Tests – · none yet Owners 62 · 32 reviews
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Dunlop Sport Maxx 050+ vs Kumho Crugen HP91 — 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 32 + 839 owner reviews. How we score
Crugen HP91 is ahead, 69–64
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Tests 68 · 2 tests Owners 71 · 839 reviews
Best test result: #3 of 8 in 2018 All Road 265/60 R18 4x4 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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63
Dry
Crugen HP91 +669Why this score
Source Sport Maxx 050+ Crugen HP91 Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 2 tests ≈ 65 (est.) 64 Reviews found online 61 76 Sport Maxx 050+: 60% × 65 (est.) + 40% × 60.8 = 63
Crugen HP91: 60% × 63.8 + 40% × 76 = 69
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 0.42).
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64
Wet
Crugen HP91 +973Why this score
Source Sport Maxx 050+ Crugen HP91 Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 2 tests ≈ 66 (est.) 70 Reviews found online 62 79 Sport Maxx 050+: 60% × 65.9 (est.) + 40% × 61.9 = 64
Crugen HP91: 60% × 69.8 + 40% × 78.5 = 73
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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57
Comfort
Crugen HP91 +1269Why this score
Source Sport Maxx 050+ Crugen HP91 Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 66 (est.) ≈ 69 (est.) Reviews found online 51 69 Sport Maxx 050+: 40% × 65.9 (est.) + 60% × 51.3 = 57
Crugen HP91: 40% × 69.2 (est.) + 60% × 69.4 = 69
No road tests of comfort for Sport Maxx 050+ or Crugen HP91. The test half is the tested tires’ average (69): owners’ comfort ratings barely follow the road tests.
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Noise
No comparison71Why this score
Source Sport Maxx 050+ Crugen HP91 Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests – 73 Reviews found online – ≈ 67 (est.) Crugen HP91: 60% × 73.4 + 40% × 66.6 (est.) = 71
No owner ratings of noise for Crugen HP91. The owner half is the owners’ average (67): 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+ Crugen HP91 Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 66 (est.) ≈ 63 (est.) Reviews found online 67 58 Sport Maxx 050+: 60% × 66.4 (est.) + 40% × 67 = 67
Crugen HP91: 60% × 63.3 (est.) + 40% × 58.1 = 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 0.35).
No road tests of treadwear for Crugen HP91. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.35).
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65
Handling (owners)
Crugen HP91 +772Why this score
Source Sport Maxx 050+ Crugen HP91 Reviews found online 65 72 -
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Efficiency
No comparison67Why this score
Source Sport Maxx 050+ Crugen HP91 Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests – 67
Scores at a glance
| Category | Dunlop Sport Maxx 050+ | Kumho Crugen HP91 |
|---|---|---|
| Relative Score | 64 | 69 |
| Dry | 63 | 69 |
| Wet | 64 | 73 |
| Comfort | 57 | 69 |
| Noise | – | 71 |
| Treadwear | 67 | 61 |
| Handling (owners) | 65 | 72 |
| Efficiency | – | 67 |
Higher is better. The Relative Score follows your weights below; category scores do not change.
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Headline score
64
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Sport Maxx 050+
69
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Crugen HP91
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
Tire B Crugen HP91
Pros
- Strong wet and dry traction providing high confidence
- Competitive, budget-friendly pricing compared to tier-1 premium brands
- Low road noise and enhanced ride comfort
Cons
- Accelerated tread wear reported by some aggressive drivers or heavy vehicle owners
- Occasional complaints regarding poor performance in deep snow or ice
- Minor instances of increased road noise or vibration for a few users
Specs side by side
| Attribute | A · Dunlop Sport Maxx 050+ | B · Kumho Crugen HP91 |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Summer | Summer |
| Vehicle type | Passenger Car / Crossover | SUV and 4x4 |
| Sizes available | — | 34 |
| Rim diameters | — | 16″ – 22″ |
| Tread depth | — | 10/32″ |
| UTQG | — | 420 A A |
| Sidewall | — | Blackwall |
| Max pressure | — | 51 psi |
Which one should you actually buy?
64
/ 100
Dunlop Sport Maxx 050+
69
/ 100
Kumho Crugen HP91
Winner: Kumho Crugen HP91 — better comfort, wet and handling. Pick the Dunlop Sport Maxx 050+ if treadwear matters most to you.
Pick tire B
You want the most comfortable ride
Kumho Crugen HP91 scores 69 vs 57 on comfort.
Pick tire B
Your priority is wet-weather safety
Kumho Crugen HP91 scores 73 vs 64 on wet.
Pick tire B
You enjoy sharp, responsive handling
Kumho Crugen HP91 scores 72 vs 65 on handling.
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 · Kumho Crugen HP91
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Sport Maxx 050+ or Crugen HP91?
Which is better in the wet, Sport Maxx 050+ or Crugen HP91?
Kumho Crugen HP91, 73 vs 64 on our wet score.
Which grips better on dry roads, Sport Maxx 050+ or Crugen HP91?
Kumho Crugen HP91, 69 vs 63 on our dry score.
Which is more comfortable, Sport Maxx 050+ or Crugen HP91?
Kumho Crugen HP91, 69 vs 57 on our comfort score.
Which lasts longer, Sport Maxx 050+ or Crugen HP91?
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