Linglong Sport Master Winter vs Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2

Test Results

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

While it might look like the Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 is better than the Linglong Sport Master Winter purely based on the higher number of test wins, tyres are very complicated objects which means where one tyre is better than the other can be more important in real world use.

Let's look at how the two tyres compare across multiple tyre test categories.

Key Strengths

Linglong Sport Master Winter

• Very strong price-value proposition, with a substantially lower cost per 1,000 km than the Pirelli in Autobild testing
• Competitive dry handling pace, beating the Pirelli in objective dry handling in both full tests
• Respectable objective dry braking in AMS, stopping 1.0 m shorter than the Pirelli
• Some useful aquaplaning protection and basic all-round competence for a budget winter tyre

Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2

• Clearly superior overall test record, winning all three shared comparisons
• Stronger and more confidence-inspiring wet handling, wet cornering grip and aquaplaning resistance
• Generally better subjective control, with higher scores for dry, wet and snow handling in AMS
• Better efficiency and durability indicators, including lower rolling resistance in both full tests and higher projected wear in Autobild

Real World Driver Reviews

Tyre Reviews also collects real world driver reviews for the Linglong Sport Master Winter and Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2.

In total the Linglong Sport Master Winter has been reviewed 3 times and drivers have given the tyre 83% overall.

The Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 has been reviewed 3 times and drivers have given the tyre 78% overall.

This means in real world driving, people prefer the Linglong Sport Master Winter.

Conclusion

Across the shared tests, the Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 is the stronger and more complete tyre, winning all three overall comparisons: 10th vs 19th in the Autobild full test, 9th vs 16th in the 52-tyre braking test, and 7th vs 8th in the AMS test. Its advantage is most convincing in wet conditions, where it repeatedly delivers better handling, lateral grip and aquaplaning resistance. In the Autobild test, for example, it was 4.2 km/h faster in wet handling and resisted straight aquaplaning at 75.0 km/h versus 71.6 km/h for the Linglong.

Key Differences

• Pirelli is consistently stronger overall, beating the Linglong in all three shared test rankings, including a large 10th vs 19th gap in the Autobild 225/40 R18 test.
• Wet-weather performance is the clearest separator: Pirelli wins most wet handling, wet circle and aquaplaning metrics, including up to 6.25% better straight aquaplaning resistance and 11.2% better curved aquaplaning in the AMS test.
• Braking differences are mixed but lean toward Pirelli in the wet: it stopped 1.2 m shorter in the 52-tyre wet braking test and 1.9 m shorter in Autobild, though Linglong narrowly won AMS wet braking by 0.7 m.
• Dry performance is closer than the overall results suggest; Linglong matched or slightly beat Pirelli in objective dry handling and won AMS dry braking by 1.0 m, but Pirelli scored better subjectively for dry control.
• Snow performance is not a decisive strength for either tyre. Snow braking was identical in two tests or only marginally in Pirelli's favour, while both received criticism for limited snow reserves compared with stronger winter tyres.
• Linglong's main advantage is price-value: in Autobild it achieved a much lower cost per 1,000 km, while Pirelli countered with better wear, lower rolling resistance and a more refined comfort score.

Overall Winner: Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2

Based on the tyre test data and user reviews we have in our database, the Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 has demonstrated better overall performance in this comparison. However, as you can see from the spider diagram above, each tyre has its own strengths which should be considered in your final tyre buying choice.

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Footnote

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

Why is this important? Tyre 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 tyre test external condition changes are calculated into the overall results, but it is not possible to calculate this between tyre tests performed on different days or at different locations.

As a result you will see other tests on Tyre 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 tyre comparison, Tyre Reviews doesn't.

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