Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3 Reviews - Page 3

Bought them as replacement for old Michelin Alpin 5s, only to use them in winter, I live in mild climate, mostly city and some backroad and highway driving. I usually push the car way above legal limits on dry, have GY Asymmetric 6 for summer, those have no limit on average 170hp family sedan. Pirellis compare really good on dry, its just the tire to buy when you want to keep some of the summer tire feeling during winter, not really sporty, but comfortable and really showcase where the limit is on turns when around 0 celsius temperatures. In wet and rain they are little bit better than winter tire, but not as good as summer tire. Havent had any snow this year yet, but last weekend during ice storm, on clean ice they were surprisingly good.

On the downside, when temps drop below -5 C, they lose some dry grip, compound becomes too hard.

Before these tyres I drove Kumho Solus all season tyres and was disappointed with them. They lasted 40 000 km, but grip was average on dry, bad on wet and when I tried them in snow I only managed to drive half way up a snowy road close to my house where I live.

After a lot of thinking and calculating once again I decided to buy all season tyres since buying two sets of premium winter and summer tyres is nowadays rather expensive (especially if you drive 35 000 km per year as I do). But this time I watched probably every possible review of every tyre ever made.

And that's how I ended up buying these Pirelli tyres. And they are amazing. I've driven them for about 2000 km. On dry roads almost every tyre will be ok, the question was how are they going to behave on wet roads and in the snow? I really pushed them to the limit in these conditions and they performed great. Grip in wet is amazing, tyres are giving me a lot of confidence. This year I went to the exact snowy hill to compare them with before mentioned Kumho tyres and they performed great, climbing up a snowy and muddy road without a problem.

They will probably not last as long as Kumho but we'll see.

All in all, I would definitely recommend these tyres.

Pretty impressed with these, but they do have some limitations. I replaced some Bridgestone full winter tyres with these and they don't have the snow grip of that full winter, which probably stands to reason, but it's not a huge distance off it. What they do well is limit the float that some winter tyres come with when the car moves around on the tread block, it's still there, but tolerable. Some winter tyres really are unnerving for that and I'm sure going to an all season has mitigated an amount of this.
As I'm using these effectively like a set of winter tyres, I'm not wholly bothered by dry grip in the higher temps, these aren't a patch on my Goodyear ays 6's, but they're ok for the dryer winter days that they will encounter. Comfort wise, they are pretty good. Road noise on the civic isn't that well suppressed and these tyres are definitely quiet compared to any thing else I've had on, and I've had a fair amount of brands on this car. One thing they do though is best described as sing to you when you really start to lean on them, not annoying, but noticeable.
I can't comment on wear as yet due to the lack of mileage. Overall, as a replacement for a premium winter tyres, I'm very happy. They get you going in the snow, stop you pretty well and they do inspire some confidence when you want to press on.

Good tire. Good handling on wet and dry. Consumption defect.

These are my first all-season tyres. I live in Slovakia under the mountains, so I was really hesitant about getting them, but my first experience is very good and I am impressed. I have them fitted from November and I already experienced temperature from +15 to -10 °C. I am very impressed with SF3 during dry condition and also during wet condition, it is much better experience then winter tyres also in temperatures under 0 °C.

At first, I was not sure about snow traction...but after it gets me on steep hill without even slipping in 5cm fresh snow I could not believe it. Also I experienced several pass via mountain pass one time with heavy snow, and I was also not a problem. I didn´t feel huge difference between Pirellis SF3 and other premium winter tyres. Since my car is FWD...for extra traction when I go skiing I bought also set of sock chains, but I didn´t need them so far...

Now I am curious how they will handle hot temperatures during summer.

Genuinely seriously impressive tyre. I decided to use these as a winter tyre as I live in Scotland.

In dry conditions manages to have acceptable levels of grip in a straight line, slight wheel spin sometimes but cannot complain since the M2 is RWD 365bhp.

Very strong tyre in the dry and super progressive, really lets you know when it does begin to slip when doing spirited driving. A big strong point as these tyres still allow the vehicle to be driven in a sporting manner.

In the wet they are okay for wet straight line grip, it spins up pretty easy in 1st and 2nd gear. Regardless still catches grip eventually, the handling in the wet is also okay, nothing special and is nicely progressive when the car does begin to slip away while cornering.

They are also amazing at aquaplane resistance, never met a puddle that caused the car to lose control, and I’ve been through a good few storms on the motorway with standing water, been through large street puddles/low floods. Can really have confidence driving through very poor storm like rainy conditions

In the snow these tyres are brilliant, couldn’t complain at all. Was able to drive this powerful rear wheel drive without any problems in multiple inches of snow. I could rely on cornering grip (great and predictable snow drifts) it stopped well in the snow too and could go up and down snowy hills without a sweat. Genuinely very impressed and gives me great confidence for poor weather conditions.

In icy/frosty conditions, they seem to be great, pretty much felt the similar to the wet weather grip levels. Tyres seem pretty good in minus temperatures, won’t blow your socks off but will absolutely keep you safe.

All in all, after being able to test the tyres over a period of 3000 miles through various winter and mild conditions, I will only buy these going forward even with the price premium.

I feel like it allows my performance car to still be a performance car in the colder months. It also gives me peace of mind driving through the most adverse of conditions.

Very noisy on rough surfaces, it seems to suffer from potholes because it drags a lot more noise, excellent support on wet surfaces, in my opinion it suffers a bit from aquaplaning. Average braking on wet surfaces.
On dry surfaces I noticed that it delays the steering response, it seems to float and then leans on the curve, definitely an excellent grip but you have to understand this behavior.
I came from the icep evo 3 and the steering response seemed more direct and sporty as the sensation of aquaplaning was better but on wet surfaces they were k.o. Compared to the SF3. I have to try it on snow, I hope I won't be disappointed by the grip on snow

Amazing tires. Absolute champions in the wet, great handling in the dry, sporty feel. Matched up with an FWD SUV vehicle you will not have any problems. One thing of note, they are less sporty in the dry than the original summer tires.

Pirelli cinturato all seasons SF3 tires replace Continental ecocontact 6. I am satisfied. Better handling on dry and wet. Less rolling, reinforced tire. On the other hand, more rolling noise.

Had these to prepare for UK winter conditions for safety over my summer tyres (Goodyear Eagle F1 5), and already can feel improved comfort and ride. It's hard to describe really but it just feels better to drive.
Wet is fantastic and I feel much more confident on such surfaces at higher speeds. Dry is the same, and I mostly drive on both country and town roads. Have experienced motorway with these too and the same feeling of confidence and comfort. So I couldn't be happier with the tyres.

Yet to experience the tyres on ice or snow but I've full faith in them.

Initial impressions: The tire is silent compared to 18 inch Michelin Pilot Sport 5's and takes bumps well for an XL tire.

Turning feels really nice at 15 degrees celsius in the dry, I am very happy with Pirelli so far, I'd even say that now my front wheels turn too quickly, I have to get used to smaller tires. Some of the tires were lightly bulged out of the factory, but still in spec for a small car. (Balanced with Hunter Road Force Elite)

I'll return with a winter review.

It has definitely been a choice that improved the driving comfort of my car. I’m pleased with the road handling. I’ve had the chance to drive around 3,000 km without experiencing any issues. With my B-segment SUV, I can now take turns more easily, and I’m satisfied with the braking distance. Both dry and wet grip have shown a significant improvement for me. The performance and safety level of my vehicle have definitely increased. I haven’t noticed a difference in fuel consumption compared to my previous tires yet. Although the suspension of my B-segment SUV is medium-firm, I feel less impact from bumps and potholes on the road, and I can notice the difference in comfort. I haven’t had the chance to try it on snow or icy roads, but I’m confident it will perform well.