Segment
1. Continental PremiumContact 7 Premium2. Kumho Ecsta PS71 Upper-middle
Comparison: Continental PremiumContact 7 vs. Kumho Ecsta PS71
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The Continental PremiumContact 7 and the Kumho Ecsta PS71 are both summer tyres that have demonstrated good performance in tests. However, the Continental PremiumContact 7 stands out as a top performer with an overall rating of 99% on our platform. Let's delve deeper into their features, performance, and comparisons.
The Continental PremiumContact 7, more about this tyre here, a successor to the well-respected Continental PremiumContact 6, and Continental ContiPremiumContact 5, is made in France, Slovakia, Germany, and Czechia. It's a summer tyre from Continental, perfect for touring, and known for its excellent handling and short braking distances. It especially stood out for its great handling performance in tests, resisting aquaplaning, and offering good rolling resistance.
On the other hand, the Kumho Ecsta PS71, detailed information is available here, from Kumho, excels in comfort, wet braking and handling, effectively resisting aquaplaning. However, it's rated lower at 68% on our platform than the Continental tyre. This tyre doesn't have a successor as of now.
When these two tyres were put head-to-head in the Autobild test, the Continental PremiumContact 7 attained the 5th position out of 50 tyres. The Kumho Ecsta PS71, came in at 12th position and was lauded for its comfort, wet braking, handling, and resistance to aquaplaning.
In the ACE 2023 test, the Continental PremiumContact 7 bagged the 2nd position and got praised for its wet braking, wet handling, dry braking, and low rolling resistance. The Kumho Ecsta PS71 here lagged a bit behind, taking the 7th position mainly owing to its longitudinal aquaplaning.
In conclusion, the Continental PremiumContact 7 has an edge over the Kumho Ecsta PS71 in overall test performance, however, this does not imply that the Kumho tyre is inferior. The choice between the two will largely depend on specific requirements and performance aspects that a driver values the most.
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Best rating in test
1. Kumho Ecsta PS71 Highly recommended2. Continental PremiumContact 7 Test winner
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2. Kumho Ecsta PS71 Conditionally recommended
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Mutual tests
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| Continental PremiumContact 7 Rating: Exemplary | |||||||
| Kumho Ecsta PS71 Rating: Exemplary | |||||||
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| Name | Stopping distance on dry | Stopping distance on wet | |||||
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| Best values in test | 32.6 | 27.4 | |||||
| Continental PremiumContact 7 | 34.6 | 28.3 | |||||
| Kumho Ecsta PS71 | 34.2 | 27.4 | |||||
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| 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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