Sport

Kumho Mid-range

PS72

Name: Kumho PS72
Brand: Kumho
SKU: kumho-ps72
Rating: 8.5 (7 reviews)

PTI – Pneutesty Index

✓ 7 tyre tests

PTI compared with all summer tyres · rank in size 245/40 R18 among 72 available

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96,88 €

in 245/40 R18

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Load capacityLI index

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SpeedSI index

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Tyre variants (2)

Your size 245/40 R18 97Y XL EAN: 8808956609764 SAP: 2363213

KUMHO PS72

B Price from 96,88 €

Reinforced profile

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Your size 245/40 R18 97Y XL EAN: 8808956645151 SAP: 2390043

KUMHO ECSTA PS72 SPORT

B Price from 111,24 €

Reinforced profile

Suitable for EVs

Where to buy

Price comparison across shops by EAN: 8808956609764

Current prices for size 245/40 R18.

★★★★★ ★★★★★ 4,9 (2 620 reviews)

In stock Year of manufacture: 2025

96,88 €

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★★★★★ ★★★★★ 4,5 (1 886 reviews)

Delivery within 5 days

102,31 €

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★★★★★ ★★★★★ 4,9 (330 reviews)

Delivery within 11 days

102,31 €

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★★★★★ ★★★★★ 4,8 (186 reviews)

Delivery within 10 days

116,22 €

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Rating and verdict

How the Kumho PS72 evaluated

PTI – Pneutesty Index 8,5 / 10 PTI compared with all summer tyres · rank in size 245/40 R18 among 72 available

✓ Disciplines

Wet from 24 measurements · 8 tests

+4,1 %

Breakdown „Wet“

wet braking 7 tests

+10,2 %

Aquaplaning 5 tests

−1,2 %

wet handling 4 tests

+2,7 %

Dry from 14 measurements · 8 tests

+2,5 %

Breakdown „Dry“

dry braking 7 tests

+4,3 %

dry handling 6 tests

+1,9 %

Economy from 7 measurements · 5 tests

≈ average

Breakdown „Economy“

efficiency (rolling resistance and consumption) 5 tests

−2,4 %

durability (wear and abrasion) 1 test

≈ average

Noise and comfort from 5 measurements · 7 tests

−1,1 %

Breakdown „Noise and comfort“

quietness (measured and subjective noise) 5 tests

−1,1 %

ride comfort

Not measured.

poor 0+ below average 25+ average 45+ good 60+ very good 80+ excellent 92+

✓ Strengths and weaknesses

Strength

Wet 86 %

Dry 85 %

🏆 Trophies from our data

🏆 Test winner 1× 1st place in 1 test counted in PTI

🏆 Top 3 2× 1st–3rd place in 2 tests counted in PTI

Customer reviews are not part of PTI – PTI is based on measurements from independent tests; for tyres with few tests it also partly considers the brand's class.

✓ Characteristics data-driven recommendations

Reinforced profile Higher load capacity at higher pressure

Where Kumho PS72 stands in size 245/40 R18

Compared with 30 tyres in this size — same season and focus. All are on offer and have results from independent tests.

weakestbest

This tyre 8,5 96,88 €

Hankook K137 VENTUS EVO 9.8 126,39 €

Goodyear EAGLE F1 ASYMMETRIC 6 9.5 129,92 €

Michelin PILOT SPORT 5 9.4 135,75 €

Michelin PILOT SPORT 4 9.3 140,64 €

Goodyear EAGLE F1 (ASYMMETRIC) 5 9.1 141,77 €

Bridgestone POTENZA SPORT EVO 8.8 139,36 €

Kumho PS72 8.5 96,88 € This tyre

Bridgestone POTENZA SPORT 8.5 127,82 €

Hankook K127 VENTUS S1 EVO3 8.4 120,37 €

Pirelli P-ZERO (PZ4) S.C. 8.2 125,40 €

Vredestein ULTRAC PRO 8.1 100,73 €

Dunlop SPORT MAXX RT2 7.9 120,97 €

Kumho PS71 ECSTA 7.8 117,25 €

Goodyear EAGLE F1 (ASYMMETRIC) 3 7.6 130,82 €

Nexen N'FERA SPORT 7.6 99,69 €

Uniroyal RAINSPORT 5 7.5 120,08 €

Toyo PROXES SPORT 2 7.5 104,45 €

Continental CONTISPORTCONTACT 5 7.3 125,40 €

Bridgestone S001 7.3 309,75 €

Yokohama V107 7.3 109,27 €

Vredestein ULTRAC VORTI+ 7.3 241,89 €

Firestone FIREHAWK SPORT 7.1 109,03 €

Fulda SPORTCONTROL 2 7.0 105,96 €

Pirelli PZERO 7.0 140,28 €

Sava INTENSA UHP 2 7.0 98,15 €

Debica PRESTO UHP 2 6.9 106,66 €

Giti GITISPORT S2 6.8 117,87 €

Yokohama V701 6.5 104,34 €

Yokohama V105 6.2 112,91 €

Gripmax SureGrip Pro Sport 5.4 78,59 €

5,4 Median 7,6 9,8

5.4 weakest in the group

Gripmax SureGrip Pro Sport 78,59 € −18,29 € 9.8 best in the group

Hankook K137 VENTUS EVO 126,39 € +29,51 €

7. rank in the group of 30 compared

73 % of tyres are weaker in this group

+0,9 above the group median group median 7,6

−1,3 behind the best in the group the best has 9,8

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Specifications

Technical information

Our classification not an official manufacturer classification

Focus: Sport

With sport tyres, grip in every situation is what decides — under hard acceleration, under braking, in the dry and in the wet. Kumho PS72 belongs to this group. Stability at higher speeds and precision through corners come on top of that. One thing drivers often underestimate when buying: grip comes from a softer compound, and a softer compound wears faster. Where a standard tyre covers roughly 40,000 km, a sport tyre manages about 20,000 to 30,000 km — and considerably less with a sharper driving style or a heavier, more powerful car.