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Comparison: Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 SUV K127A vs. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV vs. Kumho Ecsta PS71 vs. Maxxis Victra Sport 5 VS5 SUV vs. Michelin Primacy 4 vs. Continental PremiumContact 7

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Summary
Wet
Dry
Costs
Mutual tests
Buy %

#	Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 SUV K127A /76%	Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV /93%	Kumho Ecsta PS71 /83%	Maxxis Victra Sport 5 VS5 SUV /59%	Michelin Primacy 4 /0%	Continental PremiumContact 7 /98%

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Segment

1. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 SUV K127A Premium

2. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV Premium

3. Michelin Primacy 4 Premium

4. Continental PremiumContact 7 Premium

5. Kumho Ecsta PS71 Upper-middle

6. Maxxis Victra Sport 5 VS5 SUV Lowcost

Number of sizes available

1. Michelin Primacy 4 384

2. Kumho Ecsta PS71 224

3. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV 137

4. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 SUV K127A 85

5. Continental PremiumContact 7 66

6. Maxxis Victra Sport 5 VS5 SUV 0

Number of tests

1. Continental PremiumContact 7 25x

2. Michelin Primacy 4 20x

3. Kumho Ecsta PS71 15x

4. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV 7x

5. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 SUV K127A 4x

6. Maxxis Victra Sport 5 VS5 SUV 4x

Best position in test

1. Continental PremiumContact 7 1.

2. Michelin Primacy 4 1.

3. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV 1.

4. Kumho Ecsta PS71 2.

5. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 SUV K127A 2.

6. Maxxis Victra Sport 5 VS5 SUV 6.

Worst position in test

1. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 SUV K127A 6.

2. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV 6.

3. Michelin Primacy 4 8.

4. Continental PremiumContact 7 8.

5. Maxxis Victra Sport 5 VS5 SUV 10.

6. Kumho Ecsta PS71 20.

Average position in tests

1. Continental PremiumContact 7 2.24

2. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV 2.43

3. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 SUV K127A 3.5

4. Michelin Primacy 4 3.5

5. Maxxis Victra Sport 5 VS5 SUV 7.75

6. Kumho Ecsta PS71 9

Year of the last test

1. Continental PremiumContact 7 2026

2. Kumho Ecsta PS71 2025

3. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV 2025

4. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 SUV K127A 2024

5. Maxxis Victra Sport 5 VS5 SUV 2024

6. Michelin Primacy 4 2022

Best rating in test

1. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 SUV K127A Exemplary

2. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV Exemplary

3. Kumho Ecsta PS71 Highly recommended

4. Michelin Primacy 4 Highly recommended

5. Continental PremiumContact 7 Test winner

6. Maxxis Victra Sport 5 VS5 SUV Satisfactory

Worst rating in test

1. Continental PremiumContact 7 Good

2. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV Good

3. Michelin Primacy 4 Recommended

4. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 SUV K127A Recommended

5. Maxxis Victra Sport 5 VS5 SUV Satisfactory

6. Kumho Ecsta PS71 Conditionally recommended

Wet

(Overall rating)

Continental
PremiumContact 7

90%

Michelin
Pilot Sport 4 SUV

88%

Hankook
Ventus S1 evo3 SUV K127A

80%

Kumho
Ecsta PS71

79%

Michelin
Primacy 4

76%

Maxxis
Victra Sport 5 VS5 SUV

73%

Wet handling

1. Continental PremiumContact 7 90%

2. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 SUV K127A 86%

3. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV 87%

4. Kumho Ecsta PS71 79%

5. Michelin Primacy 4 77%

6. Maxxis Victra Sport 5 VS5 SUV 75%

Aquaplaning - cross

1. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV 92%

2. Maxxis Victra Sport 5 VS5 SUV 88%

3. Kumho Ecsta PS71 87%

4. Continental PremiumContact 7 76%

5. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 SUV K127A 70%

6. Michelin Primacy 4 59%

Wet braking

1. Continental PremiumContact 7 94%

2. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 SUV K127A 91%

3. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV 90%

4. Michelin Primacy 4 86%

5. Kumho Ecsta PS71 79%

6. Maxxis Victra Sport 5 VS5 SUV 62%

Aquaplaning - longitudal

1. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV 94%

2. Kumho Ecsta PS71 90%

3. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 SUV K127A 79%

4. Continental PremiumContact 7 75%

5. Michelin Primacy 4 73%

6. Maxxis Victra Sport 5 VS5 SUV 67%

Wet circle cornering

1. Continental PremiumContact 7 92%

2. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV 91%

3. Michelin Primacy 4 83%

4. Kumho Ecsta PS71 72%

5. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 SUV K127A 67%

6. Maxxis Victra Sport 5 VS5 SUV 56%

Wet side guide

1. Continental PremiumContact 7 100%

2. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 SUV K127A 90%

3. Maxxis Victra Sport 5 VS5 SUV 85%

4. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV 80%

5. Michelin Primacy 4 68%

6. Kumho Ecsta PS71 0%

Wet braking according to EU label

1. Continental PremiumContact 7 A

2. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 SUV K127A A

3. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV A

4. Michelin Primacy 4 A

5. Kumho Ecsta PS71 A

6. Maxxis Victra Sport 5 VS5 SUV ?

Dry

(Overall rating)

Continental
PremiumContact 7

89%

Michelin
Pilot Sport 4 SUV

86%

Hankook
Ventus S1 evo3 SUV K127A

83%

Michelin
Primacy 4

83%

Maxxis
Victra Sport 5 VS5 SUV

81%

Kumho
Ecsta PS71

73%

Dry braking

1. Michelin Primacy 4 91%

2. Continental PremiumContact 7 90%

3. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 SUV K127A 84%

4. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV 84%

5. Kumho Ecsta PS71 76%

6. Maxxis Victra Sport 5 VS5 SUV 74%

Dry handling

1. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV 91%

2. Continental PremiumContact 7 85%

3. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 SUV K127A 85%

4. Michelin Primacy 4 81%

5. Kumho Ecsta PS71 81%

6. Maxxis Victra Sport 5 VS5 SUV 65%

Dry lane changing

1. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV 95%

2. Maxxis Victra Sport 5 VS5 SUV 90%

3. Michelin Primacy 4 90%

4. Continental PremiumContact 7 85%

5. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 SUV K127A 55%

6. Kumho Ecsta PS71 0%

Dry steering response

1. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 SUV K127A 100%

2. Continental PremiumContact 7 96%

3. Maxxis Victra Sport 5 VS5 SUV 90%

4. Michelin Primacy 4 86%

5. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV 80%

6. Kumho Ecsta PS71 0%

Offroad

(Overall rating)

Michelin
Pilot Sport 4 SUV

80%

Hankook
Ventus S1 evo3 SUV K127A

79%

Kumho
Ecsta PS71

79%

Michelin
Primacy 4

78%

Maxxis
Victra Sport 5 VS5 SUV

75%

Continental
PremiumContact 7

0%

Grass traction

1. Michelin Primacy 4 88%

2. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 SUV K127A 86%

3. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV 85%

4. Kumho Ecsta PS71 73%

5. Maxxis Victra Sport 5 VS5 SUV 73%

6. Continental PremiumContact 7 0%

Gravel traction

1. Maxxis Victra Sport 5 VS5 SUV 87%

2. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV 87%

3. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 SUV K127A 84%

4. Michelin Primacy 4 82%

5. Kumho Ecsta PS71 78%

6. Continental PremiumContact 7 0%

Sand traction

1. Maxxis Victra Sport 5 VS5 SUV 96%

2. Kumho Ecsta PS71 87%

3. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV 72%

4. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 SUV K127A 68%

5. Michelin Primacy 4 66%

6. Continental PremiumContact 7 0%

Mud traction

1. Kumho Ecsta PS71 82%

2. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV 80%

3. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 SUV K127A 81%

4. Michelin Primacy 4 72%

5. Maxxis Victra Sport 5 VS5 SUV 56%

6. Continental PremiumContact 7 0%

Handling on gravel

1. Michelin Primacy 4 81%

2. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 SUV K127A 79%

3. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV 77%

4. Kumho Ecsta PS71 73%

5. Maxxis Victra Sport 5 VS5 SUV 64%

6. Continental PremiumContact 7 0%

Comfort

(Overall rating)

Maxxis
Victra Sport 5 VS5 SUV

84%

Michelin
Primacy 4

81%

Hankook
Ventus S1 evo3 SUV K127A

81%

Continental
PremiumContact 7

77%

Michelin
Pilot Sport 4 SUV

71%

Kumho
Ecsta PS71

66%

Exterior noise

1. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 SUV K127A 83%

2. Michelin Primacy 4 78%

3. Maxxis Victra Sport 5 VS5 SUV 76%

4. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV 71%

5. Continental PremiumContact 7 69%

6. Kumho Ecsta PS71 62%

Comfort

1. Michelin Primacy 4 83%

2. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV 72%

3. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 SUV K127A 64%

4. Maxxis Victra Sport 5 VS5 SUV 0%

5. Continental PremiumContact 7 0%

6. Kumho Ecsta PS71 0%

Interior noise

1. Maxxis Victra Sport 5 VS5 SUV 99%

2. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 SUV K127A 96%

3. Continental PremiumContact 7 88%

4. Michelin Primacy 4 82%

5. Kumho Ecsta PS71 66%

6. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV 0%

Outside noise accoring to EU label

1. Michelin Primacy 4 68 dB

2. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV 72 dB

3. Maxxis Victra Sport 5 VS5 SUV ?

4. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 SUV K127A ?

5. Continental PremiumContact 7 ?

6. Kumho Ecsta PS71 ?

Costs

(Overall rating)

Michelin
Primacy 4

88%

Continental
PremiumContact 7

75%

Kumho
Ecsta PS71

73%

Hankook
Ventus S1 evo3 SUV K127A

72%

Michelin
Pilot Sport 4 SUV

66%

Maxxis
Victra Sport 5 VS5 SUV

64%

Rolling resistance

1. Michelin Primacy 4 88%

2. Continental PremiumContact 7 75%

3. Kumho Ecsta PS71 73%

4. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 SUV K127A 72%

5. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV 66%

6. Maxxis Victra Sport 5 VS5 SUV 64%

Fuel consumption according to EU label

1. Michelin Primacy 4 A

2. Continental PremiumContact 7 C

3. Kumho Ecsta PS71 C

4. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 SUV K127A C

5. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV C

6. Maxxis Victra Sport 5 VS5 SUV ?

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Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 SUV K127A Rating: Good
Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV Rating: Exemplary
Maxxis Victra Sport 5 VS5 SUV Rating: Satisfactory
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Comparison: Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 SUV K127A vs. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV vs. Kumho Ecsta PS71 vs. Maxxis Victra Sport 5 VS5 SUV vs. Michelin Primacy 4 vs. Continental PremiumContact 7

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