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1. Continental PremiumContact 7 Premium2. Kumho Ecsta PS71 Upper-middle
Comparison: Continental PremiumContact 7 vs. Kumho Ecsta PS71
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The comparison between the Continental PremiumContact 7 and the Kumho Ecsta PS71 tyres depict a clear separation in terms of overall quality and performance. Both are summer tyres, however, the previous models of the former, known as Continental PremiumContact 6 and Continental ContiPremiumContact 5, provide a pedigree to the brand, while the latter doesn't have any previous models.
The Continental PremiumContact 7, manufactured in France, Slovakia, Germany, and Czech Republic, comes out top with a 100% rating in our tests, showing its dominance in the touring tyre subtype category. On the other hand, Kumho Ecsta PS71 fell short with a 77% rating in our tests, but its strengths couldn't be ignored.
The Continental PremiumContact 7 impresses with its dry braking, rolling resistance, and both subjective and objective wet handling, placing it second out of ten tyres in the ACE test. However, in Autobild tests, it ranked fifth out of 50 tyres, demonstrating its strong consistency. The Kumho Ecsta PS71, however, where it takes the upper hand, shines in combating aquaplaning - longitudal, but overall placing only 7th in the ACE test and 12th in the Autobild tests out of 50 tyres.
According to the details extracted from ACE 2023, Continental PremiumContact 7 introduced a new summer profile, great handling qualities, precise steering behaviour and good mileage but falls short due to its higher price. Kumho Ecsta PS71, however, exhibited a good handling potential, short wet and dry braking distances and a fair price, but fell short with its increased driving noise.
To sum up, if you prioritize noise reduction and cost-effectiveness, the Kumho Ecsta PS71 is a solid choice. However, for premium quality, exceptional handling regardless of the condition, and a better overall performing tyre, the Continental PremiumContact 7 is undoubtedly the better option.
For more details on manufacturers, you can visit the Kumho page and Continental page.
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2. Kumho Ecsta PS71 9.33
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1. Kumho Ecsta PS71 Highly recommended2. Continental PremiumContact 7 Test winner
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2. Kumho Ecsta PS71 Conditionally recommended
Wet
(Overall rating)Aquaplaning - longitudal
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Aquaplaning - cross
Wet braking according to EU label
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(Overall rating)Rolling resistance
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(Overall rating)Exterior noise
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Mutual tests
| Name | Wet | Dry | Rolling resistance | Noise | |||
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| Best values in test | 71 | 54 | 19 | 7 | |||
| Continental PremiumContact 7 Rating: Highly recommended | 71 | 52 | 19 | 4 | |||
| Kumho Ecsta PS71 Rating: Highly recommended | 67 | 47 | 18 | 3 | |||
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| Name | Wet | Dry | Running costs | ||||
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| Best values in test | 2+ | 1- | 1 | ||||
| Continental PremiumContact 7 Rating: Outstanding | 2+ | 2+ | 2+ | ||||
| Kumho Ecsta PS71 Rating: Good | 2 | 2- | 2- | ||||
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| Name | Stopping distance on dry | Stopping distance on wet | |||||
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| Best values in test | 58.1 | 24.8 | |||||
| Continental PremiumContact 7 | 59 | 25.3 | |||||
| Kumho Ecsta PS71 | 61.7 | 26.6 | |||||
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