Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3 Reviews - Page 2

Very good braking on dry and wet roads, good road information, it is an XL 94v with reinforced sides, comfortable to drive, minimal noise reaching the cabin, as for snow and ice, we still don't have it in Edessa, a city in northern Greece, but the temperature at dawn drops 5 degrees and the Pirelli SF3 tires respond perfectly. It is the first time I have put on all season tires and I am excited.

Absolutely impressed by these tyres, I've had them fitted for around 4 months and done 6K kilometers on them so this is more of an initial review. I know modern and especially higher tier all-season tyres already come really close to the snow performance of dedicated winter tyres, and I didn't get a chance to test them in the cold yet but I'm pretty confident about them. However my biggest question mark was performance in the dry, especially during summer days when it can get in the high 30s and I must say I've been really surprised. They handle just like summer tyres, I don't know how they did it but they're really composed even in the heat and it doesn't feel like I had to compromise in any aspect for their year-round performance. Can't wait to test them in the snow!

Dry and wet grip is really good, even with FWD 190hp car. Road feedback is quite ok but you can feel it's a little worse than on the summer tire. Tire is slightly on the firm side I would say. When it comes to noise it depends on the surface, on rough ones it's not great. At higher temperatures above 20°C this tire has tendency (at least in my size) to make buzzing sound between 80-120 km/h so it's a little bit disappointing. I haven't had a chance to test it on the snow yet. The most disappointing fact is poor quality control. I had significant problems with vibrations a higher speeds (120+ km/h) and after few balancing efforts we discovered that on of the tires had visible problems with lateral runout (it was the main problem maker) and the other two had also radial runout issues but on the smaller scale. Only one tire was really good. Of course my warranty complaint was rejected by Pirelli, everything was within their own silly quality control standards. After all I replaced 2 tires with another copies and they were good. Vibration problem is almost gone but still I can feel a little this one, not perfectly round tire. Can I recommend this tires? Of cource no, it's an expensive utter junk. Even when you are lucky enough to have 4 good and round tires, there's still problem with strange noises on certain surfaces/temperatures combo. If I've had the ability to buy CC3 in my size I wouldn't even consider this piece of sheet.

I am happy with the tyres and its well balance in all aspects of the road.The weather where i live is more wet(rainy) and very few days of snow.
So for me it's the best balance tyre

These tyres are alot better then I expected them to be. Previous tyres on the Volvo were Michelin CC2. These Pirelli's have much better grip in dry and wet also braking is noticably better, they seem to bite themselves on the road. Road feedback is very good with sharp steering. This allseason is the closest I've had to a summertyre feeling.

The CC2 were quite loud, I thought the big wheelsize had alot to do with it aswell, however the cabin at the moment is almost whisper quiet. In my occasion even on rougher roads, Belgium has mix of asphalt but also old concrete roads with alot of potholes and thick seams. Low or high speed, they stay nice and quiet. The comfort also has increased alot more then expected (on a 19" rim). The CC2 made the car feel nervous and jittery (no defects on them), now the car feels more relaxed and planted, not every bad road imperfection is passed down to the cabin.

Fuel impact doesn't seem to have changed. But maybe a bit early to tell.

Recommend this (and the continental allseasoncontact 2) over a Michelin anyday.

The soft side walls of the Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3 has left me disappointed in comparison to the Michelin CrossClimate 2 that made my car feel flat like a Ferrari. This was not mentioned in the reviews and is a core component of the thrill and confidence when driving.

Thus far a poor second best to the Michelin Cross Climate 2.

Handling, and stuff like direction and lane changing is poor. Understeer bad - washes out of the corner very quickly. Comfort not great but also feels wallowy.

Good grip in all weather thus far. Is still early days but don't expect huge changes.

I've had these on my Jaguar XE S for about 20.000km (13.000 miles) and in winter the grip is great in both dry and wet. In higher temperatures (above 22 degrees C or so) they are definitely not that enjoyable: the tyre feels way too soft, lacking grip and steering feedback. The Bridgestone Weather Control A005 Evo I had on my previous car (Lexus IS 300h) seemed to do better in higher temperatures than these Pirelli's. I'll get another set of summer tyres for the summer and keep these just for the winter until Pirelli gives us a P Zero All Season tyre.
Size: 225/40 R19 on the front, 255/34 R19 on the rear.

I have had the original 19” Sport wheels with Hankook Ventus Evo 3 tyres when I bought the car second hand, but changed to Michelin ePrimacy on 18” wheels for the improved ride & efficiency. Come winter and it was time to change to all season tyres. I have used CrossClimate tyres on other vehicles previously, starting with the originals, then the + then the 2. In snow they were great, but we hardly get any snow where I am in the East Midlands, UK, and found that the tyres could not cope with the torque of a front wheel drive EV Kia Soul in the damp or wet and in general I was not happy with the CreossClimate 2 wet weather performance.

Having seen the 2024/2025 review of the all season tyres, I decided to try the SF3 tyres. Really impressed in the cold and wet weather we had over the winter. Great feel, sure footed, efficient and quiet and very hard to get wheel spin on my model 3 Dual Motor. After 10,000 miles they have gone from 6.0mm starting down to a little over 5.0mm. The only reason I probably would not buy again, would be to get a dedicated EV All Season tyre, and at the moment there is only one on the market, the Hankook Ion FlexClimate. As I have not yet experienced snow or ice yet, I have not been able to rate in these categories. As I have still got my ePrimacy tyres, I have had them put back on for the summer & autumn. The Pirelli’s will be back on for winter. I currently drive around 25,000 miles a year, so I tend to drive for efficiency rather than performance.

After watching the all season review on Youtube 2024/25, for the first time in 17 years of driving, I bought all season tyres. I replaced 2 worn summer tyres and put them on the front axle for the fall/winter of 2025. I was immediately surprised they drove much more comfortable than any other summer tyre I drove (mostly driven Goodyear/Michelin). However, they're a little bit more noisy on concrete roads than the summer tyres. As stated in the review, the grip levels on wet and dry (colder temps) are very close to a summer tyres. Grip in snow is amazing and comparable with premium winter tyres. As temperatures started climbing above 15 degrees, I switched them with the summer tyres (Primacy 4+) on the rear axle, and noticed a big difference on the response time when cornering with summer tyres instead of the all seasons. As a car enthusiast, I highly recommend these tyres for fall/winter weather, but when it comes to fun summer driving, they lack a bit of responsiveness.

I have had these tyres since around October and have driven 6000km on them. Coming off of some Toyo proxes I noticed they are a little quieter and fuel economy has improved. tread out of the factory was 6.8mm and they are down to 6mm now.

They feel sure-footed in the wet and dry. Living in Japan, these have seen from around 30C to -10C. Ive driven a lot over this winter on mountain roads to access local ski resorts and they've performed well. However I did notice them slipping out more when compared with other cars which 9/10 will be on Bridgestone blizzaks or Yokohama Ice Guard. I could not keep up anywhere near the kind of speeds of a Toyota Crown Police car on the windy switchbacks in the mountains. I found them slipping out at 40km/h on dusty snow (light, perhaps frozen underneath) In just around freezing.
Other times in deeper slushy snow or fresh, they felt more comfortable (50km/h OK).
Two sets of wheels/tyres isn't an option for me as I live in an apartment. These seemed like the best compromise. At the time of purchase they were about 30% less than Michelin Crossclimate 2. If the price were closer, I would've gone for the Michelin simply for their longer wear.

Doing around 8000-10k km a year I expect 3 years out of the set (fingers crossed). Perhaps they'd last longer, but surely their winter performance would suffer.

Very good tire in all conditions.
For normal driving style its perfect but for very sporty driving its ok.