Kumho Ecsta PS71 is a summer tyre made in total of 174 sizes, ranging from R16 to R16 - this particular dimension is R18, which means it fits to a 18 inch/457.2mm diameter wheel. 215/45 R18 is 20mm wider than the narrowest dimension (195) and 100mm narrower than the widest one (315). This tyre profile of 45 means the sidewall height of the tyre is 45% of the tyre width (215mm), which results in 96.75mm sidewall height. In 215/45 R18, there is only one possible speed index for Kumho Ecsta PS71 - "Y", which is good for speeds up to 300 km/h. In 215/45 R18, Ecsta PS71 usually competes against RainSport 5, which is a tyre from Uniroyal with a rating of 62%, compared to 76% of the Kumho in question.
# | Name | Our rating | Tested in this dimension | Tested in same width dimension | Segment | Price |
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1. | Michelin Pilot Sport 5 | Premium | £146 93 Y | |||
2. | Hankook Ventus evo | Premium | £121 93 Y | |||
3. | Hankook iON evo | Premium | £168 89 Y | |||
4. | Kumho Ecsta Sport (PS72) | Upper-middle | £97 93 Y | |||
5. | Bridgestone Potenza Sport | Premium | £127 93 Y | |||
6. | Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127 | Premium | £87 93 Y + 1 | |||
7. | Continental PremiumContact 6! Newer model available: Continental PremiumContact 7 | Premium | £143 93 Y | |||
8. | Hankook Ventus Prime 4 | Premium | £141 89 V | |||
9. | Michelin Primacy 4+! Newer model available: Michelin Primacy 5 | Premium | £146 93 W | |||
10. | Kumho Ecsta PS71 | Upper-middle | £105 93 Y | |||
11. | Michelin Pilot Sport 4! Newer model available: Michelin Pilot Sport 5 | Premium | ||||
12. | Pirelli Cinturato P7 | Premium | £114 89 V + 1 | |||
13. | Firestone Roadhawk 2 | Upper-middle | £100 93 Y | |||
14. | Toyo Proxes Comfort | Upper-middle | £100 93 | |||
15. | Falken ZIEX ZE310 ECORUN! Newer model available: Falken ZIEX ZE320 | Upper-middle | £159 93 W + 1 | |||
16. | Michelin e.Primacy | Premium | £137 89 W | |||
17. | Uniroyal RainSport 5 | Upper-middle | £110 93 Y | |||
18. | Falken ZIEX ZE320 | Upper-middle | £107 93 W | |||
19. | Falken Azenis FK510! Newer model available: Falken Azenis FK520 | Upper-middle | £134 93 Y | |||
20. | Firestone Roadhawk! Newer model available: Firestone Roadhawk 2 | Upper-middle | £152 93 Y | |||
21. | Hankook Ventus Prime3 K125! Newer model available: Hankook Ventus Prime 4 | Premium | £121 89 V | |||
22. | Semperit Speed-Life 3 | Lowcost | £124 93 Y |