Owners most often value the Pirelli P 7 for tread life and dry grip, with several longer-use accounts describing substantial mileage before replacement. Steering response also earns recurring praise, while comfort is more often liked than criticised. Wet grip is divided, with a substantial favourable group but concerns from around one in five owners, including some reports of reduced confidence after use. Road noise is the most common complaint, raised by roughly a quarter of owners, although others find it quiet. There are no repeat reviewers to establish a consistent ageing pattern, so individual reports of declining grip or rising noise should not be treated as a fixed point in its life.
What owners mention most counted across 69 reviews
I am driving a Citroen C4 1.6 and I am constantly on the road. 45.000-50.000 kms per year.I have changed and tried different tires and I can tell you that the car make is the ruler for buying tyres. I have bought P7 for two times that is 100.000 kms and think of buying again the same or try the new P1. Overall performance = excellent, on any kind of road especially in high speed over 160km/h and also in mountain roads with bad pavement and U turns. The only minus is wet road where I get scared sometimes but I am not your average driver. Bravo Pirelli.
Great all round standard car tyre. Probably my 4th set now and always happy with the overall performance. (I drive around 25K/Year)
I use these on my daily driver and tend to demand the most from tyres and these are always progressive and predictable with minimal noise and good comfort. Wet/dry......once you get to know the tyres limits, they install a lot of confidence no matter the conditions.
Good wear rate (ave 12K on a set with rotation) which, for me, is better than most premium tyres of this type I have used.
Overall great tyre and looks good when dressed! :-)
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I have used many brands of tyres over 45 years of my driving. But I was never satisfied until I use Pirelli 7. Why?
a. It is one of the lowest noise tyres
b. It gives fantastic grip on the road even at high speed or on wet roads.
c. It is extremely comfortable even on rough road.
d. Not to mention the wear and tear is much lower than many tyres.
e. It may be a little costly, but its value for money
HUGELY DISAPPOINTING...COST 960.00 FOR A SET OF 4.....
GREAT FOR THE FIRST 7000-10,000 KILOMETRES....
HUGELY DISAPPOINTED IN WET WEATHER CONDITIONS...PURCHASED INITIALLY BECAUSE IT CAME ...FIRST ...IN A LARGE TYRE COMPARISON ..I MAINLY BUY TYRES FOR WET CONDITIONS...EVEN CHEAP TYRES OK IN DRY....my wife does most of the driving...
HAD BRIDGESTONE G3 TYRES BEFORE....GRIPPED LIKE NEW !!!!EVEN TO THEIR END OF LIFE AT 50,000 KILOMETRES....SADLY NO LONGER AVAILABLE...!
ON THE PIRELLI P7 TYRES...HAVE GOT 40,000 SO FAR...NO COMPLAINTS ON WEAR...THEY WILL LAST ANOTHER 40,000 KILOMETRES...
BUT WHEN YOU BUY A PREMIUM TYRE...(ON MY MITSBISHI 380 MODEL...AUSTRALIA...)YOU MANLY BUY THEM FOR HANDLING !!!ESPECIALLY IN THE WET !!!!!
THESE PIRELLI P7 TYRES...ARE A HANDFUL IN THE WET....after only 10,000 ks then the grip disappeared...!!!!.JUST A SHADE ABOVE THE BOB JANE TYRES...that I replaced them for !!!VERY VERY DISAPPOINTING!!!!!
I HAVE 2 OF THESE MITSUBISHI 380 MODELS....HAVE JUST PUT MICHELIN ENERGY SAVER PLUS TYRES ON,,,WHAT A DIFFERENCE !!!!!have Pirelli on one...Michelin on the other !!!like chalk and cheese !!!
WILL NOT BUY PIREELI AGAIN AS A PERFORMANCE TYRE !!!!PATHETIC IN THE WET...AFTER 10,000 KILOMETRES... VERY DISAPPOINTED.!!!!!
I am not an expert on tyres, but on my SLK i used pirelli P7. The back tyres lasted for 55000 km which makes me quite content. I dont see any reason why not to purchase the same type for new ones...
I got the p7's on my 146 Ti some 3 years ago loving them ever since.
Dry grip is awesome especially during the first 6-7.000km.After that they provide a steady amount of traction until the end of their life.
Wet grip : They keep me on my toes in wet conditions.Not inspiring for wet sports driving.
Feedback is amasing.First they Squeak.If you keep pushing they squeak and feel like running on gravel and if you push even more they drift in a controlled manner.It took me a while to get there as this is my first sports car.
Breaking can get your passenger looking for things to hold on to.
Wear is pretty good for the amount of traction provided.Im at 30.000km now with about half the thread left.Dry grip is very good but i really have to be carefull in the wet now.
Overall i think it is a great tyre and i would be happy to buy them again.
Unfortunately they don't make them for my car anymore.
These tyres came standard in my Ford Focus. The dry grip is fine but the structure of the sides of the tyre are too soft, so when you are at high speeds in the road you feel that you need to make small corrections on the steering wheel.
The wear is poor considering the grip offered. I had to change two tyres in the front because they reached TWI with 15000 miles, the other two in the rear reached the TWI with 23000 miles. Bridgestone potenza GIII have similar wear but the grip in dry and wet is awesome.
Once these tyres are 'broken-in', they are beyond fantastic.
Did 300 miles on them the day after I had them fitted, mixture of city, country and motorway roads. I must say I was impressed at the ride comfort and pretty low tyre roar, even on our random quality roads in Britain the tyres keep noise to a minimum.
IN THE DRY:
After this trip I tried some spirited driving in the dry, wheelspin is much less than before and I find my traction control has to work a lot less, the tyres grip extremely well and somewhat inspire confidence.
IN THE WET:
Eventually, the rain came and I took an opportunity to try them out properly, did some spirited driving around a few roundabouts and the tyres simply cling on, wheelspin doesn't happen any more than in would in the dry so I'm just as impressed.
IN THE SNOW:
Also, I stumbled upon some snow by accident having driven further up the country and took an opportunity to see how they would do. Once again, I was surprised that they worked as well as well as they did for a summer tyre. They're never going to be as good as winter tyres but its almost unbelievable they didn't leave me stuck, the tyres would spin and find grip with very little drama.
ON ICE:
After pulling over into a bus stop which I hadn't realised was pretty much all black ice, I was dreading trying to move off. Again, the tyres shockingly made very little drama along with the help of my traction control and allowed me to move off.
Conclusion:
Don't be put off Pirelli by their rubbish P6000 tyres, the P7 is nowhere near as dreadful. If anything I'm more than impressed with these, not sure about wear rate though as they've only been on a few days.
P 7's came standard under my Giulietta 2.0 JTDM 170 hp. They suit the car very well. Steering precision is excellent, grip is good in dry and wet. The car feel quite balanced when cornering which means road feedback is good. Comfort is good too.
Came as OEM with the car from 2010, very comfortable compared to Pzero rosso on my old 993. Maybe I don't drive as fast as I think I'm, but I do feel the conference more on the P7 in the wet and uneven surfaces of Hong Kong roads. The only down fall Checked the replacement price and it is going to hurt to replace compared to a F1 A2~ which will be installed this afternoon in this stormy summer.
Car is Fiat Linea T-jet, which is not in the list.
I replaced Bridgestone MY-01 which was rubbish with 4 new P7 Made in Germany,
The comfort of the car was instantly transformed as if I had new suspension,
Noise is louder then my previous tires but from the inside it is acceptable.
I can't Review the Wet and Wear as I am from Egypt and it rarely rains here and the tires didn't do yet 5K
Handling is great I can now take curves more aggressive and feel better grip on high speeds 180 KM not like Bridgestone.
Breaking is brilliant but I'll say Bridgestone MY-01 wins in that point only, ABS+EBD lights more frequent with these tires
I would recommend these tires to anyone with small sedan and low torque (mine is 120 BHP)
