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Kumho Ecsta PS31 vs Hankook Winter i cept evo2 SUV — Compared

Relative Score (0–100): 60% professional tests, 40% owner reviews.

Winter i cept evo2 SUV is ahead, 70–65

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Tire AKumho

Ecsta PS31

Summer

Tests – · none yet Owners 64 · 259 reviews

Category by category

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

  1. 64

    Dry

    Winter i cept evo2 SUV +5
    69
    Why this score
    SourceEcsta PS31Winter i cept evo2 SUV
    Professional tests (TWG score)–68
    Reviews found online6371
  2. 69

    Wet

    Winter i cept evo2 SUV +1
    70
    Why this score
    SourceEcsta PS31Winter i cept evo2 SUV
    Professional tests (TWG score)–70
    Reviews found online6869
  3. 57

    Snow

    Winter i cept evo2 SUV +18
    75
    Why this score
    SourceEcsta PS31Winter i cept evo2 SUV
    Professional tests (TWG score)–73
    Reviews found online4977
  4. 67

    Comfort

    Winter i cept evo2 SUV +4
    71
    Why this score
    SourceEcsta PS31Winter i cept evo2 SUV
    Professional tests (TWG score)–72
    Reviews found online6569
  5. 66

    Noise

    Winter i cept evo2 SUV +5
    71
    Why this score
    SourceEcsta PS31Winter i cept evo2 SUV
    Professional tests (TWG score)–74
    Reviews found online66–
  6. 65

    Treadwear

    Winter i cept evo2 SUV +3
    68
    Why this score
    SourceEcsta PS31Winter i cept evo2 SUV
    Reviews found online6571
  7. 67

    Handling

    Winter i cept evo2 SUV +2
    69
    Why this score
    SourceEcsta PS31Winter i cept evo2 SUV
    Reviews found online6769
Scores at a glance
CategoryKumho Ecsta PS31Hankook Winter i cept evo2 SUV
Relative Score 65 70
Dry 64 69
Wet 69 70
Snow 57 75
Comfort 67 71
Noise 66 71
Treadwear 65 68
Handling 67 69

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Headline score

Ecsta PS31

Winter i cept evo2 SUV

Pros, cons & observations

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

Tire A 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

Tire B Winter i cept evo2 SUV

Not enough owner reviews yet to extract themes.

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Kumho Ecsta PS31 B · Hankook Winter i cept evo2 SUV
CategorySummerWinter
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverSUV and 4x4
Sizes available2144
Rim diameters15″ – 18″15″ – 23″
Tread depth10/32″—
UTQG460 A A—
SidewallBlackwall—
Max pressure51 psi—

Which one should you actually buy?

Kumho Ecsta PS31

Hankook Winter i cept evo2 SUV

Winner: Hankook Winter i cept evo2 SUV — better snow, dry and noise. It leads or ties in every category we score.

Pick tire B You drive through snowy winters

Hankook Winter i cept evo2 SUV scores 75 vs 57 on snow.

Pick tire B You want the most grip on dry roads

Hankook Winter i cept evo2 SUV scores 69 vs 64 on dry.

Pick tire B You want a quieter cabin

Hankook Winter i cept evo2 SUV scores 71 vs 66 on noise.

Pick tire B You want the most comfortable ride

Hankook Winter i cept evo2 SUV scores 71 vs 67 on comfort.

Tire A · Kumho Ecsta PS31
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Tire B · Hankook Winter i cept evo2 SUV
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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.

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

70

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