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Dunlop SP Touring T1 vs Kumho Sense KR26 — 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 7 + 11 owner reviews. How we score

SP Touring T1 is ahead, 60–47

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Kumho Sense KR26
Tire BKumho

Sense KR26

All Season Premium Touring tires

Provisional

Tests – · none yet Owners 37 · 11 reviews

Category by category

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

  1. 59

    Dry

    SP Touring T1 +12
    47
    Why this score
    SourceSP Touring T1Sense KR26
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 62 (est.)≈ 55 (est.)
    Reviews found online5435

    SP Touring T1: 60% × 62.3 (est.) + 40% × 54.2 = 59

    Sense KR26: 60% × 54.6 (est.) + 40% × 35 = 47

    No road tests of dry for SP Touring T1. 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 Sense KR26. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.40).

  2. 60

    Wet

    SP Touring T1 +20
    40
    Why this score
    SourceSP Touring T1Sense KR26
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 62 (est.)≈ 47 (est.)
    Reviews found online5729

    SP Touring T1: 60% × 62.4 (est.) + 40% × 56.6 = 60

    Sense KR26: 60% × 46.8 (est.) + 40% × 28.8 = 40

    No road tests of wet for SP Touring T1. 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 Sense KR26. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.56).

  3. –

    Snow

    No comparison
    42
    Why this score
    SourceSP Touring T1Sense KR26
    Professional tests (TWG score)–≈ 55 (est.)
    Reviews found online–24

    Sense KR26: 60% × 54.7 (est.) + 40% × 24 = 42

    No road tests of snow for Sense KR26. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.33).

  4. 64

    Comfort

    SP Touring T1 +10
    54
    Why this score
    SourceSP Touring T1Sense KR26
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 68 (est.)≈ 64 (est.)
    Reviews found online6040

    SP Touring T1: 60% × 67.5 (est.) + 40% × 59.7 = 64

    Sense KR26: 60% × 64.1 (est.) + 40% × 39.8 = 54

    No road tests of comfort for SP Touring T1 or Sense KR26. The test half is the tested tires’ average (69): owners’ comfort ratings barely follow the road tests.

  5. –

    Noise

    No comparison
    60
    Why this score
    SourceSP Touring T1Sense KR26
    Professional tests (TWG score)–≈ 67 (est.)
    Reviews found online–48

    Sense KR26: 60% × 67.3 (est.) + 40% × 47.9 = 60

    No road tests of noise for Sense KR26. The test half is the tested tires’ average (67): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests.

  6. 63

    Treadwear

    SP Touring T1 +9
    54
    Why this score
    SourceSP Touring T1Sense KR26
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 64 (est.)≈ 60 (est.)
    Reviews found online6146

    SP Touring T1: 60% × 64.1 (est.) + 40% × 60.8 = 63

    Sense KR26: 60% × 59.6 (est.) + 40% × 45.9 = 54

    No road tests of treadwear for SP Touring T1. 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 Sense KR26. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.31).

  7. 58

    Handling (owners)

    SP Touring T1 +12
    46
    Why this score
    SourceSP Touring T1Sense KR26
    Reviews found online5846
Scores at a glance
CategoryDunlop SP Touring T1Kumho Sense KR26
Relative Score 60 47
Dry 59 47
Wet 60 40
Snow – 42
Comfort 64 54
Noise – 60
Treadwear 63 54
Handling (owners) 58 46

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

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Headline score

SP Touring T1

Sense KR26

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 T1

Pros

  • Highly competitive, budget-friendly price point
  • Reported durability and longevity by some users

Cons

  • Extremely poor wet-weather traction and braking performance
  • High susceptibility to sidewall bubbling and structural failure
  • Frequent need for repairs and premature degradation
All owner themes in the SP Touring T1 review

Tire B Sense KR26

Pros

  • Affordable price point appealing to budget-conscious drivers
  • Quiet and comfortable ride quality
  • Smooth and pleasant driving dynamics when new

Cons

  • Rapid degradation of wet-weather traction after 15,000 to 25,000 miles
  • Uneven tread wear and balancing issues at higher mileage
  • Poor dry and wet grip reported by some users as the tires age
All owner themes in the Sense KR26 review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Dunlop SP Touring T1 B · Kumho Sense KR26
CategorySummerAll Season Premium Touring tires
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverPassenger Car / Crossover
Sizes available—17
Rim diameters—13″ – 17″
Tread depth—9.5/32″
UTQG—460 A B
Treadwear warranty—40,000 mi
Sidewall—Blackwall
Max pressure—44 psi

Which one should you actually buy?

Dunlop SP Touring T1

Kumho Sense KR26

Winner: Dunlop SP Touring T1 — better wet, dry and handling. It leads or ties in every category we score. Dunlop SP Touring T1 rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 7 reviews), so read this result as provisional. Kumho Sense KR26 rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 11 reviews), so read this result as provisional.

Pick tire A Your priority is wet-weather safety

Dunlop SP Touring T1 scores 60 vs 40 on wet.

Pick tire A You want the most grip on dry roads

Dunlop SP Touring T1 scores 59 vs 47 on dry.

Pick tire A You enjoy sharp, responsive handling

Dunlop SP Touring T1 scores 58 vs 46 on handling.

Pick tire A You want the most comfortable ride

Dunlop SP Touring T1 scores 64 vs 54 on comfort.

Tire A · Dunlop SP Touring T1
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Tire B · Kumho Sense KR26
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SP Touring T1 or Sense KR26?

Which is better in the wet, SP Touring T1 or Sense KR26?

Dunlop SP Touring T1, 60 vs 40 on our wet score.

Which grips better on dry roads, SP Touring T1 or Sense KR26?

Dunlop SP Touring T1, 59 vs 47 on our dry score.

Which is more comfortable, SP Touring T1 or Sense KR26?

Dunlop SP Touring T1, 64 vs 54 on our comfort score.

Which lasts longer, SP Touring T1 or Sense KR26?

Dunlop SP Touring T1, 63 vs 54 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