Kumho Ecsta AST
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The Ecsta AST is the High Performance All-Season member of Kumho's Ecsta family of performance tires for the drivers of modified coupes, sedans and sports cars. The Ecsta AST is designed to offer the exotic looks, traction and value tuners want in a tire while providing year-round traction on dry and wet roads, as well as through occasional light snow.

The Ecsta AST molds Kumho's advanced carbon, all-season tread compound into a directional tread design with shoulders designed to increase cornering grip while the center provides linear responsiveness and high-speed stability. Dual-angle cross grooves help pump water and slush through the tire's footprint to increase hydroplaning resistance while multiple sipes in each tread block increase the number of biting edges to enhance light snow traction. The tire's structure includes twin steel belts reinforced by spirally wrapped nylon, along with a polyester cord ply carcass reinforced by a hard sidewall filler to help resist distortion at high speeds and while cornering.

Kumho Ecsta AST (High Performance All-Season) Warranty Rating 3.5

Optional Road Hazard Program: additional $6.36 per tire

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Tire Rack's Test Summary

What We Liked: Sporty dry road handling
(On a Scale of 1 to 10)
What We'd Improve: A big improvement in wet traction and a little less tread noise
Ride Comfort
7.04
Conclusion: A value-oriented tire for drivers who do not emphasize wet grip
Noise Comfort
6.53
Latest Test Rank: 4th (May 2006)
Dry Track
6.43
Previous Test Rank: n/a
Wet Track
5.43


Overall
6.36
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Survey Results

Results based on 576 submissions of our online tire survey.

 Survey Tabs
Surveyed Averages 13 78% 6.5 7.1 7.2 7.6 8.2 7.7 4.9 3.8 4.1 7.5 7.3 6.8 5,343,462

Would You Buy This Tire Again?
Most said: "Possibly" (Average of 6.5 out of 10)

How Did This Tire Rank In Its Category?
13 out of 22 tires (Score of 6.6 vs best tire in category score of 8.4)

Compare This Tire to Other High Performance All-Season Tires

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Superior (8.6-10)
Fair (2.6-4.5)
Excellent (6.6-8.5) Unacceptable (0-2.5)
Good (4.6-6.5)
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