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Bridgestone Potenza RE040 vs Dunlop SP Sport 200 — Compared

Relative Score (0–100): 60% professional tests, 40% owner reviews.

SP Sport 200 is ahead, 64–55

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Tire BDunlop

SP Sport 200

Summer Premium Touring tires

Tests – · none yet Owners 62 · 3 reviews

Category by category

Relative Score per category, 0–100. Open “Why this score” for the tests and owner ratings behind it.

  1. 58

    Dry

    SP Sport 200 +6
    64
    Why this score
    SourcePotenza RE040SP Sport 200
    Reviews found online5262
  2. 54

    Wet

    SP Sport 200 +7
    61
    Why this score
    SourcePotenza RE040SP Sport 200
    Reviews found online4858
  3. 50

    Snow

    No comparison
    –
    Why this score
    SourcePotenza RE040SP Sport 200
    Reviews found online37–
  4. 56

    Comfort

    SP Sport 200 +11
    67
    Why this score
    SourcePotenza RE040SP Sport 200
    Reviews found online4265
  5. 56

    Noise

    No comparison
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    Why this score
    SourcePotenza RE040SP Sport 200
    Reviews found online41–
  6. 55

    Treadwear

    SP Sport 200 +12
    67
    Why this score
    SourcePotenza RE040SP Sport 200
    Reviews found online4768
  7. 53

    Handling

    SP Sport 200 +7
    60
    Why this score
    SourcePotenza RE040SP Sport 200
    Reviews found online5360
Scores at a glance
CategoryBridgestone Potenza RE040Dunlop SP Sport 200
Relative Score 55 64
Dry 58 64
Wet 54 61
Snow 50 –
Comfort 56 67
Noise 56 –
Treadwear 55 67
Handling 53 60

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Headline score

Potenza RE040

SP Sport 200

Only categories both tires have data for count toward the headline score.

Pros, cons & observations

Themes extracted from owner reviews found online — not the opinion of TireWheelGuide.

Tire A Potenza RE040

Pros

  • Excellent dry weather grip and handling
  • High level of steering feedback and directness
  • Progressive and predictable breakaway characteristics

Cons

  • Excessive and intrusive road noise
  • Poor performance and lack of confidence in wet or cold conditions
  • Harsh ride quality due to stiff construction
All owner themes in the Potenza RE040 review

Tire B SP Sport 200

Not enough owner reviews yet to extract themes.

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Bridgestone Potenza RE040 B · Dunlop SP Sport 200
CategorySummerSummer Premium Touring tires
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverPassenger Car / Crossover
Sizes available3—
Rim diameters16″ – 18″—
Tread depth10/32″—
UTQG140 A A—
SidewallBlackwall—

Which one should you actually buy?

Bridgestone Potenza RE040

Dunlop SP Sport 200

Winner: Dunlop SP Sport 200 — better treadwear, comfort and wet. It leads or ties in every category we score.

Pick tire B You want the longest tread life

Dunlop SP Sport 200 scores 67 vs 55 on treadwear.

Pick tire B You want the most comfortable ride

Dunlop SP Sport 200 scores 67 vs 56 on comfort.

Pick tire B Your priority is wet-weather safety

Dunlop SP Sport 200 scores 61 vs 54 on wet.

Pick tire B You enjoy sharp, responsive handling

Dunlop SP Sport 200 scores 60 vs 53 on handling.

Tire A · Bridgestone Potenza RE040
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Tire B · Dunlop SP Sport 200
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How do we compare tires?

Every category score blends two independent signals. 60% comes from professional tire tests (braking distances, lap times, noise measurements), each result compared with every other tire in the same test and newer tests counting more. 40% comes from owner reviews found online, adjusted for how generously each site rates. Both use one scale: the average tested tire gets 70, the best 100. When a tire has only one of the two, the missing half is estimated from the other and the score stays closer to average; with no road test and fewer than five owner reviews it gets no score yet.

Community buzz from Reddit and forums is shown for context only — it never changes the score.

64

Leads

SP Sport 200

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