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Kumho Ecsta 712 looks discontinued: no new owner reviews or road tests in five years and no current EU tyre label.

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Hankook Kinergy Eco 2 vs Kumho Ecsta 712 — Compared

Relative Score (0–100): the weighted average of the categories below, each 60% road tests and 40% owner reviews. Based on 2 + 0 road tests and 1,589 + 10 owner reviews. How we score

Kinergy Eco 2 is ahead, 63–48

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Hankook Kinergy Eco 2
Tire AHankook

Kinergy Eco 2

Summer

Tests 73 · 2 tests Owners 55 · 1,589 reviews

Best test result: #2 of 15 in 2019 Summer and All Season Tyre Test (noise)

Kumho Ecsta 712
Tire BKumho

Ecsta 712

All Season

Provisional

Tests – · none yet Owners 41 · 10 reviews

Category by category

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

  1. 65

    Dry

    Kinergy Eco 2 +17
    48
    Why this score
    SourceKinergy Eco 2Ecsta 712
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 2 / – tests72≈ 55 (est.)
    Reviews found online5537

    Kinergy Eco 2: 60% × 71.7 + 40% × 55.4 = 65

    Ecsta 712: 60% × 55.4 (est.) + 40% × 37.1 = 48

    No road tests of dry for Ecsta 712. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.40).

  2. 69

    Wet

    Kinergy Eco 2 +25
    44
    Why this score
    SourceKinergy Eco 2Ecsta 712
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 2 / – tests75≈ 50 (est.)
    Reviews found online6135

    Kinergy Eco 2: 60% × 74.5 + 40% × 60.5 = 69

    Ecsta 712: 60% × 50.2 (est.) + 40% × 34.8 = 44

    No road tests of wet for Ecsta 712. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.56).

  3. 61

    Comfort

    Kinergy Eco 2 +10
    51
    Why this score
    SourceKinergy Eco 2Ecsta 712
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 66 (est.)≈ 63 (est.)
    Reviews found online5233

    Kinergy Eco 2: 60% × 66.2 (est.) + 40% × 52.1 = 61

    Ecsta 712: 60% × 62.9 (est.) + 40% × 33.2 = 51

    No road tests of comfort for Kinergy Eco 2 or Ecsta 712. The test half is the tested tires’ average (69): owners’ comfort ratings barely follow the road tests.

  4. 72

    Noise

    No comparison
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    Why this score
    SourceKinergy Eco 2Ecsta 712
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 2 / – tests75–
    Reviews found online≈ 67 (est.)–

    Kinergy Eco 2: 60% × 74.8 + 40% × 67.3 (est.) = 72

    No owner ratings of noise for Kinergy Eco 2. The owner half is the owners’ average (67): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests, so the tests say nothing about how owners would rate it.

  5. 57

    Treadwear

    Ecsta 712 +2
    59
    Why this score
    SourceKinergy Eco 2Ecsta 712
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 61 (est.)≈ 62 (est.)
    Reviews found online5154

    Kinergy Eco 2: 60% × 61.1 (est.) + 40% × 51 = 57

    Ecsta 712: 60% × 62.1 (est.) + 40% × 54.1 = 59

    No road tests of treadwear for Kinergy Eco 2. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.31).

    No road tests of treadwear for Ecsta 712. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.31).

  6. 54

    Handling (owners)

    Kinergy Eco 2 +20
    34
    Why this score
    SourceKinergy Eco 2Ecsta 712
    Reviews found online5434
Scores at a glance
CategoryHankook Kinergy Eco 2Kumho Ecsta 712
Relative Score 63 48
Dry 65 48
Wet 69 44
Comfort 61 51
Noise 72 –
Treadwear 57 59
Handling (owners) 54 34

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

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Headline score

Kinergy Eco 2

Ecsta 712

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 Kinergy Eco 2

Pros

  • Reliable dry and wet road grip
  • Good value for the price point
  • Slow and even tread wear / long-lasting durability

Cons

  • Notable road noise reported by some users
  • Stiff ride quality that can amplify road bumps
  • Reduced performance and grip in wet or cold conditions as tread wears down
All owner themes in the Kinergy Eco 2 review

Tire B Ecsta 712

Pros

  • Highly competitive price point
  • Better-than-average tread life compared to some premium performance tires
  • Acceptable dry weather handling for casual driving

Cons

  • Dangerous and unpredictable wet weather traction
  • High levels of road noise and harsh ride quality
  • Poor steering feedback and tendency for understeer/oversteer
All owner themes in the Ecsta 712 review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Hankook Kinergy Eco 2 B · Kumho Ecsta 712
CategorySummerAll Season
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverPassenger Car / Crossover
Sizes available48—
Rim diameters13″ – 17″—

Which one should you actually buy?

Hankook Kinergy Eco 2

Kumho Ecsta 712

Winner: Hankook Kinergy Eco 2 — better wet, handling and dry. Where the Kumho Ecsta 712 is ahead, it is by less than 3 points. Kumho Ecsta 712 rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 10 reviews), so read this result as provisional.

Pick tire A Your priority is wet-weather safety

Hankook Kinergy Eco 2 scores 69 vs 44 on wet.

Pick tire A You enjoy sharp, responsive handling

Hankook Kinergy Eco 2 scores 54 vs 34 on handling.

Pick tire A You want the most grip on dry roads

Hankook Kinergy Eco 2 scores 65 vs 48 on dry.

Pick tire A You want the most comfortable ride

Hankook Kinergy Eco 2 scores 61 vs 51 on comfort.

Tire A · Hankook Kinergy Eco 2
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Tire B · Kumho Ecsta 712
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Kinergy Eco 2 or Ecsta 712?

Which is better in the wet, Kinergy Eco 2 or Ecsta 712?

Hankook Kinergy Eco 2, 69 vs 44 on our wet score.

Which grips better on dry roads, Kinergy Eco 2 or Ecsta 712?

Hankook Kinergy Eco 2, 65 vs 48 on our dry score.

Which is more comfortable, Kinergy Eco 2 or Ecsta 712?

Hankook Kinergy Eco 2, 61 vs 51 on our comfort score.

Which lasts longer, Kinergy Eco 2 or Ecsta 712?

Neither, by our numbers: 57 vs 59 on the treadwear score, within 3 points.

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