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Bridgestone Turanza T005 RFT vs Dunlop SP Sport Maxx 050 DSST CTT — Compared

Relative Score (0–100): the weighted average of the categories below, each 60% road tests and 40% owner reviews (comfort 40/60). Based on 0 + 0 road tests and 13 + 10 owner reviews. How we score

Turanza T005 RFT is ahead, 58–30

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Category by category

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

  1. 60

    Dry

    Turanza T005 RFT +30
    30
    Why this score
    SourceTuranza T005 RFTSP Sport Maxx 050 DSST CTT
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 63 (est.)≈ 44 (est.)
    Reviews found online5510

    Turanza T005 RFT: 60% × 62.8 (est.) + 40% × 55.4 = 60

    SP Sport Maxx 050 DSST CTT: 60% × 44.1 (est.) + 40% × 10 = 30

    No road tests of dry for Turanza T005 RFT. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.41).

    No road tests of dry for SP Sport Maxx 050 DSST CTT. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.41).

  2. 63

    Wet

    Turanza T005 RFT +33
    30
    Why this score
    SourceTuranza T005 RFTSP Sport Maxx 050 DSST CTT
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 65 (est.)≈ 40 (est.)
    Reviews found online6115

    Turanza T005 RFT: 60% × 65.2 (est.) + 40% × 60.6 = 63

    SP Sport Maxx 050 DSST CTT: 60% × 40.4 (est.) + 40% × 15.2 = 30

    No road tests of wet for Turanza T005 RFT. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).

    No road tests of wet for SP Sport Maxx 050 DSST CTT. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).

  3. 52

    Comfort

    Turanza T005 RFT +23
    29
    Why this score
    SourceTuranza T005 RFTSP Sport Maxx 050 DSST CTT
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 64 (est.)≈ 57 (est.)
    Reviews found online4510

    Turanza T005 RFT: 40% × 63.8 (est.) + 60% × 44.7 = 52

    SP Sport Maxx 050 DSST CTT: 40% × 56.9 (est.) + 60% × 10 = 29

    No road tests of comfort for Turanza T005 RFT. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.20).

    No road tests of comfort for SP Sport Maxx 050 DSST CTT. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.20).

  4. 50

    Treadwear

    Turanza T005 RFT +18
    32
    Why this score
    SourceTuranza T005 RFTSP Sport Maxx 050 DSST CTT
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 57 (est.)≈ 47 (est.)
    Reviews found online3911

    Turanza T005 RFT: 60% × 56.7 (est.) + 40% × 39.4 = 50

    SP Sport Maxx 050 DSST CTT: 60% × 46.6 (est.) + 40% × 11.3 = 32

    No road tests of treadwear for Turanza T005 RFT. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.36).

    No road tests of treadwear for SP Sport Maxx 050 DSST CTT. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.36).

  5. 55

    Handling (owners)

    No comparison
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    Why this score
    SourceTuranza T005 RFTSP Sport Maxx 050 DSST CTT
    Reviews found online55–
Scores at a glance
CategoryBridgestone Turanza T005 RFTDunlop SP Sport Maxx 050 DSST CTT
Relative Score 58 30
Dry 60 30
Wet 63 30
Comfort 52 29
Treadwear 50 32
Handling (owners) 55 –

Higher is better. The Relative Score follows your weights below; category scores do not change.

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Turanza T005 RFT

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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 Turanza T005 RFT

Pros

  • Commendable initial ride comfort for a run-flat tire
  • Responsive and direct steering feedback
  • Strong dry and wet braking performance

Cons

  • Rapid and premature tread wear
  • Significant increase in road noise as the tire wears
  • Susceptibility to structural damage and bulges from road impacts
All owner themes in the Turanza T005 RFT review

Tire B SP Sport Maxx 050 DSST CTT

Not enough owner reviews yet to extract themes.

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Bridgestone Turanza T005 RFT B · Dunlop SP Sport Maxx 050 DSST CTT
CategorySummerSummer tire
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverPassenger Car / Crossover
UTQG—260 - 280 A - B A

Which one should you actually buy?

Bridgestone Turanza T005 RFT

Dunlop SP Sport Maxx 050 DSST CTT

Winner: Bridgestone Turanza T005 RFT — better wet, dry and comfort. It leads or ties in every category we score. Bridgestone Turanza T005 RFT rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 13 reviews), so read this result as provisional. Dunlop SP Sport Maxx 050 DSST CTT rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 10 reviews), so read this result as provisional.

Pick tire A Your priority is wet-weather safety

Bridgestone Turanza T005 RFT scores 63 vs 30 on wet.

Pick tire A You want the most grip on dry roads

Bridgestone Turanza T005 RFT scores 60 vs 30 on dry.

Pick tire A You want the most comfortable ride

Bridgestone Turanza T005 RFT scores 52 vs 29 on comfort.

Pick tire A You want the longest tread life

Bridgestone Turanza T005 RFT scores 50 vs 32 on treadwear.

Tire A · Bridgestone Turanza T005 RFT
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Turanza T005 RFT or SP Sport Maxx 050 DSST CTT?

Which is better in the wet, Turanza T005 RFT or SP Sport Maxx 050 DSST CTT?

Bridgestone Turanza T005 RFT, 63 vs 30 on our wet score.

Which grips better on dry roads, Turanza T005 RFT or SP Sport Maxx 050 DSST CTT?

Bridgestone Turanza T005 RFT, 60 vs 30 on our dry score.

Which is more comfortable, Turanza T005 RFT or SP Sport Maxx 050 DSST CTT?

Bridgestone Turanza T005 RFT, 52 vs 29 on our comfort score.

Which lasts longer, Turanza T005 RFT or SP Sport Maxx 050 DSST CTT?

Bridgestone Turanza T005 RFT, 50 vs 32 on our treadwear score.

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.

Handling is the exception: road tests measure it inside the dry and wet scores, so its own row comes from owner ratings only and starts as less important.

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