Owners most consistently praise the Pirelli CINTURATO P7 for its strong dry grip and secure, predictable road manners, with many also finding it generally comfortable for everyday and motorway use. Wet grip and road noise are far more divisive, with feedback split between “excellent” and distinctly underwhelming, especially in colder, wetter conditions. Longevity is the biggest talking point: almost half of reviewers mention tread life and opinion is evenly split, with many reporting quicker-than-expected wear. A smaller but notable minority (around one in eight) also complain about weak-feeling sidewalls and muted steering feedback, and around one in ten report puncture or sidewall-damage issues.
What owners mention most counted across 154 reviews
I bought my 2014 Audi a3 2.0tdi with Pirelli P7 cinturato fitted. The front was 50% worn and the rear tires about 25%. The previous owner hadn't roared regularly. I therfore put the P7s with better tread up front on thr driving wheels.
They are definitely a touring Tire, and have limited sporty ability, not that that's what I'm after.
In smooth tarmac the P7s will spin or slip and the traction control will intervene
But they are quiet at 120 to 130kph my cruising speeds. They are pretty decent in 2 to 5mm standing water. They communicate quite well with driver. Not as sporty as the Conti SC3 or SC5 but it's a touring tire. They have handled the occasional rough edged pot hole and they don't drone or whine at cruising speed. A good and recommended touring summer Tire. Getting a little old. But they atoll work and are recommended for for thr A3.
I changed from Dunlop Sport Max RT to this Pirelli's P7 cinturatto.
My thoughts:
Dry: good grip, traction and braking. The only drawback is that the sidewalls are soft, so.the cornering is not top notch.
Wet: good overall performance.
Noise: very quiet tires.
Treadwear: so far so good..they are soft compound, still tje wear evenly.
Bottomline: a good overall tire, just it is not a UHP tire, is a Summer Touring tire, for me.it is very similar to the Michelin Primacy3..very similar tire.
If you want a good summer overall tire with good performance this tire is for you...but if you want a UHP tire you better try The Pirelli Sport Dragon or the Pitelli PZero Nero....
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I own a tire sale shop and I decided to use this tires for my Hyundai I20 1.4 L
I put them on my car 5 years after the production date
First they a little bit hard but they got soft after 2 month
Now my car is more comfortable than ever
Braking in dry road is excellent
Very good on wet and the handling is better than what you can ever imagine
They have ran 20000 km and they have 80%
If you drive your car fast and you need the best handling you need these are the best
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I had these on my last car for the last four years. Great handling, feedback and braking in the wet and dry with the only downside being that they went a horrible brown color. This does put me off buying again as they just looked dirty.
My car originally came with Falken tires which were fairly worn and noisy. When they wore out, I have decided to change to a new set of P7 tires. Grip is great on both dry and wet roads, handling has also improved. Certainly provides confidence on the roads. So far, have clocked only about 11,000km so still early to comment on the wear rate. So far, I have done a combination of highway and trunk roads driving. Overall very pleased with the tires. I would say that these are not very quiet tires but for the above average grip and drive, I have no qualms about it. Will definitelty consider buying P7 again when they are worn out.
Brandon Low
Singapore
There are alot of crappy roads and speed bumps in my city, so I wanted good Tire comfort and these gave me somewhat of comfort. My other option was blueearth. I'm pretty sure that the pirellis grip much better, in both dry and wet. They're not that loud as some may say. Very normal. Louder than the hushed yokohamas though. Handling is superb. Braking is good but not excellent sometimes, might be due to bad roads.
Fitted as OE on my 2013 X3. Still have 5mm left on the 2nd set after 90k miles. Not great in the snow but I live on the south coast so not a problem for the one occasion in 7 years that I needed it!
These tires have lasted me 30,000 miles at the front, on mixture of country lanes, motorways (mostly) and in the city. They do wear quite quickly compared to some tires, however they are very quiet and comfortable to drive on with good grip both in dry and wet conditions.
I drive 26,000 miles per annum to work and back much of which is mway. I have tried many tires over my 19 years of doing this journey. I'm not a professional tire tester, but I can tell you in my > 500K miles driven the P7 Cinturaro is the best I've driven as an all round tire. Hideously uncomfortable in my 118D M Sport BMW (178,000 miles) Run flats. But you know what they are safe , reliable, last long and get you home on a puncture. When you do the miles I do this is a massive plus. Run flats are a love / hate for me.
The tire handles well in wet conditions. Even slightly bigger puddles don't create problems. When I first time drove with these tires on the motorway i was surprised how silent they were compared to my previous tires or my father's tires. The tires make ride quite comfortable even when running stiffer springs. They are very good tires considering that they are 3rd cheapest tire that the tire store sold for my tire size.
