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Dunlop SP Sport 270 vs Michelin Pilot Sport 3 — Compared

Relative Score (0–100): the weighted average of the categories below, each 60% road tests and 40% owner reviews. Based on 0 + 0 road tests and 11 + 10 owner reviews. How we score

Pilot Sport 3 is ahead, 67–38

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Dunlop SP Sport 270
Tire ADunlop

SP Sport 270

Summer

Provisional

Tests – · none yet Owners 23 · 11 reviews

Category by category

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

  1. 43

    Dry

    Pilot Sport 3 +27
    70
    Why this score
    SourceSP Sport 270Pilot Sport 3
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 52 (est.)≈ 69 (est.)
    Reviews found online3072

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

    Pilot Sport 3: 60% × 69.3 (est.) + 40% × 71.7 = 70

    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).

    No road tests of dry for Pilot Sport 3. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.40).

  2. 33

    Wet

    Pilot Sport 3 +37
    70
    Why this score
    SourceSP Sport 270Pilot Sport 3
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 42 (est.)≈ 70 (est.)
    Reviews found online2070

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

    Pilot Sport 3: 60% × 70.1 (est.) + 40% × 70.4 = 70

    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).

    No road tests of wet for Pilot Sport 3. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.56).

  3. 49

    Comfort

    Pilot Sport 3 +16
    65
    Why this score
    SourceSP Sport 270Pilot Sport 3
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 62 (est.)≈ 68 (est.)
    Reviews found online3061

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

    Pilot Sport 3: 60% × 67.8 (est.) + 40% × 61.4 = 65

    No road tests of comfort for SP Sport 270 or Pilot Sport 3. The test half is the tested tires’ average (69): owners’ comfort ratings barely follow the road tests.

  4. –

    Noise

    No comparison
    66
    Why this score
    SourceSP Sport 270Pilot Sport 3
    Professional tests (TWG score)–≈ 67 (est.)
    Reviews found online–63

    Pilot Sport 3: 60% × 67.3 (est.) + 40% × 63 = 66

    No road tests of noise for Pilot Sport 3. The test half is the tested tires’ average (67): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests.

  5. 38

    Treadwear

    Pilot Sport 3 +23
    61
    Why this score
    SourceSP Sport 270Pilot Sport 3
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 51 (est.)≈ 63 (est.)
    Reviews found online1858

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

    Pilot Sport 3: 60% × 63.2 (est.) + 40% × 57.6 = 61

    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 Pilot Sport 3. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.31).

  6. 28

    Handling (owners)

    Pilot Sport 3 +37
    65
    Why this score
    SourceSP Sport 270Pilot Sport 3
    Reviews found online2865
Scores at a glance
CategoryDunlop SP Sport 270Michelin Pilot Sport 3
Relative Score 38 67
Dry 43 70
Wet 33 70
Comfort 49 65
Noise – 66
Treadwear 38 61
Handling (owners) 28 65

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

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Headline score

SP Sport 270

Pilot Sport 3

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 Pilot Sport 3

Not enough owner reviews yet to extract themes.

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Dunlop SP Sport 270 B · Michelin Pilot Sport 3
CategorySummerSummer tire
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverPassenger Car / Crossover
Sizes available410
Rim diameters17″ – 18″15″ – 19″
Sizes in common00

Which one should you actually buy?

Dunlop SP Sport 270

Michelin Pilot Sport 3

Winner: Michelin Pilot Sport 3 — better wet, handling 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. Michelin Pilot Sport 3 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

Michelin Pilot Sport 3 scores 70 vs 33 on wet.

Pick tire B You enjoy sharp, responsive handling

Michelin Pilot Sport 3 scores 65 vs 28 on handling.

Pick tire B You want the most grip on dry roads

Michelin Pilot Sport 3 scores 70 vs 43 on dry.

Pick tire B You want the longest tread life

Michelin Pilot Sport 3 scores 61 vs 38 on treadwear.

Tire A · Dunlop SP Sport 270
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Tire B · Michelin Pilot Sport 3
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SP Sport 270 or Pilot Sport 3?

Which is better in the wet, SP Sport 270 or Pilot Sport 3?

Michelin Pilot Sport 3, 70 vs 33 on our wet score.

Which grips better on dry roads, SP Sport 270 or Pilot Sport 3?

Michelin Pilot Sport 3, 70 vs 43 on our dry score.

Which is more comfortable, SP Sport 270 or Pilot Sport 3?

Michelin Pilot Sport 3, 65 vs 49 on our comfort score.

Which lasts longer, SP Sport 270 or Pilot Sport 3?

Michelin Pilot Sport 3, 61 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