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Comparison: Continental PremiumContact 7 vs. Kumho Ecsta PS71 vs. Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 2 vs. Pirelli P ZERO PZ4


The Continental PremiumContact 7 and the Kumho Ecsta PS71 are both summer tyres that have demonstrated good performance in tests. However, the Continental PremiumContact 7 stands out as a top performer with an overall rating of 99% on our platform. Let's delve deeper into their features, performance, and comparisons.


The Continental PremiumContact 7, more about this tyre here, a successor to the well-respected Continental PremiumContact 6, and Continental ContiPremiumContact 5, is made in France, Slovakia, Germany, and Czechia. It's a summer tyre from Continental, perfect for touring, and known for its excellent handling and short braking distances. It especially stood out for its great handling performance in tests, resisting aquaplaning, and offering good rolling resistance.


On the other hand, the Kumho Ecsta PS71, detailed information is available here, from Kumho, excels in comfort, wet braking and handling, effectively resisting aquaplaning. However, it's rated lower at 68% on our platform than the Continental tyre. This tyre doesn't have a successor as of now.


When these two tyres were put head-to-head in the Autobild test, the Continental PremiumContact 7 attained the 5th position out of 50 tyres. The Kumho Ecsta PS71, came in at 12th position and was lauded for its comfort, wet braking, handling, and resistance to aquaplaning.


In the ACE 2023 test, the Continental PremiumContact 7 bagged the 2nd position and got praised for its wet braking, wet handling, dry braking, and low rolling resistance. The Kumho Ecsta PS71 here lagged a bit behind, taking the 7th position mainly owing to its longitudinal aquaplaning.


In conclusion, the Continental PremiumContact 7 has an edge over the Kumho Ecsta PS71 in overall test performance, however, this does not imply that the Kumho tyre is inferior. The choice between the two will largely depend on specific requirements and performance aspects that a driver values the most.

Test Profile

Continental
PremiumContact 7
Kumho
Ecsta PS71
Goodyear
Efficient Grip Performance 2
Pirelli
P ZERO PZ4
Number of tests
26
15
18
14
Best position
#1
#2
#1
#2
Average position
2.2
9.0
6.1
5.5
Latest test
2026
2025
2024
2025
Available sizes
66
225
47
706

Wet

Wet
Continental PremiumContact 7
90%
Kumho Ecsta PS71
79%
Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 2
76%
Pirelli P ZERO PZ4
83%
Aquaplaning - longitudal
Continental PremiumContact 7
75%
Kumho Ecsta PS71
90%
Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 2
69%
Pirelli P ZERO PZ4
76%
Wet braking
Continental PremiumContact 7
94%
Kumho Ecsta PS71
79%
Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 2
72%
Pirelli P ZERO PZ4
78%
Wet handling
Continental PremiumContact 7
90%
Kumho Ecsta PS71
79%
Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 2
75%
Pirelli P ZERO PZ4
90%
Aquaplaning - cross
Continental PremiumContact 7
76%
Kumho Ecsta PS71
87%
Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 2
73%
Pirelli P ZERO PZ4
68%
Wet circle cornering
Continental PremiumContact 7
92%
Kumho Ecsta PS71
72%
Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 2
89%
Pirelli P ZERO PZ4
89%

Dry

Dry
Continental PremiumContact 7
90%
Kumho Ecsta PS71
72%
Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 2
75%
Pirelli P ZERO PZ4
77%
Dry handling
Continental PremiumContact 7
85%
Kumho Ecsta PS71
81%
Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 2
73%
Pirelli P ZERO PZ4
82%
Dry braking
Continental PremiumContact 7
90%
Kumho Ecsta PS71
76%
Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 2
73%
Pirelli P ZERO PZ4
80%
Dry lane changing
Continental PremiumContact 7
85%
Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 2
87%
Pirelli P ZERO PZ4
85%
Dry steering response
Continental PremiumContact 7
96%
Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 2
92%
Pirelli P ZERO PZ4
84%

Costs

Costs
Continental PremiumContact 7
76%
Kumho Ecsta PS71
71%
Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 2
91%
Pirelli P ZERO PZ4
52%
Rolling resistance
Continental PremiumContact 7
75%
Kumho Ecsta PS71
73%
Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 2
84%
Pirelli P ZERO PZ4
59%
Mileage
Continental PremiumContact 7
81%
Kumho Ecsta PS71
65%
Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 2
100%
Pirelli P ZERO PZ4
49%
Price/value
Continental PremiumContact 7
77%
Kumho Ecsta PS71
63%
Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 2
97%
Pirelli P ZERO PZ4
28%

Comfort

Comfort
Continental PremiumContact 7
76%
Kumho Ecsta PS71
67%
Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 2
76%
Pirelli P ZERO PZ4
75%
Comfort
Continental PremiumContact 7
75%
Kumho Ecsta PS71
72%
Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 2
60%
Pirelli P ZERO PZ4
74%
Exterior noise
Continental PremiumContact 7
69%
Kumho Ecsta PS71
62%
Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 2
75%
Pirelli P ZERO PZ4
77%
Interior noise
Continental PremiumContact 7
88%
Kumho Ecsta PS71
66%
Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 2
71%

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