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Kumho Ecsta PS91 Reviews

Kumho Ecsta PS91 Owner Reviews

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What owners say summarised from 43 reviews

Overall, drivers describe the Kumho Ecsta PS91 as a strong value-focused max-performance summer tire, with many high-scoring reviews praising sharp, responsive handling from its stiff sidewalls and strong dry grip, plus generally low noise levels. Wet grip is often reported as good for the price, but experiences are mixed and several users note reduced confidence in greasy conditions or once tread depth drops. The most consistent drawback across reviews is short/variable tread life (especially on heavier or high-torque cars), making it feel like false economy for some despite the attractive purchase price.

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Owner ratings averaged from 47 ratings

  • Owner score 71%
  • Dry Grip 82%
  • Road Feedback 76%
  • Handling 75%
  • Comfort 73%
  • Wet Grip 73%
  • Wear 56%

Kumho Ecsta PS91 Reviews - Page 2

Score spread across 41 written reviews
64%
Member
4 new tires fitted. Fronts needed replacing after 16,000 miles.
This owner's scores
  • Dry Grip 8
  • Wet Grip 7
  • Road Feedback 7
  • Handling 8
  • Wear 6
  • Comfort 7
  • Buy again 2
Helpful 1,071
34%
Member
At first i was very impressed with the design and the similarities between Michelin PS4 and PS91. Dry grip was very good but that s the only good thing about this tire. Sidewall - the stiffness is incredible, you can barely fit them on the rims. Confort - it laks confort, you can feel every bump, big or small, terrible. After 2 years of moderate use 8000k km each summer visible cracks between treads appeared, with is very dangerous thing. On wet they are very slippery, i lost control a couple of times. So then i went for Michelin PS4 and Vredestein Ultrac Vorti which i think is the best tire i had ever had on my Audi A6
This owner's scores
  • Dry Grip 7
  • Wet Grip 3
  • Road Feedback 5
  • Handling 3
  • Wear 2
  • Comfort 1
  • Buy again 3
Helpful 903
80%
Member
InI tried kumho ps91. The tread life is very short. I put on my BMW X3. 8 months later I hv to change. My wife drive very careful with kids. I m a bit dissatisfied
This owner's scores
  • Dry Grip 9
  • Wet Grip 9
  • Road Feedback 9
  • Handling 9
  • Wear 2
  • Comfort 9
  • Buy again 9
Helpful 948

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76%
Member
Boxster 987. Came with these tires on but one of the rears had a screw in it so replaced both rears about 6000 miles back. grip has been excellent in both wet & dry, but then again, I never push n the wet. Mostly daily driving with occasional fast B-roads, my rears are nearly done after 6000 miles. I'm not sure if that's my driving style or the compound of the rubber. Either way that's a bit dosappointing in terms of wear.
This owner's scores
  • Dry Grip 9
  • Wet Grip 8
  • Road Feedback 9
  • Handling 9
  • Wear 4
  • Comfort 8
  • Buy again 6
Helpful 959
Member
  • Volkswagen
  • 255/40 R20
  • 10,000 miles
  • Mostly Country Roads
  • Average
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.
61%
Member
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.
This owner's scores
  • Dry Grip 8
  • Wet Grip 7
  • Road Feedback 7
  • Handling 8
  • Wear 6
  • Comfort 6
  • Buy again 1
Helpful 1,030
50%
Member
  • Mazda RX8
  • 245/35 R18 W
  • 4,000 miles
  • Mostly Country Roads
  • Spirited
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.
This owner's scores
  • Dry Grip 8
  • Wet Grip 6
  • Road Feedback 10
  • Handling 2
  • Wear 4
  • Comfort 4
  • Buy again 1
Helpful 889
45%
Member
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.
This owner's scores
  • Dry Grip 7
  • Wet Grip 3
  • Road Feedback 4
  • Handling 5
  • Comfort 6
  • Buy again 2
Helpful 781
63%
Member
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
This owner's scores
  • Dry Grip 8
  • Wet Grip 8
  • Road Feedback 8
  • Handling 8
  • Wear 3
  • Comfort 7
  • Buy again 2
Helpful 906
90%
Member
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
This owner's scores
  • Dry Grip 9
  • Wet Grip 9
  • Road Feedback 9
  • Handling 10
  • Wear 8
  • Comfort 8
  • Buy again 10
Helpful 896
61%
Member
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.
This owner's scores
  • Dry Grip 9
  • Wet Grip 9
  • Road Feedback 5
  • Handling 8
  • Wear 2
  • Comfort 7
  • Buy again 3
Helpful 848
Member
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
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