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Comparison: Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV vs. Kumho Ecsta PS71 vs. Michelin Primacy 4 vs. Continental PremiumContact 7

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Summary
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Dry
Costs
Mutual tests
Buy %

#	Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV /93%	Kumho Ecsta PS71 /83%	Michelin Primacy 4 /0%	Continental PremiumContact 7 /98%

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Segment

1. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV Premium

2. Michelin Primacy 4 Premium

3. Continental PremiumContact 7 Premium

4. Kumho Ecsta PS71 Upper-middle

Number of sizes available

1. Michelin Primacy 4 384

2. Kumho Ecsta PS71 224

3. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV 137

4. Continental PremiumContact 7 66

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

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.

Worst position in test

1. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV 6.

2. Michelin Primacy 4 8.

3. Continental PremiumContact 7 8.

4. Kumho Ecsta PS71 20.

Average position in tests

1. Continental PremiumContact 7 2.24

2. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV 2.43

3. Michelin Primacy 4 3.5

4. 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. Michelin Primacy 4 2022

Best rating in test

1. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV Exemplary

2. Kumho Ecsta PS71 Highly recommended

3. Michelin Primacy 4 Highly recommended

4. Continental PremiumContact 7 Test winner

Worst rating in test

1. Continental PremiumContact 7 Good

2. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV Good

3. Michelin Primacy 4 Recommended

4. Kumho Ecsta PS71 Conditionally recommended

Wet

(Overall rating)

Continental
PremiumContact 7

90%

Michelin
Pilot Sport 4 SUV

88%

Kumho
Ecsta PS71

79%

Michelin
Primacy 4

76%

Wet braking

1. Continental PremiumContact 7 94%

2. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV 90%

3. Michelin Primacy 4 86%

4. Kumho Ecsta PS71 79%

Wet handling

1. Continental PremiumContact 7 90%

2. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV 87%

3. Kumho Ecsta PS71 79%

4. Michelin Primacy 4 77%

Aquaplaning - cross

1. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV 92%

2. Kumho Ecsta PS71 87%

3. Continental PremiumContact 7 76%

4. Michelin Primacy 4 59%

Aquaplaning - longitudal

1. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV 94%

2. Kumho Ecsta PS71 90%

3. Continental PremiumContact 7 75%

4. Michelin Primacy 4 73%

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%

Wet side guide

1. Continental PremiumContact 7 100%

2. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV 80%

3. Michelin Primacy 4 68%

4. Kumho Ecsta PS71 0%

Wet braking according to EU label

1. Continental PremiumContact 7 A

2. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV A

3. Michelin Primacy 4 A

4. Kumho Ecsta PS71 A

Dry

(Overall rating)

Continental
PremiumContact 7

89%

Michelin
Pilot Sport 4 SUV

86%

Michelin
Primacy 4

83%

Kumho
Ecsta PS71

73%

Dry braking

1. Michelin Primacy 4 91%

2. Continental PremiumContact 7 90%

3. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV 84%

4. Kumho Ecsta PS71 76%

Dry handling

1. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV 91%

2. Continental PremiumContact 7 85%

3. Michelin Primacy 4 81%

4. Kumho Ecsta PS71 81%

Dry steering response

1. Continental PremiumContact 7 96%

2. Michelin Primacy 4 86%

3. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV 80%

4. Kumho Ecsta PS71 0%

Dry lane changing

1. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV 95%

2. Michelin Primacy 4 90%

3. Continental PremiumContact 7 85%

4. Kumho Ecsta PS71 0%

Offroad

(Overall rating)

Michelin
Pilot Sport 4 SUV

80%

Kumho
Ecsta PS71

79%

Michelin
Primacy 4

78%

Continental
PremiumContact 7

0%

Grass traction

1. Michelin Primacy 4 88%

2. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV 85%

3. Kumho Ecsta PS71 73%

4. Continental PremiumContact 7 0%

Gravel traction

1. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV 87%

2. Michelin Primacy 4 82%

3. Kumho Ecsta PS71 78%

4. Continental PremiumContact 7 0%

Handling on gravel

1. Michelin Primacy 4 81%

2. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV 77%

3. Kumho Ecsta PS71 73%

4. Continental PremiumContact 7 0%

Sand traction

1. Kumho Ecsta PS71 87%

2. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV 72%

3. Michelin Primacy 4 66%

4. Continental PremiumContact 7 0%

Mud traction

1. Kumho Ecsta PS71 82%

2. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV 80%

3. Michelin Primacy 4 72%

4. Continental PremiumContact 7 0%

Comfort

(Overall rating)

Michelin
Primacy 4

80%

Continental
PremiumContact 7

70%

Kumho
Ecsta PS71

68%

Michelin
Pilot Sport 4 SUV

65%

Exterior noise

1. Michelin Primacy 4 78%

2. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV 71%

3. Continental PremiumContact 7 69%

4. Kumho Ecsta PS71 62%

Comfort

1. Michelin Primacy 4 83%

2. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV 72%

3. Continental PremiumContact 7 0%

4. Kumho Ecsta PS71 0%

Outside noise accoring to EU label

1. Michelin Primacy 4 68 dB

2. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV 72 dB

3. Continental PremiumContact 7 ?

4. Kumho Ecsta PS71 ?

Costs

(Overall rating)

Michelin
Primacy 4

87%

Kumho
Ecsta PS71

78%

Continental
PremiumContact 7

75%

Michelin
Pilot Sport 4 SUV

63%

Rolling resistance

1. Michelin Primacy 4 88%

2. Continental PremiumContact 7 75%

3. Kumho Ecsta PS71 73%

4. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV 66%

Fuel efficiency

1. Michelin Primacy 4 86%

2. Kumho Ecsta PS71 83%

3. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV 60%

4. Continental PremiumContact 7 0%

Fuel consumption according to EU label

1. Michelin Primacy 4 A

2. Kumho Ecsta PS71 C

3. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV C

4. Continental PremiumContact 7 C

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