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Dunlop Sport Maxx 050+ vs Sumitomo BC100 — Compared

Relative Score (0–100): 60% professional tests, 40% owner reviews.

Sport Maxx 050+ is ahead, 66–58

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Tire BSumitomo

BC100

Summer

Tests 57 · 2 tests Owners 57 · 253 reviews

Category by category

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

  1. 65

    Dry

    Sport Maxx 050+ +11
    54
    Why this score
    SourceSport Maxx 050+BC100
    Professional tests (TWG score)–55
    Reviews found online6454
  2. 67

    Wet

    Sport Maxx 050+ +8
    59
    Why this score
    SourceSport Maxx 050+BC100
    Professional tests (TWG score)–57
    Reviews found online6662
  3. 64

    Comfort

    Level
    64
    Why this score
    SourceSport Maxx 050+BC100
    Reviews found online5959
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    Noise

    No comparison
    67
    Why this score
    SourceSport Maxx 050+BC100
    Professional tests (TWG score)–67
  5. 66

    Treadwear

    Sport Maxx 050+ +5
    61
    Why this score
    SourceSport Maxx 050+BC100
    Reviews found online6658
  6. 67

    Handling

    Sport Maxx 050+ +11
    56
    Why this score
    SourceSport Maxx 050+BC100
    Reviews found online6756
Scores at a glance
CategoryDunlop Sport Maxx 050+Sumitomo BC100
Relative Score 66 58
Dry 65 54
Wet 67 59
Comfort 64 64
Noise – 67
Treadwear 66 61
Handling 67 56

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Headline score

Sport Maxx 050+

BC100

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

  • Reliable and confident dry grip for high-speed cornering and handling
  • Impressive tread wear and long-lasting durability over tens of thousands of kilometers
  • Good value for money relative to premium European brands

Cons

  • Excessive road and cabin noise, particularly at motorway speeds
  • Stiff and harsh ride quality over bumps and rough surfaces
  • Mediocre to poor wet-weather traction with tendencies to slip or aquaplane
All owner themes in the Sport Maxx 050+ review

Tire B BC100

Pros

  • Excellent value for money compared to premium brands
  • Strong wet and dry grip for everyday commuting
  • Good water dispersion and confidence in heavy rain

Cons

  • Higher than average road noise reported by some drivers
  • Occasional understeer or reduced grip during aggressive cornering
  • Mixed experiences regarding longevity, with a few reporting faster-than-expected wear
All owner themes in the BC100 review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Dunlop Sport Maxx 050+ B · Sumitomo BC100
CategorySummerSummer
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverPassenger Car / Crossover
Sizes available—113
Rim diameters—13″ – 20″

Which one should you actually buy?

Dunlop Sport Maxx 050+

Sumitomo BC100

Winner: Dunlop Sport Maxx 050+ — better dry, handling and wet. It leads or ties in every category we score.

Pick tire A You want the most grip on dry roads

Dunlop Sport Maxx 050+ scores 65 vs 54 on dry.

Pick tire A You enjoy sharp, responsive handling

Dunlop Sport Maxx 050+ scores 67 vs 56 on handling.

Pick tire A Your priority is wet-weather safety

Dunlop Sport Maxx 050+ scores 67 vs 59 on wet.

Pick tire A You want the longest tread life

Dunlop Sport Maxx 050+ scores 66 vs 61 on treadwear.

Tire A · Dunlop Sport Maxx 050+
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Tire B · Sumitomo BC100
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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.

Community buzz from Reddit and forums is shown for context only — it never changes the score.

66

Leads

Sport Maxx 050+

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