Tests – · none yet Owners 25 · 9 reviews
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Dunlop SP Sport 2030 vs Hankook Kinergy Eco 2 — 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 9 + 1,598 owner reviews. How we score
Kinergy Eco 2 is ahead, 60–39
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Tests 73 · 2 tests Owners 50 · 1,598 reviews
Best test result: #2 of 15 in 2019 Summer and All Season Tyre Test (noise)
Category by category
Relative Score per category, 0–100. Open “Why this score” for the tests and owner ratings behind it.
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41
Dry
Kinergy Eco 2 +2263Why this score
Source SP Sport 2030 Kinergy Eco 2 Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 2 tests ≈ 51 (est.) 72 Reviews found online 26 50 SP Sport 2030: 60% × 50.7 (est.) + 40% × 26.3 = 41
Kinergy Eco 2: 60% × 71.7 + 40% × 49.5 = 63
No road tests of dry for SP Sport 2030. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.42).
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46
Wet
Kinergy Eco 2 +2066Why this score
Source SP Sport 2030 Kinergy Eco 2 Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 2 tests ≈ 52 (est.) 75 Reviews found online 36 53 SP Sport 2030: 60% × 51.8 (est.) + 40% × 36.2 = 46
Kinergy Eco 2: 60% × 74.7 + 40% × 53.4 = 66
No road tests of wet for SP Sport 2030. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).
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33
Comfort
Kinergy Eco 2 +2053Why this score
Source SP Sport 2030 Kinergy Eco 2 Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 58 (est.) ≈ 64 (est.) Reviews found online 17 45 SP Sport 2030: 40% × 58.1 (est.) + 60% × 16.8 = 33
Kinergy Eco 2: 40% × 63.9 (est.) + 60% × 45.3 = 53
No road tests of comfort for SP Sport 2030. 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 Kinergy Eco 2. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.21).
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Noise
No comparison71Why this score
Source SP Sport 2030 Kinergy Eco 2 Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 2 tests – 75 Reviews found online – ≈ 66 (est.) Kinergy Eco 2: 60% × 74.5 + 40% × 66.3 (est.) = 71
No owner ratings of noise for Kinergy Eco 2. 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.
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35
Treadwear
Kinergy Eco 2 +2055Why this score
Source SP Sport 2030 Kinergy Eco 2 Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 48 (est.) ≈ 60 (est.) Reviews found online 16 48 SP Sport 2030: 60% × 48.4 (est.) + 40% × 15.7 = 35
Kinergy Eco 2: 60% × 59.7 (est.) + 40% × 47.5 = 55
No road tests of treadwear for SP Sport 2030. 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 Kinergy Eco 2. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.36).
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25
Handling (owners)
Kinergy Eco 2 +2449Why this score
Source SP Sport 2030 Kinergy Eco 2 Reviews found online 25 49 -
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Efficiency
No comparison75Why this score
Source SP Sport 2030 Kinergy Eco 2 Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests – 75
Scores at a glance
| Category | Dunlop SP Sport 2030 | Hankook Kinergy Eco 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Relative Score | 39 | 60 |
| Dry | 41 | 63 |
| Wet | 46 | 66 |
| Comfort | 33 | 53 |
| Noise | – | 71 |
| Treadwear | 35 | 55 |
| Handling (owners) | 25 | 49 |
| Efficiency | – | 75 |
Higher is better. The Relative Score follows your weights below; category scores do not change.
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Headline score
39
/ 100
SP Sport 2030
60
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Kinergy Eco 2
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 2030
Pros
- Good dry grip and handling performance
- Acceptable comfort levels on select vehicles compared to prior tires
- Decent performance in light snow and ice conditions due to a softer compound
Cons
- Terrible and very annoying road noise on anything other than completely smooth roads
- Rapid and premature tread wear, with many users needing replacements between 8,000 and 18,000 miles
- Poor wet weather performance and slippery handling on wet surfaces
Tire B Kinergy Eco 2
Pros
- Reliable dry and wet road grip
- Good value for the price point
- Slow and even tread wear / long-lasting durability
Cons
- Notable road noise reported by some users
- Stiff ride quality that can amplify road bumps
- Reduced performance and grip in wet or cold conditions as tread wears down
Specs side by side
| Attribute | A · Dunlop SP Sport 2030 | B · Hankook Kinergy Eco 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Summer | Summer |
| Vehicle type | Passenger Car / Crossover | Passenger Car / Crossover |
| Sizes available | 1 | 48 |
| Rim diameters | 15″ | 13″ – 17″ |
| UTQG | 280 - 360 A - B A - B | 200 - 400 A - B A |
Which one should you actually buy?
39
/ 100
Dunlop SP Sport 2030
60
/ 100
Hankook Kinergy Eco 2
Winner: Hankook Kinergy Eco 2 — better handling, dry and wet. It leads or ties in every category we score. Dunlop SP Sport 2030 rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 9 reviews), so read this result as provisional.
Pick tire B
You enjoy sharp, responsive handling
Hankook Kinergy Eco 2 scores 49 vs 25 on handling.
Pick tire B
You want the most grip on dry roads
Hankook Kinergy Eco 2 scores 63 vs 41 on dry.
Pick tire B
Your priority is wet-weather safety
Hankook Kinergy Eco 2 scores 66 vs 46 on wet.
Pick tire B
You want the most comfortable ride
Hankook Kinergy Eco 2 scores 53 vs 33 on comfort.
Tire A · Dunlop SP Sport 2030
Tire B · Hankook Kinergy Eco 2
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SP Sport 2030 or Kinergy Eco 2?
Which is better in the wet, SP Sport 2030 or Kinergy Eco 2?
Hankook Kinergy Eco 2, 66 vs 46 on our wet score.
Which grips better on dry roads, SP Sport 2030 or Kinergy Eco 2?
Hankook Kinergy Eco 2, 63 vs 41 on our dry score.
Which is more comfortable, SP Sport 2030 or Kinergy Eco 2?
Hankook Kinergy Eco 2, 53 vs 33 on our comfort score.
Which lasts longer, SP Sport 2030 or Kinergy Eco 2?
Hankook Kinergy Eco 2, 55 vs 35 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