Kumho ECSTA LE SPORT KU39 245 40 R20 99 Y Tyres

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Kumho Tyres

ECSTA LE SPORT KU39

Size:	245/40R20 99Y
Runflat:	No

Description

A luxury edition tyre made for superior handling and high-speed stability for premium vehicles.

luxury edition tyr made for superior handling and high-speed stability for premium vehicles. The ‘flagship’ tyre of the Kumho range. The sports performance tyre delivers dynamic handling in all conditions. Road Hazard Warranty

Features:

Designed for powerful prestige vehicles, the KU39 range has an ‘in-out’ tread design which allows for maximum water drainage and braking performance
Although designed for maximum performance this tyre possesses controlled ride and refinement which minimises noise levels

Warranty

All tyres are backed by manufacturer's warranty against defects in design and faulty workmanship.

Reviews

Overall Rating (based on 28 reviews)

89% of reviewers indicated that they would buy this tyre again

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Chris 26 Jan 2020

(2014 Mazda 6 20000 km)

Good value Kumho tyres are excellent value and a very good all round tyre

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Richard Murphy 24 Jan 2020

(2001 BMW 535i 1000 km)

Trust Kumho I have now fitted several sets of Kumho tyres to several brands of car and have alway found they perform well and last well. Generally getting 60 000 k per set

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Michael hodges 30 Dec 2019

(2004 Holden Commodore 10000 km)

Excellent tyres These tyres are excellent. I have a set of 235/45/18s on a VY commodore.. handling and performance is brilliant, they stick to the road like shit to a blanket. Wet and dry braking are both outstanding . Besides the old early 2000s style F1s these ...

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Alan Lobato 09 Jul 2019

(2006 Mercedes CLS 350 28000 km)

Best price best service The tyres as selected, were fitted and balanced, I have not had any issues with the tyre or the balance since purchase.

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Steven 07 Jul 2019

(2016 Mazda 6 15000 km)

Great value performance tyre. As good if not better than oem tyres. Pleasantly surprised by lack of noise, good grip in wet and dry. Saved $$ on original Bridgestone tyres with no compromise in drivability. Would highly recommend this tyre and will by again.

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Kevin English 01 Jul 2019

(2014 Mazda Mazda 6 25000 km)

Kumho Repurchase would be based on ultimate kms. So far, tyres complement the vehicle.

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Steve Dampf 29 Jun 2019

(2014 Nissan 370Z 15000 km)

Slippery when wet The only problem is in wet weather they lose some traction where the tyres that were standard when I bought the car retained grip regardless of weather and road conditions. The wear and road noise are not too bad and comparative to the Bridgestone ty ...

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Michael 29 Jun 2019

(2014 Volvo V40 t5 32000 km)

Worse tyres ever put on a car Non durable they would lose traction when taking off in the dry and the wet they were dangerous Similar opinion? Write a review!

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Kevin Allen 29 Jun 2019

(2013 VW Passatt CC 10000 km)

First time purchaser of Kumho and wont be the last time I was a first time buyer of these originally Pirelli however from the moment I drove on them I could feel an immediate difference I hadn't felt with the other tyre The big one was noise and grip They are one very good tyre

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Natalie G 13 Nov 2017

(2009 Mazda 6)

Happy with purchase I am very happy with these tyres and have definitely noticed a difference when driving the car. The ride is much smoother. The tyres are also very good value for money and I would definitely recommend this product. Tyres were purchased through tyres ...

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Mark 13 Jul 2017

(2002 Monaro)

Excellent Handling I hadn't bought Khumo's for quite some time due to a bad experience some years ago, but given the price I got them in a 245/35/19 I thought I would try them. I can't comment on the longevity as they are fitted to a Monaro which means that the rear ty ...

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Big Pete 11 Jul 2017

(2012 Mazda 3 & BMW 530i)

Excellent noise suppression. A little hard on the ride I have purchased two sets oh Khumo KU39 tyres for a Mazda3 and a BMW 530i. On both cars tyres perform quietly with good grip in the wet with stopping power being superior. Tyres have an excellent high speed rolling balance but tend to be hard as if o ...

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Gizmowong 06 Jul 2017

Cheap, quiet and just as good Replaced the 18inch Continental tyres on my 2007 Mercedes E350 Avantgarde Sport. These are frankly just as good, ride better and are also quieter (although my Contis were pretty old and this hard). I think these are not particularly well rated agains ...

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scott 04 Jul 2017

(Toyota Chaser)

Best value I've had all sorts of tyres from the cheap Chinese tyre to German Continentals (very expensive). The cheap tyre don't give you the best grip and a car like mine which has a fair bit of power and is light in the rear end can actually be quite dangerou ...

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euwy 04 Jul 2017

(2015 Audi A3)

good tyres for the price The tyres have good grip and for the price are excellent. I have fitted them to an Audi A3 Convertible and theperformance of the car is excellent. I would get these tyres next time new tyres are due without hesitation!The original tyres which was Dun ...

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Footy 17 Jun 2017

(1993 Mercedes 320E 25000 km)

A great tyre in all conditions These tyres were my first venture into the Kumho brand and I have to say they are the best tyres I've had on my 23 year car. I've done 25,000 kls on these and I believe I'll get 40,000 kls easily. Grip is excellent in wet and dry and noise level is e ...

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Scott_Rollo 16 Jun 2017

KU-39 Best value for money performance tyre - Awesome grip wet or dry and real confidence inspiring! I Bought these tyres after extensive months of research and to be honest there wasn't a lot of reviews available due to the newness of the tyres, but read enough reviews to know they were worth taking a punt on. Well what a revelation!!! I came off Y ... I Bought these tyres after extensive months of research and to be honest there wasn't a lot of reviews available due to the newness of the tyres, but read enough reviews to know they were worth taking a punt on. Well what a revelation!!! I came off Yokohama C-Drives which in my opinion were an excellent tyre in the wet and dry but the KU-39â€™s were a whole level above them. In the dry they were really excellent with high levels of grip and very forgiving of over-exuberant cornering techniques - they are practically, unstickable.... They are near enough to silent and that's comparing them to the Yoky's which themselves are a very quiet tyre. In the dry they hang on like a granny to a handbag and offer extremely high cornering speeds - and give the driver immense confidence. Without going absolutely silly on the road I have not been able to break traction with them. In the wet, they are, if possible, even better. They do stick like the proverbial baby poo to a blanket and offer wet cornering at dry speed times, even when its really wet...I have been driving for nearly 30 years and these are easily the best wet weather tyres I have EVER driven on. The braking is prodigious - from 60 km/h in the dry I can pull the car up in literally 2 car lengths and in the wet itâ€™s more like 3 car lengths. Crazy braking that inspires huge confidence when you stomp on the pedal. All in all an awesome tyre and the only downside I can forsee is tyre life - the tyres are a little softer than a lot of tyres and this might mean shorter life - but with a wife and two kids I don't mind that they make the car safer, even if I go through tyres a little quicker. For feedback I have two driving styles - Dr. Jeckle when the wife and kids are in the car, Mr. Hyde when they are not... e.g. drive it like it's stolen... final word on them is a positive one - they have the worldâ€™s biggest rim protector on them...it's not a lip, the whole beading is recessed, making it extremely difficult for the gutter to get anywhere near the rim edge. Shop around and haggle as they vary wildly from dealer to dealer. I was quoted as high as $285 per tyre fitted and while they are a great tyre (especially in value for money) thats high end Michelin territory. Will I buy them again? You bet, especially as I got these for $150 Australian, which makes them the buy of the decade!

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Peter Collins 28 May 2017

(35000 km)

Kumho KU 31 245/35/20 95Y I had these tyes fitted on my 08 ssv and i was happy with the overall performance, both in the wet and dry , They are what I call predictable. you could felt when they where going to let go and this was an important point on when to replace them , if ...

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Sam 01 Feb 2017

(BMW 09 x3)

Worst tyre ever fitted to my vehicle I have a BMW e83 x3 M sport had 255/40/19s fitted to the rear of my vehicle and tyres went all lumpy on inner edge and through the middle . Contacted kumho and was told that my suspension worn . Had my suspension looked at and was told suspension w ... Similar opinion? Write a review!

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Jitesh M 06 Jun 2016

(Hyundai i30)

Quiet and Comfortable Terrific Summer tire for everyday use. They're very quiet & comfortable when you want them to be yet deliver the shear 'grip' that any Summer tire should when you need it. they still deliver adequate wet traction. Very good value, in my opinion. very ...

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Darcro 22 Feb 2016

(2010 Honda Accord Euro)

Great Tyres, value for money Purchased 4 tyres from tyresales.com.au and got a great discount, ended costing me just over $700 including wheel alignment. Kumho Ecsta are great, used to have Michelin's before but in all honesty can't see any difference, actually would even go to ...

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Pierre 23 Jan 2016

(2010 Nissan 370z)

So far they seem to be really good tyres. time will tell. I am really not that bigly into tyres, you dig? To me they are round black rubber things that go under cars. They drive over tarred roads and sometimes dirt roads and now and then they go thumping over the odd dead possum or cat or what have you. Eve ... I am really not that bigly into tyres, you dig? To me they are round black rubber things that go under cars. They drive over tarred roads and sometimes dirt roads and now and then they go thumping over the odd dead possum or cat or what have you. Every now and then (usually when it is raining) you have to change one on the side of the road fearing for your life all the while, hoping that some fool isn't driving down the road checking out all the funny stories on bored panda on their smart phone instead of driving.A trip to the tyre center is often a lightening experience. It lightens my wallet.Having just spent 22 grand on a nice Nissan Z car, I was not impressed to learn that two weeks later when the rego ran out that I would have to go and buy a full set of tyres for the thing. Learning of the price of a new set of Bridgestone Potenza Adrenalin tyres put me into a catatonic state for five days and the only reason I came out of that state was because my wife spoon fed me a plate of habanero chillis. And then I spent another two days on the toilet, but that is another story.Around two grand it was gonna cost me for a full set of Bridgestone's. Quite a lot of money in anyone's language (although, to be quite honest, I have never heard anyone say two thousand dollars in Ongotan.)So, I got onto the search engine that almost single handedly made librarians obsolete: Google, and did a search for a decent set of tyres that would suit my gorgeous black z.I found quite a few, but the best deal I could come up with was from tyroola.com.au, who supplied a full set of front and rear tyres (and by big rear tyres, I am talking about 275 series here, boys, and that is from the factory) for around half the price of new Bridgestones.The tread looks aggressive, manly, sexy, voluptuous, alluring, seductive...I dunno. i mean, how many words can you use to describe a tyre for Christ's sake? I know I know, some guys love their tyres, and they can find hundreds of more useful synonyms than mine.The fact is, point 1: these tyres saved me a grand. Are they better? Wgaf (see point 1).They made my z quieter on the road. Definitely. But I can't compare them with old tyres. Time will tell. They seem great, they seem to hug the road nicely. I ran over a dead something on the way to the tyre shop and I felt every inch of what I hit in the seat of my pants, coming back, I ran over the same dead thing and could hardly feel it at all. Mind you, by the time I got back the roadkill was the size of a big mac patty, maybe thinner.Hey, ask me in twelve months. I should have a better answer. Thanks!The verdict? Yeah, they are black, they go round and round...They do things like tyres should.

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Jarryd Judd 18 Jan 2015

(2006 Ford Falcon)

Solid performers with all weather performance. Solid tyres with a great level of road noise; able to see a noticeable reduction in the Highway Josie at cruising speed. Grip in dry is fantastic with no evident loss of traction and exceptional in the wet. Wet grip has been a concern up to now and t ...

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Ezidoesit 17 Nov 2014

(1992 Fitted Fitted on a 1992 'NON Turbo SAAB 900i 2.1 16V 'AERO',CARRSON 16"inch ALLOYS)

KU39 ECSTA Le Sport, is Performance on a budget, these Tyres will give you the fun back in driving, As i have endorsed the Michelin's tyre product range, i will always recommend the best available the Michelin 'MAN' produces on the planet, "earth", so whether a product is made in the northern or southern hemisphere , whether it's made in a certain ...

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Yusuf 22 Jun 2013

(2003 Mitsubishi Magna VRX)

Great value & performance After using ku31, the 39's are definitely a better tyre. Especially in the wet, much less wheel spin & cornering more confident. They are quieter also. A great alternative if Bridgestone performance tyres are out of your budget. They don't look as ag ...

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h.s 26 May 2013

Good price and treadwear, decent dry grip, but nowhere near Japan/Euro rivals on wet I had two front 225/45R18 on my Aurion. Although the 225 is the OEM option size for 18 inch, I was trying to find 235/45R18, which is the same overall diameter to OEM 215/55R17 but over that time there wasn't many cars on that size range so sourcing ... I had two front 225/45R18 on my Aurion. Although the 225 is the OEM option size for 18 inch, I was trying to find 235/45R18, which is the same overall diameter to OEM 215/55R17 but over that time there wasn't many cars on that size range so sourcing a good set of 235 wasn't easy. At the beginning (mostly dry weather in winter) the Kumho was quite ok. Dry grip was actually comparable to some very expensive premium brand (say GY F1, Dunlop SP Maxx). I ran a trip into Lamington national park with a 5 seats occupied and there was no problem for these tyres on those windy mountain roads. however all that changed when summer is approaching.Please note I didn't intend to test the limit nor doing anything "enthusiastically" -- I have direct comparisons -- mediocre rivals that you may never consider putting them side by side. If shopping trolley is the only thing you need, buy the cheapest things you can find and you will never have to waste your time to read any review.After visiting some relatives on a raining night I drove home on some pouring wet roads -- I know you will say I should slow down in wet -- I did try to drive carefully, and I had a direct comparison next to me -- a stock corolla. On a traffic light feast road with only the Corolla next to me, every time the light turns green the corolla started and gone, like it was driving on dry. In comparison everytime I tried to push more than 1/4 to 1/3 of the throttle to my Aurion the Kumho spin and the car was like driving on ice, then the ESP kicked in tried to settle the car but because there wasn't any grip at all the car started shaking and somehow almost non controllable. I then had to let the car roll on itself from stop and had only minimal throttle once it's rolling and got the grips. Yes a corolla splashed on the face of an Aurion every time when the light turned green.I immediately changed the tyres to a set of Falken 453 on 235/45R18. After changing to Falkens I easily pushing the throttle more than 1/2 way without any slips. Never ever duplicate the horrifying wheel spin with Kumho. I admit 225 was a bit of too narrow to cope with Aurion's grunt but still 10mm of difference shouldn't make such a huge difference.I worked in a performance import dealer before and I did drive various of fast cars, many different tyres, cheap and expensive. I have a set of KL51 on my ute and I can significantly feel the difference on dry and wet, so I prefer to switch the ute to 4WD mode when raining or on twisty roads to improve all round traction. I found Kumho can make itself closed to euro brands on dry, but apparently Koreans don't know how to grip in wet. Though they are good value, good treadwear and well constructed. So if you are after a set of good priced, durable and reliable tyres they remain good choices (though you need to scarify some of your enthusiast, especially in wet or when tread is getting lower). If outright performance is your fist priority (and money no issue), Goodyear F1 is always my first choice (though you scarify the lifespan). However for all those premium road tyres I tried, Premium range of small japanese brands are the most balanced choices. E.g Falken 453, Sumitomo HTR ZIII are priced comparable to KU39, with equally impressive dry and wet grip, as well as decent treadwear, well constructed too. These smaller names deserved much more popularity. Similar opinion? Write a review!

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mark 12 Sep 2012

quality no comprimise tyr I put 2 on the front of my polo gti, was a quiet , grippy tyre that hung on well on hard cornering along the bangalow lismore nsw road.Did not squeal.Will definetly use them again

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mashman36 24 Jun 2012

howling low profile tyres Wet and dry grip performance are fantastic as a spirited driver but the road noise from the 215/40/17 xl rating is unbearable the howling that comes from the tyres is beyond anything ive ever encountered.I had the car checked out as it was that loud ...

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