Most owners rate the Kumho Ecsta PS71 as a strong budget performance tire, with a clear majority praising its dry grip and handling and nearly half calling the wet grip confidence-inspiring. Value for money is a consistent highlight, with many feeling it runs pricier brands close for everyday road use. The main drawback is refinement: around a third of owners mention road noise, and opinions on tread life are mixed rather than conclusive. A smaller but notable group also report vibration/balancing niggles, with a few mentioning tramlining.
What owners mention most counted across 88 reviews
I bought this tires for the front of my car, I had some Hankook S1 Evo2 at the end of their life, and decide to go for this tires after see some good comments, But there really not that amazing. They are good tires if you just want to make kms... They grip ok, but if you like to drive in the mountains and as fast as possible, and not the best choice. I changed to the Hankook S1 Evo3, they are not that expensive and are much better. I give than a 8/10 for daily drive 6/10 for sporty drive.
Loads of grip in the wet and dry I've never been able to loose traction on these tires until they're worn out.
Aquaplaning is something of the past with these tires.
They're a bit noisy and car be a bit rough on back roads especially in the South of Ireland where the council can't be bothered to fix any road that isn't a Motor-way to Dublin.
The tires are also very predictable, they handle extremely well to the point you can make it around the harshest of turns on a main road at at least 80mph without breaking a sweat.
My front tires were baldy after 9 months which is pretty good considering I do roughly 40,000 miles a year and I have a pretty heavy foot.
Id recommend these tires to anyone who enjoys driving a bit over the speed limit and doesn't want to spend an arm and a leg for good performance tires. They truly are the best budget performance tire that'll still beat expensive performance tires.
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Bought a car with kumhos on. Was a bit suspicious, but I was surprised. It handled well, and didn’t cause me any scares. When compared to UHP tires, it doesn’t shine, but it’s far better than a budget tire.
After having a puncture and only being able to fit a budget tire, i could appreciate the reasonable grip it has.
No real scares in the wet.
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Had crappy budget tires on before. Made the switch to these because they were a good price. Car feels so much better now. Great grip around corners in wet and dry, car feels much more fun and safer to drive now
I consider that they are incredible tires, what surprised me the most was on the road I put them to the test with all my driving skills for more than 20 years and I was really surprised how good they feel, it was dry and wet from 100 miles to 150 miles per hour for 3 hours was amazing.
When I bought a car the previous owner had put Kumho PS71 on. I was sceptical at first but they are pretty sticky and suit the car pretty well.
Pretty predictable. Never stepped out on me unexpectedly. Solid turn in response. No unexpected understeer. Wet performance was surprisingly good, never had any moments. Relatively loud, but nothing terrible.
Have bought again.
I drove with this tires in a combination of road. First on the highway (about 10.000 km) and then in the city and and the surroundings (about 7.000 km). Wear was a little higher on the highway, about 15%, compared to mixed driving.
After 17-18.000 km the tires have about 5.5-6.2 mm remaining, from 8.5 mm as they had at purchase, which is ok for a UHP tire and the quality in road.
I had no problems with them in terms of balance, even when you can switch between them (face with back after 10.000 km).
I am not the most sporty driver but I do not drive like an old man :D , so for my needs they are excellent, never gave me emotions.
The only complaint is that they are a bit noisy for my taste, especially when they are cold. If they did not have this minus, I would not have considered another tire.
Finally;
They are absolut great for those people who not drive in the rally race, or those who pushing to the limit their car, but with the minus about the noise, could be a litter better.
Purchased these Kumho's to try something different, I usual use Conti, Dunlop or Bridgestone.
I found them average in the dry but shocking in the wet. They did not like any patches of water and pulled the car into water spots but then in the dry they felt like any other tire driving normal but did not take long to reach the limits when driving hard.
I will be going back to my normal choice next time.
