Dunlop SP Sport 9000

Bought these through a combination of price and reviews on here.

Wet grip, and in particular anti-aquaplaning is very good, better than my previous Continental Sport Contact 2's.

Road noise is terrible, not so bad for the first 1500 miles but seems to get progressively worse to the extent that it drowns out the noise produced by the performance exhaust at motorway speeds.

Wear rate I would say is poor when compared to the previous Continentals which lasted 27,000 miles, and these have only managed 9000 miles - and this was only achieved through swapping the fronts with the rears.

The car wanders significantly on tramlines and this seems more pronounced than the Continentals, and they weren't great either, though saying this, I've had the car from new and have never been convinced that it was tracked properly from new....something I need to get round to having checked.

After comparing Continental Sp.Contact 3's, Toyo Proxes T1R's, Falken ZE912's and Uniroyal Rainsport 2's, I'm now replacing these with the Uniroyals based on a combination of great online reviews and price.

better in wet than dry, any performance they had tailed off when closer to wear limit, so much so when on the rear they would slide out on roundabouts or bends and I was FWD!!

Had these tyres on the back of my Nissan 350z. The grip was pretty good, not as good as the Michelin Pilot Sports I had before but the tyres were quite a bit cheaper. And most importantly they lasted about 4000 miles longer! Wet grip was very good, never felt unsure, with a progressive release in both wet and dry conditions. Totally useless in the snow we had, but that's what you expect from any summer tyre on wide wheels on a RWD car...

I'd definitely recommend these tyres from a price/performance rating.

Tyres I've had in the past:
Michelin Pilot Sport
Bridgestone RE040
Bridgestone RE050
Pirelli Rosso P-Zero

I have these tyres on front of my car and they wear so slowly, i was really happy with the mileage, when i bought car it was about 5-6mm tread left and i done about 40000km and still a bit left on them, so who is looking long lasting mileage and good enough tyre this is the to go for, because and price is cheap as well, the reason i gave 5 point on buy again, because i always would like tu try something new, so next tyre will be michelin PS3, hoping superb grip from that tyre.

I've had two sets on my BMW530D MSport and the rears are in need of replacement for the second time after 36K - ie about 18K per set. The fronts will last another 4 - 5K. I have been very disappointed in the wet performance particularly now that the tyres are nearing the end of their life. Very easy to spin up and generally little confidence. Will not buy again. Planning to replace with Michelin Pilot Sport PS2

Great looks are the only plus-point! These tyres were the worst-ever for understeer in the dry. Very un-nerving, and due, I think, to a tread pattern that has zero lateral stability.

Bought four of these for my 330ci two years a go. Fronts have 5-6 mm still, rears are down to the limit.

Rears give a bit in the wet while pulling away but thats half the fun of rear wheel drive cars! Progression is good aswell.

Good tyres for the money but have my eyes on a pair of Pilot SPORT PS2's for the rears as I wouldnt mind them lasting a bit longer!

Good dry grip but still possible to spin the rears when pulling out, much worse in the wet. Noisy on poor surfaces and quite jarring on small imperfections at motorway speeds, both of these traits are dependant upon tyre pressure. At full load pressure the noise is much worse. generaly good around town at slow speeds. Back to a more conventional tread pattern for the next set.