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Dunlop SP Sport Maxx ROF 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 Maxx ROF 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. Based on 0 + 2 road tests and 10 + 1,589 owner reviews. How we score

Kinergy Eco 2 is ahead, 63–55

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Hankook Kinergy Eco 2
Tire BHankook

Kinergy Eco 2

Summer

Tests 73 · 2 tests Owners 55 · 1,589 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.

  1. 57

    Dry

    Kinergy Eco 2 +8
    65
    Why this score
    SourceSP Sport Maxx ROFKinergy Eco 2
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 2 tests≈ 61 (est.)72
    Reviews found online5255

    SP Sport Maxx ROF: 60% × 61.3 (est.) + 40% × 51.7 = 57

    Kinergy Eco 2: 60% × 71.7 + 40% × 55.4 = 65

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

  2. 60

    Wet

    Kinergy Eco 2 +9
    69
    Why this score
    SourceSP Sport Maxx ROFKinergy Eco 2
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 2 tests≈ 62 (est.)75
    Reviews found online5661

    SP Sport Maxx ROF: 60% × 62.3 (est.) + 40% × 56.4 = 60

    Kinergy Eco 2: 60% × 74.5 + 40% × 60.5 = 69

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

  3. 58

    Comfort

    Kinergy Eco 2 +3
    61
    Why this score
    SourceSP Sport Maxx ROFKinergy Eco 2
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 65 (est.)≈ 66 (est.)
    Reviews found online4852

    SP Sport Maxx ROF: 60% × 65.5 (est.) + 40% × 48 = 58

    Kinergy Eco 2: 60% × 66.2 (est.) + 40% × 52.1 = 61

    No road tests of comfort for SP Sport Maxx ROF or Kinergy Eco 2. The test half is the tested tires’ average (69): owners’ comfort ratings barely follow the road tests.

  4. –

    Noise

    No comparison
    72
    Why this score
    SourceSP Sport Maxx ROFKinergy Eco 2
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 2 tests–75
    Reviews found online–≈ 67 (est.)

    Kinergy Eco 2: 60% × 74.8 + 40% × 67.3 (est.) = 72

    No owner ratings of noise for Kinergy Eco 2. 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. 46

    Treadwear

    Kinergy Eco 2 +11
    57
    Why this score
    SourceSP Sport Maxx ROFKinergy Eco 2
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 55 (est.)≈ 61 (est.)
    Reviews found online3351

    SP Sport Maxx ROF: 60% × 55.5 (est.) + 40% × 32.7 = 46

    Kinergy Eco 2: 60% × 61.1 (est.) + 40% × 51 = 57

    No road tests of treadwear for SP Sport Maxx ROF. 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 Kinergy Eco 2. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.31).

  6. 47

    Handling (owners)

    Kinergy Eco 2 +7
    54
    Why this score
    SourceSP Sport Maxx ROFKinergy Eco 2
    Reviews found online4754
Scores at a glance
CategoryDunlop SP Sport Maxx ROFHankook Kinergy Eco 2
Relative Score 55 63
Dry 57 65
Wet 60 69
Comfort 58 61
Noise – 72
Treadwear 46 57
Handling (owners) 47 54

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

Weight the categories that matter to you

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

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Headline score

SP Sport Maxx ROF

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 Maxx ROF

Pros

  • Good everyday highway stability and handling
  • Low road noise levels
  • Aggressive and appealing aesthetic on large wheel sizes (e.g., 20-inch)

Cons

  • Significantly fast and disappointing tread wear mileage
  • Poor grip and confidence in wet weather conditions
  • High replacement costs typical of run-flat tires
All owner themes in the SP Sport Maxx ROF review

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
All owner themes in the Kinergy Eco 2 review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Dunlop SP Sport Maxx ROF B · Hankook Kinergy Eco 2
CategorySummerSummer
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverPassenger Car / Crossover
Sizes available—48
Rim diameters—13″ – 17″

Which one should you actually buy?

Dunlop SP Sport Maxx ROF

Hankook Kinergy Eco 2

Winner: Hankook Kinergy Eco 2 — better treadwear, wet and dry. It leads or ties in every category we score. Dunlop SP Sport Maxx ROF rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 10 reviews), so read this result as provisional.

Pick tire B You want the longest tread life

Hankook Kinergy Eco 2 scores 57 vs 46 on treadwear.

Pick tire B Your priority is wet-weather safety

Hankook Kinergy Eco 2 scores 69 vs 60 on wet.

Pick tire B You want the most grip on dry roads

Hankook Kinergy Eco 2 scores 65 vs 57 on dry.

Pick tire B You enjoy sharp, responsive handling

Hankook Kinergy Eco 2 scores 54 vs 47 on handling.

Tire A · Dunlop SP Sport Maxx ROF
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Tire B · Hankook Kinergy Eco 2
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SP Sport Maxx ROF or Kinergy Eco 2?

Which is better in the wet, SP Sport Maxx ROF or Kinergy Eco 2?

Hankook Kinergy Eco 2, 69 vs 60 on our wet score.

Which grips better on dry roads, SP Sport Maxx ROF or Kinergy Eco 2?

Hankook Kinergy Eco 2, 65 vs 57 on our dry score.

Which is more comfortable, SP Sport Maxx ROF or Kinergy Eco 2?

Hankook Kinergy Eco 2, 61 vs 58 on our comfort score.

Which lasts longer, SP Sport Maxx ROF or Kinergy Eco 2?

Hankook Kinergy Eco 2, 57 vs 46 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