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Dunlop SP Sport 01 AS looks discontinued: no new owner reviews or road tests in five years and no current EU tyre label.

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Dunlop SP Sport 01 AS vs Pirelli Cinturato All Season+ — 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 + 2 road tests and 6 + 8 owner reviews. How we score

Too close to call: SP Sport 01 AS 71, Cinturato All Season+ 70.

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Dunlop SP Sport 01 AS
Tire ADunlop

SP Sport 01 AS

All Season

± 8Provisional

Tests – · none yet Owners 73 · 6 reviews

Pirelli Cinturato All Season+
Tire BPirelli

Cinturato All Season+

All Season

± 8

Tests 64 · 2 tests Owners 76 · 8 reviews

Best test result: #3 of 10 in 2018 Auto Bild All Season Tyre Test (dry handling)

Category by category

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

  1. 72

    Dry

    SP Sport 01 AS +5
    67
    Why this score
    SourceSP Sport 01 ASCinturato All Season+
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 2 tests≈ 71 (est.)62
    Reviews found online7476

    SP Sport 01 AS: 60% × 70.5 (est.) + 40% × 74.1 = 72

    Cinturato All Season+: 60% × 61.7 + 40% × 75.5 = 67

    No road tests of dry for SP Sport 01 AS. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.42).

  2. 73

    Wet

    Cinturato All Season+ +1
    74
    Why this score
    SourceSP Sport 01 ASCinturato All Season+
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 2 tests≈ 73 (est.)71
    Reviews found online7478

    SP Sport 01 AS: 60% × 72.7 (est.) + 40% × 74.3 = 73

    Cinturato All Season+: 60% × 70.8 + 40% × 78.1 = 74

    No road tests of wet for SP Sport 01 AS. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).

  3. 61

    Snow

    Cinturato All Season+ +9
    70
    Why this score
    SourceSP Sport 01 ASCinturato All Season+
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests≈ 65 (est.)71
    Reviews found online5470

    SP Sport 01 AS: 60% × 65.3 (est.) + 40% × 54.2 = 61

    Cinturato All Season+: 60% × 70.9 + 40% × 69.7 = 70

    No road tests of snow for SP Sport 01 AS. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.32).

  4. 73

    Comfort

    Cinturato All Season+ +1
    74
    Why this score
    SourceSP Sport 01 ASCinturato All Season+
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 70 (est.)≈ 70 (est.)
    Reviews found online7576

    SP Sport 01 AS: 40% × 70.1 (est.) + 60% × 75.1 = 73

    Cinturato All Season+: 40% × 70.3 (est.) + 60% × 76 = 74

    No road tests of comfort for SP Sport 01 AS. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.21).

    No road tests of comfort for Cinturato All Season+. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.21).

  5. –

    Noise

    No comparison
    69
    Why this score
    SourceSP Sport 01 ASCinturato All Season+
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests–71
    Reviews found online–≈ 66 (est.)

    Cinturato All Season+: 60% × 71.3 + 40% × 66.3 (est.) = 69

    No owner ratings of noise for Cinturato All Season+. 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.

  6. 74

    Treadwear

    SP Sport 01 AS +10
    64
    Why this score
    SourceSP Sport 01 ASCinturato All Season+
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests≈ 71 (est.)55
    Reviews found online7977

    SP Sport 01 AS: 60% × 70.9 (est.) + 40% × 78.6 = 74

    Cinturato All Season+: 60% × 55.4 + 40% × 76.5 = 64

    No road tests of treadwear for SP Sport 01 AS. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.36).

  7. 77

    Handling (owners)

    SP Sport 01 AS +2
    75
    Why this score
    SourceSP Sport 01 ASCinturato All Season+
    Reviews found online7775
  8. –

    Efficiency

    No comparison
    61
    Why this score
    SourceSP Sport 01 ASCinturato All Season+
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests–61
Scores at a glance
CategoryDunlop SP Sport 01 ASPirelli Cinturato All Season+
Relative Score 71 70
Dry 72 67
Wet 73 74
Snow 61 70
Comfort 73 74
Noise – 69
Treadwear 74 64
Handling (owners) 77 75
Efficiency – 61

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

Weight the categories that matter to you

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

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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

SP Sport 01 AS

± 8

Cinturato All Season+

Only categories both tires have data for count toward the headline score.

The professional test results behind the scores

Per discipline: the average % of the best tire over every test both tires were in, and how many of those tests each one won. “Different tests” rows compare results from separate tests.

DisciplineCategorySP Sport 01 ASCinturato All Season+ΔHead-to-head
Also published by the testers (not in the score)
Overall Ranking Overall #5/10 2014 All Season Tyre Test #16/31 2019 All Season Tyre Performance Overview – Different tests

Pros, cons & observations

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

Tire A SP Sport 01 AS

Pros

  • Exceptionally quiet, smooth, and comfortable ride quality
  • Surprising and reliable traction and handling in deep snow
  • Good overall braking and grip performance compared to previous tires

Cons

  • Reports of weak sidewalls leading to premature damage
  • High cost relative to longevity when durability issues arise
All owner themes in the SP Sport 01 AS review

Tire B Cinturato All Season+

Pros

  • Excellent wet weather grip and performance
  • Low noise levels and high comfort, maintaining flexibility in cold temperatures
  • Predictable handling and reliable braking in rain, hail, and snow

Cons

  • Performance diminishes in warm weather with more vigorous driving
  • ABS can engage a bit early during dry braking
  • Wet braking, while predictable, is not class-leading
All owner themes in the Cinturato All Season+ review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Dunlop SP Sport 01 AS B · Pirelli Cinturato All Season+
CategoryAll SeasonAll Season
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverPassenger Car / Crossover
UTQG220 A B—

Which one should you actually buy?

Dunlop SP Sport 01 AS

Pirelli Cinturato All Season+

Too close to call: Dunlop SP Sport 01 AS and Pirelli Cinturato All Season+ are within 2 points overall. Dunlop SP Sport 01 AS is stronger on treadwear and dry. Pirelli Cinturato All Season+ is stronger on snow. Dunlop SP Sport 01 AS rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 6 reviews), so read this result as provisional.

Pick tire A You want the longest tread life

Dunlop SP Sport 01 AS scores 74 vs 64 on treadwear.

Pick tire B You drive through snowy winters

Pirelli Cinturato All Season+ scores 70 vs 61 on snow.

Pick tire A You want the most grip on dry roads

Dunlop SP Sport 01 AS scores 72 vs 67 on dry.

Tire A · Dunlop SP Sport 01 AS
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Tire B · Pirelli Cinturato All Season+
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SP Sport 01 AS or Cinturato All Season+?

Which is better in the wet, SP Sport 01 AS or Cinturato All Season+?

Neither, by our numbers: 73 vs 74 on the wet score, within 3 points.

Which grips better on dry roads, SP Sport 01 AS or Cinturato All Season+?

Dunlop SP Sport 01 AS, 72 vs 67 on our dry score.

Which is better in snow, SP Sport 01 AS or Cinturato All Season+?

Pirelli Cinturato All Season+, 70 vs 61 on our snow score.

Which is more comfortable, SP Sport 01 AS or Cinturato All Season+?

Neither, by our numbers: 73 vs 74 on the comfort score, within 3 points.

Which lasts longer, SP Sport 01 AS or Cinturato All Season+?

Dunlop SP Sport 01 AS, 74 vs 64 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