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Dunlop Direzza DZ101 looks discontinued: no new owner reviews or road tests in five years and no current EU tyre label.

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Dunlop Direzza DZ101 vs Dunlop SP Touring R1 — 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 8 + 22 owner reviews. How we score

SP Touring R1 leads, 70–66 Narrow edge

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Dunlop Direzza DZ101
Tire ADunlop

Direzza DZ101

Summer

± 8Provisional

Tests – · none yet Owners 64 · 8 reviews

Category by category

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

  1. 68

    Dry

    SP Touring R1 +1
    69
    Why this score
    SourceDirezza DZ101SP Touring R1
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 68 (est.)≈ 69 (est.)
    Reviews found online6870

    Direzza DZ101: 60% × 67.9 (est.) + 40% × 67.9 = 68

    SP Touring R1: 60% × 68.7 (est.) + 40% × 69.8 = 69

    No road tests of dry for Direzza DZ101. 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 Touring R1. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.41).

  2. 67

    Wet

    SP Touring R1 +4
    71
    Why this score
    SourceDirezza DZ101SP Touring R1
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 68 (est.)≈ 71 (est.)
    Reviews found online6571

    Direzza DZ101: 60% × 67.7 (est.) + 40% × 65.2 = 67

    SP Touring R1: 60% × 70.6 (est.) + 40% × 70.6 = 71

    No road tests of wet for Direzza DZ101. 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 Touring R1. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).

  3. 65

    Comfort

    SP Touring R1 +2
    67
    Why this score
    SourceDirezza DZ101SP Touring R1
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 68 (est.)≈ 68 (est.)
    Reviews found online6366

    Direzza DZ101: 40% × 67.6 (est.) + 60% × 63.4 = 65

    SP Touring R1: 40% × 68.1 (est.) + 60% × 65.8 = 67

    No road tests of comfort for Direzza DZ101. 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 Touring R1. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.20).

  4. 61

    Treadwear

    SP Touring R1 +8
    69
    Why this score
    SourceDirezza DZ101SP Touring R1
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 63 (est.)≈ 68 (est.)
    Reviews found online5871

    Direzza DZ101: 60% × 63.3 (est.) + 40% × 57.6 = 61

    SP Touring R1: 60% × 68.1 (est.) + 40% × 71 = 69

    No road tests of treadwear for Direzza DZ101. 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 Touring R1. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.36).

  5. 68

    Handling (owners)

    SP Touring R1 +4
    72
    Why this score
    SourceDirezza DZ101SP Touring R1
    Reviews found online6872
Scores at a glance
CategoryDunlop Direzza DZ101Dunlop SP Touring R1
Relative Score 66 70
Dry 68 69
Wet 67 71
Comfort 65 67
Treadwear 61 69
Handling (owners) 68 72

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Direzza DZ101

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SP Touring R1

Pros, cons & observations

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

Tire A Direzza DZ101

Pros

  • Highly competitive price point
  • Aggressive and attractive tread design
  • Surprising levels of ride comfort and low noise

Cons

  • Short tread life and rapid wear
  • Inconsistent performance and grip quality between different sets
  • Uninspiring wet weather traction for aggressive driving
All owner themes in the Direzza DZ101 review

Tire B SP Touring R1

Pros

  • High tread longevity and durability
  • Excellent value for money
  • Comfortable and quiet ride quality

Cons

  • Inconsistent wet-weather performance
  • Reports of sidewall vulnerability
  • Occasional road noise feedback
All owner themes in the SP Touring R1 review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Dunlop Direzza DZ101 B · Dunlop SP Touring R1
CategorySummerSummer
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverPassenger Car / Crossover
UTQG300 A A400 B B

Which one should you actually buy?

Dunlop Direzza DZ101

Dunlop SP Touring R1

Narrow edge: Dunlop SP Touring R1 — better treadwear and wet. It leads or ties in every category we score. Dunlop Direzza DZ101 rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 8 reviews), so read this result as provisional.

Pick tire B You want the longest tread life

Dunlop SP Touring R1 scores 69 vs 61 on treadwear.

Pick tire B Your priority is wet-weather safety

Dunlop SP Touring R1 scores 71 vs 67 on wet.

Tire A · Dunlop Direzza DZ101
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Tire B · Dunlop SP Touring R1
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Direzza DZ101 or SP Touring R1?

Which is better in the wet, Direzza DZ101 or SP Touring R1?

Dunlop SP Touring R1, 71 vs 67 on our wet score.

Which grips better on dry roads, Direzza DZ101 or SP Touring R1?

Neither, by our numbers: 68 vs 69 on the dry score, within 3 points.

Which is more comfortable, Direzza DZ101 or SP Touring R1?

Neither, by our numbers: 65 vs 67 on the comfort score, within 3 points.

Which lasts longer, Direzza DZ101 or SP Touring R1?

Dunlop SP Touring R1, 69 vs 61 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