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Kumho Ecsta PS31 vs Nexen Classe Premiere CP662 — 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 259 + 1 owner reviews. How we score

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Kumho Ecsta PS31
Tire AKumho

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. 63

    Dry

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    Why this score
    SourceEcsta PS31Classe Premiere CP662
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 65 (est.)–
    Reviews found online60–

    Ecsta PS31: 60% × 64.9 (est.) + 40% × 60.4 = 63

    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 0.42).

  2. 69

    Wet

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    Why this score
    SourceEcsta PS31Classe Premiere CP662
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 69 (est.)–
    Reviews found online68–

    Ecsta PS31: 60% × 69.2 (est.) + 40% × 68 = 69

    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. 58

    Snow

    No comparison
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    Why this score
    SourceEcsta PS31Classe Premiere CP662
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 63 (est.)–
    Reviews found online50–

    Ecsta PS31: 60% × 62.9 (est.) + 40% × 49.8 = 58

    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 0.37).

  4. 66

    Comfort

    No comparison
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    Why this score
    SourceEcsta PS31Classe Premiere CP662
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 68 (est.)–
    Reviews found online65–

    Ecsta PS31: 40% × 68.3 (est.) + 60% × 64.6 = 66

    No road tests of comfort for Ecsta PS31. The test half is the tested tires’ average (69): owners’ comfort ratings barely follow the road tests.

  5. 67

    Noise

    No comparison
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    Why this score
    SourceEcsta PS31Classe Premiere CP662
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 67 (est.)–
    Reviews found online67–

    Ecsta PS31: 60% × 66.6 (est.) + 40% × 66.7 = 67

    No road tests of noise for Ecsta PS31. The test half is the tested tires’ average (67): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests.

  6. 65

    Treadwear

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    Why this score
    SourceEcsta PS31Classe Premiere CP662
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 66 (est.)–
    Reviews found online65–

    Ecsta PS31: 60% × 65.7 (est.) + 40% × 64.9 = 65

    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 0.35).

  7. 69

    Handling (owners)

    No comparison
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    Why this score
    SourceEcsta PS31Classe Premiere CP662
    Reviews found online69–
Scores at a glance
Kumho Ecsta PS31 vs Nexen Classe Premiere CP662: scores by category (0–100)
CategoryKumho Ecsta PS31Nexen Classe Premiere CP662
Relative Score 65 –
Dry 63 –
Wet 69 –
Snow 58 –
Comfort 66 –
Noise 67 –
Treadwear 65 –
Handling (owners) 69 –

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

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Headline score
± 7

Ecsta PS31

Classe Premiere CP662

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 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 Classe Premiere CP662

Not enough owner reviews yet to extract themes.

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Kumho Ecsta PS31 B · Nexen Classe Premiere CP662
CategorySummerAll-Season tire
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverPassenger Car / Crossover
Sizes available21—
Rim diameters15″ – 18″—
Tread depth10/32″—
UTQG460 A A—
SidewallBlackwall—
Max pressure51 psi—

Which one should you actually buy?

Kumho Ecsta PS31

Nexen Classe Premiere CP662

Only Kumho Ecsta PS31 has enough test and review data for a Relative Score, so there is no head-to-head winner yet.

Tire A · Kumho Ecsta PS31
Tire B · Nexen Classe Premiere CP662

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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.

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