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Dunlop SP Sport 3000 looks discontinued: no new owner reviews or road tests in five years and no current EU tyre label.

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Dunlop SP Touring R1 vs Dunlop SP Sport 3000 — 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 22 + 10 owner reviews. How we score

SP Touring R1 is ahead, 70–58

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Dunlop SP Sport 3000
Tire BDunlop

SP Sport 3000

All Season

± 8Provisional

Tests – · none yet Owners 53 · 10 reviews

Category by category

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

  1. 69

    Dry

    SP Touring R1 +9
    60
    Why this score
    SourceSP Touring R1SP Sport 3000
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 69 (est.)≈ 63 (est.)
    Reviews found online7055

    SP Touring R1: 60% × 68.7 (est.) + 40% × 69.8 = 69

    SP Sport 3000: 60% × 62.8 (est.) + 40% × 55.4 = 60

    No road tests of dry for SP Touring R1. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.41).

    No road tests of dry for SP Sport 3000. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.41).

  2. 71

    Wet

    SP Touring R1 +12
    59
    Why this score
    SourceSP Touring R1SP Sport 3000
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 71 (est.)≈ 62 (est.)
    Reviews found online7154

    SP Touring R1: 60% × 70.6 (est.) + 40% × 70.6 = 71

    SP Sport 3000: 60% × 61.6 (est.) + 40% × 54.1 = 59

    No road tests of wet for SP Touring R1. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).

    No road tests of wet for SP Sport 3000. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).

  3. 67

    Comfort

    SP Touring R1 +11
    56
    Why this score
    SourceSP Touring R1SP Sport 3000
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 68 (est.)≈ 65 (est.)
    Reviews found online6651

    SP Touring R1: 40% × 68.1 (est.) + 60% × 65.8 = 67

    SP Sport 3000: 40% × 65 (est.) + 60% × 50.5 = 56

    No road tests of comfort for SP Touring R1. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.20).

    No road tests of comfort for SP Sport 3000. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.20).

  4. 69

    Treadwear

    SP Touring R1 +13
    56
    Why this score
    SourceSP Touring R1SP Sport 3000
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 68 (est.)≈ 60 (est.)
    Reviews found online7150

    SP Touring R1: 60% × 68.1 (est.) + 40% × 71 = 69

    SP Sport 3000: 60% × 60.4 (est.) + 40% × 49.7 = 56

    No road tests of treadwear for SP Touring R1. 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 SP Sport 3000. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.36).

  5. 72

    Handling (owners)

    SP Touring R1 +22
    50
    Why this score
    SourceSP Touring R1SP Sport 3000
    Reviews found online7250
Scores at a glance
CategoryDunlop SP Touring R1Dunlop SP Sport 3000
Relative Score 70 58
Dry 69 60
Wet 71 59
Comfort 67 56
Treadwear 69 56
Handling (owners) 72 50

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

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SP Touring R1

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SP Sport 3000

Pros, cons & observations

Themes extracted from owner reviews found online — not the opinion of TireWheelGuide.

Tire A SP Touring R1

Pros

  • High tread longevity and durability
  • Excellent value for money
  • Comfortable and quiet ride quality

Cons

  • Inconsistent wet-weather performance
  • Reports of sidewall vulnerability
  • Occasional road noise feedback
All owner themes in the SP Touring R1 review

Tire B SP Sport 3000

Pros

  • Good, predictable dry road grip and handling feedback
  • Affordable alternative to premium tire brands
  • Comfortable ride quality with minimal tramlining when warm

Cons

  • Scary and unpredictable wet grip performance when approaching the end of their tread life
  • Subpar performance and virtually hopeless traction on snow and ice
  • Polarizing treadwear characteristics, with some users reporting fast wear or uneven shoulder wear
All owner themes in the SP Sport 3000 review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Dunlop SP Touring R1 B · Dunlop SP Sport 3000
CategorySummerAll Season
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverPassenger Car / Crossover
UTQG400 B B—

Which one should you actually buy?

Dunlop SP Touring R1

Dunlop SP Sport 3000

Winner: Dunlop SP Touring R1 — better handling, treadwear and wet. It leads or ties in every category we score. Dunlop SP Sport 3000 rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 10 reviews), so read this result as provisional.

Pick tire A You enjoy sharp, responsive handling

Dunlop SP Touring R1 scores 72 vs 50 on handling.

Pick tire A You want the longest tread life

Dunlop SP Touring R1 scores 69 vs 56 on treadwear.

Pick tire A Your priority is wet-weather safety

Dunlop SP Touring R1 scores 71 vs 59 on wet.

Pick tire A You want the most comfortable ride

Dunlop SP Touring R1 scores 67 vs 56 on comfort.

Tire A · Dunlop SP Touring R1
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Tire B · Dunlop SP Sport 3000
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SP Touring R1 or SP Sport 3000?

Which is better in the wet, SP Touring R1 or SP Sport 3000?

Dunlop SP Touring R1, 71 vs 59 on our wet score.

Which grips better on dry roads, SP Touring R1 or SP Sport 3000?

Dunlop SP Touring R1, 69 vs 60 on our dry score.

Which is more comfortable, SP Touring R1 or SP Sport 3000?

Dunlop SP Touring R1, 67 vs 56 on our comfort score.

Which lasts longer, SP Touring R1 or SP Sport 3000?

Dunlop SP Touring R1, 69 vs 56 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