Kumho Ecsta PS71 is a summer tyre made in total of 137 sizes, ranging from R16 to R16 - this particular dimension is R18, which means it fits to a 18 inch/457.2mm diameter wheel. 215/40 R18 is 20mm wider than the narrowest dimension (195) and 70mm narrower than the widest one (285). This tyre profile of 40 means the sidewall height of the tyre is 40% of the tyre width (215mm), which results in 86mm sidewall height. In 215/40 R18, there is only one possible speed index for Kumho Ecsta PS71 - "Y", which is good for speeds up to 300 km/h.
# | Name | Our rating | Tested in this dimension | Tested in same width dimension | Segment | Price |
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1. | Michelin Pilot Sport 5 | Premium | £131 89 Y | |||
2. | Bridgestone Turanza T005 | Premium | £127 89 Y + 1 | |||
3. | Pirelli P ZERO PZ4 | Premium | £111 89 Y | |||
4. | Michelin Pilot Sport 4! Newer model available: Michelin Pilot Sport 5 | Premium | £150 85 Y + 2 | |||
5. | Continental PremiumContact 6! Newer model available: Continental PremiumContact 7 | Premium | £172 89 Y | |||
6. | Falken ZIEX ZE310 ECORUN! Newer model available: Falken ZIEX ZE320 | Upper-middle | £105 89 W | |||
7. | Pirelli Cinturato P7 | Premium | ||||
8. | Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127 | Premium | £116 89 Y | |||
9. | Dunlop SP Sport MAXX RT2 | Premium | £139 89 W | |||
10. | Kumho Ecsta PS71 | Upper-middle | £81 89 Y | |||
11. | Uniroyal RainSport 5 | Upper-middle | £93 89 Y | |||
12. | Firestone Roadhawk | Upper-middle | £97 89 Y | |||
13. | Semperit Speed-Life 3 | Lowcost | £100 89 Y |