Given
41%
while driving a
BMW X3 3.0dA
(225/45 R17) on
for 0
miles
I used a set of these in my SUV and within 9 months and 4000km they started deteriorating, there was uneven wear along the ridges with each ridge being different height and appearing to be disintegrating. Cuts, abrasions and chunks were all visible on the tires, looked like foam rather than rubber. If you've seen how foam wear then you will know what I mean.
I can't in all honesty recommend these particular "Green" tires to anyone as I suspect inconsistency in the rubber compound (with other additives) and inferior composition. It's fine to sell a tire as "green" but you also need to tell the truth about possible disadvantages, instead of stroking people's ego and telling them they are saving the earth. You will waste your money on these tires, get a non-green tire instead. Pirelli, shame on you for not responding to any of my emails, not even wanting to see photos of the tires, I would have though this is a safety issue for you to investigate in future green tires. Obviously nobody cares, so consumers must be weary.
Oh yea, when you ask the retailers about this tire, they say there is no difference in the wear/safety of green and regular tires. This can't logically be true, misleading consumers. Green buyers beware.