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Dunlop SP Touring R1 vs Yokohama BluEarth AE50 — 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 + 37 owner reviews. How we score

SP Touring R1 is ahead, 70–60

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Yokohama BluEarth AE50
Tire BYokohama

BluEarth AE50

Summer

± 6

Tests 72 · 2 tests Owners 50 · 37 reviews

Best test result: #6 of 20 in 2020 Auto Zeitung Summer Tyre Test (dry handling)

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 +7
    62
    Why this score
    SourceSP Touring R1BluEarth AE50
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 2 tests≈ 69 (est.)72
    Reviews found online7048

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

    BluEarth AE50: 60% × 71.6 + 40% × 48.4 = 62

    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 R1BluEarth AE50
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 2 tests≈ 71 (est.)72
    Reviews found online7156

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

    BluEarth AE50: 60% × 71.7 + 40% × 56.4 = 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 +8
    59
    Why this score
    SourceSP Touring R1BluEarth AE50
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests≈ 68 (est.)72
    Reviews found online6651

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

    BluEarth AE50: 40% × 72.2 + 60% × 50.8 = 59

    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).

  4. –

    Noise

    No comparison
    69
    Why this score
    SourceSP Touring R1BluEarth AE50
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 2 tests–71
    Reviews found online–≈ 66 (est.)

    BluEarth AE50: 60% × 71.1 + 40% × 66.4 (est.) = 69

    No owner ratings of noise for BluEarth AE50. 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 +17
    52
    Why this score
    SourceSP Touring R1BluEarth AE50
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 68 (est.)≈ 58 (est.)
    Reviews found online7143

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

    BluEarth AE50: 60% × 58.1 (est.) + 40% × 43.1 = 52

    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 BluEarth AE50. 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 +19
    53
    Why this score
    SourceSP Touring R1BluEarth AE50
    Reviews found online7253
  7. –

    Efficiency

    No comparison
    78
    Why this score
    SourceSP Touring R1BluEarth AE50
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 2 tests–78
Scores at a glance
CategoryDunlop SP Touring R1Yokohama BluEarth AE50
Relative Score 70 60
Dry 69 62
Wet 71 66
Comfort 67 59
Noise – 69
Treadwear 69 52
Handling (owners) 72 53
Efficiency – 78

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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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″
UTQG400 B B—

Which one should you actually buy?

Dunlop SP Touring R1

Yokohama BluEarth AE50

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

Pick tire A You enjoy sharp, responsive handling

Dunlop SP Touring R1 scores 72 vs 53 on handling.

Pick tire A You want the longest tread life

Dunlop SP Touring R1 scores 69 vs 52 on treadwear.

Pick tire A You want the most comfortable ride

Dunlop SP Touring R1 scores 67 vs 59 on comfort.

Pick tire A You want the most grip on dry roads

Dunlop SP Touring R1 scores 69 vs 62 on dry.

Tire A · Dunlop SP Touring R1
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Tire B · Yokohama BluEarth AE50
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SP Touring R1 or BluEarth AE50?

Which is better in the wet, SP Touring R1 or BluEarth AE50?

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

Which grips better on dry roads, SP Touring R1 or BluEarth AE50?

Dunlop SP Touring R1, 69 vs 62 on our dry score.

Which is more comfortable, SP Touring R1 or BluEarth AE50?

Dunlop SP Touring R1, 67 vs 59 on our comfort score.

Which lasts longer, SP Touring R1 or BluEarth AE50?

Dunlop SP Touring R1, 69 vs 52 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