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Dunlop SP Sport 7000 A/S looks discontinued: no new owner reviews or road tests in five years and no current EU tyre label.

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Dunlop SP Sport 7000 A/S vs Kumho Ecsta PS31 — Compared

Relative Score (0–100): the weighted average of the categories below, each 60% road tests and 40% owner reviews (comfort 40/60). Based on 0 + 0 road tests and 10 + 259 owner reviews. How we score

Ecsta PS31 is ahead, 64–47

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Kumho Ecsta PS31
Tire BKumho

Ecsta PS31

Summer

± 7

Tests – · none yet Owners 63 · 259 reviews

Category by category

Relative Score per category, 0–100. Open “Why this score” for the tests and owner ratings behind it.

  1. 43

    Dry

    Ecsta PS31 +20
    63
    Why this score
    SourceSP Sport 7000 A/SEcsta PS31
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 52 (est.)≈ 65 (est.)
    Reviews found online3060

    SP Sport 7000 A/S: 60% × 52.2 (est.) + 40% × 29.8 = 43

    Ecsta PS31: 60% × 64.6 (est.) + 40% × 59.7 = 63

    No road tests of dry for SP Sport 7000 A/S. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.41).

    No road tests of dry for Ecsta PS31. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.41).

  2. 47

    Wet

    Ecsta PS31 +21
    68
    Why this score
    SourceSP Sport 7000 A/SEcsta PS31
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 53 (est.)≈ 69 (est.)
    Reviews found online3968

    SP Sport 7000 A/S: 60% × 53.2 (est.) + 40% × 38.7 = 47

    Ecsta PS31: 60% × 69 (est.) + 40% × 67.6 = 68

    No road tests of wet for SP Sport 7000 A/S. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).

    No road tests of wet for Ecsta PS31. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).

  3. 51

    Snow

    Ecsta PS31 +7
    58
    Why this score
    SourceSP Sport 7000 A/SEcsta PS31
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 60 (est.)≈ 64 (est.)
    Reviews found online3849

    SP Sport 7000 A/S: 60% × 60 (est.) + 40% × 37.5 = 51

    Ecsta PS31: 60% × 63.7 (est.) + 40% × 49.2 = 58

    No road tests of snow for SP Sport 7000 A/S. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.32).

    No road tests of snow for Ecsta PS31. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.32).

  4. 40

    Comfort

    Ecsta PS31 +25
    65
    Why this score
    SourceSP Sport 7000 A/SEcsta PS31
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 60 (est.)≈ 68 (est.)
    Reviews found online2764

    SP Sport 7000 A/S: 40% × 60.3 (est.) + 60% × 27.2 = 40

    Ecsta PS31: 40% × 67.7 (est.) + 60% × 63.9 = 65

    No road tests of comfort for SP Sport 7000 A/S. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.20).

    No road tests of comfort for Ecsta PS31. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.20).

  5. 51

    Noise

    Ecsta PS31 +15
    66
    Why this score
    SourceSP Sport 7000 A/SEcsta PS31
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 66 (est.)≈ 66 (est.)
    Reviews found online2766

    SP Sport 7000 A/S: 60% × 66.4 (est.) + 40% × 27.4 = 51

    Ecsta PS31: 60% × 66.4 (est.) + 40% × 66.3 = 66

    No road tests of noise for SP Sport 7000 A/S or Ecsta PS31. The test half is the tested tires’ average (66): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests.

  6. 49

    Treadwear

    Ecsta PS31 +16
    65
    Why this score
    SourceSP Sport 7000 A/SEcsta PS31
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 56 (est.)≈ 66 (est.)
    Reviews found online3865

    SP Sport 7000 A/S: 60% × 56.3 (est.) + 40% × 38.3 = 49

    Ecsta PS31: 60% × 65.9 (est.) + 40% × 64.8 = 65

    No road tests of treadwear for SP Sport 7000 A/S. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.36).

    No road tests of treadwear for Ecsta PS31. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.36).

  7. –

    Handling (owners)

    No comparison
    68
    Why this score
    SourceSP Sport 7000 A/SEcsta PS31
    Reviews found online–68
Scores at a glance
CategoryDunlop SP Sport 7000 A/SKumho Ecsta PS31
Relative Score 47 64
Dry 43 63
Wet 47 68
Snow 51 58
Comfort 40 65
Noise 51 66
Treadwear 49 65
Handling (owners) – 68

Higher is better. The Relative Score follows your weights below; category scores do not change.

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Only one of the two tires has a score here, so this weight changes nothing in the head-to-head.

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SP Sport 7000 A/S

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Ecsta PS31

Only categories both tires have data for count toward the headline score.

Pros, cons & observations

Themes extracted from owner reviews found online — not the opinion of TireWheelGuide.

Tire A SP Sport 7000 A/S

Not enough owner reviews yet to extract themes.

Tire B Ecsta PS31

Pros

  • Excellent price-to-performance ratio
  • High levels of ride comfort and low road noise
  • Strong dry traction for daily and spirited street driving

Cons

  • Soft sidewalls lead to vague steering response and 'squirm' during aggressive maneuvers
  • Inconsistent wet weather performance reported by some users, particularly in deep standing water
  • Tread life can be shorter than expected for some driving styles
All owner themes in the Ecsta PS31 review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Dunlop SP Sport 7000 A/S B · Kumho Ecsta PS31
CategoryAll-Season tireSummer
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverPassenger Car / Crossover
Sizes available221
Rim diameters16″15″ – 18″
Tread depth10/32″10/32″
UTQG340 A A460 A A
SidewallBlackwallBlackwall
Max pressure51 psi51 psi

Which one should you actually buy?

Dunlop SP Sport 7000 A/S

Kumho Ecsta PS31

Winner: Kumho Ecsta PS31 — better comfort, wet and dry. It leads or ties in every category we score. Dunlop SP Sport 7000 A/S rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 10 reviews), so read this result as provisional.

Pick tire B You want the most comfortable ride

Kumho Ecsta PS31 scores 65 vs 40 on comfort.

Pick tire B Your priority is wet-weather safety

Kumho Ecsta PS31 scores 68 vs 47 on wet.

Pick tire B You want the most grip on dry roads

Kumho Ecsta PS31 scores 63 vs 43 on dry.

Pick tire B You want the longest tread life

Kumho Ecsta PS31 scores 65 vs 49 on treadwear.

Tire A · Dunlop SP Sport 7000 A/S
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Tire B · Kumho Ecsta PS31
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SP Sport 7000 A/S or Ecsta PS31?

Which is better in the wet, SP Sport 7000 A/S or Ecsta PS31?

Kumho Ecsta PS31, 68 vs 47 on our wet score.

Which grips better on dry roads, SP Sport 7000 A/S or Ecsta PS31?

Kumho Ecsta PS31, 63 vs 43 on our dry score.

Which is better in snow, SP Sport 7000 A/S or Ecsta PS31?

Kumho Ecsta PS31, 58 vs 51 on our snow score.

Which is quieter, SP Sport 7000 A/S or Ecsta PS31?

Kumho Ecsta PS31, 66 vs 51 on our noise score.

Which is more comfortable, SP Sport 7000 A/S or Ecsta PS31?

Kumho Ecsta PS31, 65 vs 40 on our comfort score.

Which lasts longer, SP Sport 7000 A/S or Ecsta PS31?

Kumho Ecsta PS31, 65 vs 49 on our treadwear score.

How do we compare tires?

Every category score blends two independent signals. 60% comes from professional tire tests (braking distances, lap times, noise measurements), each result compared with every other tire in the same test and newer tests counting more. 40% comes from owner reviews found online, adjusted for how generously each site rates. Both use one scale: the average tested tire gets 70, the best 100. When a tire has only one of the two, the missing half is estimated from the other and the score stays closer to average; with no road test and fewer than five owner reviews it gets no score yet.

Handling is the exception: road tests measure it inside the dry and wet scores, so its own row comes from owner ratings only and starts as less important.

Community buzz from Reddit and forums is shown for context only — it never changes the score. Full methodology