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Pirelli Sottozero Serie II Owner Reviews

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What owners say summarised from 26 reviews

Drivers largely praise the Pirelli Sottozero Serie II for excellent wet grip, secure handling and braking (even at higher speeds), strong comfort/low noise, and surprisingly good wear, with many keeping them on year-round in mild climates. Snow performance is generally confident-especially on packed snow and slush-transforming RWD cars in winter. A minority report the tyre is only average on ice or in deeper, unplowed snow, and some note it softens and can get noisier in warmer temperatures. Overall sentiment is strongly positive with high scores dominating.

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Owner ratings averaged from 31 ratings

  • Owner score 80%
  • Road Feedback 88%
  • Wet Grip 86%
  • Comfort 86%
  • Dry Grip 84%
  • Wear 81%
  • Handling 81%
  • Snow Grip 67%
  • Ice Grip 60%

Pirelli Sottozero Serie II Reviews - Page 3

Score spread across 26 written reviews
96%
Member
  • BMW Z4
  • 225/35 R18 W
  • 2,500 miles
  • A Combination of Roads
  • Average
Chosen as a runflat winter tyre for 4 months expecting 4 months of cold weather and a couple of days of snow. Turned out the snow lasted for 5 weeks so I got a good show of this tyres capabilitys. I am a big fan of this tyre, handling of car in damp or icy conditions was predictable and safe and always controllable. The weeks we had snow/slush meant I was on an inch of snow on motorways a few times and could cross between clear/snow laden lanes with no heart attacks. All in all a great looking tyre thats worth buying to give you 365 access to your favourite toy. As the weather has got warmer the last few weeks I would say the car is bogging down a bit with too much grip at the rear, definetly be worth changing them soon for Summer tyres.
This owner's scores
  • Dry Grip 10
  • Wet Grip 9
  • Road Feedback 10
  • Handling 10
  • Wear 9
  • Comfort 9
  • Buy again 10
Helpful 396
84%
Anonymous
Excellent grip on snow and ice, good control with FWD and 200 BHP even without ESP/ASR in use. Responds well on wet surfaces. Braking on dry surfaces (and above 7 degrees celzius) a little bit longer then with summer tires. Deffinetly top 5 winter tire.
This owner's scores
  • Dry Grip 8
  • Wet Grip 8
  • Road Feedback 8
  • Handling 8
  • Wear 8
  • Comfort 9
  • Buy again 10
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