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Fulda SportControl vs Kumho Ecsta LE Sport

Fulda SportControl P4 of 9 Finished ahead
Tested side by side in 2013 Auto Review Performance Summer Tire Test Auto Review · 225/45 R17
Kumho Ecsta LE Sport P9 of 9

The Fulda SportControl and the Kumho Ecsta LE Sport have met in one independent test so far, and the SportControl finished ahead.

Performance profile

Their shared test recorded too few of the same measurements to chart, so the chart shows what owners rate each tire on every question.

Dry GripWet GripRoad FeedbackHandlingWearComfort

Where owners rate each higher

SportControl

Ecsta LE Sport

Not ahead in any category

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Owners rate the SportControl 86% from 41 reviews and the Ecsta LE Sport 71% from 33. Each spoke is one question owners answer out of 10; reviews are vetted by hand before publication.

Head to head in 1 test in 2013

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 SportControl Field Ecsta LE Sport
2013 Auto Review Performance Summer Tire Test Auto Review · 2013 · 225/45 R17 P4 of 9 P9 of 9

SportControl vs Ecsta LE Sport: your questions

Is the Fulda SportControl or the Kumho Ecsta LE Sport the better tire?

The Fulda SportControl and the Kumho Ecsta LE Sport have met in one independent test so far, and the SportControl finished ahead. On the Tire Reviews Score, which weighs every test and review we hold, the SportControl scores 8.6 and the Ecsta LE Sport 7.2 out of 10.

Which is quieter and more comfortable?

Owners rate comfort 8.6/10 for the SportControl and 7.4/10 for the Ecsta LE Sport.

What do owners say?

Owners rate the SportControl 86% from 41 reviews and the Ecsta LE Sport 71% from 33. 90% of SportControl owners would buy it again, against 57% for the Ecsta LE Sport.

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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.

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