Pirelli CINTURATO P7 Reviews - Page 6

Given 66% while driving a Toyota Estima Aeras G (235/45 R18 R) on a combination of roads for 0 average miles
Good tire, grip well in dry, short braking, last longer than average. Overall satisfy with the performance & wear.

Downside is only noisy. You can feel the bumper and yellow line or bumpy road. A little bit pricey too.
Helpful 23 - tire reviewed on April 14, 2019
Given 90% while driving a Mazda 3 Sport 2.2 Diesel 185 BHP (205/50 R17) on mostly motorways for 32 average miles
These tires were brand new fitted to a car I purchased and matching all round.

I have found both dry and wet grip very good in these tires, and these have even managed to handle very cautious snow driving without too much bother. I do not find that these tires need to be "warmed up" before they perform at their best.

These have worn almost identically on all four corners of my vehicle although this might be helped by the spot on alignment check I had early on and ensuring the pressures are kept at correct levels. Approaching the end of their life the front tires have started to wear a little quicker than the rears but have managed 32,000 miles of mostly motorway style cruising.

These tires have taken some battering from the horrendous state of UK roads and not had a problem until today, some debris cut my front right tire and it quickly deflated while travelling at 50mph on a motorway (average speed cameras in roadworks). Despite not noticing immediately the car still held onto the road well and was stable to drive even with a my steering wheel pulling left and right. So top marks for stability when they have suddenly deflated!

I am happy with the performance of these over the last two years and I have now purchased a brand new set to replace both of my front tires.
Helpful 16 - tire reviewed on March 16, 2019
Given 64% while driving a SEAT Arona (215/45 R18) on a combination of roads for 7,000 average miles
Pirelli Cinturato P7 came as standard fit on my new Seat Arona in UK

Intially I thought the tires were good, good grip, performed well. Seemed to be a good premium tire. This was during the warm summer months.

However as the temperatures started to fall I discovered they are not happy when cold, On a few occasions I was pulling out of a side turning in rain with tires scrabbling for grip, spinning the wheels in a 1 litre auto car was not what I expected. On one occasion a car came around a corner towards me, whilst I was struggling to grip the wet tarmac (which was quite dangerous, and has put me off the P7). However once the tires had done a mile and warmed a bit they were ok.

In the UK they are sold as all year tires, even if you pick up your new car in January in a blizzard, this is what is fitted, Seat UK (and other Volkswagen brands in UK) do not offer an all-season or winter tire, on new cars, even as an option. However these are summer tires, and quite poor in the rain when temperatures are lower.
When temperatures are close to freezing 0c they are hard and don't grip.

If you live in a hot country, or one where tires are changed by season then these are great tires. However performance in the rain is poor at temperatures below about +10c The UK can get cold rain (even in the summer) so these tires are unsuitable for countries like UK with maritime climates.

I have since discovered that Pirelli sell an all-season (but not available in the 215 / 45 R18 size that is standard wheel fitted to some Seat Arona models in UK). I simply can't recommend the P7 for use in UK as it gets hard and non-grippy unless it is a warm / hot day. Even though they are wearing well I want to get rid of them this autumn because wheelspin is too easy with them.



Helpful 17 - tire reviewed on March 14, 2019
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Given 41% while driving a Fiat Bravo (225/55 R16 V) on a combination of roads for 25,000 average miles
In less than 4 years and less than 25k miles, ~ 17k on the rear, 7k on the front, the tires are rock hard and perished, to the point cracks have appeared in the tread, and grip has reduced to next to nothing. Approximately 3.5mm of tread left.

Will not buy a Pirelli tire again.
Helpful 14 - tire reviewed on March 5, 2019
Given 27% while driving a Mercedes Benz E Class Estate (265/35 R18 W) on a combination of roads for 6,000 average miles
These tires are shocking for the price you pay for them.
Mercedes-Benz E350 Estate 2010. Driving conditions: Australia The Pirelli are okay at best. Dry handling is okay, wet is not much better. The car held its own at the limit, but the tires kept feeling like they were sponges at best with any feedback. Australia has a high number of rough aggregate sealed road surfaces and the road noise on these tires was a constant rumble like distant thunder that never arrived. On rolled bituminous roads (like in Europe) the road noise was okay. The tire just send to melt off the car over their life. I only got 10,000 KMs out of a set of tires front and back. Worst wearing tires I have ever owned. Yes it's a 2Tonne E Class wagon, but at least I got 20,000kms out of the Michelin Pilot Sport 4. They didn't wear well either, but performed better everywhere else. Time to go back to the Falken ZE914. Performance and reasonable wear at least.
Helpful 12 - tire reviewed on February 9, 2019
Given 73% while driving a BMW 320D MSport Tourer XDrive (255/40 R18) on mostly town for 0 average miles
These Pirelli P7 run flats were fitted to a BMW 320d f30 xdrive loan car I had for a week, identical to my own car which is fitted with Bridgestone S001s so an interesting direct comparison. The Pirellis are softer with a much less hard ride, but also made the car feel a bit floaty. They didn't tramline like the Bridgestone though. Noise level seemed much the same. Definitely a comfort oriented choice. They were used in soaking wet weather and felt secure, but there is too much traffic where I live to find the limits of adhesion especially with 4wd.
Helpful 24 - tire reviewed on December 9, 2018
Given 73% while driving a BMW 320D MSport Tourer XDrive (255/40 R18) on mostly town for 0 average miles
These Pirelli P7 run flats were fitted to a BMW 320d f30 xdrive loan car I had for a week, identical to my own car which is fitted with Bridgestone S001s so an interesting direct comparison. The Pirellis are softer with a much less hard ride, but also made the car feel a bit floaty. They didn't tramline like the Bridgestone though. Noise level seemed much the same. Definitely a comfort oriented choice. They were used in soaking wet weather and felt secure, but there is too much traffic where I live to find the limits of adhesion especially with 4wd.
Helpful 12 - tire reviewed on December 6, 2018
Given 79% while driving a Skoda Superb MK3 (2015 Present) (235/40 R19 W) on mostly motorways for 30 easy going miles
My car has done 30k on one set from new. It's used for camping and lugging around a trailer, but mostly motorway mileage. Not usually driven hard or aggressively, but handles well when asked to. They are pricey, but I've seen regular returns of 18-20k on my cars in the past (typically 1 year for my mileage) with other brands, with similar or worse performance. I've not had one complaint. They are now approaching the wear indicators (prob another 1k on them) and I'll be buying the same again.
Helpful 12 - tire reviewed on November 21, 2018
Given 50% while driving a MINI JCW GP2 (205/40 R18 W) on mostly town for 500 spirited miles
Purchased a 2019 Mini Cooper John Cooper Works for my wife which cane with these tires. I thought they would have been great tires based om the brand, however I was so wrong, my wife doesn’t even want to drive the car anymore with those tires. Our main complaint about the tires are the road noise, very harsh ride, sidewalls are weak and poor feedback. After 2 weeks (less than 800km) of owning the car, we damaged 3 of the 4 tires, 2 potholes caused the tires to burst (sidewalls had big holes in them where the rubber was just flapping) while travelling less than 40 km/h, the other tire was lost from a sink in the road were the sidewall rubber tore away.
I will never buy these tires again, we are from Jamaica and these tires can not hold up to our conditions, looking to purchase Hankook Ventus evo2 instead, the run flat nature ruins the ride of the car. I don’t understand how a high performance car can come with touring tires which are so inadequate, these tires ruined the experience of the Mini Cooper JCW.
Helpful 13 - tire reviewed on November 14, 2018
Given 47% while driving a BMW X3 (225/50 R18 W) on a combination of roads for 15,000 average miles
Front tires are worn on my 2017 BMW X3 after 15000miles of easy driving rears have about 3.5mm left so I will be replacing all after the winter season (switching to sottozeros for winter). I am appalled at how poor these summer tires have lasted and I will be looking at switching to something like Goodyear or Bridgestone which were great on my 5 series cars.
Helpful 19 - tire reviewed on November 10, 2018
Given 67% while driving a Audi A4 (225/45 R17) on a combination of roads for 11,000 spirited miles
These came with my brand new Audi A4, so conditions for the tires couldn't be much better. They're a good tire, it just feels like they wear down too quick. The grip has been great although as you'd expect the car has slid about a bit more recently as the tires have worn down.

If they lasted longer I would probably buy again. I'm not a gentle driver, but I have driven this car like my previous two and the tires (different makes) didn't wear down this quick.

In the ten months I've been using these tires they've been great, handling corners better than other tires I've previously used. They're good in the wet. The tires have looked after me in their short life.
Helpful 13 - tire reviewed on October 24, 2018
Given 77% while driving a BMW 1 series (225/45 R17) on mostly motorways for 5,000 spirited miles
This set of boots on my car is great. However it does miss that 'je ne sais quoi' effect. I think it lacks that sportiness look like the S001 has. The response from the front wheels aren't very good; i think this is because of 205/50R17 and would prefer a wider tire and stiffer walls, again this draws me back to the S001. In wet conditions, it clears the water quick and car remains stable, no aquaplaning noted. Overall, I rate this tire highly but I would like to try the S001 next. So if any of you have those on, could do with some feedback....
Helpful 26 - tire reviewed on June 9, 2018