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Dunlop SP Sport Maxx ROF looks discontinued: no new owner reviews or road tests in five years and no current EU tyre label.

Head-to-head Updated

Continental ContiSportContact 3 vs Dunlop SP Sport Maxx ROF — Compared

Relative Score (0–100): the weighted average of the categories below, each 60% road tests and 40% owner reviews. Based on 0 + 0 road tests and 16 + 10 owner reviews. How we score

ContiSportContact 3 is ahead, 61–55

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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. 63

    Dry

    ContiSportContact 3 +6
    57
    Why this score
    SourceContiSportContact 3SP Sport Maxx ROF
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 65 (est.)≈ 61 (est.)
    Reviews found online6152

    ContiSportContact 3: 60% × 65 (est.) + 40% × 61 = 63

    SP Sport Maxx ROF: 60% × 61.3 (est.) + 40% × 51.7 = 57

    No road tests of dry for ContiSportContact 3. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.40).

    No road tests of dry for SP Sport Maxx ROF. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.40).

  2. 65

    Wet

    ContiSportContact 3 +5
    60
    Why this score
    SourceContiSportContact 3SP Sport Maxx ROF
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 66 (est.)≈ 62 (est.)
    Reviews found online6356

    ContiSportContact 3: 60% × 65.8 (est.) + 40% × 62.6 = 65

    SP Sport Maxx ROF: 60% × 62.3 (est.) + 40% × 56.4 = 60

    No road tests of wet for ContiSportContact 3. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.56).

    No road tests of wet for SP Sport Maxx ROF. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.56).

  3. 44

    Snow

    No comparison
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    Why this score
    SourceContiSportContact 3SP Sport Maxx ROF
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 56 (est.)–
    Reviews found online27–

    ContiSportContact 3: 60% × 55.8 (est.) + 40% × 27.2 = 44

    No road tests of snow for ContiSportContact 3. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.33).

  4. 61

    Comfort

    ContiSportContact 3 +3
    58
    Why this score
    SourceContiSportContact 3SP Sport Maxx ROF
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 66 (est.)≈ 65 (est.)
    Reviews found online5348

    ContiSportContact 3: 60% × 66.3 (est.) + 40% × 52.6 = 61

    SP Sport Maxx ROF: 60% × 65.5 (est.) + 40% × 48 = 58

    No road tests of comfort for ContiSportContact 3 or SP Sport Maxx ROF. The test half is the tested tires’ average (69): owners’ comfort ratings barely follow the road tests.

  5. 61

    Noise

    No comparison
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    Why this score
    SourceContiSportContact 3SP Sport Maxx ROF
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 67 (est.)–
    Reviews found online51–

    ContiSportContact 3: 60% × 67.3 (est.) + 40% × 50.8 = 61

    No road tests of noise for ContiSportContact 3. The test half is the tested tires’ average (67): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests.

  6. 56

    Treadwear

    ContiSportContact 3 +10
    46
    Why this score
    SourceContiSportContact 3SP Sport Maxx ROF
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 61 (est.)≈ 55 (est.)
    Reviews found online4933

    ContiSportContact 3: 60% × 60.6 (est.) + 40% × 49.4 = 56

    SP Sport Maxx ROF: 60% × 55.5 (est.) + 40% × 32.7 = 46

    No road tests of treadwear for ContiSportContact 3. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.31).

    No road tests of treadwear for SP Sport Maxx ROF. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.31).

  7. 55

    Handling (owners)

    ContiSportContact 3 +8
    47
    Why this score
    SourceContiSportContact 3SP Sport Maxx ROF
    Reviews found online5547
Scores at a glance
CategoryContinental ContiSportContact 3Dunlop SP Sport Maxx ROF
Relative Score 61 55
Dry 63 57
Wet 65 60
Snow 44 –
Comfort 61 58
Noise 61 –
Treadwear 56 46
Handling (owners) 55 47

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

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Headline score

ContiSportContact 3

SP Sport Maxx ROF

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 ContiSportContact 3

Not enough owner reviews yet to extract themes.

Tire B SP Sport Maxx ROF

Pros

  • Good everyday highway stability and handling
  • Low road noise levels
  • Aggressive and appealing aesthetic on large wheel sizes (e.g., 20-inch)

Cons

  • Significantly fast and disappointing tread wear mileage
  • Poor grip and confidence in wet weather conditions
  • High replacement costs typical of run-flat tires
All owner themes in the SP Sport Maxx ROF review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Continental ContiSportContact 3 B · Dunlop SP Sport Maxx ROF
CategorySummer tireSummer
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverPassenger Car / Crossover
Sizes available22—
Rim diameters16″ – 20″—
Tread depth9 - 10/32″—
UTQG280 A - B A—
SidewallBlack Side Wall—
Max pressure50 - 51 psi—

Which one should you actually buy?

Continental ContiSportContact 3

Dunlop SP Sport Maxx ROF

Winner: Continental ContiSportContact 3 — better treadwear, handling and dry. It leads or ties in every category we score. Continental ContiSportContact 3 rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 16 reviews), so read this result as provisional. Dunlop SP Sport Maxx ROF rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 10 reviews), so read this result as provisional.

Pick tire A You want the longest tread life

Continental ContiSportContact 3 scores 56 vs 46 on treadwear.

Pick tire A You enjoy sharp, responsive handling

Continental ContiSportContact 3 scores 55 vs 47 on handling.

Pick tire A You want the most grip on dry roads

Continental ContiSportContact 3 scores 63 vs 57 on dry.

Pick tire A Your priority is wet-weather safety

Continental ContiSportContact 3 scores 65 vs 60 on wet.

Tire A · Continental ContiSportContact 3
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Tire B · Dunlop SP Sport Maxx ROF
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ContiSportContact 3 or SP Sport Maxx ROF?

Which is better in the wet, ContiSportContact 3 or SP Sport Maxx ROF?

Continental ContiSportContact 3, 65 vs 60 on our wet score.

Which grips better on dry roads, ContiSportContact 3 or SP Sport Maxx ROF?

Continental ContiSportContact 3, 63 vs 57 on our dry score.

Which is more comfortable, ContiSportContact 3 or SP Sport Maxx ROF?

Continental ContiSportContact 3, 61 vs 58 on our comfort score.

Which lasts longer, ContiSportContact 3 or SP Sport Maxx ROF?

Continental ContiSportContact 3, 56 vs 46 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