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Dunlop SP Touring R1 vs Nexen N Blue ECO — 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 22 + 36 owner reviews. How we score

SP Touring R1 leads, 69–66 Narrow edge

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Nexen N Blue ECO
Tire BNexen

N Blue ECO

Summer

Tests – · none yet Owners 64 · 36 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 +3
    66
    Why this score
    SourceSP Touring R1N Blue ECO
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 68 (est.)≈ 67 (est.)
    Reviews found online7066

    SP Touring R1: 60% × 68.5 (est.) + 40% × 69.6 = 69

    N Blue ECO: 60% × 66.9 (est.) + 40% × 65.6 = 66

    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 0.40).

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

  2. 70

    Wet

    SP Touring R1 +1
    69
    Why this score
    SourceSP Touring R1N Blue ECO
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 70 (est.)≈ 69 (est.)
    Reviews found online7169

    SP Touring R1: 60% × 70.2 (est.) + 40% × 70.6 = 70

    N Blue ECO: 60% × 69.5 (est.) + 40% × 69.2 = 69

    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 0.56).

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

  3. 68

    Comfort

    SP Touring R1 +2
    66
    Why this score
    SourceSP Touring R1N Blue ECO
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 69 (est.)≈ 68 (est.)
    Reviews found online6763

    SP Touring R1: 60% × 68.7 (est.) + 40% × 66.8 = 68

    N Blue ECO: 60% × 68.1 (est.) + 40% × 62.9 = 66

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

  4. 67

    Treadwear

    SP Touring R1 +7
    60
    Why this score
    SourceSP Touring R1N Blue ECO
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 67 (est.)≈ 63 (est.)
    Reviews found online6956

    SP Touring R1: 60% × 66.5 (est.) + 40% × 68.5 = 67

    N Blue ECO: 60% × 62.8 (est.) + 40% × 56.4 = 60

    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 0.31).

    No road tests of treadwear for N Blue ECO. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.31).

  5. 71

    Handling (owners)

    SP Touring R1 +5
    66
    Why this score
    SourceSP Touring R1N Blue ECO
    Reviews found online7166
Scores at a glance
CategoryDunlop SP Touring R1Nexen N Blue ECO
Relative Score 69 66
Dry 69 66
Wet 70 69
Comfort 68 66
Treadwear 67 60
Handling (owners) 71 66

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Headline score

SP Touring R1

N Blue ECO

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 N Blue ECO

Pros

  • Excellent value for money and budget-friendly purchase price
  • Strong grip and handling in both wet and dry conditions
  • Good ride comfort and relatively low road noise

Cons

  • Rapid or uneven tread wear reported by several users
  • Premature rubber cracking and perishing observed over time
  • Polarizing opinions on wet weather traction and braking distance
All owner themes in the N Blue ECO review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Dunlop SP Touring R1 B · Nexen N Blue ECO
CategorySummerSummer
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverPassenger Car / Crossover
Sizes available—24
Rim diameters—13″ – 16″

Which one should you actually buy?

Dunlop SP Touring R1

Nexen N Blue ECO

Narrow edge: Dunlop SP Touring R1 — better treadwear and dry. It leads or ties in every category we score.

Pick tire A You want the longest tread life

Dunlop SP Touring R1 scores 67 vs 60 on treadwear.

Pick tire A You want the most grip on dry roads

Dunlop SP Touring R1 scores 69 vs 66 on dry.

Tire A · Dunlop SP Touring R1
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Tire B · Nexen N Blue ECO
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SP Touring R1 or N Blue ECO?

Which is better in the wet, SP Touring R1 or N Blue ECO?

Neither, by our numbers: 70 vs 69 on the wet score, within 3 points.

Which grips better on dry roads, SP Touring R1 or N Blue ECO?

Dunlop SP Touring R1, 69 vs 66 on our dry score.

Which is more comfortable, SP Touring R1 or N Blue ECO?

Neither, by our numbers: 68 vs 66 on the comfort score, within 3 points.

Which lasts longer, SP Touring R1 or N Blue ECO?

Dunlop SP Touring R1, 67 vs 60 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