Tests – · none yet Owners 63 · 33 reviews
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Dunlop Sport Maxx 050+ vs Hankook Ventus S1 evo2 — 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 + 11 road tests and 33 + 2,131 owner reviews. How we score
Ventus S1 evo2 is ahead, 72–64
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Tests 78 · 11 tests Owners 66 · 2,131 reviews
Best test result: #1 of 16 in 2018 Test World Summer Tyre Test (dry braking)
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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63
Dry
Ventus S1 evo2 +1174Why this score
Source Sport Maxx 050+ Ventus S1 evo2 Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 11 tests ≈ 65 (est.) 77 Reviews found online 60 70 Sport Maxx 050+: 60% × 64.8 (est.) + 40% × 60.3 = 63
Ventus S1 evo2: 60% × 76.7 + 40% × 69.5 = 74
No road tests of dry for Sport Maxx 050+. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.41).
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65
Wet
Ventus S1 evo2 +1479Why this score
Source Sport Maxx 050+ Ventus S1 evo2 Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 11 tests ≈ 66 (est.) 83 Reviews found online 62 73 Sport Maxx 050+: 60% × 66.2 (est.) + 40% × 62.4 = 65
Ventus S1 evo2: 60% × 82.9 + 40% × 73.2 = 79
No road tests of wet for Sport Maxx 050+. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).
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56
Comfort
Ventus S1 evo2 +1066Why this score
Source Sport Maxx 050+ Ventus S1 evo2 Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests ≈ 65 (est.) 72 Reviews found online 51 62 Sport Maxx 050+: 40% × 65 (est.) + 60% × 50.7 = 56
Ventus S1 evo2: 40% × 71.5 + 60% × 62.1 = 66
No road tests of comfort for Sport Maxx 050+. 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 comparison72Why this score
Source Sport Maxx 050+ Ventus S1 evo2 Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 6 tests – 76 Reviews found online – ≈ 66 (est.) Ventus S1 evo2: 60% × 75.5 + 40% × 66.4 (est.) = 72
No owner ratings of noise for Ventus S1 evo2. 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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67
Treadwear
Sport Maxx 050+ +661Why this score
Source Sport Maxx 050+ Ventus S1 evo2 Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 67 (est.) ≈ 63 (est.) Reviews found online 68 57 Sport Maxx 050+: 60% × 67.1 (est.) + 40% × 68.1 = 67
Ventus S1 evo2: 60% × 63.2 (est.) + 40% × 57.2 = 61
No road tests of treadwear for Sport Maxx 050+. 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 Ventus S1 evo2. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.36).
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64
Handling (owners)
Ventus S1 evo2 +367Why this score
Source Sport Maxx 050+ Ventus S1 evo2 Reviews found online 64 67 -
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Efficiency
No comparison72Why this score
Source Sport Maxx 050+ Ventus S1 evo2 Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 5 tests – 72
Scores at a glance
| Category | Dunlop Sport Maxx 050+ | Hankook Ventus S1 evo2 |
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| Relative Score | 64 | 72 |
| Dry | 63 | 74 |
| Wet | 65 | 79 |
| Comfort | 56 | 66 |
| Noise | – | 72 |
| Treadwear | 67 | 61 |
| Handling (owners) | 64 | 67 |
| Efficiency | – | 72 |
Higher is better. The Relative Score follows your weights below; category scores do not change.
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Headline score
64
/ 100
Sport Maxx 050+
72
/ 100
Ventus S1 evo2
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 Sport Maxx 050+
Pros
- Strong dry grip, precise steering response and confident high-speed cornering, with several owners saying they could not find the tire's limit
- Good value: reviewers report performance comparable to Continental or Pirelli P Zero tires at a notably lower price
- Generally good to very good tread life, with reports of about 40,000 to 50,000+ km
Cons
- Road noise is the most common complaint, with several reviewers calling the tire very loud, especially on concrete highways
- Harsh, stiff ride quality, including thumps over bumps and potholes
- Inconsistent wet performance: multiple reviewers report slipperiness, reduced confidence in rain and aquaplaning
Tire B Ventus S1 evo2
Pros
- Excellent dry and wet grip performance
- Strong value compared to premium alternatives like Michelin or Continental
- Crisp steering response and confident cornering handling
Cons
- Faster-than-expected tread wear, particularly on heavier or high-performance vehicles
- Increased road noise and harsher ride quality as the tire ages and tread depth lowers
- Occasional reports of structural weaknesses such as sidewall bulges or cracking
Specs side by side
| Attribute | A · Dunlop Sport Maxx 050+ | B · Hankook Ventus S1 evo2 |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Summer | Summer |
| Vehicle type | Passenger Car / Crossover | Passenger Car / Crossover |
| Sizes available | — | 61 |
| Rim diameters | — | 16″ – 20″ |
| UTQG | 240 - 280 A - B A | 220 - 440 AA - B A |
Which one should you actually buy?
64
/ 100
Dunlop Sport Maxx 050+
72
/ 100
Hankook Ventus S1 evo2
Winner: Hankook Ventus S1 evo2 — better wet, dry and comfort. Pick the Dunlop Sport Maxx 050+ if treadwear matters most to you.
Pick tire B
Your priority is wet-weather safety
Hankook Ventus S1 evo2 scores 79 vs 65 on wet.
Pick tire B
You want the most grip on dry roads
Hankook Ventus S1 evo2 scores 74 vs 63 on dry.
Pick tire B
You want the most comfortable ride
Hankook Ventus S1 evo2 scores 66 vs 56 on comfort.
Pick tire A
You want the longest tread life
Dunlop Sport Maxx 050+ scores 67 vs 61 on treadwear.
Tire A · Dunlop Sport Maxx 050+
Tire B · Hankook Ventus S1 evo2
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Sport Maxx 050+ or Ventus S1 evo2?
Which is better in the wet, Sport Maxx 050+ or Ventus S1 evo2?
Hankook Ventus S1 evo2, 79 vs 65 on our wet score.
Which grips better on dry roads, Sport Maxx 050+ or Ventus S1 evo2?
Hankook Ventus S1 evo2, 74 vs 63 on our dry score.
Which is more comfortable, Sport Maxx 050+ or Ventus S1 evo2?
Hankook Ventus S1 evo2, 66 vs 56 on our comfort score.
Which lasts longer, Sport Maxx 050+ or Ventus S1 evo2?
Dunlop Sport Maxx 050+, 67 vs 61 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