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Dunlop SP Touring R1 vs Yokohama BluEarth AE50 — Compared

Relative Score (0–100): 60% professional tests, 40% owner reviews.

SP Touring R1 is ahead, 69–62

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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 +5
    64
    Why this score
    SourceSP Touring R1BluEarth AE50
    Professional tests (TWG score)–71
    Reviews found online7053
  2. 70

    Wet

    SP Touring R1 +3
    67
    Why this score
    SourceSP Touring R1BluEarth AE50
    Professional tests (TWG score)–72
    Reviews found online7160
  3. 68

    Comfort

    SP Touring R1 +2
    66
    Why this score
    SourceSP Touring R1BluEarth AE50
    Professional tests (TWG score)–73
    Reviews found online6756
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    Noise

    No comparison
    69
    Why this score
    SourceSP Touring R1BluEarth AE50
    Professional tests (TWG score)–71
  5. 67

    Treadwear

    SP Touring R1 +12
    55
    Why this score
    SourceSP Touring R1BluEarth AE50
    Reviews found online6948
  6. 71

    Handling

    SP Touring R1 +14
    57
    Why this score
    SourceSP Touring R1BluEarth AE50
    Reviews found online7157
Scores at a glance
CategoryDunlop SP Touring R1Yokohama BluEarth AE50
Relative Score 69 62
Dry 69 64
Wet 70 67
Comfort 68 66
Noise – 69
Treadwear 67 55
Handling 71 57

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Headline score

SP Touring R1

BluEarth AE50

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 BluEarth AE50

Pros

  • Strong wet and dry road grip for daily commuting
  • High levels of ride comfort and smoothness
  • Good value for money compared to premium competitors

Cons

  • Rapid and premature tread wear reported by many users
  • Significant increase in road noise as the tire ages
  • Soft sidewalls leading to vague steering feedback and poor cornering stability
All owner themes in the BluEarth AE50 review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Dunlop SP Touring R1 B · Yokohama BluEarth AE50
CategorySummerSummer
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverPassenger Car / Crossover
Sizes available—28
Rim diameters—14″ – 18″

Which one should you actually buy?

Dunlop SP Touring R1

Yokohama BluEarth AE50

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

Pick tire A You enjoy sharp, responsive handling

Dunlop SP Touring R1 scores 71 vs 57 on handling.

Pick tire A You want the longest tread life

Dunlop SP Touring R1 scores 67 vs 55 on treadwear.

Pick tire A You want the most grip on dry roads

Dunlop SP Touring R1 scores 69 vs 64 on dry.

Pick tire A Your priority is wet-weather safety

Dunlop SP Touring R1 scores 70 vs 67 on wet.

Tire A · Dunlop SP Touring R1
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Tire B · Yokohama BluEarth AE50
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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.

Community buzz from Reddit and forums is shown for context only — it never changes the score.

69

Leads

SP Touring R1

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