Dunlop Winter Response 2
The Dunlop Winter Response 2 is a Premium Touring Winter tyre designed to be fitted to Passenger Car
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Tyre review data from 9 tyre reviews averaging 88% over 69,000 miles driven.
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Latest Group Test Results
2019 ADAC 185/65 R15 Winter Tyre Test - 1st of 16 tyres
- Positive - Great results in the snow, Low fuel consumption, Very good results on wet pavement, Good results on dry pavement
- Negative - None mentioned
- Overall - Test Winner
2018 ADAC Winter Tyre Test - 175/65 R14 - 2nd of 12 tyres
- Positive - A very balanced winter tyre, very good in the wet and on snow, low fuel consumption, good in the dry
- Negative - None mentioned
2018 ACE All Season and Winter Tyre Test - 6th of 12 tyres
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Questions and Answers for the Dunlop Winter Response 2
2019-10-02 - Can you pleas help me with dilemma I have regarding purchase of premium winter tires. I can not decide between Dunlop Winter Response 2 and Hankook Winter i cept RS2? Price difference is 50e per set of 4.(Dunlop being more expensive) Is it worth extra money? I live in Balkans and winters here can be from mild to extremely harsh in some months (snow ,ice, full pack)!
I believe the Dunlops to be worth the extra money, they won the ADAC test this year.
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Top Dunlop Winter Response 2 Review
Given
84%
while driving a
Opel Astra G
(185/65 R15 T) on
mostly town
for 2,000
average miles
I wanted a winter tyre with good snow properties and low rolling resistance. It's hard to find something which matches your expectations, but fortunately that's what I got.
I bought them because I wanted Dunlop tyres for the car's OEM Dunlop steel rims, and the tread design looked strange for me, so I wanted to give them a shot despite the controversial test results (good in 185/60, bad in 195/65, so buying 185/65 was nothing but a gamble).
The test results said that wet grip is where you might be let down, but I think my set is good enough in rainy conditions. Dry grip is good as well, but I believe these properties could have been a bit better. That said, the dry and wet grip levels are still much higher than what I would call unsafe.
However when it comes to snow and ice, the Winter Response 2 starts to shine like a diamond. When the white stuff came, I had to act like a yobbo to get them misbehave.
The rolling resistance seems to be worse than the 195/60 Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance (my summer set, read my review of them), but only a tiny bit. But at least I got more road feedback, which is good when the conditions are tricky. Yes, the ride is a bit harsher as well, but it's a price I can live with.
One other thing: these tyres are very sensitive to tyre pressure. According to my experience in this size 5°C change in ambient tmeperature means 0.1 bar change in tyre pressure, so if you set your tyres to 2.5 bars in 0°C to get the best out of them in snow, it becomes 2.7 bars in 10°C. Combine the pressure increase with the out-of-comfort-zone temps, and you will get a car with much less traction. This might happen with other winter tyres as well, so I don't really blame my Dunlops, but more experiments are needed to be more accurate on this.
Overall, I have to say these are not the best all-rounder winter tyres out there, but if you want excellent snow and ice performance, it's a very good choice. For continental Europe I believe the Goodyear UltraGrip 9 or the Nokian WR D4 should be better because of their better all-round performance, but if you can get the Winter Response 2 for a good price, you shouldn't be disappointed.
Latest Dunlop Winter Response 2 Reviews
Given
69%
while driving a
Citroën c2
(175/65 R14 T) on
mostly town
for 12,000
average miles
Winter tyre which is very good on the snow but also have a pretty decent behavior in the the dry and in the wet, especially for a winter tyre.
Seems to wear a little too fast for me.
Best value for money on winter tyre.
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Given
97%
while driving a
Mercedes Benz A140
(225/45 R17) on
mostly motorways
for 2,000
average miles
Bought these tyres especially for their wet grip performance, which according to several tests is about as good as the grip of Continental ts850 or Goodyear Ultragrip9. Snow performance also seems to be great but the Dutch winters are pretty mild so we hardly get any snow.
Driving in wet conditions I have to conclude these tyres are outstanding; very good grip and they feel very 'planted'. Compared to winter response 1 which I had before I feel the wet grip is better. Compared to my summer tyres (michelin energy saver +) these tyres offer (much) better grip in the rain/ on wet roads and for sure when there would be any snow or ice the winter tyres would offer much much better grip. When the temperature goes down I will anyway benefit from the Dunlop winter tyres, whether we get snow or not.
On the dry these tyres perform about the same as the summer tyres, with less understeer. On the wet they offer better grip and the handling is truly excellent. The rolling resistance is low and so far I don't notice any difference in fuel economy with my summer tyres, which is great. Very much recommended!
Given
88%
while driving a
Opel vectra c
(195/65 R15) on
track
for 15,000
average miles
Very good at snow. Didn t slip at all. I would buy it again