Tire Description

The Ecsta XS (eXtreme Street) (KU36) is Kumho’s Extreme Performance Summer tire developed for passionate driving enthusiasts looking to make the most of their vehicle’s capabilities in competition, at the track or on the street. The Ecsta XS is designed to deliver Kumho's ultimate level of dry road performance while maintaining wet traction. Like all summer tires, the Ecsta XS is not intended to be driven in near-freezing temperatures, through snow or on ice. The Ecsta XS molds Kumho's high-grip synthetic resin enhanced tread compound into an asymmetric pattern that features wide outboard shoulders to deliver dry road responsiveness and cornering, along with a continuous center rib that offers linear handling and high-speed stability. Two wide circumferential center grooves and an inboard network of aggressive lateral aqua grooves enhance wet capability. The tire's structure includes two high-tensile steel belts reinforced by spirally wound nylon to provide excellent strength, uniform ride quality and high-speed capability while the sidewalls are tuned to resist lateral deflection and to provide handling control and positive feedback.

Customer Reviews

I recently replaced the second set of OEM Yokes with Kumho's. I was leary of doing so since once upon a time Kumho's were the tires people bought to shred at track days and I thought it was akin to wearing Walmart sneakers with a business suit. Regardless, when I looked at my options the Bridgestones that were recommended by the Acura dealer are apperantly softer than the OEM tires and therefore would wear out even faster. Actually I tried to find The same OEM Michellins that are on my accord but they don't make the size and really "who drives at sustained R rated speeds on public highways" and I don't rod the piss out of it at track days. I am pleasantly suprised with these new tires. They are very quiet and compliant at 70 mph, turn in is sharp at these speeds on twisty sections and they are fine around town. One 30 second blast at 100mph on an empty 4 lane highway felt planted and I didn't notice any difference between these and the OEM Yokes. Perhaps the sidewalls are a little softer but but for anything other than track ripping I think I prefer that on rough Ontario roads. I also run considerasbly less tire pressure than factory recommendation. To bad it took me two sets of OEM tires to figure it out. The crowns wear off at factory settings which are apperantly track appropriate. Hopefully this helps someone.

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