Tests – · none yet Owners 50 · 14 reviews
Dunlop SP2000 looks discontinued: no new owner reviews or road tests in five years and no current EU tyre label.
Head-to-head
Updated
Dunlop SP2000 vs Hankook Kinergy Eco 2 — 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 14 + 1,595 owner reviews. How we score
Kinergy Eco 2 leads, 60–57 Narrow edge
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Tests 73 · 2 tests Owners 50 · 1,595 reviews
Best test result: #2 of 15 in 2019 Summer and All Season Tyre Test (noise)
Category by category
Relative Score per category, 0–100. Open “Why this score” for the tests and owner ratings behind it.
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58
Dry
Kinergy Eco 2 +563Why this score
Source SP2000 Kinergy Eco 2 Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 2 tests ≈ 62 (est.) 72 Reviews found online 52 50 SP2000: 60% × 61.5 (est.) + 40% × 52.4 = 58
Kinergy Eco 2: 60% × 71.7 + 40% × 49.5 = 63
No road tests of dry for SP2000. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.41).
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61
Wet
Kinergy Eco 2 +566Why this score
Source SP2000 Kinergy Eco 2 Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 2 tests ≈ 63 (est.) 75 Reviews found online 57 53 SP2000: 60% × 63.1 (est.) + 40% × 56.8 = 61
Kinergy Eco 2: 60% × 74.7 + 40% × 53.4 = 66
No road tests of wet for SP2000. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).
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53
Comfort
Level53Why this score
Source SP2000 Kinergy Eco 2 Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 64 (est.) ≈ 64 (est.) Reviews found online 45 45 SP2000: 40% × 64 (est.) + 60% × 45.4 = 53
Kinergy Eco 2: 40% × 64 (est.) + 60% × 45.3 = 53
No road tests of comfort for SP2000. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.20).
No road tests of comfort for Kinergy Eco 2. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.20).
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Noise
No comparison71Why this score
Source SP2000 Kinergy Eco 2 Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 2 tests – 75 Reviews found online – ≈ 66 (est.) Kinergy Eco 2: 60% × 74.7 + 40% × 66.4 (est.) = 71
No owner ratings of noise for Kinergy Eco 2. 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.
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52
Treadwear
Kinergy Eco 2 +355Why this score
Source SP2000 Kinergy Eco 2 Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 58 (est.) ≈ 60 (est.) Reviews found online 42 48 SP2000: 60% × 57.8 (est.) + 40% × 42.4 = 52
Kinergy Eco 2: 60% × 59.7 (est.) + 40% × 47.6 = 55
No road tests of treadwear for SP2000. 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 Kinergy Eco 2. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.36).
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48
Handling (owners)
Kinergy Eco 2 +149Why this score
Source SP2000 Kinergy Eco 2 Reviews found online 48 49 -
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Efficiency
No comparison75Why this score
Source SP2000 Kinergy Eco 2 Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests – 75
Scores at a glance
| Category | Dunlop SP2000 | Hankook Kinergy Eco 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Relative Score | 57 | 60 |
| Dry | 58 | 63 |
| Wet | 61 | 66 |
| Comfort | 53 | 53 |
| Noise | – | 71 |
| Treadwear | 52 | 55 |
| Handling (owners) | 48 | 49 |
| Efficiency | – | 75 |
Higher is better. The Relative Score follows your weights below; category scores do not change.
Weight the categories that matter to you
Wet grip starts at “Important”. Treadwear starts at “Neutral” here: road tests measured it for at most one of the two tires, so it rests on owner reviews. Move the sliders and the scores update instantly.
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Only one of the two tires has a score here, so this weight changes nothing in the head-to-head.
Neutral
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Only one of the two tires has a score here, so this weight changes nothing in the head-to-head.
Recomputed
Headline score
57
/ 100
SP2000
60
/ 100
Kinergy Eco 2
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 SP2000
Pros
- Strong hydroplaning resistance in heavy rain
- Predictable and consistent grip in dry conditions
- Competitive pricing compared to premium alternatives
Cons
- High levels of intrusive road noise and droning
- Rapid and inconsistent tread wear
- Noticeable tendency toward understeer when pushed
Tire B Kinergy Eco 2
Pros
- Reliable dry and wet road grip
- Good value for the price point
- Slow and even tread wear / long-lasting durability
Cons
- Notable road noise reported by some users
- Stiff ride quality that can amplify road bumps
- Reduced performance and grip in wet or cold conditions as tread wears down
Specs side by side
| Attribute | A · Dunlop SP2000 | B · Hankook Kinergy Eco 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Summer | Summer |
| Vehicle type | Passenger Car / Crossover | Passenger Car / Crossover |
| Sizes available | — | 48 |
| Rim diameters | — | 13″ – 17″ |
| UTQG | — | 200 - 400 A - B A |
Which one should you actually buy?
57
/ 100
Dunlop SP2000
60
/ 100
Hankook Kinergy Eco 2
Narrow edge: Hankook Kinergy Eco 2 — better dry, wet and treadwear. It leads or ties in every category we score. Dunlop SP2000 rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 14 reviews), so read this result as provisional.
Pick tire B
You want the most grip on dry roads
Hankook Kinergy Eco 2 scores 63 vs 58 on dry.
Pick tire B
Your priority is wet-weather safety
Hankook Kinergy Eco 2 scores 66 vs 61 on wet.
Pick tire B
You want the longest tread life
Hankook Kinergy Eco 2 scores 55 vs 52 on treadwear.
Tire A · Dunlop SP2000
Tire B · Hankook Kinergy Eco 2
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SP2000 or Kinergy Eco 2?
Which is better in the wet, SP2000 or Kinergy Eco 2?
Hankook Kinergy Eco 2, 66 vs 61 on our wet score.
Which grips better on dry roads, SP2000 or Kinergy Eco 2?
Hankook Kinergy Eco 2, 63 vs 58 on our dry score.
Which is more comfortable, SP2000 or Kinergy Eco 2?
Neither, by our numbers: 53 vs 53 on the comfort score, within 3 points.
Which lasts longer, SP2000 or Kinergy Eco 2?
Hankook Kinergy Eco 2, 55 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