Tests – · none yet Owners 69 · 6 reviews
Toyo Tranpath looks discontinued: no new owner reviews or road tests in five years and no current EU tyre label.
Head-to-head
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Toyo Tranpath vs Dunlop SP Sport LM705 — 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 + 0 road tests and 6 + 39 owner reviews. How we score
Tranpath leads, 69–65 Narrow edge
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Tests – · none yet Owners 63 · 39 reviews
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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69
Dry
Tranpath +366Why this score
Source Tranpath SP Sport LM705 Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 69 (est.) ≈ 67 (est.) Reviews found online 70 66 Tranpath: 60% × 68.8 (est.) + 40% × 69.9 = 69
SP Sport LM705: 60% × 66.9 (est.) + 40% × 65.5 = 66
No road tests of dry for Tranpath. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.41).
No road tests of dry for SP Sport LM705. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.41).
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71
Wet
Tranpath +962Why this score
Source Tranpath SP Sport LM705 Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 71 (est.) ≈ 64 (est.) Reviews found online 71 59 Tranpath: 60% × 71 (est.) + 40% × 71.3 = 71
SP Sport LM705: 60% × 64.5 (est.) + 40% × 59.3 = 62
No road tests of wet for Tranpath. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).
No road tests of wet for SP Sport LM705. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).
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Snow
No comparison62Why this score
Source Tranpath SP Sport LM705 Professional tests (TWG score) – ≈ 66 (est.) Reviews found online – 56 SP Sport LM705: 60% × 65.9 (est.) + 40% × 56.1 = 62
No road tests of snow for SP Sport LM705. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.32).
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71
Comfort
Tranpath +170Why this score
Source Tranpath SP Sport LM705 Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 69 (est.) ≈ 69 (est.) Reviews found online 71 71 Tranpath: 40% × 69.2 (est.) + 60% × 71.4 = 71
SP Sport LM705: 40% × 69.1 (est.) + 60% × 70.7 = 70
No road tests of comfort for Tranpath. 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 SP Sport LM705. 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 comparison62Why this score
Source Tranpath SP Sport LM705 Professional tests (TWG score) – ≈ 66 (est.) Reviews found online – 56 SP Sport LM705: 60% × 66.4 (est.) + 40% × 55.9 = 62
No road tests of noise for SP Sport LM705. The test half is the tested tires’ average (66): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests.
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65
Treadwear
SP Sport LM705 +368Why this score
Source Tranpath SP Sport LM705 Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 66 (est.) ≈ 67 (est.) Reviews found online 64 68 Tranpath: 60% × 65.6 (est.) + 40% × 64 = 65
SP Sport LM705: 60% × 67.2 (est.) + 40% × 68.3 = 68
No road tests of treadwear for Tranpath. 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 SP Sport LM705. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.36).
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69
Handling (owners)
Tranpath +366Why this score
Source Tranpath SP Sport LM705 Reviews found online 69 66
Scores at a glance
| Category | Toyo Tranpath | Dunlop SP Sport LM705 |
|---|---|---|
| Relative Score | 69 | 65 |
| Dry | 69 | 66 |
| Wet | 71 | 62 |
| Snow | – | 62 |
| Comfort | 71 | 70 |
| Noise | – | 62 |
| Treadwear | 65 | 68 |
| Handling (owners) | 69 | 66 |
Higher is better. The Relative Score follows your weights below; category scores do not change.
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Headline score
69
/ 100
Tranpath
65
/ 100
SP Sport LM705
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 Tranpath
Pros
- Reliable dry weather traction
- Consistent grip in cold temperatures
- Solid performance on SUV platforms
Cons
- Disappointing tread life relative to price
- Mediocre wet weather performance
- Poor traction in mud or off-road conditions
Tire B SP Sport LM705
Pros
- Exceptional ride comfort and smooth bump/pothole absorption
- Very low road noise and quiet highway operation
- High value for money compared to premium competitors
Cons
- Significantly compromised wet grip and poor performance in heavy rain
- Soft sidewalls lead to mushy steering response and lack of high-speed handling feedback
- Faster-than-expected wear reported by some users
Specs side by side
| Attribute | A · Toyo Tranpath | B · Dunlop SP Sport LM705 |
|---|---|---|
| Category | All Season | Summer |
| Vehicle type | SUV and 4x4 | Passenger Car / Crossover |
| Sizes available | — | 6 |
| Rim diameters | — | 16″ – 19″ |
| UTQG | — | 400 B A |
| Sidewall | — | Blackwall |
Which one should you actually buy?
69
/ 100
Toyo Tranpath
65
/ 100
Dunlop SP Sport LM705
Narrow edge: Toyo Tranpath — better wet and dry. Pick the Dunlop SP Sport LM705 if treadwear matters most to you. Toyo Tranpath rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 6 reviews), so read this result as provisional.
Pick tire A
Your priority is wet-weather safety
Toyo Tranpath scores 71 vs 62 on wet.
Pick tire A
You want the most grip on dry roads
Toyo Tranpath scores 69 vs 66 on dry.
Pick tire B
You want the longest tread life
Dunlop SP Sport LM705 scores 68 vs 65 on treadwear.
Tire A · Toyo Tranpath
Tire B · Dunlop SP Sport LM705
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Tranpath or SP Sport LM705?
Which is better in the wet, Tranpath or SP Sport LM705?
Toyo Tranpath, 71 vs 62 on our wet score.
Which grips better on dry roads, Tranpath or SP Sport LM705?
Toyo Tranpath, 69 vs 66 on our dry score.
Which is more comfortable, Tranpath or SP Sport LM705?
Neither, by our numbers: 71 vs 70 on the comfort score, within 3 points.
Which lasts longer, Tranpath or SP Sport LM705?
Dunlop SP Sport LM705, 68 vs 65 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