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Kumho Ecsta PS71 vs Double Coin DC 100

Kumho Ecsta PS71 P13 of 18 Finished ahead
Tested side by side in 2025 ADAC Summer Tyre Test ADAC · 225/40 R18
Double Coin DC 100 P18 of 18

The Kumho Ecsta PS71 and the Double Coin DC 100 have met in one independent test so far, and the Ecsta PS71 finished ahead. The Ecsta PS71 was stronger in dry and wet, the DC 100 in comfort and value.

Performance profile

9 measurements from the one shared test, each tyre shown as its share of the better figure.

Dry BrakingWet BrakingWet Braking - ConcreteStraight AquaCurved AquaplaningNoiseWearFuel ConsumptionAbrasion

Where each is furthest ahead

Ecsta PS71

DC 100

Point at or tap any spoke for both tyres' figures.

In each test the better of the two figures counts as 100% and the other as its share of it, so a 36 m stop against 34.2 m is 95%; each spoke averages the shared tests that recorded it.

Every measurement, side by side

Both tyres' figures from the one test that ran them together, on the same car, in the same size, on the same day. The bar grows towards the tyre that did better.

Measurement Ecsta PS71 Gap DC 100
Dry Ecsta PS71 ahead
Dry Braking m 34.8 11.9% 39.5
Wet Ecsta PS71 ahead
Wet Braking m 30.2 33% 45.1
Wet Braking - Concrete m 36 34.8% 55.2
Straight Aqua km/h 83.7 20.8% 69.3
Curved Aquaplaning m/sec2 3 57.9% 1.9
Comfort DC 100 ahead
Noise dB 73.6 2.5 dB 71.1
Value DC 100 ahead
Wear km 37,300 99.5% 74,400
Fuel Consumption l/100km 5.7 7% 5.3
Abrasion mg/km/t 85.7 48.8% 43.9

Braking distances and lap times are better when lower; speeds, wear and grip figures when higher. A test's figures are its own: sizes, cars, surfaces and temperatures differ from one to the next, which is why the averages here are only ever of tests the two tyres shared.

Head to head in 1 test in 2025

Each row is one published test in which both tyres ran on the same car, in the same size, on the same day. The line is the whole field, winner on the left.

Test Ecsta PS71 Field DC 100
2025 ADAC Summer Tyre Test ADAC · 2025 · 225/40 R18 P13 of 18 P18 of 18

Ecsta PS71 vs DC 100: your questions

Is the Kumho Ecsta PS71 or the Double Coin DC 100 the better tyre?

The Kumho Ecsta PS71 and the Double Coin DC 100 have met in one independent test so far, and the Ecsta PS71 finished ahead. On the Tyre Reviews Score, which weighs every test and review we hold, the Ecsta PS71 scores 8.5 and the DC 100 3.5 out of 10.

Which is better in the wet, the Ecsta PS71 or the DC 100?

The Ecsta PS71 led 4 of the 4 wet measurements the shared tests recorded.

Which is better in the dry?

The Ecsta PS71 led 1 of the 1 dry measurements the shared tests recorded.

What do owners say?

Owners rate the Ecsta PS71 77% from 94 reviews; the DC 100 has no owner reviews yet.

Are they available in the same sizes?

The Ecsta PS71 is made in 133 sizes (16 to 22 inch) and the DC 100 in 26 (17 to 20 inch). 22 sizes are available in both. On the EU label the Ecsta PS71 is graded A for wet grip and C for rolling resistance in most sizes; the DC 100 C and C.

Which is the newer tyre?

The DC 100 is the newer design: it reached the market in 2018, the Ecsta PS71 in 2016.

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Where this data comes from

Finishing positions and measurements are transcribed from each published test. A test only counts here when both tyres ran in it, so every figure was recorded on the same car, size and day as the one it is compared to.

About the TR Score

The Tyre Reviews Score rates each tyre out of 10 from every independent test result and vetted owner review we hold, so two tyres can be compared even before a test has run them together.

Who does the testing

Every test published as a Tyre Reviews test is run by Jonathan Benson, who has been testing tyres independently since 2007.

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