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Dunlop SP Sport 270 vs Kumho Crugen HP91 — Compared

Relative Score (0–100): the weighted average of the categories below, each 60% road tests and 40% owner reviews. Based on 0 + 2 road tests and 11 + 839 owner reviews. How we score

Crugen HP91 is ahead, 70–38

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Dunlop SP Sport 270
Tire ADunlop

SP Sport 270

Summer

Provisional

Tests – · none yet Owners 23 · 11 reviews

Kumho Crugen HP91
Tire BKumho

Crugen HP91

Summer

Tests 68 · 2 tests Owners 72 · 839 reviews

Best test result: #3 of 8 in 2018 All Road 265/60 R18 4x4 Tyre Test (noise)

Category by category

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

  1. 43

    Dry

    Crugen HP91 +26
    69
    Why this score
    SourceSP Sport 270Crugen HP91
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 2 tests≈ 52 (est.)64
    Reviews found online3077

    SP Sport 270: 60% × 52.3 (est.) + 40% × 29.5 = 43

    Crugen HP91: 60% × 63.8 + 40% × 76.7 = 69

    No road tests of dry for SP Sport 270. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.40).

  2. 33

    Wet

    Crugen HP91 +40
    73
    Why this score
    SourceSP Sport 270Crugen HP91
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 2 tests≈ 42 (est.)70
    Reviews found online2078

    SP Sport 270: 60% × 41.8 (est.) + 40% × 19.9 = 33

    Crugen HP91: 60% × 69.8 + 40% × 77.8 = 73

    No road tests of wet for SP Sport 270. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.56).

  3. 49

    Comfort

    Crugen HP91 +21
    70
    Why this score
    SourceSP Sport 270Crugen HP91
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 62 (est.)≈ 70 (est.)
    Reviews found online3072

    SP Sport 270: 60% × 62.3 (est.) + 40% × 29.8 = 49

    Crugen HP91: 60% × 69.6 (est.) + 40% × 71.7 = 70

    No road tests of comfort for SP Sport 270 or Crugen HP91. The test half is the tested tires’ average (69): owners’ comfort ratings barely follow the road tests.

  4. –

    Noise

    No comparison
    71
    Why this score
    SourceSP Sport 270Crugen HP91
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests–73
    Reviews found online–≈ 67 (est.)

    Crugen HP91: 60% × 73.3 + 40% × 67.3 (est.) = 71

    No owner ratings of noise for Crugen HP91. The owner half is the owners’ average (67): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests, so the tests say nothing about how owners would rate it.

  5. 38

    Treadwear

    Crugen HP91 +25
    63
    Why this score
    SourceSP Sport 270Crugen HP91
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 51 (est.)≈ 64 (est.)
    Reviews found online1860

    SP Sport 270: 60% × 51 (est.) + 40% × 18.1 = 38

    Crugen HP91: 60% × 64 (est.) + 40% × 60.3 = 63

    No road tests of treadwear for SP Sport 270. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.31).

    No road tests of treadwear for Crugen HP91. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.31).

  6. 28

    Handling (owners)

    Crugen HP91 +45
    73
    Why this score
    SourceSP Sport 270Crugen HP91
    Reviews found online2873
Scores at a glance
CategoryDunlop SP Sport 270Kumho Crugen HP91
Relative Score 38 70
Dry 43 69
Wet 33 73
Comfort 49 70
Noise – 71
Treadwear 38 63
Handling (owners) 28 73

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

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Headline score

SP Sport 270

Crugen HP91

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 270

Pros

  • Acceptable performance in dry road conditions
  • Reasonable steering feel and quietness early in its lifespan

Cons

  • Extremely poor and dangerous wet weather traction, often described as driving on ice
  • Rapid and uneven tread wear, with many users needing replacements well under 30,000 km
  • Prone to significant understeer and wheel slip on steep slopes or during low-speed maneuvers in the rain
All owner themes in the SP Sport 270 review

Tire B Crugen HP91

Pros

  • Strong wet and dry traction providing high confidence
  • Competitive, budget-friendly pricing compared to tier-1 premium brands
  • Low road noise and enhanced ride comfort

Cons

  • Accelerated tread wear reported by some aggressive drivers or heavy vehicle owners
  • Occasional complaints regarding poor performance in deep snow or ice
  • Minor instances of increased road noise or vibration for a few users
All owner themes in the Crugen HP91 review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Dunlop SP Sport 270 B · Kumho Crugen HP91
CategorySummerSummer
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverSUV and 4x4
Sizes available434
Rim diameters17″ – 18″16″ – 22″
Tread depth—10/32″
UTQG—420 A A
Sidewall—Blackwall
Max pressure—51 psi
Sizes in common11

Which one should you actually buy?

Dunlop SP Sport 270

Kumho Crugen HP91

Winner: Kumho Crugen HP91 — better handling, wet and dry. It leads or ties in every category we score. Dunlop SP Sport 270 rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 11 reviews), so read this result as provisional.

Pick tire B You enjoy sharp, responsive handling

Kumho Crugen HP91 scores 73 vs 28 on handling.

Pick tire B Your priority is wet-weather safety

Kumho Crugen HP91 scores 73 vs 33 on wet.

Pick tire B You want the most grip on dry roads

Kumho Crugen HP91 scores 69 vs 43 on dry.

Pick tire B You want the longest tread life

Kumho Crugen HP91 scores 63 vs 38 on treadwear.

Tire A · Dunlop SP Sport 270
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Tire B · Kumho Crugen HP91
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SP Sport 270 or Crugen HP91?

Which is better in the wet, SP Sport 270 or Crugen HP91?

Kumho Crugen HP91, 73 vs 33 on our wet score.

Which grips better on dry roads, SP Sport 270 or Crugen HP91?

Kumho Crugen HP91, 69 vs 43 on our dry score.

Which is more comfortable, SP Sport 270 or Crugen HP91?

Kumho Crugen HP91, 70 vs 49 on our comfort score.

Which lasts longer, SP Sport 270 or Crugen HP91?

Kumho Crugen HP91, 63 vs 38 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