The Dunlop SP Winter Sport M3 is a Ultra High Performance Winter tire designed to be fitted to Passenger Cars.
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Owners say87%from 12 owner reviews100% would buy againRead the reviews
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Built from every independent test result and vetted owner review we hold for this tire - the evidence is all further down the page. Data updated February 2015.
What is the Dunlop SP Winter Sport M3's EU tire label rating?
Across its range, the Dunlop SP Winter Sport M3 most commonly carries EU label ratings of D for fuel efficiency, D for wet grip and 73 dB for noise.
How comfortable and quiet are the Dunlop SP Winter Sport M3?
Owners rate the Dunlop SP Winter Sport M3 8.3 out of 10 for comfort and noise across 8 reviews.
How well do the Dunlop SP Winter Sport M3 wear, according to owners?
Owners rate the Dunlop SP Winter Sport M3 8.8 out of 10 for wear across 8 reviews. 2 of those reviews come from owners past 10,000 miles, and the typical review covers 5,000 miles.
Would owners buy the Dunlop SP Winter Sport M3 again?
100% of owners say they would buy the Dunlop SP Winter Sport M3 again, based on the 12 owner reviews that answered the question. 67% of them gave it the highest possible answer.
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Across 12 owner ratings the Dunlop SP Winter Sport M3 averages 87%. Owners rate Wet Grip highest at 9.1 out of 10 and Comfort lowest at 8.3. 2 of those reviews come from owners past 10,000 miles. 100% of owners score it 70% or better.
Owner ratings averaged from 12 ratings
Owner score87%
Wet Grip91%
Wear88%
Road Feedback86%
Handling85%
Dry Grip84%
Comfort83%
Featured reviews
Most helpful 83%
“Great tire. Bought them second hand with 5mm of tread on them, used them for 20,000 miles through summer where it was regularly 25 degrees Celsius with no issues at all. Awesome in the snow, great in the wet and...”
“Excelent tire and very good price/performance weight! Super grip on high snow, it saved me for lot of times every time when i was on narrow streets, where the snow is soft and in large quantities. Also very, very good...”
Bought them second hand with 5mm of tread on them, used them for 20,000 miles through summer where it was regularly 25 degrees Celsius with no issues at all. Awesome in the snow, great in the wet and brilliant in the dry. Can't fault them at all even in summer.
Can't believe how well they lasted on a remapped 260bhp front wheel drive car.
Replaced them with Dunlop Winter Sport 3D and can't believe how bad the 3D's are in comparison.
Back in October I was unable to locate a set of Vredstein's excellent Wintrac Xtreme tires for my new car, so I looked around & had my local Tire Fitter source these Dunlops for Winter period use instead.
Now at the back end of January I can confirm, (despite my reservations) in cold weather conditions these are as good as the Xtreme !
In the dry I can put power down from a standing start, without wheel spin; & in real wet weather downpours, the tires road grip under breaking is nothing short of superb !
In the snow & ice you get really positive feedback from the tires; while everybody elses tires are spinning, you are making safe & surefooted progress !
The Dunlop's SP Winter Sport M3 is SO much a better tire than the vehicle's factory fit Contipremium Contact2 tires.
Check out how the BEST all seasons tires perform against premium summer and winter tires!
Has been really heavy snow over the past week. These tires are amazing. When everybody else is slipping and sliding everywhere, these tires just cut through the snow like it's a sunny normal day. No drama. Wet and dry handling is also superb. Brilliant tires. Highly recommended.
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I have these tires fitted on a spare set of wheels for the last 2 winters.
So long as you remember that these tires are designed for colder temperatures I found the wear excellent, but as soon as the temp gets warmer you must swap them or they will wear. Grip in fresh deep snow was faultless, grip in compacted snow and ice was equally impressive. These tires moved my car up slopes where I could not stand up.
On normal driving conditions I expected winter tires would be noisy and vague. Not at all with the M3s, you can see why they are a premium brand. I felt no noticeable difference under normal driving than my summer tire set.
Excelent tire and very good price/performance weight!
Super grip on high snow, it saved me for lot of times every time when i was on narrow streets, where the snow is soft and in large quantities.
Also very, very good on wet, with minimum aquaplaning.
On dry roads is more like a performance summer tire, because it enters in temperature pretty hard, therefore its a bit slippery at brakes (strong, all the way brakes), but when its heated enough, it has an aextremely accurate grip, with no signs of understeer even i pushed the car pretty much onto the limits, despite the diesel engine on my Leon FR, that is heavier that benzines.
Amazing winter tire! Grips perfectly on ice, snow, deep snow, and....vrey deep snow! the only time my car stuck was when i pushed the so hard in such deep snow that my front tires were suspended in the air because was so much snow under the car!!!
The Dunlop M3 Winter Sport may be a winter tire, however it is more feels "sporty" than many summer high performance tires. This includes offerings from Bridgestone, Continetial, Goodyear and Michelin.
Even with spirited cross country driving the limit of these tires has yet to found. They keep on gripping and conering progressively, with no suddenly breaking away. Just a slight reduction in grip when pressed hard through a corner.
They are very good in the dry and no deterioration in wet weather, including heavy rain.
When it is cold and frosty these tires live up to their name, of Winter Sport. Sensible progress can be made during winter weather with being reckless.
These are the winter tires recommended by Volkswagen for the Mk5 Golf. Volkswagen appear to have it right, as the M3 Winter Sport cope extremely well with the Golf's high torque and heavy weight.
The slight drawback of the purposeful directional tread pattern is that it is nosy for the initial few hundred miles, until the tires are run in. These are stiff tires so show up how British road surfaces may be considered to be not quiet as good as some of those in mainland Europe. However, this is a minor inconvenience for the very good feedback form these tires.
The wear rate is very good, and after around 6000 miles have only worn through about 1.5mm of tread. This can be regarded as good for a heavy and high torque car like the Golf.
When the M3's eventually reach the replacement tread level, they will be among the replacement considerations. The other choices are to be the Dunlop 3D and Vredestein Wintrac, both of which are considered to be very good.
