Kumho Tyres ECSTA PS71 Reviews

Regularly use these tyres on sharp stone gravel roads no punctures. Excellent wet grip. But super noisy compared to the pirellis I replaced. 

i just swapped off my pirelli cinturato p7 for a set of these a month ago. stark difference. these kumhos are marginally ok (slightly worst than p7 perhaps) on dry roads but they are fantastic in the wet. braking and turning in pouring rain are both excellent and according to some testing results, these tyres have some of the highest aquaplaning resistance even when compared to tyres twice the price, although i don't intent to find out at what speed these tyres will aquaplaning myself. and usually you can find these on sale all the time. i don't know how many brit are going to be seeing this review but this is definitely the best cheap performance tyre for your weather.

during high speed corners on dry roads, the tyres performed very well.

Purchased vehicle which had what appeared to be brand new PS71s on the fronts, and almost bald Bridgestone Turunzas(OEM) in the rear. i was going to fit a set of Pilot Sport 4S but decided to only buy 2 matching tyres. unfortunately could not take advantage of a buy 3 get 4th free which would have made these an absolute steal. For this particular tyre size (225/45/19) other options are more towards three hundred per corner. These tyres suit the Atenza Wagon, which has plenty of low end torque from the 2.5L Turbo. very quiet and smooth and no complaints. exceptional in the wet when it comes to braking and the tread depth from new/wear after almost a year is quite respectable. i mainly do long 1hour commutes on highway with not much cornering, but when a good corner approach, i havent lost traction (keeping in mind, my vehicle is a wagon/small barge) havent had much tyre spin either but dont exatly laucnch my small barge but i do think they suit my car. may give the HS51s a shot when it comes to replace but would'nt be opposed to refit these either.

10/10 value for money

Stinger is brutal on tyres (particularly rears) - these have been the best I've tried by far (135000 k's of driving 95% country highway). Wore almost twice as long as continentals that came standard on the vehicle. Nice to drive on down (grip, no aquaplaning, noise etc) to last of the tread.

Really like these tyres. It's a daily driven car that often gets cornered hard. They handle very well, seem to be lasting OK and not too noisy. Unlike the Westlakes I had before that were rubbish - poor handling and poor wear.

Good performance and tread wear. Great in the wet.

These tires absolutely stick to the road when you're pushing it, something id use if i was going to the track but for city and highway, the tread wears pretty fast and now having to upgrade my rears. Will be trying the Ecsta HS81 next

Very good tyre, but probably look for a tyre with more aggressive tread next time as i like to go off road a bit