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Dunlop SP Sport 2050 looks discontinued: no new owner reviews or road tests in five years and no current EU tyre label.

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Kumho Ecsta PA51 vs Dunlop SP Sport 2050 — 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 1 + 0 road tests and 165 + 4 owner reviews. How we score

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Kumho Ecsta PA51
Tire AKumho

Ecsta PA51

All Season

± 8

Tests – · 1 test Owners 70 · 165 reviews

Dunlop SP Sport 2050
Tire BDunlop

SP Sport 2050

Summer Premium Touring tires

Tests – · none yet Owners – · 4 reviews (needs 5)

Category by category

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

  1. 70

    Dry

    No comparison
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    Why this score
    SourceEcsta PA51SP Sport 2050
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 69 (est.)–
    Reviews found online70–

    Ecsta PA51: 60% × 69 (est.) + 40% × 70.3 = 70

    No road tests of dry for Ecsta PA51. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.42).

  2. 71

    Wet

    No comparison
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    Why this score
    SourceEcsta PA51SP Sport 2050
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 71 (est.)–
    Reviews found online72–

    Ecsta PA51: 60% × 71.2 (est.) + 40% × 71.5 = 71

    No road tests of wet for Ecsta PA51. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).

  3. 64

    Snow

    No comparison
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    Why this score
    SourceEcsta PA51SP Sport 2050
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 67 (est.)–
    Reviews found online60–

    Ecsta PA51: 60% × 66.6 (est.) + 40% × 59.7 = 64

    No road tests of snow for Ecsta PA51. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.37).

  4. 67

    Comfort

    No comparison
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    Why this score
    SourceEcsta PA51SP Sport 2050
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 68 (est.)–
    Reviews found online65–

    Ecsta PA51: 40% × 68.4 (est.) + 60% × 65.3 = 67

    No road tests of comfort for Ecsta PA51. The test half is the tested tires’ average (69): owners’ comfort ratings barely follow the road tests.

  5. 70

    Noise

    No comparison
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    Why this score
    SourceEcsta PA51SP Sport 2050
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 67 (est.)–
    Reviews found online74–

    Ecsta PA51: 60% × 66.6 (est.) + 40% × 74.1 = 70

    No road tests of noise for Ecsta PA51. The test half is the tested tires’ average (67): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests.

  6. 72

    Treadwear

    No comparison
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    Why this score
    SourceEcsta PA51SP Sport 2050
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / – tests70–
    Reviews found online74–

    Ecsta PA51: 60% × 69.8 + 40% × 74.1 = 72

  7. 67

    Handling (owners)

    No comparison
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    Why this score
    SourceEcsta PA51SP Sport 2050
    Reviews found online67–
Scores at a glance
CategoryKumho Ecsta PA51Dunlop SP Sport 2050
Relative Score 69 –
Dry 70 –
Wet 71 –
Snow 64 –
Comfort 67 –
Noise 70 –
Treadwear 72 –
Handling (owners) 67 –

Higher is better. The Relative Score follows your weights below; category scores do not change.

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Headline score
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Ecsta PA51

SP Sport 2050

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 Ecsta PA51

Pros

  • Excellent price-to-performance ratio
  • Strong dry pavement traction and cornering grip
  • Quiet and smooth ride quality

Cons

  • Inconsistent performance in heavy rain or standing water
  • Some reports of increased road noise over time
  • Limited availability in certain niche sizes
All owner themes in the Ecsta PA51 review

Tire B SP Sport 2050

Pros

  • Adequate dry road grip and handling response
  • Satisfactory performance in dry and wet conditions for certain drivers
  • Reasonable noise levels on smooth road surfaces

Cons

  • Poor wet weather grip and handling
  • Fast treadwear with low mileage limits (some wearing out within 9,000 to 18,000 miles)
  • Noticeable road noise on damaged or rough road surfaces
All owner themes in the SP Sport 2050 review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Kumho Ecsta PA51 B · Dunlop SP Sport 2050
CategoryAll SeasonSummer Premium Touring tires
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverPassenger Car / Crossover
Sizes available13—
Rim diameters16″ – 19″—
Tread depth10.5/32″—
UTQG500 A A—
Treadwear warranty45,000 mi—
SidewallBlackwall—
Max pressure51 psi—

Which one should you actually buy?

Kumho Ecsta PA51

Dunlop SP Sport 2050

Only Kumho Ecsta PA51 has enough test and review data for a Relative Score, so there is no head-to-head winner yet.

Tire A · Kumho Ecsta PA51
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Tire B · Dunlop SP Sport 2050
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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.

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