Pirelli P 7 Reviews - Page 4

Given 96% while driving a Volkswagen Golf GTI Mk 5 (remapped 270 BHP) (235/40 R19 T) on track for 70,000 spirited miles
Yeahhhh!!!!! Tire rules!!!
Helpful 13 - tire reviewed on August 5, 2013
Given 76% while driving a Hyundai Avante (225/45 R17) on a combination of roads for 100 average miles
I have used many brands of tires over 45 years of my driving. But I was never satisfied until I use Pirelli 7. Why?

a. It is one of the lowest noise tires
b. It gives fantastic grip on the road even at high speed or on wet roads.
c. It is extremely comfortable even on rough road.
d. Not to mention the wear and tear is much lower than many tires.
e. It may be a little costly, but its value for money

Try it...No regrets
Helpful 12 - tire reviewed on July 25, 2013
Given 44% while driving a Mitsubishi 380GT (215/55 R17) on a combination of roads for 28 average miles
HUGELY DISAPPOINTING...COST 960.00 FOR A SET OF 4.....
GREAT FOR THE FIRST 7000-10,000 KILOMETRES....
HUGELY DISAPPOINTED IN WET WEATHER CONDITIONS...PURCHASED INITIALLY BECAUSE IT CAME ...FIRST ...IN A LARGE TYRE COMPARISON ..I MAINLY BUY TYRES FOR WET CONDITIONS...EVEN CHEAP TYRES OK IN DRY....my wife does most of the driving...
HAD BRIDGESTONE G3 TYRES BEFORE....GRIPPED LIKE NEW !!!!EVEN TO THEIR END OF LIFE AT 50,000 KILOMETRES....SADLY NO LONGER AVAILABLE...!
ON THE PIRELLI P7 TYRES...HAVE GOT 40,000 SO FAR...NO COMPLAINTS ON WEAR...THEY WILL LAST ANOTHER 40,000 KILOMETRES...

BUT WHEN YOU BUY A PREMIUM TYRE...(ON MY MITSBISHI 380 MODEL...AUSTRALIA...)YOU MANLY BUY THEM FOR HANDLING !!!ESPECIALLY IN THE WET !!!!!

THESE PIRELLI P7 TYRES...ARE A HANDFUL IN THE WET....after only 10,000 ks then the grip disappeared...!!!!.JUST A SHADE ABOVE THE BOB JANE TYRES...that I replaced them for !!!VERY VERY DISAPPOINTING!!!!!
I HAVE 2 OF THESE MITSUBISHI 380 MODELS....HAVE JUST PUT MICHELIN ENERGY SAVER PLUS TYRES ON,,,WHAT A DIFFERENCE !!!!!have Pirelli on one...Michelin on the other !!!like chalk and cheese !!!
WILL NOT BUY PIREELI AGAIN AS A PERFORMANCE TYRE !!!!PATHETIC IN THE WET...AFTER 10,000 KILOMETRES... VERY DISAPPOINTED.!!!!!
Helpful 13 - tire reviewed on July 8, 2013
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Given 83% while driving a Mercedes Benz SLK (225/45 R17) on mostly town for 30,000 average miles
I am not an expert on tires, but on my SLK i used pirelli P7. The back tires lasted for 55000 km which makes me quite content. I dont see any reason why not to purchase the same type for new ones...
Helpful 13 - tire reviewed on April 14, 2013
Given 80% while driving a Alfa Romeo 146Ti (225/45 R17) on mostly motorways for 20,000 spirited miles
I got the p7's on my 146 Ti some 3 years ago loving them ever since.

Dry grip is awesome especially during the first 6-7.000km.After that they provide a steady amount of traction until the end of their life.

Wet grip : They keep me on my toes in wet conditions.Not inspiring for wet sports driving.

Feedback is amasing.First they Squeak.If you keep pushing they squeak and feel like running on gravel and if you push even more they drift in a controlled manner.It took me a while to get there as this is my first sports car.

Breaking can get your passenger looking for things to hold on to.
Wear is pretty good for the amount of traction provided.Im at 30.000km now with about half the thread left.Dry grip is very good but i really have to be carefull in the wet now.

Overall i think it is a great tire and i would be happy to buy them again.
Unfortunately they don't make them for my car anymore.
Helpful 12 - tire reviewed on March 11, 2013
Given 49% while driving a Ford Focus MK1 (195/60 R15 V) on a combination of roads for 23,750 spirited miles
These tires came standard in my Ford Focus. The dry grip is fine but the structure of the sides of the tire are too soft, so when you are at high speeds in the road you feel that you need to make small corrections on the steering wheel.
The wear is poor considering the grip offered. I had to change two tires in the front because they reached TWI with 15000 miles, the other two in the rear reached the TWI with 23000 miles. Bridgestone potenza GIII have similar wear but the grip in dry and wet is awesome.
Helpful 13 - tire reviewed on January 1, 2013
Given 87% while driving a Vauxhall Astra Coupe 1.8 (205/55 R16 V) on a combination of roads for 600 spirited miles
Once these tires are 'broken-in', they are beyond fantastic.
Did 300 miles on them the day after I had them fitted, mixture of city, country and motorway roads. I must say I was impressed at the ride comfort and pretty low tire roar, even on our random quality roads in Britain the tires keep noise to a minimum.

IN THE DRY:
After this trip I tried some spirited driving in the dry, wheelspin is much less than before and I find my traction control has to work a lot less, the tires grip extremely well and somewhat inspire confidence.

IN THE WET:
Eventually, the rain came and I took an opportunity to try them out properly, did some spirited driving around a few roundabouts and the tires simply cling on, wheelspin doesn't happen any more than in would in the dry so I'm just as impressed.

IN THE SNOW:
Also, I stumbled upon some snow by accident having driven further up the country and took an opportunity to see how they would do. Once again, I was surprised that they worked as well as well as they did for a summer tire. They're never going to be as good as winter tires but its almost unbelievable they didn't leave me stuck, the tires would spin and find grip with very little drama.

ON ICE:
After pulling over into a bus stop which I hadn't realised was pretty much all black ice, I was dreading trying to move off. Again, the tires shockingly made very little drama along with the help of my traction control and allowed me to move off.

Conclusion:
Don't be put off Pirelli by their rubbish P6000 tires, the P7 is nowhere near as dreadful. If anything I'm more than impressed with these, not sure about wear rate though as they've only been on a few days.
Helpful 11 - tire reviewed on December 8, 2012
Given 80% while driving a Alfa Romeo Giulietta (225/45 R17 V) on a combination of roads for 8,000 spirited miles
P 7's came standard under my Giulietta 2.0 JTDM 170 hp. They suit the car very well. Steering precision is excellent, grip is good in dry and wet. The car feel quite balanced when cornering which means road feedback is good. Comfort is good too.
Helpful 11 - tire reviewed on October 20, 2012
Given 81% while driving a Volkswagen Scirocco 2.0 TSI 210hp (225/45 R17) on a combination of roads for 10,000 average miles
Came as OEM with the car from 2010, very comfortable compared to Pzero rosso on my old 993. Maybe I don't drive as fast as I think I'm, but I do feel the conference more on the P7 in the wet and uneven surfaces of Hong Kong roads. The only down fall Checked the replacement price and it is going to hurt to replace compared to a F1 A2~ which will be installed this afternoon in this stormy summer.
Helpful 10 - tire reviewed on July 26, 2012
Given 86% while driving a Fiat Grande Punto TJet (205/55 R16 W) on a combination of roads for 2,500 average miles
Car is Fiat Linea T-jet, which is not in the list.

I replaced Bridgestone MY-01 which was rubbish with 4 new P7 Made in Germany,

The comfort of the car was instantly transformed as if I had new suspension,
Noise is louder then my previous tires but from the inside it is acceptable.

I can't Review the Wet and Wear as I am from Egypt and it rarely rains here and the tires didn't do yet 5K

Handling is great I can now take curves more aggressive and feel better grip on high speeds 180 KM not like Bridgestone.

Breaking is brilliant but I'll say Bridgestone MY-01 wins in that point only, ABS+EBD lights more frequent with these tires

I would recommend these tires to anyone with small sedan and low torque (mine is 120 BHP)
Helpful 11 - tire reviewed on May 29, 2012
Given 71% while driving a SEAT LEON 1.6 105 bhp (225/45 R17) on mostly town for 26,000 spirited miles
Very good tires,lasted 3 summers.
The wet grip has gone down since they got used and this doesn;y make me buy them again.
Helpful 10 - tire reviewed on April 10, 2012
Given 14% while driving a Mercedes Benz SLK 200 (225/45 R17) on a combination of roads for 7,000 average miles
The Pirelli P7 is an absolutely awful tire and I'm amazed that Pirelli put their name to it. On rear wheel drive cars such as my Mercedes I would say that they were so awful as to be almost dangerous, they slip and slide everywhere they have extremely poor grip in all weather conditions to the point where I am changing them even though they still have plenty of tread left because I just don't trust them to keep my car on the road.
Helpful 9 - tire reviewed on March 5, 2012