with these tires, mostly on motorways and a little bit of country roads and I can now rate them quite accurately. I mostly drive at speed limit, and sometimes spirited on empty roads.
When I got them, I noticed they are made in Korea and the product quality is good regarding the reasonable price.
Firstly I would like to mention the strengths of these tires. I would rate them as quite comfortable as they really smooth out sharper irregularities of the road. Noticeably better than my old Vredestein Sportrac 5 tires. Grip on dry is very good and excellent in wet, they always feel secure and predictable. Progressiveness is very good and even on Astra J, where the steering feel is numb, you get good road feedback.
As with all tires there are some downsides. I was really expecting the tires to be sportier as they are in the UHP category and they do have a decent sidewall thickness, but when you start to push through the corners, they let you know they are more touring tires. At hard cornering they get loud and sidewalls give in a bit too much to be regarded a fun tire. Maybe they suit more sportier and lighter vehicles. On rough roads they can also be a little loud, but it is not an annoying sound. I have also noticed that in cold weather (around 0-5 Celsius), they get a bit egg shaped overnight and need a few kilometers for them to become round again. Never experienced that so far and it is somewhat annoying.
To sum things up, if you can get them much cheaper than premium brands (like I did), I would recommend them. I think for mostly sporty driving there are better options, but they do a very good job for a daily driver.
Fitted these tires onto my black Mercedes S class on 25 January 2020 with, I assume, 8-9mm of tread. Just had car serviced, March 2022, & advised that tread depth now 1.9/2.1mm after 16,000 miles!!!!!
They are on the rear & it's rwd BUT in January 2020 I was 73, not a boy racer. Oh, this is a high day/holiday car plus works as a funeral vehicle. I have another "banger" for general use/car park pings & dings!
So, mostly driving reverently or motorway distances, (France/Germany). OK, on motorways abroad, when traffic permits, I'm cruising at 80/85mph, but surely that should be the easy bit for a tire.
Anyway, as they're on the back, they felt fine but I've clearly left a 16,000 mile skid mark behind me!
Advice, don't touch them with a barge pole, I won't again.
Nice grip. Confident in wet weather specially regarding cornering and puddles. Rim protectors could be bigger. No problem with the balancing or egg shape here refered. If you look deeper on tests and forum probably the ps71 has gone through important updates (my tire says PS71 "2"; made in korea)
Very good tire.
Very stable tire. Great feedback and handling. Very good price for the size.
Too soon to tell anything About the wear.
Member
Vauxhall
235/50 R18
3,000 miles
Mostly Country Roads
Spirited
Changed to Kumho PS71 from the excellent Continental Premium Contact. Price decision 40% cheaper. Best decision made, wear rate better dry handling more predictable on limit, wet handling no noticeable difference perhaps a little bit more road noise but thats very subjective. Overall very pleased had no balance issues seen on other reviews, seems to have quite stiff sidewall construction keeping tire firmly positioned on surface feels very safe at all speeds and believe me it's driven in a very very spirited way. Would definitely buy again.
I have a set of these in runflat on a '13 Mini cooper JCW. They stick very well in the dry, you have to be really pushing to get understeer. In the wet they will easily spin up a wheel under full throttle in 2nd, but cornering is very confidence inspiring. My dislike is that these tires cause the car to wander on the road quite badly, following dips and camber and needing steering correction, this may be because I have the runflat version. They are also quite noisy especially on less perfect surfaces, again may be because of runflat.
Will be replacing them with pilot sport 4, but I am happy with the performance/price.
