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Dunlop SP Touring R1 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 (comfort 40/60). Based on 0 + 2 road tests and 22 + 1,595 owner reviews. How we score

SP Touring R1 is ahead, 70–60

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Hankook Kinergy Eco 2
Tire BHankook

Kinergy Eco 2

Summer

± 6

Tests 73 · 2 tests Owners 50 · 1,595 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. 69

    Dry

    SP Touring R1 +6
    63
    Why this score
    SourceSP Touring R1Kinergy Eco 2
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 2 tests≈ 69 (est.)72
    Reviews found online7050

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

    Kinergy Eco 2: 60% × 71.7 + 40% × 49.5 = 63

    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).

  2. 71

    Wet

    SP Touring R1 +5
    66
    Why this score
    SourceSP Touring R1Kinergy Eco 2
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 2 tests≈ 71 (est.)75
    Reviews found online7153

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

    Kinergy Eco 2: 60% × 74.7 + 40% × 53.4 = 66

    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

    SP Touring R1 +14
    53
    Why this score
    SourceSP Touring R1Kinergy Eco 2
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 68 (est.)≈ 64 (est.)
    Reviews found online6645

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

    Kinergy Eco 2: 40% × 64 (est.) + 60% × 45.3 = 53

    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 Kinergy Eco 2. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.20).

  4. –

    Noise

    No comparison
    71
    Why this score
    SourceSP Touring R1Kinergy Eco 2
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 2 tests–75
    Reviews found online–≈ 66 (est.)

    Kinergy Eco 2: 60% × 74.7 + 40% × 66.4 (est.) = 71

    No owner ratings of noise for Kinergy Eco 2. The owner half is the owners’ average (66): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests, so the tests say nothing about how owners would rate it.

  5. 69

    Treadwear

    SP Touring R1 +14
    55
    Why this score
    SourceSP Touring R1Kinergy Eco 2
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 68 (est.)≈ 60 (est.)
    Reviews found online7148

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

    Kinergy Eco 2: 60% × 59.7 (est.) + 40% × 47.6 = 55

    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 Kinergy Eco 2. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.36).

  6. 72

    Handling (owners)

    SP Touring R1 +23
    49
    Why this score
    SourceSP Touring R1Kinergy Eco 2
    Reviews found online7249
  7. –

    Efficiency

    No comparison
    75
    Why this score
    SourceSP Touring R1Kinergy Eco 2
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests–75
Scores at a glance
CategoryDunlop SP Touring R1Hankook Kinergy Eco 2
Relative Score 70 60
Dry 69 63
Wet 71 66
Comfort 67 53
Noise – 71
Treadwear 69 55
Handling (owners) 72 49
Efficiency – 75

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

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Recomputed
Headline score
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SP Touring R1

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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 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 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 Touring R1 B · Hankook Kinergy Eco 2
CategorySummerSummer
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverPassenger Car / Crossover
Sizes available—48
Rim diameters—13″ – 17″
UTQG400 B B200 - 400 A - B A

Which one should you actually buy?

Dunlop SP Touring R1

Hankook Kinergy Eco 2

Winner: Dunlop SP Touring R1 — better handling, comfort and treadwear. It leads or ties in every category we score.

Pick tire A You enjoy sharp, responsive handling

Dunlop SP Touring R1 scores 72 vs 49 on handling.

Pick tire A You want the most comfortable ride

Dunlop SP Touring R1 scores 67 vs 53 on comfort.

Pick tire A You want the longest tread life

Dunlop SP Touring R1 scores 69 vs 55 on treadwear.

Pick tire A You want the most grip on dry roads

Dunlop SP Touring R1 scores 69 vs 63 on dry.

Tire A · Dunlop SP Touring R1
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Tire B · Hankook Kinergy Eco 2
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SP Touring R1 or Kinergy Eco 2?

Which is better in the wet, SP Touring R1 or Kinergy Eco 2?

Dunlop SP Touring R1, 71 vs 66 on our wet score.

Which grips better on dry roads, SP Touring R1 or Kinergy Eco 2?

Dunlop SP Touring R1, 69 vs 63 on our dry score.

Which is more comfortable, SP Touring R1 or Kinergy Eco 2?

Dunlop SP Touring R1, 67 vs 53 on our comfort score.

Which lasts longer, SP Touring R1 or Kinergy Eco 2?

Dunlop SP Touring R1, 69 vs 55 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