Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 vs Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3

In this article we will be looking at independent tire test data, and real world driver reviews of the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 and the Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3 to find out which tire is best for your own driving.

The good news is that both the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 and Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3 are Premium Touring All Season tires designed to be fitted to Passenger Cars, which means comparing the two tires is relatively simple.

Both tires are hugely popular in the market place with drivers, and both have been featured in independent tire tests.

Vector-4Seasons-Gen-3 VS Cinturato-All-Season-SF3

Test Results

Independent comparison tire tests are the best source of data to get tire information from, and the good news is there have been five tests which compare both tires directly!

Out of these five tests:

  • Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 finished ahead of the Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3 in one of the tests
  • Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3 finished ahead of the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 in four of the tests

While it might look like the Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3 is better than the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 purely based on the higher number of test wins, tires are very complicated objects which means where one tire is better than the other can be more important in real world use.

Let's look at how the two tires compare across multiple tire test categories.

Dry Braking

Looking at data from four tire tests, the Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3 was better during four dry braking tests. On average the Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3 stopped the vehicle in 9.62% less distance than the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3.

Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
41.05M
Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3
37.1M
Dry braking in meters, lower is better

Best In Dry Braking: Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3

2024 Sports Car All Season Tire Test
225/40 R18
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3:39.4M Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3: 36.9M
2024 All Season Tire Market Overview
225/50 R17
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3:41.5M Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3: 36.9M
2024 AutoBild All Season Tire Test
225/50 R17
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3:41.5M Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3: 36.9M
2024 Auto Bild SUV All Season Tire Test
245/45 R18
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3:41.8M Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3: 37.7M

Dry Handling [Km/H]

Looking at data from three tire tests, the Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3 was better during three dry handling [km/h] tests. On average the Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3 was 0.9% faster around a lap than the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3.

Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
99.6Km/H
Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3
100.5Km/H
Dry Handling Average Speed, higher is better

Best In Dry Handling [Km/H]: Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3

2024 Sports Car All Season Tire Test
225/40 R18
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3:91.3Km/H Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3: 92Km/H
2024 AutoBild All Season Tire Test
225/50 R17
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3:94.4Km/H Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3: 95.8Km/H
2024 Auto Bild SUV All Season Tire Test
245/45 R18
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3:113.1Km/H Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3: 113.7Km/H

Wet Braking

Looking at data from four tire tests, the Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3 was better during four wet braking tests. On average the Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3 stopped the vehicle in 3.51% less distance than the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3.

Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
52.73M
Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3
50.88M
Wet braking in meters, lower is better

Best In Wet Braking: Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3

2024 Sports Car All Season Tire Test
225/40 R18
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3:46.4M Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3: 43.9M
2024 All Season Tire Market Overview
225/50 R17
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3:55.2M Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3: 53.5M
2024 AutoBild All Season Tire Test
225/50 R17
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3:55.2M Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3: 53.5M
2024 Auto Bild SUV All Season Tire Test
245/45 R18
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3:54.1M Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3: 52.6M

Wet Handling [Km/H]

Looking at data from three tire tests, the Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3 was better during two wet handling [km/h] tests. On average the Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3 was 0.85% faster around a wet lap than the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3.

Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
76.97Km/H
Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3
77.63Km/H
Wet Handling Average Speed, higher is better

Best In Wet Handling [Km/H]: Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3

2024 Sports Car All Season Tire Test
225/40 R18
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3:75.3Km/H Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3: 75.4Km/H
2024 AutoBild All Season Tire Test
225/50 R17
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3:72.5Km/H Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3: 75.1Km/H
2024 Auto Bild SUV All Season Tire Test
245/45 R18
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3:83.1Km/H Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3: 82.4Km/H

Wet Circle

Looking at data from three tire tests, the Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3 was better during three wet circle tests. On average the Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3 was 0.93% faster around a wet circle than the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3.

Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
13.93s
Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3
13.8s
Wet Circle Lap Time in seconds, lower is better

Best In Wet Circle: Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3

2024 Sports Car All Season Tire Test
225/40 R18
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3:14.1s Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3: 14s
2024 AutoBild All Season Tire Test
225/50 R17
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3:11.76s Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3: 11.53s
2024 Auto Bild SUV All Season Tire Test
245/45 R18
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3:15.92s Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3: 15.86s

Straight Aqua

Looking at data from three tire tests, the Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3 was better during three straight aqua tests. On average the Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3 floated at a 7.99% higher speed than the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3.

Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
73.03Km/H
Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3
79.37Km/H
Float Speed in Km/H, higher is better

Best In Straight Aqua: Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3

2024 Sports Car All Season Tire Test
225/40 R18
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3:73.1Km/H Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3: 83.3Km/H
2024 AutoBild All Season Tire Test
225/50 R17
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3:74.4Km/H Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3: 79.4Km/H
2024 Auto Bild SUV All Season Tire Test
245/45 R18
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3:71.6Km/H Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3: 75.4Km/H

Curved Aquaplaning

Looking at data from three tire tests, the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 was better during one curved aquaplaning tests. On average the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 slipped out at a 0.69% higher speed than the Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3.

Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
2.9m/sec2
Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3
2.88m/sec2
Remaining lateral acceleration, higher is better

Best In Curved Aquaplaning: Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3

2024 Sports Car All Season Tire Test
225/40 R18
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3:2.31m/sec2 Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3: 2.56m/sec2
2024 AutoBild All Season Tire Test
225/50 R17
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3:3.24m/sec2 Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3: 3.32m/sec2
2024 Auto Bild SUV All Season Tire Test
245/45 R18
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3:3.14m/sec2 Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3: 2.75m/sec2

Snow Braking

Looking at data from three tire tests, the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 was better during three snow braking tests. On average the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 stopped the vehicle in 4.61% less distance than the Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3.

Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
23.37M
Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3
24.5M
Snow braking in meters, lower is better

Best In Snow Braking: Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3

2024 Sports Car All Season Tire Test
225/40 R18
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3:24.1M Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3: 24.4M
2024 AutoBild All Season Tire Test
225/50 R17
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3:23.9M Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3: 25.4M
2024 Auto Bild SUV All Season Tire Test
245/45 R18
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3:22.1M Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3: 23.7M

Snow Traction

Looking at data from three tire tests, the Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3 was better during two snow traction tests. On average the Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3 had 0.05% better snow traction than the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3.

Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
3200N
Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3
3201.67N
Pulling Force in Newtons, higher is better

Best In Snow Traction: Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3

2024 Sports Car All Season Tire Test
225/40 R18
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3:2794N Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3: 2797N
2024 AutoBild All Season Tire Test
225/50 R17
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3:2688N Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3: 2682N
2024 Auto Bild SUV All Season Tire Test
245/45 R18
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3:4118N Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3: 4126N

Snow Handling [Km/H]

Looking at data from three tire tests, the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 was better during two snow handling [km/h] tests. On average the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 was 0.6% faster around a lap than the Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3.

Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
54.93Km/H
Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3
54.6Km/H
Snow handling average speed, higher is better

Best In Snow Handling [Km/H]: Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3

2024 Sports Car All Season Tire Test
225/40 R18
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3:57.1Km/H Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3: 57Km/H
2024 AutoBild All Season Tire Test
225/50 R17
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3:54.7Km/H Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3: 53.3Km/H
2024 Auto Bild SUV All Season Tire Test
245/45 R18
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3:53Km/H Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3: 53.5Km/H

Snow Circle

Looking at data from one tire tests, the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 was better during one snow circle tests. On average the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 provided 0.54% more lateral grip than the Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3.

Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
3.73ms/2
Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3
3.71ms/2
Lateral snow grip in m/s squared, higher is better

Best In Snow Circle: Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3

2024 Auto Bild SUV All Season Tire Test
245/45 R18
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3:3.73ms/2 Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3: 3.71ms/2

Snow Slalom

Looking at data from two tire tests, the Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3 was better during two snow slalom tests. On average the Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3 was 3.07% faster through a slalom than the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3.

Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
4.11m/sec2
Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3
4.24m/sec2
Lateral acceleration, higher is better

Best In Snow Slalom: Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3

2024 Sports Car All Season Tire Test
225/40 R18
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3:4.2m/sec2 Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3: 4.36m/sec2
2024 AutoBild All Season Tire Test
225/50 R17
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3:4.02m/sec2 Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3: 4.12m/sec2

Noise

Looking at data from three tire tests, the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 was better during two noise tests. On average the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 measured 0.1% quieter than the Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3.

Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
72.9dB
Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3
72.97dB
External noise in dB, lower is better

Best In Noise: Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3

2024 Sports Car All Season Tire Test
225/40 R18
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3:72.9dB Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3: 72.8dB
2024 AutoBild All Season Tire Test
225/50 R17
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3:72.4dB Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3: 72.5dB
2024 Auto Bild SUV All Season Tire Test
245/45 R18
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3:73.4dB Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3: 73.6dB

Wear

Looking at data from one tire tests, the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 was better during one wear tests. On average the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 is predicted to cover 6.68% miles before reaching 1.6mm than the Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3.

Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
45360KM
Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3
42330KM
Predicted tread life in KM, higher is better

Best In Wear: Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3

2024 AutoBild All Season Tire Test
225/50 R17
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3:45360KM Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3: 42330KM

Value

Looking at data from one tire tests, the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 was better during one value tests. On average the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 proved to have a 3.33% better value based on price/1000km than the Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3.

Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
12.79Price/1000
Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3
13.23Price/1000
Euros/1000km based on cost/wear, lower is better

Best In Value: Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3

2024 AutoBild All Season Tire Test
225/50 R17
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3:12.79Price/1000 Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3: 13.23Price/1000

Rolling Resistance

Looking at data from three tire tests, the Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3 was better during two rolling resistance tests. On average the Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3 had a 3.03% lower rolling resistance than the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3.

Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
7.93kg / t
Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3
7.69kg / t
Rolling resistance in kg t, lower is better

Best In Rolling Resistance: Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3

2024 Sports Car All Season Tire Test
225/40 R18
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3:8.79kg / t Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3: 7.84kg / t
2024 AutoBild All Season Tire Test
225/50 R17
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3:7.95kg / t Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3: 8.24kg / t
2024 Auto Bild SUV All Season Tire Test
245/45 R18
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3:7.05kg / t Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3: 6.98kg / t

Fuel Consumption

Looking at data from one tire tests, the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 was better during one fuel consumption tests. On average the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 used 2.96% less fuel than the Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3.

Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
4.91l/100km
Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3
5.06l/100km
Fuel consumption in Litres per 100 km, lower is better

Best In Fuel Consumption: Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3

2024 AutoBild All Season Tire Test
225/50 R17
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3:4.91l/100km Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3: 5.06l/100km

Abrasion

Looking at data from one tire tests, the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 was better during one abrasion tests. On average the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 lost 15.35% less particle wear matter than the Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3.

Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
612g
Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3
723g
Total weight loss after wear test in grams, lower is better

Best In Abrasion: Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3

2024 AutoBild All Season Tire Test
225/50 R17
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3:612g Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3: 723g

Real World Driver Reviews

Tire Reviews also collects real world driver reviews for the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 and Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3.

In total the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 has been reviewed 48 times and drivers have given the tire 84% overall.

The Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3 has been reviewed 21 times and drivers have given the tire 83% overall.

This means in real world driving, people prefer the Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3.

Best Review for the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
Given 83% 205/55 R16 on a combination of roads for 3,750 spirited miles
Almost time to switch back to my summer tires. So, here’s my impression of my “mild climate winter” tires. I used to drive on Continental WinterContact TS860 winter tires, but last winters, I noticed that I almost never drive on snow. And in spring and fall, when temperatures jump up and down, I was sometimes driving on my winter tires at temperatures around 20°C. So now, I followed your advice and chose All Season tires for the winter season. I drove them for about 6.000 km now in temperatures between -2 and +16 °C, in the dry and in lots of rain.
Just after switching to the Vector 4S,... Continue reading this review using the link below
Helpful 1074 - tire reviewed on March 24, 2023
View all Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 driver reviews >>
Best Review for the Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3
Given 80% 255/35 R19 on a combination of roads for 3,000 spirited miles
Genuinely seriously impressive tire. I decided to use these as a winter tire as I live in Scotland.

In dry conditions manages to have acceptable levels of grip in a straight line, slight wheel spin sometimes but cannot complain since the M2 is RWD 365bhp.

Very strong tire in the dry and super progressive, really lets you know when it does begin to slip when doing spirited driving. A big strong point as these tires still allow the vehicle to be driven in a sporting manner.

In the wet they are okay for wet straight line grip, it spins up pretty... Continue reading this review using the link below
Helpful 146 - tire reviewed on December 23, 2024
View all Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3 driver reviews >>

Conclusion

In conclusion the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 performed better in curved aquaplaning, snow braking, snow handling [km/h], snow circle, noise, wear, value, fuel consumption and abrasion, while the Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3 performed better in dry braking, dry handling [km/h], wet braking, wet handling [km/h], wet circle, straight aqua, snow traction, snow slalom and rolling resistance.

Which tire is best for you depends a lot on your driving style and situation, plus what you want from the tire. Comparing all the data in the tire reviews database, on balance Both tires performed equally well seems to be the best tire overall.

Remember, the best tire for you might depend on which of these factors are most important for your specific driving needs and conditions.

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Footnote

This page has been developed using tire industry testing best practices. This means we are only comparing tests which have had both tires in the same test.

Why is this important? Tire testing is heavily affected by things like surface grip levels and surface temperature, which means you can only compare values from the same day. During a tire test external condition changes are calculated into the overall results, but it is not possible to calculate this between tire tests performed on different days or at different locations.

As a result you will see other tests on Tire Reviews which feature both the %s and %s, but as they weren't conducted on the same day, the results are not comparable.

Lots of other websites do this sort of tire comparison, Tire Reviews doesn't.