Is anyone running the Kuhmo ecsta XS?

[LtNoogie]

I've already done the searching and the only references to this tire are my own posts.

They are supposed to be "Falken killers" but that is Kuhmo's own marketing hype.


TIA

[REM]

I just purchased them for my Yaris about a month ago, but I haven't switched to them yet (I'm riding on snows for now). However, I did have a set on my last car. I got about 35,000 miles on them before they needed to be replaced, and I thought they gripped the road nicely. I think you will be happy if you get them, especially for the price.

[REM]

Ops, sorry, I had a different Kumho Ecsta tire, not the XS.

[CASTREX]

You live in socal....

You are are supercharged....

Go for a really sticky and proven tire!!!


Direzzas Star Spec

Azenis RT-615

Hankook Z212

or something in that category... you won't regret it...

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The Kumho XS is in that same category.

[HTM Yaris]

Personally I would go with the Direzzas or Michelin PE2 Exaltos . From my experience with Kumhos , well they're OK until they get taxed , then they tend to get greasy .

[CASTREX]

The Kumho XS is in that same category.

:redface: yeah I should have looked that up.

The old Kumho MX was a decent tire. Not as good as the Direzza or Azenis but it lasted longer.

This new XS looks nice... but not many reviews yet.

Any ways... a tire in this category won't last long if you use it DD...
So get a proven tire... and if this new XS is really good you will be seing them a lot on the autox events... and the reviews will be out there.

I'm running Azenis now and is a blast! :biggrin: