Continental Premium Contact 5 vs Kumho Ecsta HS51
In the 3 independent tests that ran both tires, the Continental Premium Contact 5 finished ahead 3 times and the Ecsta HS51 not once.
Performance profile
Their shared tests recorded too few of the same measurements to chart, so the chart starts from each tire's Tire Reviews Score categories: its whole record, not shared tests.
Where each scores higher
Premium Contact 5
Ecsta HS51
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Category scores are percentiles among tires of the same season and class: 90 means this tire out-performs 90% of them, measured across every test we hold, not only the ones it appeared in.
Where owners rate each higher
Premium Contact 5
Ecsta HS51
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Owners rate the Premium Contact 5 76% from 119 reviews and the Ecsta HS51 79% from 40. Each spoke is one question owners answer out of 10; reviews are vetted by hand before publication.
Head to head in 3 tests, 2016 to 2018
Each row is one published test in which both tires ran on the same car, in the same size, on the same day. The line is the whole field, winner on the left.
| Test | Premium Contact 5 | Field | Ecsta HS51 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 ADAC Summer Tire Test - 205/55 R16 | P3 of 16 | P8 of 16 | |
| 2017 Auto Express Summer Tire Test | P1 of 11 | P4 of 11 | |
| 2016 Market Overview - Braking Test | P8 of 50 | P17 of 50 |
Premium Contact 5 vs Ecsta HS51: your questions
Is the Continental Premium Contact 5 or the Kumho Ecsta HS51 the better tire?
In the 3 independent tests that ran both tires, the Continental Premium Contact 5 finished ahead 3 times and the Ecsta HS51 not once. On the Tire Reviews Score, which weighs every test and review we hold, the Premium Contact 5 scores 7.8 and the Ecsta HS51 8 out of 10.
Which is quieter and more comfortable?
Owners rate comfort 7.9/10 for the Premium Contact 5 and 8.3/10 for the Ecsta HS51.
What do owners say?
Owners rate the Premium Contact 5 76% from 119 reviews and the Ecsta HS51 79% from 40. 57% of Premium Contact 5 owners would buy it again, against 66% for the Ecsta HS51.
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Where this data comes from
Finishing positions and measurements are transcribed from each published test. A test only counts here when both tires ran in it, so every figure was recorded on the same car, size and day as the one it is compared to.
About the TR Score
The Tire Reviews Score rates each tire out of 10 from every independent test result and vetted owner review we hold, so two tires can be compared even before a test has run them together.
Who does the testing
Every test published as a Tire Reviews test is run by Jonathan Benson, who has been testing tires independently since 2007.