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Comparison: Linglong Sport Master vs. Hankook Ventus Evo vs. Kumho Ecsta Sport (PS72) vs. Continental PremiumContact 7 vs. Pirelli Cinturato (C3)

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Summary
Wet
Dry
Costs
Mutual tests
Buy %

#	Linglong Sport Master /76%	Hankook Ventus Evo /98%	Kumho Ecsta Sport (PS72) /87%	Continental PremiumContact 7 /98%	Pirelli Cinturato (C3) /96%

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Segment

1. Hankook Ventus Evo Premium

2. Continental PremiumContact 7 Premium

3. Pirelli Cinturato (C3) Premium

4. Kumho Ecsta Sport (PS72) Upper-middle

5. Linglong Sport Master Lowcost

Number of sizes available

1. Linglong Sport Master 113

2. Continental PremiumContact 7 66

3. Hankook Ventus Evo 60

4. Kumho Ecsta Sport (PS72) 54

5. Pirelli Cinturato (C3) 27

Number of tests

1. Continental PremiumContact 7 25x

2. Linglong Sport Master 7x

3. Hankook Ventus Evo 3x

4. Kumho Ecsta Sport (PS72) 3x

5. Pirelli Cinturato (C3) 3x

Best position in test

1. Continental PremiumContact 7 1.

2. Linglong Sport Master 1.

3. Kumho Ecsta Sport (PS72) 1.

4. Pirelli Cinturato (C3) 1.

5. Hankook Ventus Evo 2.

Worst position in test

1. Hankook Ventus Evo 5.

2. Kumho Ecsta Sport (PS72) 7.

3. Pirelli Cinturato (C3) 7.

4. Continental PremiumContact 7 8.

5. Linglong Sport Master 16.

Average position in tests

1. Continental PremiumContact 7 2.24

2. Hankook Ventus Evo 3.33

3. Pirelli Cinturato (C3) 3.67

4. Kumho Ecsta Sport (PS72) 4

5. Linglong Sport Master 8.57

Year of the last test

1. Continental PremiumContact 7 2026

2. Hankook Ventus Evo 2026

3. Kumho Ecsta Sport (PS72) 2026

4. Linglong Sport Master 2026

5. Pirelli Cinturato (C3) 2026

Best rating in test

1. Hankook Ventus Evo Exemplary

2. Continental PremiumContact 7 Test winner

3. Pirelli Cinturato (C3) Test winner

4. Kumho Ecsta Sport (PS72) Very good

5. Linglong Sport Master Satisfactory

Worst rating in test

1. Continental PremiumContact 7 Good

2. Kumho Ecsta Sport (PS72) Recommended

3. Linglong Sport Master Satisfactory

4. Hankook Ventus Evo ?

5. Pirelli Cinturato (C3) ?

Wet

(Overall rating)

Pirelli
Cinturato (C3)

94%

Hankook
Ventus Evo

86%

Continental
PremiumContact 7

80%

Linglong
Sport Master

72%

Kumho
Ecsta Sport (PS72)

69.1%

Wet braking according to EU label

1. Pirelli Cinturato (C3) A

2. Hankook Ventus Evo A

3. Continental PremiumContact 7 A

4. Kumho Ecsta Sport (PS72) A

5. Linglong Sport Master ?

Dry

(Overall rating)

Pirelli
Cinturato (C3)

100%

Hankook
Ventus Evo

83%

Continental
PremiumContact 7

73%

Linglong
Sport Master

73%

Kumho
Ecsta Sport (PS72)

70.7%

Costs

(Overall rating)

Pirelli
Cinturato (C3)

87%

Continental
PremiumContact 7

84%

Hankook
Ventus Evo

76%

Kumho
Ecsta Sport (PS72)

76%

Linglong
Sport Master

66%

Fuel consumption according to EU label

1. Pirelli Cinturato (C3) B

2. Continental PremiumContact 7 C

3. Hankook Ventus Evo C

4. Kumho Ecsta Sport (PS72) C

5. Linglong Sport Master ?

Comfort

(Overall rating)

Pirelli
Cinturato (C3)

88.5%

Continental
PremiumContact 7

79%

Linglong
Sport Master

79%

Hankook
Ventus Evo

75%

Kumho
Ecsta Sport (PS72)

52%

Outside noise accoring to EU label

1. Pirelli Cinturato (C3) ?

2. Continental PremiumContact 7 ?

3. Linglong Sport Master ?

4. Hankook Ventus Evo ?

5. Kumho Ecsta Sport (PS72) ?

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Mutual Tests Available

These tyres were tested together in 3 test(s). Click to view detailed head-to-head results.

Mutual tests

Autobild Summer tyre test 2026 245/45 R19

Name	Stopping distance on dry	Stopping distance on wet
Best values in test	32.8	25.2
Linglong Sport Master	33.9	25.2
Hankook Ventus evo	32.8	27
Kumho Ecsta Sport (PS72)	34.4	27.1
Continental PremiumContact 7	34.3	27.3
Pirelli Cinturato (C3)	34.3	27.6
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