The Kumho Ecsta KU39 receives substantially more praise than criticism for dry and wet grip, quiet running, comfort and value. Handling and steering feedback are also generally liked, although they attract fewer comments than grip. Tread life draws more favourable than unfavourable reports, with some mid-life and end-of-life accounts supporting good service, but around one in ten reviews raise wear concerns. Most accounts do not identify a stage of use, so they cannot establish a typical lifespan or consistent grip retention. Repeat reviews give varied experiences, and changes in scores alone do not show a common deterioration pattern.
What owners mention most counted across 114 reviews
Bought these twice now n stick like s+++ to a blanket .10 thousand miles n new ones required which is there only downfall. Drive it like you stole it and exspect alot less miles out of these.
my driving is a conbination of national limit A and B roads with a smidge of motorway sometimes spirited other times sedate.
VERY good all around tyre, had these on my ST and was quite impressed, good feedback, comfort, grip in dry or wet was good, Wear was around 15k.
Excellent tyre for money, i recommend this tyre!
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These tyres never let me down and I found the grip was excellent in both dry and wet conditions but I hardly got 11 months out of them. They wear very quickly.
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Considering they weren't the cheapest tyres in the world I wasn't impressed with these at all. I have since switched to Vredestein Ultrac Vorti which were cheaper and far superior (read the reviews).
Personally I thought the tyre lacked positive bite when turning in to corners. They were noisy too. OK, dry grip was OK alright but that was about it.
They're not the worst tyres in the world, Fullrun own that title!! but there are better tyres for the money.
Have had 2 of these on the REAR of my Civic type-r for 8 days. Despite being EXTRALOAD and Inflated to the recommended pressure, they feel awful. They are fitted correctly as they're Asymmetrical tyres. Have driven with them inflated to 28, 30 & 32Psi and always feels as if the rear of the car is constantly fishtailing. Not very confidence inspiring, especially in the wet.
Had these tyres on all four wheels. excellent grip in all conditions, particulary grippy in the wet. I took it round a tight roundabout during very wet conditions expecting car to slide but the tyres just carried on gripping. I went aroud 5-6mph faster and it stilled just gripped. good level of comfort and low noise levels which is due to the relatively soft sidewall i believe. Wear is ok for this range of tyre. Tyres give conistent grip throughout the life of the tyres.
I had slight issue with NSF tyre at around 2mm tyre had a flat. I took it off tyre and noticed inner sidewall stressed and ripped. luckly the tyre held together and deflated gradually and I did not suffer blow out. Several weeks prior to that I noticed the I started to loose pressure down to 27psi when it was around 3mm when I checked it every 2 weeks. So i just inflated tyre back up to 32 psi, maybe this had something to do with the inner sidewall damage and I should have got the tyre checked out at this point. However I have thought that the tyre pressure did not drop significantly enought to cause this damage, but then what do I know
I think due to the soft construction of the sidewall you have to keep an eye on the pressures, if anything 1 or 2 psi extra would be helpful with this tyre.
Put these on my wifes car and not once has she complained about understeer or any sticky moment she has with these tyres. When i have drove her car I have 100% conidence in these tyres. The drive is very nice on these tyres. They grip very well even in the rain.
FOR THE MONEY THESE TYRES ARE UNBEATABLE.
WENT IN A LITTLE OVER ENERGETIC INTO A CORNER EXPECTING A BROWN TROUSER MOMENT AND THESE TYRES JUST STUCK LIKE GLUE TO THE ROAD.TO UPSET THESE TYRES YOU NEED TO HAVE A DEATH WISH.Down side 10,000 miles and 3mm left on tread.
seat ibiza fr tdi 200bhp remapped.
Bought the car with these tires on.
2009 GOLF, 205/55/16.
Excellent Tires!
Possitives:-
1. Grip...... never slipped, always grip!
2. Wet Grip.... i'm down to 1.9mm and the grip is still sublime!
3. Price.... £65 for these tyres is an absolute bargain
4. Motorway.... i've done 30,000mi on these in 9months, they are so comfortable and quiet on that M1. Fuel efficent also!
Neg:-
1. WEAR- although i have did 30,000mi on these tires, and they wern't new when i got them.... i have litterally watched the tread fall off, but this is just a trade off due to the high performance of the tire.
The tire is a 'Y' rating on speed, meaning its made out of softer rubber (grippy) thus causing quick wear.
I have driven 30,000mi up and down the M1 with these tires, i'd highly reccomend them, litte noise, NO VIBRATION, excellent feedback and low rolling resistance. Feels like the car is driving in a vacume.
Major improvement over the runflats fitted as standard to the Mini. These tyres are amazing in the dry and suite my Mini perfectly. For the price, there is no better dry grip tyre. But, and it's a big but. Watch out for 3mm. I was warned by a friend that at 3mm the grip on these just seems to disappear, and he's spot on. The last week or so they tyres are slippy, wheel spin and and I don't feel as confident. Checked the depth and guess what - 3mm on the fronts! Up until this point they have been pretty good and trust me I work them hard, but i can't see me keeping them on the car much below 3mm.
My experience with these tyres is similar to other reviewers here. They are a nice tyre in almost every aspect apart from wear. Only lasted me 1 year - 10k - on my Mazda 6 2ltr diesel. Wouldn't by again purely because of this.
