Kumho Ecsta KU31

Slightly softer than my last tyres but grip a lot better both dry and wet. Can't really argue for the price.

I have had these tyres on my Volvo s40 1.8 for about 5000miles and i can't compliment them in anyway! the reviews I read on these before buying them were excellent but now that I have them on and they are worn in they are shocking!!! they constantly spin and I'm not an aggressive driver and going round bends they might as well be bald! the back end always goes out and they can't handle the car at all they under-steer like hell. much preferred my Goodyear hydra grips. really wouldn't recommend this to anyone with a decent size car!

Since changing to the KU31's the difference compared to the Pirelli P-Zero's is amazing, dry and wet grip improved and all round handling better, wear seem's to be better and at 30-40 pounds a tyre less i seem to have found a bargain without compromising on performance.

On my second set now. The first set lasted 17,000 miles which is on a par with the Continentals and Bridgestones I had previously. This set haven't but to be fair, my car is having a few suspension problems. New set going on today and suspension being fixed so I expect to be back to 17k again, maybe more. I'm sure I'd get more like 25-30k from Michelins but they're £60-£80 a tyre more.
In terms of grip, I've never been left wanting and I do have a fairly heavy right foot. I'm sure rally and track drivers could tell the difference between these and bigger brands but I couldn't. This engine is very torquey and for the most part I don't hear from the traction control.

Noise and comfort wise - they are some of the best tyres I've had. I bought them after being impressed by a friends identical car that rode so much smoother than mine. Swapped to Khumos and mine glides along now too.

Brilliant, tried these on a few cars now and have never been disapointed, went from Dunlop SP Sports to these and they are so much better, particularly in the wet, massive front end grip, and progressive oversteer, very easy to drive fast. Also they are a very smooth and quiet tyre, great on the motorway but responsive enough for country lanes. They are much less prone to tramlining, a problem with these BMWs, which is obviously an advantage. Cant comment too much on wear rates, but the price of them is a huge bonus, they are easily the equal of 'premium' brand tyres, unless you drive like Senna on the public roads. Having said that they hang on the same as the best of them. Will definately buy again.

I was extremely impressed with these tyres.. Hardwearing, responsive, good wet/dry grip. I wasn't expecting them to be much cop, but was pleasantly surprised. Dry grip is better than the conti's I had on before and the wet grip is improved too. And in the current hazardous driving conditions the grip I'm getting in the ice and snow is surprising too!! For the price these tyres are outstanding and I will be buying them again. Please be aware, tyre performance does depend on the road surface, and for UK roads, these tyres are fantastic.

These tires are absolute garbage! Don't listen to anyone who says any different! They do not know jack#@%!

I just boguht these tires after having Bridgestone Potenzas. After 50,000 kilometers on Bridgestones, the brand new Kumho feels exactly the same as the work out Bridgestones!

Spend the extra money and get real tires! $220 kumho's v $330 bridgestones. Spend the money. Do not waste your time on these Kumhos!

The resonse is extremely soft and sluggish, and very very sloppy. I'd rather have my worn out Bridgestones. I am very very disappointed!

I thought that I would go for a cheaper tyre to the Conti Sport Contacts that I had on before - to save money. However after only 11,500 miles on the front they will need replacing soon. With the Contis I could get 20,000 to 22,000 from the front (and 35k on the back). So they have ended up costing me more!!

I will be going back to the Contis, better grip and feel, plus last twice as long.

I had 2 of these fitted to the front of my Celica a week ago after reading reviews on this site. They replaced Michelin Primacy HP's, and I doubt they will match the Michelins for overall grip, but the Kumho's are noticably quieter, so swings and roundabouts. I haven't had much time on them yet but can say that wet grip seems reasonably good. Dry grip also seems good, but we haven't had much in the way of dry roads since they were fitted so will update soon. So far for the price I have to say they are great value.

If anything these tyres inspire total confidence in dry conditions, testing them to the traction limits in the wet on country routes - great fun! feedback from the tyres is quite good comparable to Yokos but a lot cheaper.
They are reasonably quiet on motorways cruising at a tad above the legal speed limit :)
These are the best budget tyres ive ever bought, ill be buying these again!