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Comparison: Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV vs. Pirelli P ZERO PZ4 vs. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 SUV K127A vs. Continental PremiumContact 6 vs. Kumho Ecsta PS71 vs. Kumho Ecsta PS71 SUV vs. Maxxis Victra Sport 5 VS5 SUV

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Summary
Wet
Dry
Costs
Mutual tests
Buy %

#	Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV /93%	Pirelli P ZERO PZ4 /91%	Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 SUV K127A /76%	Continental PremiumContact 6 /76%	Kumho Ecsta PS71 /83%	Kumho Ecsta PS71 SUV /64%	Maxxis Victra Sport 5 VS5 SUV /59%

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Segment

1. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV Premium

2. Pirelli P ZERO PZ4 Premium

3. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 SUV K127A Premium

4. Continental PremiumContact 6 Premium

5. Kumho Ecsta PS71 Upper-middle

6. Kumho Ecsta PS71 SUV Upper-middle

7. Maxxis Victra Sport 5 VS5 SUV Lowcost

Number of sizes available

1. Pirelli P ZERO PZ4 706

2. Continental PremiumContact 6 296

3. Kumho Ecsta PS71 224

4. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV 137

5. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 SUV K127A 85

6. Kumho Ecsta PS71 SUV 55

7. Maxxis Victra Sport 5 VS5 SUV 0

Number of tests

1. Continental PremiumContact 6 36x

2. Kumho Ecsta PS71 15x

3. Pirelli P ZERO PZ4 14x

4. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV 7x

5. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 SUV K127A 4x

6. Maxxis Victra Sport 5 VS5 SUV 4x

7. Kumho Ecsta PS71 SUV 1x

Best position in test

1. Continental PremiumContact 6 1.

2. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV 1.

3. Kumho Ecsta PS71 2.

4. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 SUV K127A 2.

5. Pirelli P ZERO PZ4 2.

6. Kumho Ecsta PS71 SUV 6.

7. Maxxis Victra Sport 5 VS5 SUV 6.

Worst position in test

1. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 SUV K127A 6.

2. Kumho Ecsta PS71 SUV 6.

3. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV 6.

4. Continental PremiumContact 6 8.

5. Maxxis Victra Sport 5 VS5 SUV 10.

6. Kumho Ecsta PS71 20.

7. Pirelli P ZERO PZ4 20.

Average position in tests

1. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV 2.43

2. Continental PremiumContact 6 3.06

3. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 SUV K127A 3.5

4. Pirelli P ZERO PZ4 5.5

5. Kumho Ecsta PS71 SUV 6

6. Maxxis Victra Sport 5 VS5 SUV 7.75

7. Kumho Ecsta PS71 9

Year of the last test

1. Kumho Ecsta PS71 2025

2. Kumho Ecsta PS71 SUV 2025

3. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV 2025

4. Pirelli P ZERO PZ4 2025

5. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 SUV K127A 2024

6. Maxxis Victra Sport 5 VS5 SUV 2024

7. Continental PremiumContact 6 2023

Best rating in test

1. Continental PremiumContact 6 Exemplary

2. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 SUV K127A Exemplary

3. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV Exemplary

4. Kumho Ecsta PS71 Highly recommended

5. Pirelli P ZERO PZ4 Highly recommended

6. Kumho Ecsta PS71 SUV Good

7. Maxxis Victra Sport 5 VS5 SUV Satisfactory

Worst rating in test

1. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV Good

2. Kumho Ecsta PS71 SUV Good

3. Continental PremiumContact 6 Recommended

4. Pirelli P ZERO PZ4 Recommended

5. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 SUV K127A Recommended

6. Maxxis Victra Sport 5 VS5 SUV Satisfactory

7. Kumho Ecsta PS71 Conditionally recommended

Wet

(Overall rating)

Michelin
Pilot Sport 4 SUV

88%

Continental
PremiumContact 6

82%

Pirelli
P ZERO PZ4

82%

Hankook
Ventus S1 evo3 SUV K127A

80%

Kumho
Ecsta PS71

79%

Kumho
Ecsta PS71 SUV

76%

Maxxis
Victra Sport 5 VS5 SUV

73%

Wet braking

1. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 SUV K127A 91%

2. Continental PremiumContact 6 91%

3. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV 90%

4. Kumho Ecsta PS71 SUV 84%

5. Pirelli P ZERO PZ4 78%

6. Kumho Ecsta PS71 79%

7. Maxxis Victra Sport 5 VS5 SUV 62%

Wet handling

1. Pirelli P ZERO PZ4 90%

2. Continental PremiumContact 6 87%

3. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 SUV K127A 86%

4. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV 87%

5. Kumho Ecsta PS71 79%

6. Maxxis Victra Sport 5 VS5 SUV 75%

7. Kumho Ecsta PS71 SUV 71%

Aquaplaning - cross

1. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV 92%

2. Maxxis Victra Sport 5 VS5 SUV 88%

3. Kumho Ecsta PS71 87%

4. Kumho Ecsta PS71 SUV 76%

5. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 SUV K127A 70%

6. Continental PremiumContact 6 68%

7. Pirelli P ZERO PZ4 68%

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 6 79%

5. Kumho Ecsta PS71 SUV 76%

6. Pirelli P ZERO PZ4 76%

7. Maxxis Victra Sport 5 VS5 SUV 67%

Wet circle cornering

1. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV 91%

2. Pirelli P ZERO PZ4 89%

3. Continental PremiumContact 6 87%

4. Kumho Ecsta PS71 SUV 75%

5. Kumho Ecsta PS71 72%

6. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 SUV K127A 67%

7. Maxxis Victra Sport 5 VS5 SUV 56%

Wet side guide

1. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 SUV K127A 90%

2. Maxxis Victra Sport 5 VS5 SUV 85%

3. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV 80%

4. Continental PremiumContact 6 74%

5. Pirelli P ZERO PZ4 0%

6. Kumho Ecsta PS71 SUV 0%

7. Kumho Ecsta PS71 0%

Wet braking according to EU label

1. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 SUV K127A A

2. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV A

3. Continental PremiumContact 6 A

4. Pirelli P ZERO PZ4 A

5. Kumho Ecsta PS71 SUV A

6. Kumho Ecsta PS71 A

7. Maxxis Victra Sport 5 VS5 SUV ?

Dry

(Overall rating)

Continental
PremiumContact 6

91%

Michelin
Pilot Sport 4 SUV

86%

Hankook
Ventus S1 evo3 SUV K127A

83%

Maxxis
Victra Sport 5 VS5 SUV

81%

Kumho
Ecsta PS71 SUV

79%

Pirelli
P ZERO PZ4

78%

Kumho
Ecsta PS71

73%

Dry braking

1. Continental PremiumContact 6 92%

2. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 SUV K127A 84%

3. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV 84%

4. Pirelli P ZERO PZ4 80%

5. Kumho Ecsta PS71 76%

6. Kumho Ecsta PS71 SUV 73%

7. Maxxis Victra Sport 5 VS5 SUV 74%

Dry handling

1. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV 91%

2. Continental PremiumContact 6 92%

3. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 SUV K127A 85%

4. Kumho Ecsta PS71 SUV 84%

5. Kumho Ecsta PS71 81%

6. Pirelli P ZERO PZ4 82%

7. Maxxis Victra Sport 5 VS5 SUV 65%

Dry lane changing

1. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV 95%

2. Continental PremiumContact 6 95%

3. Maxxis Victra Sport 5 VS5 SUV 90%

4. Pirelli P ZERO PZ4 85%

5. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 SUV K127A 55%

6. Kumho Ecsta PS71 SUV 0%

7. Kumho Ecsta PS71 0%

Dry steering response

1. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 SUV K127A 100%

2. Continental PremiumContact 6 91%

3. Maxxis Victra Sport 5 VS5 SUV 90%

4. Pirelli P ZERO PZ4 84%

5. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV 80%

6. Kumho Ecsta PS71 SUV 0%

7. Kumho Ecsta PS71 0%

Offroad

(Overall rating)

Michelin
Pilot Sport 4 SUV

80%

Hankook
Ventus S1 evo3 SUV K127A

79%

Kumho
Ecsta PS71

79%

Continental
PremiumContact 6

76%

Maxxis
Victra Sport 5 VS5 SUV

75%

Kumho
Ecsta PS71 SUV

74%

Pirelli
P ZERO PZ4

0%

Grass traction

1. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 SUV K127A 86%

2. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV 85%

3. Kumho Ecsta PS71 73%

4. Maxxis Victra Sport 5 VS5 SUV 73%

5. Continental PremiumContact 6 71%

6. Kumho Ecsta PS71 SUV 61%

7. Pirelli P ZERO PZ4 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. Kumho Ecsta PS71 78%

5. Kumho Ecsta PS71 SUV 69%

6. Continental PremiumContact 6 65%

7. Pirelli P ZERO PZ4 0%

Handling on gravel

1. Continental PremiumContact 6 93%

2. Kumho Ecsta PS71 SUV 78%

3. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 SUV K127A 79%

4. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV 77%

5. Kumho Ecsta PS71 73%

6. Maxxis Victra Sport 5 VS5 SUV 64%

7. Pirelli P ZERO PZ4 0%

Sand traction

1. Maxxis Victra Sport 5 VS5 SUV 96%

2. Kumho Ecsta PS71 SUV 87%

3. Kumho Ecsta PS71 87%

4. Continental PremiumContact 6 86%

5. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV 72%

6. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 SUV K127A 68%

7. Pirelli P ZERO PZ4 0%

Mud traction

1. Kumho Ecsta PS71 82%

2. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV 80%

3. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 SUV K127A 81%

4. Continental PremiumContact 6 66%

5. Maxxis Victra Sport 5 VS5 SUV 56%

6. Kumho Ecsta PS71 SUV 0%

7. Pirelli P ZERO PZ4 0%

Comfort

(Overall rating)

Maxxis
Victra Sport 5 VS5 SUV

77%

Pirelli
P ZERO PZ4

77%

Hankook
Ventus S1 evo3 SUV K127A

76%

Continental
PremiumContact 6

76%

Kumho
Ecsta PS71 SUV

74%

Kumho
Ecsta PS71

68%

Michelin
Pilot Sport 4 SUV

65%

Exterior noise

1. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 SUV K127A 83%

2. Kumho Ecsta PS71 SUV 81%

3. Pirelli P ZERO PZ4 77%

4. Maxxis Victra Sport 5 VS5 SUV 76%

5. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV 71%

6. Continental PremiumContact 6 66%

7. Kumho Ecsta PS71 62%

Comfort

1. Pirelli P ZERO PZ4 80%

2. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV 72%

3. Continental PremiumContact 6 71%

4. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 SUV K127A 64%

5. Kumho Ecsta PS71 SUV 0%

6. Maxxis Victra Sport 5 VS5 SUV 0%

7. Kumho Ecsta PS71 0%

Outside noise accoring to EU label

1. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV 72 dB

2. Pirelli P ZERO PZ4 ?

3. Continental PremiumContact 6 ?

4. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 SUV K127A ?

5. Kumho Ecsta PS71 SUV ?

6. Maxxis Victra Sport 5 VS5 SUV ?

7. Kumho Ecsta PS71 ?

Costs

(Overall rating)

Continental
PremiumContact 6

79%

Kumho
Ecsta PS71

78%

Hankook
Ventus S1 evo3 SUV K127A

72%

Maxxis
Victra Sport 5 VS5 SUV

64%

Michelin
Pilot Sport 4 SUV

63%

Kumho
Ecsta PS71 SUV

60%

Pirelli
P ZERO PZ4

59%

Rolling resistance

1. Continental PremiumContact 6 75%

2. Kumho Ecsta PS71 73%

3. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 SUV K127A 72%

4. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV 66%

5. Maxxis Victra Sport 5 VS5 SUV 64%

6. Kumho Ecsta PS71 SUV 60%

7. Pirelli P ZERO PZ4 59%

Fuel efficiency

1. Kumho Ecsta PS71 83%

2. Continental PremiumContact 6 83%

3. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV 60%

4. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 SUV K127A 0%

5. Maxxis Victra Sport 5 VS5 SUV 0%

6. Kumho Ecsta PS71 SUV 0%

7. Pirelli P ZERO PZ4 0%

Fuel consumption according to EU label

1. Kumho Ecsta PS71 C

2. Continental PremiumContact 6 C

3. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV C

4. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 SUV K127A C

5. Kumho Ecsta PS71 SUV C

6. Pirelli P ZERO PZ4 C

7. Maxxis Victra Sport 5 VS5 SUV ?

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