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Kumho Ecsta STX KL12 vs Pirelli Cinturato P7 All Season Plus — 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 15 + 6 owner reviews. How we score

Ecsta STX KL12 leads, 62–58 Narrow edge

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Kumho Ecsta STX KL12
Tire AKumho

Ecsta STX KL12

Summer High Performance tires

± 8Provisional

Tests – · none yet Owners 60 · 15 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

    Ecsta STX KL12 +6
    58
    Why this score
    SourceEcsta STX KL12Cinturato P7 All Season Plus
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 65 (est.)≈ 62 (est.)
    Reviews found online6253

    Ecsta STX KL12: 60% × 65.4 (est.) + 40% × 61.8 = 64

    Cinturato P7 All Season Plus: 60% × 61.7 (est.) + 40% × 52.8 = 58

    No road tests of dry for Ecsta STX KL12. 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 Cinturato P7 All Season Plus. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.41).

  2. 61

    Wet

    Ecsta STX KL12 +1
    60
    Why this score
    SourceEcsta STX KL12Cinturato P7 All Season Plus
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 63 (est.)≈ 63 (est.)
    Reviews found online5756

    Ecsta STX KL12: 60% × 63.4 (est.) + 40% × 57.4 = 61

    Cinturato P7 All Season Plus: 60% × 62.5 (est.) + 40% × 55.7 = 60

    No road tests of wet for Ecsta STX KL12. 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 Cinturato P7 All Season Plus. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).

  3. 64

    Snow

    Ecsta STX KL12 +4
    60
    Why this score
    SourceEcsta STX KL12Cinturato P7 All Season Plus
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 67 (est.)≈ 65 (est.)
    Reviews found online5952

    Ecsta STX KL12: 60% × 66.9 (est.) + 40% × 59.1 = 64

    Cinturato P7 All Season Plus: 60% × 64.7 (est.) + 40% × 52.3 = 60

    No road tests of snow for Ecsta STX KL12. 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 Cinturato P7 All Season Plus. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.32).

  4. 63

    Comfort

    Ecsta STX KL12 +2
    61
    Why this score
    SourceEcsta STX KL12Cinturato P7 All Season Plus
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 67 (est.)≈ 66 (est.)
    Reviews found online6157

    Ecsta STX KL12: 40% × 67 (est.) + 60% × 60.6 = 63

    Cinturato P7 All Season Plus: 40% × 66.3 (est.) + 60% × 57.1 = 61

    No road tests of comfort for Ecsta STX KL12. 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 Cinturato P7 All Season Plus. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.20).

  5. 67

    Noise

    No comparison
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    Why this score
    SourceEcsta STX KL12Cinturato P7 All Season Plus
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 66 (est.)–
    Reviews found online67–

    Ecsta STX KL12: 60% × 66.4 (est.) + 40% × 67.1 = 67

    No road tests of noise for Ecsta STX KL12. The test half is the tested tires’ average (66): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests.

  6. 62

    Treadwear

    Ecsta STX KL12 +7
    55
    Why this score
    SourceEcsta STX KL12Cinturato P7 All Season Plus
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 64 (est.)≈ 60 (est.)
    Reviews found online5948

    Ecsta STX KL12: 60% × 63.7 (est.) + 40% × 58.7 = 62

    Cinturato P7 All Season Plus: 60% × 59.9 (est.) + 40% × 48.2 = 55

    No road tests of treadwear for Ecsta STX KL12. 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 Cinturato P7 All Season Plus. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.36).

  7. 57

    Handling (owners)

    Ecsta STX KL12 +7
    50
    Why this score
    SourceEcsta STX KL12Cinturato P7 All Season Plus
    Reviews found online5750
Scores at a glance
CategoryKumho Ecsta STX KL12Pirelli Cinturato P7 All Season Plus
Relative Score 62 58
Dry 64 58
Wet 61 60
Snow 64 60
Comfort 63 61
Noise 67 –
Treadwear 62 55
Handling (owners) 57 50

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

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Headline score
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Ecsta STX KL12

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Cinturato P7 All Season Plus

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 STX KL12

Pros

  • Excellent price-to-performance ratio
  • High tread life and durability
  • Strong wet weather grip and cornering stability

Cons

  • Potential for increased road noise over time
  • Inconsistent traction performance on certain vehicle chassis
  • Accelerated wear on poor road surfaces
All owner themes in the Ecsta STX KL12 review

Tire B Cinturato P7 All Season Plus

Pros

  • Superb ride comfort and plushness
  • Exceptionally low road noise with no annoying motorway hums
  • Surprising and capable grip in light snow and winter conditions

Cons

  • Inconsistent wet weather traction, with some finding fresh wet roads disappointing
  • Durability issues including severe tread/contact area cracking
  • Susceptibility to structural damage like massive sidewall bulges from potholes
All owner themes in the Cinturato P7 All Season Plus review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Kumho Ecsta STX KL12 B · Pirelli Cinturato P7 All Season Plus
CategorySummer High Performance tiresPremium Touring All Season tire
Vehicle typeSUV and 4x4Passenger Car / Crossover
Sizes available7—
Rim diameters18″ – 22″—
Tread depth11.5/32″10/32″
UTQG420 A A700 A A
Treadwear warranty—70,000 mi
SidewallBlackwallBlackwall
Max pressure50 psi50 psi

Which one should you actually buy?

Kumho Ecsta STX KL12

Pirelli Cinturato P7 All Season Plus

Narrow edge: Kumho Ecsta STX KL12 — better treadwear, handling and dry. It leads or ties in every category we score. Kumho Ecsta STX KL12 rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 15 reviews), so read this result as provisional. Pirelli Cinturato P7 All Season Plus rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 6 reviews), so read this result as provisional.

Pick tire A You want the longest tread life

Kumho Ecsta STX KL12 scores 62 vs 55 on treadwear.

Pick tire A You enjoy sharp, responsive handling

Kumho Ecsta STX KL12 scores 57 vs 50 on handling.

Pick tire A You want the most grip on dry roads

Kumho Ecsta STX KL12 scores 64 vs 58 on dry.

Pick tire A You drive through snowy winters

Kumho Ecsta STX KL12 scores 64 vs 60 on snow.

Tire A · Kumho Ecsta STX KL12
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Tire B · Pirelli Cinturato P7 All Season Plus
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Ecsta STX KL12 or Cinturato P7 All Season Plus?

Which is better in the wet, Ecsta STX KL12 or Cinturato P7 All Season Plus?

Neither, by our numbers: 61 vs 60 on the wet score, within 3 points.

Which grips better on dry roads, Ecsta STX KL12 or Cinturato P7 All Season Plus?

Kumho Ecsta STX KL12, 64 vs 58 on our dry score.

Which is better in snow, Ecsta STX KL12 or Cinturato P7 All Season Plus?

Kumho Ecsta STX KL12, 64 vs 60 on our snow score.

Which is more comfortable, Ecsta STX KL12 or Cinturato P7 All Season Plus?

Neither, by our numbers: 63 vs 61 on the comfort score, within 3 points.

Which lasts longer, Ecsta STX KL12 or Cinturato P7 All Season Plus?

Kumho Ecsta STX KL12, 62 vs 55 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