43%
- Mitsubishi Lancer EX 2.0 MIVEC (MAN)
- 205/60 R16 H
- 1,000 miles
- Mostly Town
- Average
The tires are good at maneuverability and stability and braking but so loud and noisy so so loud at my lancer really
Dunlop SP Sport 01 Owner Reviews
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The Dunlop SP Sport 01 receives its clearest owner praise for dry grip, handling and tread life, with later-life accounts including substantial mileage. Wear is not universally liked, but favorable mentions outnumber complaints by more than two to one. Road noise is the main recurring drawback, criticised in nearly three in ten reviews, and some end-of-life accounts describe it becoming louder. Wet grip is evenly divided between positive and negative mentions, so it is less dependable as a point of recommendation than dry performance. Ride comfort is also split, while steering feedback leans positive without the same agreement as dry handling.
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Owner ratings averaged from 124 ratings
- Owner score 68%
- Dry Grip 78%
- Road Feedback 71%
- Handling 69%
- Wear 69%
- Wet Grip 67%
- Comfort 65%
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Score spread across 95 written reviews
42%
- Skoda Yeti
- 225/50 R17 W
- 14,000 miles
- Mostly Town
- Easy Going
OE fitment. Very happy to start with but when tread depth went down to about 4mm the grip fell off significantly. Very poor grip in acceleration in wet and more recently in dry as well. Just as well that I don't push in corners.
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76%
- Volkswagen Transporter
- 235/55 R17 V
- 30,000 miles
- Mostly Motorways
- Average
Reliable tires, low noise, good handling.
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94%
- Skoda Fabia 1.9TDi
- 195/55 R15 H
- 20 miles
- A Combination of Roads
- Spirited
came with a car skoda fabia 1.9 tdi sport
i cant believe what you people are saying about this tire
this is a second car that i use them and the tire is almost perfect
in dry or in wet, not in snow without grip at all very stiff tire
in wet i was cornering in 80 km/h and they was 4 years old
and my roads are prety much worn in corners - and dont give much grip at all
i have a couple a punctures in front left, and i had to change it after 20000 km, rear lasted 40000 and still runing
my dimension is about 95 euro so they are not so chep either
but i would recomend it on a small fast car
i cant believe what you people are saying about this tire
this is a second car that i use them and the tire is almost perfect
in dry or in wet, not in snow without grip at all very stiff tire
in wet i was cornering in 80 km/h and they was 4 years old
and my roads are prety much worn in corners - and dont give much grip at all
i have a couple a punctures in front left, and i had to change it after 20000 km, rear lasted 40000 and still runing
my dimension is about 95 euro so they are not so chep either
but i would recomend it on a small fast car
53%
- Suzuki Swift 1.3l 2007
- 175/65 R14 T
- 29,000 miles
- A Combination of Roads
- Spirited
On the plus side this have lasted well. Very good in dry, soon as get wet that changes and cannot brake very quickly / no grip at all, did almost run into two cars from rear! under 4mm they are shocking and aquaplane all time in rain. when new where okay in snow not so much under 6mm. never felt confident after first 6 months when worn in to the extent my car feels unstable over 50 on motorway in wet conditions.
Replacing with Goodyear ultra grip 8's, reviews amazing on that tire for the winter
Replacing with Goodyear ultra grip 8's, reviews amazing on that tire for the winter
74%
- Volkswagen Polo 1.2 TSI 105HP
- 185/55 R15 H
- 24,000 miles
- A Combination of Roads
- Average
The tires are only tested in Greek roads (a pretty tough test, hah?)and pretty good in dry conditions. However, when they are warm enough it seems as if the braking deteriorates and they even slip. In wet conditions they are very bad and they spin a lot in accelerations. You should never push them to the limit when it' raining. The wear is very good, I have switched them twice and I still believe I can make another 15km. Thus, I will change them in the 4th year of use which is the maximum I use any tires because they harden after 4 summers. Finally, they are very quiet but I won't choose them again though VW did so for my car. I may go for Conti Eco Contact 5 or something.
73%
- Fiat 500
- 185/55 R15 H
- 19,000 miles
- Mostly Country Roads
- Spirited
OEM supplied tires. Excellent for handling and grip although the FIAT recommended tire pressures seem too high if driving solo. The tires have quite a stiff sidewall and hard rubber and even with the pressures eased off by 5psi and the car driven hard, they remained cool.
Tire wear was excellent with the fronts good for at least 20,000 miles and the rears probably for 30,000.
Comfort was not a high priority and the car is stiffly sprung.
On snow they were pretty good for summer tires but in the rain the performance decreased quite a bit so that they never gave a feeling of great confidence and once down below 4mm they aquaplaned a couple of times.
Tire wear was excellent with the fronts good for at least 20,000 miles and the rears probably for 30,000.
Comfort was not a high priority and the car is stiffly sprung.
On snow they were pretty good for summer tires but in the rain the performance decreased quite a bit so that they never gave a feeling of great confidence and once down below 4mm they aquaplaned a couple of times.
66%
- Skoda Fabia 1.2
- 195/55 R15 H
- 28,000 miles
- A Combination of Roads
- Average
Good tires in dry conditions. In the slight snow/ice performed terribly. No confidence in tire when slightly worn. Would not buy again.
46%
- Volkswagen Passat B5 1.9 TDi
- 215/55 R16 W
- 6,000 miles
- A Combination of Roads
- Easy Going
My car is a VW Passat 1.9 TDi. max speed of this car is 119 mph. Came in at popular tire dealer. They did not have the tire I wanted at the mandatory speed rating. Advised me these Dunlops. The first 1000 miles they were fine. Than the noise started. Unbeleavable! Got worse as these tires wore. Now massive bearing noise from 40 miles an hour and faster.
Never again.
Never again.
80%
- BMW 120i M Sport
- 245/35 R18 H
- 38,000 miles
- A Combination of Roads
- Spirited
I drive a BMW 1 Series Coupé with M Sport Packaging with RIMS in front of 215/40/R18 and in back 245/35/R18.
I've got a little bit of oversteer in dry conditions, but the grip on the tarmac is awesome. In wet weather I've noticed that oversteer is become more and that I need to slow down a bit. I have driven the car also with extreme winter conditions with these tires and I had some problems with breaking, but no problems with steering when I was driving at lower speeds. With higher speeds I had a lot more problems.
I've driven 38K miles with these tires and I can say that the wear is less then expected. The tires make more noise then expected, but when you drive Run Flats it's ok.
I've got a little bit of oversteer in dry conditions, but the grip on the tarmac is awesome. In wet weather I've noticed that oversteer is become more and that I need to slow down a bit. I have driven the car also with extreme winter conditions with these tires and I had some problems with breaking, but no problems with steering when I was driving at lower speeds. With higher speeds I had a lot more problems.
I've driven 38K miles with these tires and I can say that the wear is less then expected. The tires make more noise then expected, but when you drive Run Flats it's ok.
60%
- Volkswagen Tiguan
- 225/45 R17 R
- 28,000 miles
- A Combination of Roads
- Average
Good in dry but very poor on wet road cornering, especially when they start wear down.
Pulling out of well used junctions in the wet is very skiddy to say the least, but really noticed they are bad in the wet on smaller uk roundabouts where the I found a lot of under steer unless I slowed down a hell of a lot more than normal. Also they were useless in the snow this year (2 inches). Interestingly my other car which is a golf mk6 Gti also came with Dunlop tires as OEM and I found them really bad in wet. Even though the car was newbI switched all tires to continental ones on the Gti and found them considerably better in the wet (sport contact 5).
For my Tiguan I'm just doing the same going for continental cross contact uhp 4x4 as they will have way better control in the wet and therefore safety whic I value far more than fractional better fuel economy or tire wear etc, and as I don't go off road apart from driving on cut grass or a little mud on back roads these are good for me.
In summary
Dry = good
Wet = very bad
Snow = bad ( would switch to winter tires anyway during winter)
Wear = good
road noise level = good (low noise)
Pulling out of well used junctions in the wet is very skiddy to say the least, but really noticed they are bad in the wet on smaller uk roundabouts where the I found a lot of under steer unless I slowed down a hell of a lot more than normal. Also they were useless in the snow this year (2 inches). Interestingly my other car which is a golf mk6 Gti also came with Dunlop tires as OEM and I found them really bad in wet. Even though the car was newbI switched all tires to continental ones on the Gti and found them considerably better in the wet (sport contact 5).
For my Tiguan I'm just doing the same going for continental cross contact uhp 4x4 as they will have way better control in the wet and therefore safety whic I value far more than fractional better fuel economy or tire wear etc, and as I don't go off road apart from driving on cut grass or a little mud on back roads these are good for me.
In summary
Dry = good
Wet = very bad
Snow = bad ( would switch to winter tires anyway during winter)
Wear = good
road noise level = good (low noise)
87%
- Honda Jazz
- 185/55 R15
- 10,000 miles
- Mostly Country Roads
- Spirited
Very good tires. Nobody expects a jazz to go fast....but nobody can get away. Once these tires wear they get noisy but are the quietest I've found plus handling is brilliant. Not so great in the snow but I expected that. But I didn't get stuck and didn't crash
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