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Dunlop SP Winter Sport M3 looks discontinued: no new owner reviews or road tests in five years and no current EU tyre label.

Head-to-head Updated

Dunlop SP Winter Sport M3 vs Vredestein Wintrac Pro — 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 + 30 road tests and 12 + 31 owner reviews. How we score

Too close to call: SP Winter Sport M3 77, Wintrac Pro 78.

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Vredestein Wintrac Pro
Tire BVredestein

Wintrac Pro

Winter

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Tests 72 · 30 tests Owners 82 · 31 reviews

Best test result: #1 of 16 in 2024 ADAC 17 inch Winter Tyre Test (snow traction)

Category by category

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

  1. 74

    Dry

    Wintrac Pro +3
    77
    Why this score
    SourceSP Winter Sport M3Wintrac Pro
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 26 tests≈ 72 (est.)74
    Reviews found online7783

    SP Winter Sport M3: 60% × 71.8 (est.) + 40% × 77.4 = 74

    Wintrac Pro: 60% × 73.5 + 40% × 82.6 = 77

    No road tests of dry for SP Winter Sport M3. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.41).

  2. 82

    Wet

    Wintrac Pro +5
    87
    Why this score
    SourceSP Winter Sport M3Wintrac Pro
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 30 tests≈ 79 (est.)87
    Reviews found online8688

    SP Winter Sport M3: 60% × 79 (est.) + 40% × 85.9 = 82

    Wintrac Pro: 60% × 87.1 + 40% × 87.8 = 87

    No road tests of wet for SP Winter Sport M3. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).

  3. –

    Snow

    No comparison
    79
    Why this score
    SourceSP Winter Sport M3Wintrac Pro
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 30 tests–78
    Reviews found online–79

    Wintrac Pro: 60% × 78.4 + 40% × 79.1 = 79

  4. 74

    Comfort

    SP Winter Sport M3 +2
    72
    Why this score
    SourceSP Winter Sport M3Wintrac Pro
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 2 tests≈ 70 (est.)60
    Reviews found online7781

    SP Winter Sport M3: 40% × 70.2 (est.) + 60% × 76.5 = 74

    Wintrac Pro: 40% × 59.7 + 60% × 80.6 = 72

    No road tests of comfort for SP Winter Sport M3. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.20).

  5. –

    Noise

    No comparison
    60
    Why this score
    SourceSP Winter Sport M3Wintrac Pro
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 25 tests–55
    Reviews found online–≈ 66 (est.)

    Wintrac Pro: 60% × 55.1 + 40% × 66.4 (est.) = 60

    No owner ratings of noise for Wintrac Pro. 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.

  6. 75

    Treadwear

    SP Winter Sport M3 +9
    66
    Why this score
    SourceSP Winter Sport M3Wintrac Pro
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 6 tests≈ 71 (est.)57
    Reviews found online8080

    SP Winter Sport M3: 60% × 71.2 (est.) + 40% × 79.6 = 75

    Wintrac Pro: 60% × 56.7 + 40% × 80.4 = 66

    No road tests of treadwear for SP Winter Sport M3. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.36).

  7. 81

    Handling (owners)

    Level
    81
    Why this score
    SourceSP Winter Sport M3Wintrac Pro
    Reviews found online8181
  8. –

    Efficiency

    No comparison
    44
    Why this score
    SourceSP Winter Sport M3Wintrac Pro
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 25 tests–44
Scores at a glance
CategoryDunlop SP Winter Sport M3Vredestein Wintrac Pro
Relative Score 77 78
Dry 74 77
Wet 82 87
Snow – 79
Comfort 74 72
Noise – 60
Treadwear 75 66
Handling (owners) 81 81
Efficiency – 44

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Headline score
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SP Winter Sport M3

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Wintrac Pro

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 Winter Sport M3

Pros

  • Exceptional grip and traction in deep, fresh, and compacted snow
  • Impressive performance on ice and slippery inclines
  • Sporty, responsive handling on dry roads comparable to summer tires

Cons

  • Accelerated wear if left on during warmer summer months
  • Slightly slippery under heavy braking on dry roads until fully warmed up
All owner themes in the SP Winter Sport M3 review

Tire B Wintrac Pro

Pros

  • Exceptional wet-weather grip and aquaplaning resistance
  • High-speed stability and responsive steering feedback
  • Strong performance in cold, dry conditions

Cons

  • Noticeable increase in fuel consumption/rolling resistance
  • Potential for accelerated tread wear if used in warmer temperatures
  • Occasional reports of noise or 'squealing' during hard cornering in dry conditions
All owner themes in the Wintrac Pro review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Dunlop SP Winter Sport M3 B · Vredestein Wintrac Pro
CategoryWinterWinter
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverPassenger Car / Crossover
Sizes available—119
Rim diameters—17″ – 22″

Which one should you actually buy?

Dunlop SP Winter Sport M3

Vredestein Wintrac Pro

Too close to call: Dunlop SP Winter Sport M3 and Vredestein Wintrac Pro are within 2 points overall. Dunlop SP Winter Sport M3 is stronger on treadwear. Vredestein Wintrac Pro is stronger on wet and dry. Dunlop SP Winter Sport M3 rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 12 reviews), so read this result as provisional.

Pick tire A You want the longest tread life

Dunlop SP Winter Sport M3 scores 75 vs 66 on treadwear.

Pick tire B Your priority is wet-weather safety

Vredestein Wintrac Pro scores 87 vs 82 on wet.

Pick tire B You want the most grip on dry roads

Vredestein Wintrac Pro scores 77 vs 74 on dry.

Tire A · Dunlop SP Winter Sport M3
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Tire B · Vredestein Wintrac Pro
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SP Winter Sport M3 or Wintrac Pro?

Which is better in the wet, SP Winter Sport M3 or Wintrac Pro?

Vredestein Wintrac Pro, 87 vs 82 on our wet score.

Which grips better on dry roads, SP Winter Sport M3 or Wintrac Pro?

Vredestein Wintrac Pro, 77 vs 74 on our dry score.

Which is more comfortable, SP Winter Sport M3 or Wintrac Pro?

Neither, by our numbers: 74 vs 72 on the comfort score, within 3 points.

Which lasts longer, SP Winter Sport M3 or Wintrac Pro?

Dunlop SP Winter Sport M3, 75 vs 66 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