Pirelli P6

I bought a set of 4 tires to replace the factory Bridgestone Turanza T001s. I got these tires at a good deal and initial impressions was good. It was compliant, comfortable and quiet enough to be a good daily driver. However, its performance in the wet is not very impressive and it does not disperse the water as well as I hoped. It made me very paranoid around water puddles and I just did not feel comfortable and safe in the wet.

By far, the worst part is these tires wear far too quickly. I managed a little over 25,000km before they were worn and I was disappointed with the life of the tires. I mean I am not a fast or aggressive driver and take things easy on the highway. I keep the pressure inflated and balance the tires regularly. I still could not make them last. I would not buy P6 ever again and would not recommend P6 to anyone.

Just got the 500 tires 3 year old but plenty tread. I swear. I cant accelerate with any power. Think these tires are trying to kill me. Changing them now

I have a Fiat Linea that I use as Fiat original tires. However, the dry grip is very low and got a low traction. If you to get a accelerate, the tires to peel out easly. In a sharp curve it certainly peel out too. I hate this tires. The wear is much greater in corners. In a some time of use, the corners it wear out a lot before the center of tires. The p6 tire is a very rigid and gets a low confort and hadling. I ´ll never to buy this tires again. Trash tires.

The P6 was OEM on my 2009 Saab 9.3. The car sat on the dealer lot for 15 months w/o being moved and one tire developed a permanent flat spot that never went away (a minor vibration when on the front). However, the tires worked reasonably well. Normal combination driving they lasted 30K miles (1mm remaining), but with 5K regular rotation, theye worn evenly. I never had any issue with them wet or dry, but they do lack feel (relative to a high performance tire). I live in Texas so can't' comment on snow. They are fairly quiet. Corner grip is ok; they definitely contribute to under-steer, but they will hold the road reasonably. Progressiveness is just ok as well. Nothing bad, but I do notice the anti-lock kicking in occasionally at times when I wouldn't expect it (I interpreting that as lack of progressiveness). But that may be the Saab as the brakes don't provide as much feel as my Honda del Sol. An ok tire for everyday use, but I can find better performance value so I probably wouldn't purchase again.

First Time I have Bought Pirelli's and Was Very Dissapointed right from go.
A Below Average tire at a premium price.
Below average cornering, ordinary wet grip, Cheapo Indonesian made.
Definitely not worth the extra $20 over other better average tires.
Will never Buy Pirellis again!
Perfect for people who want to pay for the name.

Inherited these on a Freelander at 225/55 17W; fronts reached wear limit at 24k miles, back lasted a bit longer, more like 30k. Replaced them with Uniroyal Rainsport 2 which initially at least were excessively noisy but improved a lot after a few months. Rated the P6 handling significantly better than the Rainsports with more stability in cornering, did not really test them at the limits though.

Even with extra load versions the side walls feel soft and the tire rolls. Worn very quickly. Hard to get them balanced and stay balanced. Would actively avoid them in the future.

good ,high performance and reliable

Decided to get these tires based on a test made by auto express uk.(aiming safety, performance and last of the last - the price)
unfortunately these resulted really bad on the Audi A2 in this specific tire size (175/60 15).
previously installed with OEM continental tires, the brand new P6s grip is far poor either accelarating straight, breaking and bending corners. could not believe how many times all those lights (stability control and traction control) blinked on the dashboard on my daily routine to and from work.
these are 2 years old now and you can see the tire age trough some tiny fissures all around the rubber.
quite honestly I panic driving in wet and feel no confidence on the riding.
time to change these tires (20% wear)by a different brand and obviously no more pirellis in the near future.

The car is on its 3rd set of these tires which replaced Dunlop SP250s - found to be poor, especially in the wet where the vehicle stability control would activate with only the slightest provocation during wet cornering. I would unequivicably recommend these tires to anyone who is looking for a safe and predictable every day tire coupled with being a more value alternative to a Michelin MX (although not as much overall grip).

Some reviewers have suggested that the tires loose traction more easily below 80% of the tread wear. All tires loose most of their performance at low tread depth and there is a tendancy with this tire towards a nocicable fidgety characteristic over rougher surfaces once the tire is at the 3mm stage. One thing which is observed when the tires approach the wear blocks is a transition to another rubber layer (a join where the inner core rubber composition is different to the upper tread). This may account for other people's perception of poor performance at the end of tire life. I always change my tires at 3mm for safety reasons anyway (my car is run on a budget but not a shoe-string) so this has not been a particular issue for me.

The wet grip cornering is excellent and predicable on all but the very worst surfaces and even then it is good, progressive and with excellent feedback. The car is driven spiritedly on country roads and on motorways. Stability is excellent on all surfaces and in all conditions including snow (although the feel does go wooden at very low temperatures it remains predictable still with plenty of feedback). I have found that there is very little aquaplaning with this tire – my main reason for choosing the tire and continuing to do so. The steering is slightly heavier than with the P6000 now on the car but provides a good solid feeling.

The negative points of this tire are road noise and in my hands (very enthusiastic driving) the wear rate was about right rather than outstanding (approx. 13,000 from the fronts and around 30,000 at the rear). These two characteristics are not my main concerns when choosing a tire. The noise provides me with information about the road surface however tire noise is never particularly intrusive or overly noticeable in my vehicle. Further, comfort although not first rate is certainly acceptable over most surfaces even when pumped up to a 5-10% higher presure than specified in my vehicle handbook.

I have been very impressed with these tires and would continue to buy this brand again. The only reason for changing model laterly to P6000 was because of availability at my local tire outlet.

Good tire but still found road noise, good all rounder but Mondeo eat tires going to try a Uniroyal next

These tires replaced the original tires on my car. They proved to be a lot quieter than the originals but lasted only 30,000 miles. (originals lasted 50,000 miles) They could not hold a 'straight line' very well, I was constantly correcting the steering. (this was not down to a steering / tracking issue!) The new Michelins (Energy Saver) that I have just fitted are quieter and hold a straight line with no interaction from me. Grip was good but that could be down to the 4WD.

Hard tire makes too much noise.

Didn't like the tires... Very Noisy and low grip in wet..
Will never buy them again.

Got these after my conti premium contact 2's. They were huge drop in wet weather performance. comfort, noise, dry and other straight line stuff is still ok, but i found the tires alarming in the wet. Particularly with wet braking. Wet cornering is still ok, aquaplaning abilities ok. but wet braking NO! On a good note... if youre a cautious driver. This hard compound tire will last you a bit. Right about this time last year my CPC2's got too thin. The P6's are still humming along with decent tread depth. BTW this is a review of Italian made P6's