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Dunlop SP10 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 SP10 — 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 + 2 owner reviews. How we score

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Dunlop SP10
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SP10

Summer Premium Touring tires

Tests – · none yet Owners – · 2 reviews (needs 5)

Category by category

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

  1. 70

    Dry

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    Why this score
    SourceSP Touring R1SP10
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 69 (est.)–
    Reviews found online70–

    SP Touring R1: 60% × 69 (est.) + 40% × 70.3 = 70

    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 0.42).

  2. 71

    Wet

    No comparison
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    Why this score
    SourceSP Touring R1SP10
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 71 (est.)–
    Reviews found online71–

    SP Touring R1: 60% × 70.8 (est.) + 40% × 70.8 = 71

    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).

  3. 67

    Comfort

    No comparison
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    Why this score
    SourceSP Touring R1SP10
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 69 (est.)–
    Reviews found online66–

    SP Touring R1: 40% × 68.6 (est.) + 60% × 66.3 = 67

    No road tests of comfort for SP Touring R1. The test half is the tested tires’ average (69): owners’ comfort ratings barely follow the road tests.

  4. 69

    Treadwear

    No comparison
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    Why this score
    SourceSP Touring R1SP10
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 68 (est.)–
    Reviews found online71–

    SP Touring R1: 60% × 67.7 (est.) + 40% × 70.8 = 69

    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 0.35).

  5. 72

    Handling (owners)

    No comparison
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    Why this score
    SourceSP Touring R1SP10
    Reviews found online72–
Scores at a glance
CategoryDunlop SP Touring R1Dunlop SP10
Relative Score 70 –
Dry 70 –
Wet 71 –
Comfort 67 –
Treadwear 69 –
Handling (owners) 72 –

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SP Touring R1

SP10

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 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 SP10

Pros

  • Competent handling in diverse driving conditions
  • Acceptable levels of road noise and ride comfort on certain vehicle platforms

Cons

  • Rapid tread wear rate
  • Poor traction during full-throttle acceleration
  • Noticeable road noise on coarse surfaces
All owner themes in the SP10 review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Dunlop SP Touring R1 B · Dunlop SP10
CategorySummerSummer Premium Touring tires
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverPassenger Car / Crossover

Which one should you actually buy?

Dunlop SP Touring R1

Dunlop SP10

Only Dunlop SP Touring R1 has enough test and review data for a Relative Score, so there is no head-to-head winner yet.

Tire A · Dunlop SP Touring R1
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Tire B · Dunlop SP10
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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