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Dunlop Blue Response TG vs Dunlop SP Sport Maxx 050 — 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 1 + 0 road tests and 6 + 31 owner reviews. How we score

Blue Response TG is ahead, 69–56

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Dunlop Blue Response TG
Tire ADunlop

Blue Response TG

Summer

± 7Provisional

Tests 80 · 1 test Owners 60 · 6 reviews

Best test result: #1 of 8 in 2026 Summer ECO Tyre Test (dry braking)

Category by category

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

  1. 72

    Dry

    Blue Response TG +15
    57
    Why this score
    SourceBlue Response TGSP Sport Maxx 050
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / – tests79≈ 61 (est.)
    Reviews found online6052

    Blue Response TG: 60% × 79.4 + 40% × 60 = 72

    SP Sport Maxx 050: 60% × 61.2 (est.) + 40% × 51.5 = 57

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

  2. 74

    Wet

    Blue Response TG +20
    54
    Why this score
    SourceBlue Response TGSP Sport Maxx 050
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / – tests82≈ 58 (est.)
    Reviews found online6347

    Blue Response TG: 60% × 81.7 + 40% × 63 = 74

    SP Sport Maxx 050: 60% × 57.9 (est.) + 40% × 47.2 = 54

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

  3. –

    Snow

    No comparison
    61
    Why this score
    SourceBlue Response TGSP Sport Maxx 050
    Professional tests (TWG score)–≈ 66 (est.)
    Reviews found online–55

    SP Sport Maxx 050: 60% × 65.5 (est.) + 40% × 54.9 = 61

    No road tests of snow for SP Sport Maxx 050. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.32).

  4. 60

    Comfort

    Blue Response TG +8
    52
    Why this score
    SourceBlue Response TGSP Sport Maxx 050
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 66 (est.)≈ 64 (est.)
    Reviews found online5545

    Blue Response TG: 40% × 66 (est.) + 60% × 55.3 = 60

    SP Sport Maxx 050: 40% × 63.9 (est.) + 60% × 44.6 = 52

    No road tests of comfort for Blue Response TG or SP Sport Maxx 050. The test half is the tested tires’ average (69): owners’ comfort ratings barely follow the road tests.

  5. 70

    Noise

    Blue Response TG +7
    63
    Why this score
    SourceBlue Response TGSP Sport Maxx 050
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / – tests72≈ 66 (est.)
    Reviews found online≈ 66 (est.)57

    Blue Response TG: 60% × 72 + 40% × 66.4 (est.) = 70

    SP Sport Maxx 050: 60% × 66.4 (est.) + 40% × 56.7 = 63

    No owner ratings of noise for Blue Response TG. The owner half is the owners’ average (66): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests, so the tests say nothing about how owners would rate it.

    No road tests of noise for SP Sport Maxx 050. The test half is the tested tires’ average (66): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests.

  6. 62

    Treadwear

    Blue Response TG +5
    57
    Why this score
    SourceBlue Response TGSP Sport Maxx 050
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 64 (est.)≈ 61 (est.)
    Reviews found online5951

    Blue Response TG: 60% × 63.7 (est.) + 40% × 58.6 = 62

    SP Sport Maxx 050: 60% × 60.8 (est.) + 40% × 50.7 = 57

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

  7. 57

    Handling (owners)

    Blue Response TG +2
    55
    Why this score
    SourceBlue Response TGSP Sport Maxx 050
    Reviews found online5755
  8. 54

    Efficiency

    No comparison
    –
    Why this score
    SourceBlue Response TGSP Sport Maxx 050
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / – tests54–
Scores at a glance
CategoryDunlop Blue Response TGDunlop SP Sport Maxx 050
Relative Score 69 56
Dry 72 57
Wet 74 54
Snow – 61
Comfort 60 52
Noise 70 63
Treadwear 62 57
Handling (owners) 57 55
Efficiency 54 –

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

Weight the categories that matter to you

Wet grip starts at “Important”. Treadwear starts at “Neutral” here: road tests measured it for at most one of the two tires, so it rests on owner reviews. Move the sliders and the scores update instantly.

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Only one of the two tires has a score here, so this weight changes nothing in the head-to-head.

Less important
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Neutral
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Only one of the two tires has a score here, so this weight changes nothing in the head-to-head.

Recomputed
Headline score
± 7

Blue Response TG

± 8

SP Sport Maxx 050

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 Blue Response TG

Not enough owner reviews yet to extract themes.

Tire B SP Sport Maxx 050

Pros

  • Reliable and responsive dry road handling
  • Good steering feedback and high-speed stability
  • Attractive pricing relative to competitors

Cons

  • Subpar and confidence-lacking wet weather traction
  • High levels of road noise on the motorway
  • Fast tread wear and short lifespan
All owner themes in the SP Sport Maxx 050 review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Dunlop Blue Response TG B · Dunlop SP Sport Maxx 050
CategorySummerSummer
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverPassenger Car / Crossover
Sizes available—23
Rim diameters—17″ – 21″
Tread depth—7/32″
UTQG280 - 400 A - B A280 A A
Sidewall—Blackwall
Max pressure—51 psi

Which one should you actually buy?

Dunlop Blue Response TG

Dunlop SP Sport Maxx 050

Winner: Dunlop Blue Response TG — better wet, dry and comfort. It leads or ties in every category we score. Dunlop Blue Response TG rests on little evidence so far (1 test, 6 reviews), so read this result as provisional.

Pick tire A Your priority is wet-weather safety

Dunlop Blue Response TG scores 74 vs 54 on wet.

Pick tire A You want the most grip on dry roads

Dunlop Blue Response TG scores 72 vs 57 on dry.

Pick tire A You want the most comfortable ride

Dunlop Blue Response TG scores 60 vs 52 on comfort.

Pick tire A You want a quieter cabin

Dunlop Blue Response TG scores 70 vs 63 on noise.

Tire A · Dunlop Blue Response TG
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Tire B · Dunlop SP Sport Maxx 050
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Blue Response TG or SP Sport Maxx 050?

Which is better in the wet, Blue Response TG or SP Sport Maxx 050?

Dunlop Blue Response TG, 74 vs 54 on our wet score.

Which grips better on dry roads, Blue Response TG or SP Sport Maxx 050?

Dunlop Blue Response TG, 72 vs 57 on our dry score.

Which is quieter, Blue Response TG or SP Sport Maxx 050?

Dunlop Blue Response TG, 70 vs 63 on our noise score.

Which is more comfortable, Blue Response TG or SP Sport Maxx 050?

Dunlop Blue Response TG, 60 vs 52 on our comfort score.

Which lasts longer, Blue Response TG or SP Sport Maxx 050?

Dunlop Blue Response TG, 62 vs 57 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