2026 Summer ECO Tyre Test
The Dunlop Blue Response TG wins this test outright with top scores across nearly every category. It delivers the shortest braking distances on both wet and dry surfaces, the highest lateral grip on wet roads, and the fastest lap times in wet and dry handling. Test drivers rated it as precise, responsive to steering inputs, and stable during lane changes, with a wide and predictable limit range. Under hard cornering at the limit, it tends toward understeer but can become slightly unsettled by lift-off oversteer. The trade-off is clear: it has the highest rolling resistance and energy consumption in the test, resulting in the shortest range on the electric test car. Interior noise levels are well controlled. This is a newly developed tyre from Sumitomo/Falken following their full acquisition of the Dunlop brand, manufactured in Turkey. Retail-purchased tyres matched the test samples in follow-up checks.