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Dunlop SP Sport 2050 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 vs Dunlop SP Sport 2050 — 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 897 + 4 owner reviews. How we score

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Dunlop SP Sport 01
Tire ADunlop

SP Sport 01

Summer

± 8

Tests – · none yet Owners 49 · 897 reviews

Dunlop SP Sport 2050
Tire BDunlop

SP Sport 2050

Summer Premium Touring tires

Tests – · none yet Owners – · 4 reviews (needs 5)

Category by category

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

  1. 57

    Dry

    No comparison
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    Why this score
    SourceSP Sport 01SP Sport 2050
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 61 (est.)–
    Reviews found online51–

    SP Sport 01: 60% × 61 (est.) + 40% × 51.1 = 57

    No road tests of dry for SP Sport 01. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.41).

  2. 55

    Wet

    No comparison
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    Why this score
    SourceSP Sport 01SP Sport 2050
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 59 (est.)–
    Reviews found online50–

    SP Sport 01: 60% × 59.3 (est.) + 40% × 49.8 = 55

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

  3. 49

    Snow

    No comparison
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    Why this score
    SourceSP Sport 01SP Sport 2050
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 59 (est.)–
    Reviews found online35–

    SP Sport 01: 60% × 59.1 (est.) + 40% × 34.5 = 49

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

  4. 54

    Comfort

    No comparison
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    Why this score
    SourceSP Sport 01SP Sport 2050
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 64 (est.)–
    Reviews found online47–

    SP Sport 01: 40% × 64.2 (est.) + 60% × 46.6 = 54

    No road tests of comfort for SP Sport 01. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.20).

  5. 61

    Noise

    No comparison
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    Why this score
    SourceSP Sport 01SP Sport 2050
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 66 (est.)–
    Reviews found online52–

    SP Sport 01: 60% × 66.4 (est.) + 40% × 52.4 = 61

    No road tests of noise for SP Sport 01. The test half is the tested tires’ average (66): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests.

  6. 57

    Treadwear

    No comparison
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    Why this score
    SourceSP Sport 01SP Sport 2050
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 61 (est.)–
    Reviews found online51–

    SP Sport 01: 60% × 60.9 (est.) + 40% × 50.9 = 57

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

  7. 53

    Handling (owners)

    No comparison
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    Why this score
    SourceSP Sport 01SP Sport 2050
    Reviews found online53–
Scores at a glance
CategoryDunlop SP Sport 01Dunlop SP Sport 2050
Relative Score 55 –
Dry 57 –
Wet 55 –
Snow 49 –
Comfort 54 –
Noise 61 –
Treadwear 57 –
Handling (owners) 53 –

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

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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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SP Sport 01

SP Sport 2050

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 SP Sport 01

Pros

  • Precise steering response and sharp turn-in
  • Good dry grip and cornering stability
  • Comfortable and relatively quiet ride when new

Cons

  • Noticeable increase in road noise and droning as the tire wears
  • Deteriorating wet weather traction and reduced grip once tread wears below 4mm
  • Rapid or uneven tread wear reported by some heavier vehicle owners
All owner themes in the SP Sport 01 review

Tire B SP Sport 2050

Pros

  • Adequate dry road grip and handling response
  • Satisfactory performance in dry and wet conditions for certain drivers
  • Reasonable noise levels on smooth road surfaces

Cons

  • Poor wet weather grip and handling
  • Fast treadwear with low mileage limits (some wearing out within 9,000 to 18,000 miles)
  • Noticeable road noise on damaged or rough road surfaces
All owner themes in the SP Sport 2050 review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Dunlop SP Sport 01 B · Dunlop SP Sport 2050
CategorySummerSummer Premium Touring tires
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverPassenger Car / Crossover
UTQG280 A A240 - 360 A A
SidewallBlackwall—

Which one should you actually buy?

Dunlop SP Sport 01

Dunlop SP Sport 2050

Only Dunlop SP Sport 01 has enough test and review data for a Relative Score, so there is no head-to-head winner yet.

Tire A · Dunlop SP Sport 01
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Tire B · Dunlop SP Sport 2050
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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