Tyre maker Dunlop has won praise for its new sporty road tyre from two major German bike magazines. Both Motorrad and PS magazines have given the new SportSmart 4 top marks, praising its performance in both wet and dry conditions.
Motorrad, Europe’s biggest-selling motorcycle magazine, made the SportSmart 4 the winner in the Sport category of its latest test, rating it “Very good”. The test team praised the Dunlop’s quick warm-up, handling, easy turn-in, and confidence-inspiring stability. The tyre ranked as the best of the six sport tyres in a dry test on country roads, achieved the fastest wet lap time, and secured second place in the track section, enough to earn it overall victory.
PS magazine also named the SportSmart 4 as the winner of its latest test, which assessed six sport and six hypersport tyres in wet and dry conditions on a BMW S1000 RR. PS testers placed SportSmart 4 at the top of the rank across both categories, earning it the overall win.
Roberto Finetti, marketing manager of Dunlop Motorcycle Europe, commented: “Launching a brand-new product in such a bold and disruptive way and winning two comparative tests in one week is an outstanding achievement. This test success for Dunlop confirms that our latest hypersport tyre delivers best-in-class performance on both road and track.
“We are delighted that SportSmart 4 has been recognised so highly across two separate tests, excelling across all key areas and delivering an exceptionally well-balanced performance.”
Dunlop also launched a new virtual tyre-testing event during the launch of the SportSmart 4. The Curvemaster online game claims to give journalists and popular content creators the power to choose the bike, select the conditions, and pick the road or track they want to test the tyre on.