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

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Dunlop Signature II vs Firestone WeatherGrip — 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 + 1 road tests and 10 + 24 owner reviews. How we score

WeatherGrip is ahead, 66–49

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Dunlop Signature II
Tire ADunlop

Signature II

All-Season tire

± 8Provisional

Tests – · none yet Owners 39 · 10 reviews

Category by category

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

  1. 47

    Dry

    WeatherGrip +18
    65
    Why this score
    SourceSignature IIWeatherGrip
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 55 (est.)≈ 66 (est.)
    Reviews found online3663

    Signature II: 60% × 54.7 (est.) + 40% × 36 = 47

    WeatherGrip: 60% × 65.8 (est.) + 40% × 62.8 = 65

    No road tests of dry for Signature II. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.42).

    No road tests of dry for WeatherGrip. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.42).

  2. 49

    Wet

    WeatherGrip +21
    70
    Why this score
    SourceSignature IIWeatherGrip
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 54 (est.)≈ 70 (est.)
    Reviews found online4170

    Signature II: 60% × 54.3 (est.) + 40% × 40.7 = 49

    WeatherGrip: 60% × 70.2 (est.) + 40% × 69.7 = 70

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

  3. 53

    Snow

    WeatherGrip +21
    74
    Why this score
    SourceSignature IIWeatherGrip
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 61 (est.)≈ 73 (est.)
    Reviews found online4177

    Signature II: 60% × 61.1 (est.) + 40% × 40.7 = 53

    WeatherGrip: 60% × 72.5 (est.) + 40% × 76.7 = 74

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

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

  4. 45

    Comfort

    WeatherGrip +19
    64
    Why this score
    SourceSignature IIWeatherGrip
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 62 (est.)≈ 67 (est.)
    Reviews found online3462

    Signature II: 40% × 61.8 (est.) + 60% × 34.4 = 45

    WeatherGrip: 40% × 67.3 (est.) + 60% × 61.6 = 64

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

  5. 55

    Noise

    WeatherGrip +12
    67
    Why this score
    SourceSignature IIWeatherGrip
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 66 (est.)≈ 66 (est.)
    Reviews found online3869

    Signature II: 60% × 66.3 (est.) + 40% × 37.5 = 55

    WeatherGrip: 60% × 66.3 (est.) + 40% × 68.7 = 67

    No road tests of noise for Signature II or WeatherGrip. The test half is the tested tires’ average (66): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests.

  6. 50

    Treadwear

    WeatherGrip +5
    55
    Why this score
    SourceSignature IIWeatherGrip
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests≈ 57 (est.)56
    Reviews found online4054

    Signature II: 60% × 57 (est.) + 40% × 40 = 50

    WeatherGrip: 60% × 56 + 40% × 53.9 = 55

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

  7. –

    Handling (owners)

    No comparison
    61
    Why this score
    SourceSignature IIWeatherGrip
    Reviews found online–61
Scores at a glance
CategoryDunlop Signature IIFirestone WeatherGrip
Relative Score 49 66
Dry 47 65
Wet 49 70
Snow 53 74
Comfort 45 64
Noise 55 67
Treadwear 50 55
Handling (owners) – 61

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

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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
± 8

Signature II

± 8

WeatherGrip

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 Signature II

Not enough owner reviews yet to extract themes.

Tire B WeatherGrip

Pros

  • Outstanding snow and winter weather traction
  • Confident wet weather and rain grip
  • Smooth and comfortable ride quality

Cons

  • Faster tread wear due to the softer rubber compound
  • Noticeable drop in fuel economy (MPG)
  • Subpar dry pavement performance compared to dedicated summer or standard all-season tires
All owner themes in the WeatherGrip review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Dunlop Signature II B · Firestone WeatherGrip
CategoryAll-Season tireAll Weather
Vehicle type—Passenger Car / Crossover
Sizes available149
Rim diameters17″15″ – 19″
Tread depth10/32″10/32″
UTQG620 A B640 A A
Treadwear warranty65,000 mi65,000 mi
SidewallBlackwallBlackwall
Max pressure51 psi44 psi

Which one should you actually buy?

Dunlop Signature II

Firestone WeatherGrip

Winner: Firestone WeatherGrip — better wet, snow and comfort. It leads or ties in every category we score. Dunlop Signature II rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 10 reviews), so read this result as provisional.

Pick tire B Your priority is wet-weather safety

Firestone WeatherGrip scores 70 vs 49 on wet.

Pick tire B You drive through snowy winters

Firestone WeatherGrip scores 74 vs 53 on snow.

Pick tire B You want the most comfortable ride

Firestone WeatherGrip scores 64 vs 45 on comfort.

Pick tire B You want the most grip on dry roads

Firestone WeatherGrip scores 65 vs 47 on dry.

Tire A · Dunlop Signature II
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Tire B · Firestone WeatherGrip
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Signature II or WeatherGrip?

Which is better in the wet, Signature II or WeatherGrip?

Firestone WeatherGrip, 70 vs 49 on our wet score.

Which grips better on dry roads, Signature II or WeatherGrip?

Firestone WeatherGrip, 65 vs 47 on our dry score.

Which is better in snow, Signature II or WeatherGrip?

Firestone WeatherGrip, 74 vs 53 on our snow score.

Which is quieter, Signature II or WeatherGrip?

Firestone WeatherGrip, 67 vs 55 on our noise score.

Which is more comfortable, Signature II or WeatherGrip?

Firestone WeatherGrip, 64 vs 45 on our comfort score.

Which lasts longer, Signature II or WeatherGrip?

Firestone WeatherGrip, 55 vs 50 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