Kumho Ecsta PS91 Reviews - Page 2

Volkswagen (255/40 R20) on mostly country roads for 10,000 average miles
Initially I was very pleased with these tires. They handled much better than the pirelli tires that came on the car and overall made the car much more stable in corners. Fitted to the fronts when the rears were nearly at the end of their life, I have now found myself replacing all 4 at the same time. Well, this would be the case if tires hadn't split along sidewalls rending them useless.
Helpful 44 - tire reviewed on July 15, 2020
Given 61% while driving a Audi 2.7 TDi S Line Saloon (255/35 R19) on a combination of roads for 12,000 spirited miles
Seemed like a great value midrange tire initially, but wore out very quickly. All 4 where put on with in a month of each other and only last 12.000s on the front. Maybe 30% left on rears. , while the fronts needed replacing. So I've replaced them all for Dunlop sportmax GTs. Only £10 more per tire.
Helpful 36 - tire reviewed on May 8, 2020
Given 50% while driving a Mazda RX8 (245/35 R18 W) on mostly country roads for 4,000 spirited miles
Good : -great levels of grip in the dry. -great road feed back. Average : -wear (around 8'000km in the rear) Bad : -really not linear at the limits, in the dry and even worse in the wet. Really not a confidence inspiring tire. When it goes, it goes. -price, for the price in my size you can have goodyear asymmetric5 for cheaper, and michelin ps4 for only a litle bit more money. I personnaly do not recommend this tire.
Helpful 40 - tire reviewed on March 31, 2020
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Given 45% while driving a Skoda Octavia vRS (225/40 R18 W) on mostly country roads for 5,000 average miles
Dry grip was good. In general the tire was comfortable. Wet grip was scary a lot of aquaplaning when I went into any amount of water.
Helpful 35 - tire reviewed on March 6, 2020
Given 63% while driving a Lexus IS250 RWD (255/40 R18 W) on a combination of roads for 6,000 average miles
Tire is good for grip and handling dry or wet on the rear of a red lexus. Wear though is really poor lasted 6k at best and this was not a hard life
Helpful 29 - tire reviewed on October 26, 2019
Given 90% while driving a Ford Mondeo Mk3 1.8 (225/40 R18 W) on mostly country roads for 20,000 spirited miles
best tire for the price, the grip is there dry or wet, very balanced tire , the wear is average but they are cheap, overall you get a premium tire for lesss money
Helpful 26 - tire reviewed on September 26, 2019
Given 61% while driving a BMW 320D M Sport (225/45 R18) on mostly town for 5,000 easy going miles
Will start by saying these tires wear quickly on heavy cars!! I have a BMW 320d M Sport and I have done 5,000 miles / 8 months on these tires and they are now 4mm tread left. So I am expecting these tires to last up to 10,000 miles :-(

Overall these are good tires for grip both wet and dry and smooth running. Some things they are not good for are very hard sidewalls so you have to pump the type up to around 36psi to get decent roll on them. Also I was not impressed with the fuel eco on them as they are F grade.
Helpful 32 - tire reviewed on August 27, 2019
BMW 218d Active Tourer (225/45 R17) on mostly town for 0 average miles
Absolutely terrible tires had them on my 330i lasted 50000 miles I drive sensible & only do 20 miles a day, worst tire I’ve experienced never again
Helpful 40 - tire reviewed on July 8, 2019
Given 87% while driving a Kia Motors (225/40 R18 W) on mostly town for 2,500 average miles
I had these tires on now for just over 6 months after swapping out the ES32 ecos that came with my car and quickly noticed a difference on the way back. Steering weight was slightly heavier, more responsive while turning and more steering feedback. While driving hard I haven't heard any tire squeal and grip is more than enough both in the dry and wet. While cruising around town it's reasonably quiet and comfortable for this class of tire. Wear seems to be good so far and I can still see the tread's flag decals on the rears. I would definitely buy these again especially considering they are much more affordable than premium brands while having similar performance.
Helpful 27 - tire reviewed on July 5, 2019
Given 97% while driving a BMW 520d M Sport (275/40 R18 W) on mostly town for 18,000 easy going miles
Replaced my Continental run flats with these and the difference was night and day. No tramming, harshness over the slightest bump. Very quiet and comfortable and good value for money. I have covered 18000 miles on the rear and still showing 4.2 mm. Would definitely recommended.
Helpful 21 - tire reviewed on July 1, 2019
Given 89% while driving a BMW 325d M Sport (225/35 R19 W) on a combination of roads for 10 average miles
Having had the 245 section tire on the back of a BMW for around 10,000 miles i finally needed new tires on the front axle as well. The Rainsport 3's the Kumho PS91 have replaced were regarded as a good tire and i didn't think anything was wrong with them while they were fitted but now i realise that the Kumho are a FAR SUPERIOR tire to the Uniroyals.
The car is transformed in both comfort and grip, road feel has increased and the car now feels much lighter on the front axle with the set of four PS91's installed.
The rear tires appear to be wearing well after 10,000 miles, i'm expecting to get that out of them again so i'll be happy with that.
If you were wondering what tire to go for next, a set of these are superb in all conditions, even on some pretty shoddy British roads. They handle normal motorway miles very well, spirited driving and pulling out of junctions in a 310hp BMW with 620 NM of torque gives you no problems, highly recommend, hopefully Kumho continue to make these when i need another set.
Helpful 18 - tire reviewed on June 19, 2019
Given 84% while driving a BMW 320d touring (225/45 R18) on mostly country roads for 5,000 average miles
Both dry and wet grip is very good!
Very good road feedback.
Advantage of its stiff sidewalls is sharp and fast steering, and disadvantage is lower comfort. (Still more comfortable than OE runflat tires)
Recommended. I will buy again.

My comments for BMW/Mini owners:
If your car has factory-fitted runflat tires and you are thinking about changing to conventional tires, then I highly recommend Kumho PS91. Because of its stiff sidewalls, Kumho PS91's steering character is close to factory-fitted runflats. Never change your factory-fitted runflat tires with convensional tires with soft sidewalls. Otherwise your BMW/Mini will loose its steering and handling character.
Helpful 24 - tire reviewed on March 10, 2019