Passenger Car All Season Ultra High Performance Tyres

These are great tires. I think the first thing anyone should think about when buying, rating or reviewing tires is 'How well do they stack up vs their intended purpose or expectations for their category?' I live in Los Angeles California, but I tend to drive a lot in the (cold) mountains and go on long road trips. In the past, most of my performance tires have been in the very high performance summer category, Michelin Pilot Super Sport etc. One potential big problem with that category: Cold grip. I don't mean wet or ice or snow, just cold air and road temps. My Michelin PS4's on my 2023 BMW 330e were amazing in the dry or the rain, but when I would drive down Mulholland Dr through the Santa Monica mountains to Malibu early on a December morning (temps below 40f), the grip was frighteningly bad. The tires felt hard and slick like they were six years old & bald. I have only owned one set of 'High performance all season' tires before, so I don't have much to compare these to in that category. But my expectations were set by the category of tires I was shopping. These have exceeded my expectations in all but one way, sidewall flex. Which contributes negatively to my road feedback score of 7 for this tire, but also contributes positively to the comfort score of 10. However, I am a performance handling oriented driver, so the road feel is more important than comfort. This is why I put my 'would buy it again' number at 9 instead of 10, purely on road feel, too much sidewall flex. Otherwise, this is nearly a perfect tire for all temperature, aggressive road & mountain drivers. Maybe, the best overall tire I have owned. But that will be determined after I see if it lasts longer than my PS4's (about 25k miles). I tend to replace my tires when the feel/grip starts to degrade rather than when the the measured tread depth is low. Highly recommend 9/10 overall. <br />
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In comparing these to my PS4's (best UHP summer tires I have owned to this point) I would give them very high marks. <br />
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For the PS4's/DWS 06+ my ratings are:<br />
Dry Grip 10/9<br />
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Wet Grip 8/10<br />
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Road Feedback<br />
9/7<br />
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Handling<br />
9/8<br />
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Comfort<br />
8/10<br />
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Buy again<br />
9/9<br />
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Cold Grip (temps below 40)<br />
3/10

I really like these Nokian Encompass AW02s on my Subaru Legacy Touring XT. They handle as well or better and are much quieter than the Yokohamas that came on the car. I had no problem with 12in/30cm snowfalls and were better on ice than the Cross Climate 2s I had before. Too soon to tell about tire wear but I'll update that later.

Handles well.<br />
The only negative is they are very loud. Very very loud. I drive an Audi A6 on freeways and local roads and these tires have a constant noise.<br />
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Loud, loud, very loud.

I'm writing to share my experiences with Pirelli tires, as I've had two instances in the past decade. The first was around 10 years ago when I fitted a set of their all-season tires (I do not remember the model). At first, I found them quite peculiar; for the initial 500 to 1000 miles, the car had an unsettling floaty feel at speeds 45-55 mph on concrete roads. It felt like driving a boat! Over time, it improved, but I only put 16,000 miles on them before replacing them.<br />
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My current experience with Pirelli P Zero All Season tires on my BMW has been much worse. They're factory-fitted, but the car's handling is unpredictable. Some days, it's bearable, while others, tramlining (following road grooves) terribly on the same roads at the same speed, seemingly temperature or maybe moisture dependent. After about 350 miles, highway driving feels like I'm navigating a high-speed boat in choppy water. These tires might excel on German autobahns, but they're far from ideal for Colorado's concrete roads. The ride comfort is virtually non-existent; they transmit every road imperfection, even with the adaptive M suspension in comfort mode. Uphill driving on curved roads induces a slide-like feeling. I'm extremely disappointed with these tires.<br />
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I've tried adjusting tire pressure with no noticeable improvement.

I've had this tyre on my last two cars, and it has been a champion in the dry, wet and the snow. Got stuck in a snowstorm in the mountains recently and this tyre didn't even blink. I only slid very slightly under aggressive braking once, while not once breaking lateral traction. Highly recommend this tyre for someone who doesn't mind having to replace their tyres every 20-25k miles.

Overall ok tire. These were the OEM fitment on my Q8 e-tron and were very quiet, comfortable, and efficient. Dry grip and feedback was above average for an all season tire but still not particularly sporty. I think where this tire is showing its age the most is cold wet and winter conditions. It doesn’t do well enough in these conditions to justify the dry and warm wet sacrifices over a more sporty all season (e.g. Eagle F1 All Season) or a two tire solution. Ok if you want to focus on efficiency and comfort or can get a good deal.

These tires are HORRIBLE compared to the Michelin Pilot Sports 4S. On any driving condition, the Continental Control Contact Sport SRS+ is pretty bad compared to the Michelin tires. The handling is decent, performance is average. But the NOISE is unbearable. There is nothing comfortable hearing the noise these tires make. I'm hoping the treads are bad like some of the reviewers stated, so i can run these set down to go back the my Michelin again. I DO NOT RECOMMEND these tires to anyone.

I love these tires! The price is steep for something that you're likely going to daily, but you REALLY do get what you're paying for. Peace of mind in inclement weather, alongside some pretty fantastic grip in the dry, make for a very very convincing package, regardless of price. Your safety matters.

Hi, From a start position tires felt like they were to hard and did not grip as well leading to spins just in normal everyday traffic. The car would hydro plane in puddles on the highway, to the point I had to reduce speed and remove myself from the highway. The feed back from the tires was average. In corners on sunny days the tires were very responsive and felt secure. These tires had a tire wear rating of 500 but only lasted 17398 miles to a tire depth of 3/32 in a mix of city and highway driving applications. The tires were reasonably comfortable in the city or on the highway. Tires last me typically 4 years or 50,000 mile before a need to buy a new set , these tires lasted a little over a year therefore I would not purchase them again. I may choose Good Year Eagle all seasons due to expected value per mile ( tread wear / price) and professional reviews such as Tyre reviews.

Car handels very well on this tyres. It's C5 Aircross. <br />
They are quiet, comfortable and predictable. Grip and braking is very good on dry and wet. Tried them on snow in steep climbs, full throttle in second speed and no wheel spin or traction control activation so excellent grip on snow. <br />
Can't say on ice and can't comment wear because I've got them for two months and 1500 km. <br />
Overall they are little more expensive than Kleber quadraxler or Kumho all season tyres but I think it's worth it because of comfort, handling and noise they offer.

Great tire for the money, I have not tracked them and cannot say how they would do. Good road feel feedback.

Initial impressions compared to: 4 nearly new Nexen HP summer tyres: <br />
Internal cabin noise : no change<br />
Fuel usage: no major change<br />
Handling: slightly dead feel on the straight ahead, softer turn in, slightly more wallow low speed cornering, but nothing major.<br />
Wet grip: a slight improvement over the summer tyre, a lot MORE so at lower temps, 5c or less.<br />
Ride: xl load rating, but the softer construction/ sidewall gives an improvement in ride comfort.<br />
Braking distance: slightly longer in wet and dry.<br />
Snow/ice: not driven yet :-[ <br />
Initial conclusion: not a bad tyre, just lacking the precision of a HP summer tyre.<br />
Gives confidence in colder wet conditions with RWD.