Relative Score (0–100): 60% professional tests, 40% owner reviews.
Ecsta PS71 leads, 70–66 Narrow edge
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Tests 67 · 14 tests Owners 69 · 8,166 reviews
“On Blackcircles all the 245/40 R19 ditch finders cost around £100 and have a poor wet grip & all the decent mid range cost around £170 and have A rated wet grip. Would you risk it for £240? I know I wouldn't. The cheapest A wet rated is a Kuhmo Ecsta PS71 at £136 if you really want to keep the cost down. If you want a relatively soft comfortable tyre then a Hankook S1 Evo 3 is an excellent choice.”
Tests – · none yet Owners 65 · 17 reviews
Relative Score per category, 0–100. Open “Why this score” for the tests and owner ratings behind it.
| Source | Ecsta PS71 | Dragon Sport |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) | 78 | – |
| Reviews found online | 71 | 64 |
| Source | Ecsta PS71 | Dragon Sport |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) | 90 | – |
| Reviews found online | 73 | 70 |
| Source | Ecsta PS71 | Dragon Sport |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) | 75 | – |
| Reviews found online | 65 | 61 |
| Source | Ecsta PS71 | Dragon Sport |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) | 18 | – |
| Source | Ecsta PS71 | Dragon Sport |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) | 45 | – |
| Reviews found online | 63 | 63 |
| Source | Ecsta PS71 | Dragon Sport |
|---|---|---|
| Reviews found online | 71 | 66 |
| Category | Kumho Ecsta PS71 | Pirelli Dragon Sport |
|---|---|---|
| Relative Score | 70 | 66 |
| Dry | 75 | 65 |
| Wet | 84 | 70 |
| Comfort | 71 | 65 |
| Noise | 38 | – |
| Treadwear | 52 | 64 |
| Handling | 71 | 66 |
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Ecsta PS71
Dragon Sport
Only categories both tires have data for count toward the headline score.
Themes extracted from owner reviews found online — not the opinion of TireWheelGuide.
From Reddit, forums and review threads. Not part of our score
Community sentiment towards the Kumho Ecsta PS71 is generally positive, with drivers viewing it as an affordable, high-value mid-range/UHP tire that performs reliably compared to premium brands. Users praise its wet grip rating, competitive pricing, and overall road manners once warmed up, though some note it provides adequate rather than top-tier grip and raise questions regarding cold performance and tread life.
“Kumho PS71 Question Replaced an older (2021 or 2022 production) set of ps71 with a new set (production 39-42 week of 2024) and noticed something on the new sidewalls I hadn't seen on the old ones. The new ones have ps71 with either a 1 or a 2 under it right above the bead in very small text. I'm curious what they mean if anything at all.”
“go with Kumho Ecsta PS71 EV around £140 – £165. Good value for money”
“Those are Kumho Ecsta PS71s, thread width is supposed to be 245mm, the actual one is hardly 235. How so?”
Based on 24 community posts
We haven't collected enough community discussion about this tire yet.
| Attribute | A · Kumho Ecsta PS71 | B · Pirelli Dragon Sport |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Summer | Summer |
| Vehicle type | Passenger Car / Crossover | Motorcycle |
| Sizes available | 133 | 22 |
| Rim diameters | 16″ – 22″ | 17″ – 20″ |
| Sidewall | Blackwall | — |
Kumho Ecsta PS71
Pirelli Dragon Sport
Winner: Kumho Ecsta PS71 — better wet, dry and comfort. Pick the Pirelli Dragon Sport if treadwear matters most to you.
Kumho Ecsta PS71 scores 84 vs 70 on wet.
Pirelli Dragon Sport scores 64 vs 52 on treadwear.
Kumho Ecsta PS71 scores 75 vs 65 on dry.
Kumho Ecsta PS71 scores 71 vs 65 on comfort.
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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.
