These shouldn't be marketed as a sports tire. They're a replacement to the P1 Cinturato - a passenger tire.
They're cheap for Pirellis and seem like a good deal for an entry level performance tire. They're not performance focused though. Front end grip is not strong, heavily understeer biased, steering is a little sloppy due to softish sidewalls. At least they're safe dynamically at their low limits. Wet performance fine.
The reality is these should never have been called Dragon Sport - They're most like am entry level touring tire from any of c the major brands - which checks out when you look at the price.
If you want an entry level performance tire just get RE003 or Michilin Pilot Sport instead. Even tires like the Dunlop FM800, which is similarly priced but marketed more as a Touring tire - has a more sporty handling characteristic than the Dragon Sport.
They're cheap for Pirellis and seem like a good deal for an entry level performance tire. They're not performance focused though. Front end grip is not strong, heavily understeer biased, steering is a little sloppy due to softish sidewalls. At least they're safe dynamically at their low limits. Wet performance fine.
The reality is these should never have been called Dragon Sport - They're most like am entry level touring tire from any of c the major brands - which checks out when you look at the price.
If you want an entry level performance tire just get RE003 or Michilin Pilot Sport instead. Even tires like the Dunlop FM800, which is similarly priced but marketed more as a Touring tire - has a more sporty handling characteristic than the Dragon Sport.