Continental PremiumContact 6 vs Kumho ecowing ES31
The Continental PremiumContact 6 and the Kumho ecowing ES31 have met in one independent test so far, and the PremiumContact 6 finished ahead.
Performance profile
Their shared test recorded too few of the same measurements to chart, so the chart shows what owners rate each tyre on every question.
Where owners rate each higher
PremiumContact 6
ecowing ES31
Point at or tap any spoke for both tyres' figures.
Owners rate the PremiumContact 6 81% from 140 reviews and the ecowing ES31 75% from 29. Each spoke is one question owners answer out of 10; reviews are vetted by hand before publication.
Head to head in 1 test in 2022
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 | PremiumContact 6 | Field | ecowing ES31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 ADAC 16" SUV Summer Tyre Test | P1 of 18 | P9 of 18 |
PremiumContact 6 vs ecowing ES31: your questions
Is the Continental PremiumContact 6 or the Kumho ecowing ES31 the better tyre?
The Continental PremiumContact 6 and the Kumho ecowing ES31 have met in one independent test so far, and the PremiumContact 6 finished ahead. On the Tyre Reviews Score, which weighs every test and review we hold, the PremiumContact 6 scores 9.1 and the ecowing ES31 7.5 out of 10.
Which is quieter and more comfortable?
Owners rate comfort 7.8/10 for the PremiumContact 6 and 7.7/10 for the ecowing ES31.
What do owners say?
Owners rate the PremiumContact 6 81% from 140 reviews and the ecowing ES31 75% from 29. 73% of PremiumContact 6 owners would buy it again, against 74% for the ecowing ES31.
Are they available in the same sizes?
The PremiumContact 6 is made in 110 sizes (15 to 22 inch) and the ecowing ES31 in 40 (13 to 18 inch). 11 sizes are available in both. On the EU label the PremiumContact 6 is graded A for wet grip and C for rolling resistance in most sizes; the ecowing ES31 B and C.
Which is the newer tyre?
The ecowing ES31 is the newer design: it reached the market in 2017, the PremiumContact 6 in 2016. The PremiumContact 6 replaced the Continental Sport Contact 5. The ecowing ES31 replaced the Kumho ecowing ES01 KH27.
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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.