SP Sport Maxx

Dunlop SP Sport Maxx: what the numbers tell you

Manufacturer treadwear data for the SP Sport Maxx is not publicly listed. This is common for OEM-only or track-day tires that don't carry a US treadwear warranty. No mileage warranty is published for this tire, which is typical for performance summer and track-day rubber where the manufacturer doesn't make wear-life claims.

Cabin noise data for this tire is not published by the manufacturer. As a all-season tire built for the truck-suv segment, the SP Sport Maxx is positioned against direct rivals within the same category. Comparing it to a tire in a different category (e.g. summer vs all-season) makes the spec sheet misleading because the design targets are not the same.

Dunlop SP Sport Maxx The Dunlop SP Sport Maxx performance summer tire offers a balance of wet and dry traction, a quiet ride and the precise handling you’d expect from a quality performance tire. With race-ready performance and reliable summer traction, you should turn to the SP Sport Maxx. Other features include: The SP Sport Maxx is ideal for luxury sporty vehicles like coupes and sedans. For race-proven braking, accelerating and steering on wet and dry roads, this tire features a sporty directional tread pattern and cutting edge tread compound. Thanks to its clever tread design, you’ll experience a smooth, consistent, precise and quiet ride. With Dunlop’s Touch Technology, air pressure spreads evenly across the tire so more rubber touches the road, giving you tactile feedback for precision driving. Its directional tread pattern also ejects water away from the contact patch, reducing the risk of hydroplaning on soaked roads. This tire features Dunlop’s optimized blend of silica and a high-structured carbon black tread compound, giving you glue-like grip. It also has large independent shoulder blocks for razor sharp steering response. This tire is constructed with twin steel belts reinforced by Dunlop’s Jointless Band (JLB) spirally wrapped nylon and a rayon cord casing. Built in 19’’-21” diameters, the Sport Maxx fits a range of vehicles and is even the OEM tire on some Ford, Volkswagen, BMW, Audi and Mercedes-Benz vehicles. A

For an apples-to-apples comparison against direct rivals, see the comparison pages linked from this tire's brand index.