Tests – · none yet Owners 70 · 1 review
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Pirelli Winter Sottozero Serie II vs Dunlop Sport Maxx 050+ — Compared
Relative Score (0–100): 60% professional tests, 40% owner reviews.
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Tests – · none yet Owners 66 · 32 reviews
Category by category
Relative Score per category, 0–100. Open “Why this score” for the tests and owner ratings behind it.
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Dry
No comparison66Why this score
Source Winter Sottozero Serie II Sport Maxx 050+ Reviews found online – 65 -
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Wet
No comparison67Why this score
Source Winter Sottozero Serie II Sport Maxx 050+ Reviews found online – 66 -
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Comfort
No comparison64Why this score
Source Winter Sottozero Serie II Sport Maxx 050+ Reviews found online – 58 -
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Treadwear
No comparison66Why this score
Source Winter Sottozero Serie II Sport Maxx 050+ Reviews found online – 67 -
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Handling
No comparison69Why this score
Source Winter Sottozero Serie II Sport Maxx 050+ Reviews found online – 69
Scores at a glance
| Category | Pirelli Winter Sottozero Serie II | Dunlop Sport Maxx 050+ |
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| Relative Score | – | 67 |
| Dry | – | 66 |
| Wet | – | 67 |
| Comfort | – | 64 |
| Treadwear | – | 66 |
| Handling | – | 69 |
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Headline score
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Winter Sottozero Serie II
67
/ 100
Sport Maxx 050+
Only categories both tires have data for count toward the headline score.
Pros, cons & observations
Themes extracted from owner reviews found online — not the opinion of TireWheelGuide.
Tire A Winter Sottozero Serie II
Not enough owner reviews yet to extract themes.
Tire B Sport Maxx 050+
Pros
- Reliable and confident dry grip for high-speed cornering and handling
- Impressive tread wear and long-lasting durability over tens of thousands of kilometers
- Good value for money relative to premium European brands
Cons
- Excessive road and cabin noise, particularly at motorway speeds
- Stiff and harsh ride quality over bumps and rough surfaces
- Mediocre to poor wet-weather traction with tendencies to slip or aquaplane
Specs side by side
| Attribute | A · Pirelli Winter Sottozero Serie II | B · Dunlop Sport Maxx 050+ |
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| Category | — | Summer Ultra High Performance tires |
| Vehicle type | Passenger Car / Crossover | Passenger Car / Crossover |
Which one should you actually buy?
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/ 100
Pirelli Winter Sottozero Serie II
67
/ 100
Dunlop Sport Maxx 050+
Only Dunlop Sport Maxx 050+ has enough test and review data for a Relative Score, so there is no head-to-head winner yet.
Tire A · Pirelli Winter Sottozero Serie II
Tire B · Dunlop Sport Maxx 050+
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How do we compare tires?
Every category score blends two independent signals. 60% comes from professional tire tests (braking distances, lap times, noise measurements), each result compared with every other tire in the same test and newer tests counting more. 40% comes from owner reviews found online, adjusted for how generously each site rates. Both use one scale: the average tested tire gets 70, the best 100. When a tire has only one of the two, the missing half is estimated from the other and the score stays closer to average; with no road test and fewer than five owner reviews it gets no score yet.
Community buzz from Reddit and forums is shown for context only — it never changes the score.