Kumho Mid-range ECSTA HS52
tested only in R16, R17 
noise and comfort: only 65 % measured Which sizes it's made in
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Load index (LI) — You must keep the LI at least as high as stated in the vehicle registration document for the specific tyre size. A higher LI (load index) is permitted by law.
Speed index (SI) — For summer tyres, the SI may be higher than stated in the vehicle registration document.
Varianty pneumatiky (5)
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B 
B Price from 25 264 Ft D B B Price from 26 195 Ft D A B Price from 27 614 Ft D B B Price from 28 002 Ft D A B Price from 37 541 Ft Price comparison across shops pre EAN: 8808956371470
Current prices for size 185/55 R15.
Prices are indicative and may differ in the shop. Click to go straight to the product.
How the Ecsta HS52 evaluated
tested only in R16, R17 noise and comfort: only 65 % measured 
Wet Rozpad disciplíny „Wet“
Dry Rozpad disciplíny „Dry“
Economy Rozpad disciplíny „Economy“
Noise and comfort Rozpad disciplíny „Noise and comfort“
Dry 99 % Wet 93 % Customer reviews are not part of PTI – PTI is based on measurements from independent tests; for tyres with few tests it also partly considers the brand's class.
Where Kumho ECSTA HS52 stands in size 185/55 R15
Compared with 22 tyres in this size — same season and focus. All are on offer and have results from independent tests.
Michelin PRIMACY 4 8.9 42 417 Ft 
Bridgestone TURANZA T005 8.7 42 225 Ft 
Hankook K125 VENTUS PRIME3 8.1 31 419 Ft Kumho ECSTA HS52 8.0 25 264 Ft This tyre 
Nokian Tyres WETPROOF 1 8.0 31 147 Ft 
Falken ZIEX ZE310EC 7.9 33 144 Ft 
Toyo PROXES COMFORT 7.6 29 108 Ft 
Goodyear EFFICIENTGRIP PERFORMANCE 7.3 40 780 Ft 
Vredestein ULTRAC+ 7.3 31 373 Ft 
Bf goodrich ADVANTAGE 7.3 30 216 Ft 
Continental CONTIPREMIUMCONTACT 5 7.2 41 805 Ft 
Kleber DYNAXER HP4 7.0 28 219 Ft 
Laufenn LK01 S FIT EQplus 6.8 26 123 Ft 
Fulda ECOCONTROL HP 6.7 29 083 Ft 
Firestone ROADHAWK 6.7 31 937 Ft 
Nexen N'BLUE HD PLUS 6.2 24 806 Ft 
Cooper SUMMER 5.9 28 343 Ft 
Goodride Z-107 ZuperEco MFS 5.4 26 640 Ft 
Apollo ALNAC 4G 5.2 22 866 Ft 
Barum BRAVURIS 5HM 4.9 29 959 Ft 
Minerva 209 4.1 28 754 Ft 
Lassa Driveways 4.0 Lassa Driveways 8.9 best in the group Michelin PRIMACY 4 42 417 Ft +17 153 Ft Show all tyres in the ranking (22)
- 1. 8.9 42 417 Ft +17 153 Ft
- 2. 8.7 42 225 Ft +16 961 Ft
- 3. 8.1 31 419 Ft +6 154 Ft
- 4. 8.0 25 264 Ft
- 4. 8.0 31 147 Ft +5 883 Ft
- 6. 7.9 33 144 Ft +7 879 Ft
- 7. 7.6 29 108 Ft +3 844 Ft
- 8. 7.3 40 780 Ft +15 516 Ft
- 8. 7.3 31 373 Ft +6 109 Ft
- 8. 7.3 30 216 Ft +4 952 Ft
- 11. 7.2 41 805 Ft +16 540 Ft
- 12. 7.0 28 219 Ft +2 955 Ft
- 13. 6.8 26 123 Ft +859 Ft
- 14. 6.7 29 083 Ft +3 819 Ft
- 14. 6.7 31 937 Ft +6 673 Ft
- 16. 6.2 24 806 Ft −458 Ft
- 17. 5.9 28 343 Ft +3 078 Ft
- 18. 5.4 26 640 Ft +1 375 Ft
- 19. 5.2 22 866 Ft −2 398 Ft
- 20. 4.9 29 959 Ft +4 695 Ft
- 21. 4.1 28 754 Ft +3 490 Ft
- 22. 4.0
Technical information
Focus: Standard
The largest and best-selling category, and Kumho ECSTA HS52 belongs to it. No single property is pushed here at the expense of the others — comfort, grip, noise and tread life keep a sensible balance. For most drivers it is the safest bet: the tyre behaves predictably in the dry and in the wet and covers a decent number of kilometres.
D B B (70 dB) No technologies are listed for this size.
Competitors
Main competitors in the same price range.
Which tests it appeared in
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How the price has evolved
Lowest price across shops for size 185/55 R15.
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What owners say
<p>Simply great tyres compared to their price. Very good dry grip (I didn’t try their wet grip as it rarely rains where I live). Road noise is noticeably low & wear is minimal.
I recommended them to my friends and they are all happy with them.</p>
Coming from Lassa Greenways, this is a definite improvement in all categories, the tyre feels very direct with a nice bite into the corners. It has incredible road feedback giving you a lot of confidence. As for comfort it's not all that noisy, especially compared to the Lassa's, as for comfort they are a bit hard though not annoyingly so.
Some reviews say that they feel a bit of an imbalance when doing 110-130km/h and I can confirm got that as well, though it did clear up as they are driven(broken in).
You do feel the bumps and imperfections in the road a lot(but Bulgarian roads are harsh no matter the tyre really).
First impressions are that this tyre is definitely worth the money, especially for the price point they are at, 50 euro a tyre is incredible.
I bought these tires to replace a set of Goodyear EfficientGrip 1 that were on the car when I bought it (used). I drove the goodyear tires for about one month before replacing them due to age. The main difference between those tires is the fuel consumption. With the goodyears, I managed to get around 4.8L/100km while on the Kumhos, the car needs 5.2l/100km on the same journey.
Dry grip is excellent, I have not hit the ABS in the dry yet. Also cornering is absolutly fine.
Wet grip is also quite good, although I have hit the ABS a few times and broke the tires loose once when having to merge onto the Autobahn from a standstill. They outperform the (8 year old) Goodyears that were on the car before by quite some margine.
Comfort is fine, although they seem to be a bit louder than the goodyears.
The tires tend to get slightly flatspotted when parking for a few days. This causes a bit of a vibration that goes away after driving for a few kilometers. Neither the goodyears or the wintertires that are on the car now (Vredestein) do that.
The wear on these tires seems to be relativly low. I ran them for 15.000km this summer and they still have 6-6,5mm left. They had a bit more than 7.5mm when new. I expect them to last for another 30-40k km before needing to be replaced due to wear.
As I am working in forestry, I also drive these tires on forest dirt and gravel roads. On there, they are absolutly fine as long as its dry but get very slippery on dirt as soon as it gets wet. On some kinds of gravel, it feels like driving on ice when its wet, however thats more related to the kind of gravel (limestone) and not so much the tire. Every summertire I had so far showed this behavior. This part off the review has not been taken into account when rating the tire.
I find them quite good in the dry, even in dynamic driving. The wear is also very good, after more than 15,000 km.
But I'm extremely disappointed in the wet - in lateral support. On changes of surface in turns, or in roundabouts, I have to take it easy on the roads where I ride. So, it's not catastrophic, but it slips where I don't have problems with a Continental (the kumho is supposedly at the same level in the "tests" ).
When braking in a straight line, it didn't bother me.
It's better than Chinese, but I wouldn't buy it again for myself. I regularly and easily reach the limit of grip in corners when it's raining, even when I think I'm going slowly enough, I don't like it.
This tire is definitely a good choice for average users, unfortunately, based on my experience and usage, the tire did not perform well. It provides adequate lateral grip on both wet and dry roads, but it spins easily when accelerating and I do not feel confident when braking either. Probably due to the way it was used or a manufacturing defect, the tire started to wear out after the first season. This was the second season I've run it, and I feel like it's time for a change. The tread is now very badly damaged and I don't feel safe. 26.000 km / 16.000 miles