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.
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In less than 4 years and less than 25k miles, ~ 17k on the rear, 7k on the front, the tires are rock hard and perished, to the point cracks have appeared in the tread, and grip has reduced to next to nothing. Approximately 3.5mm of tread left.
These tires are shocking for the price you pay for them.
Mercedes-Benz E350 Estate 2010. Driving conditions: Australia The Pirelli are okay at best. Dry handling is okay, wet is not much better. The car held its own at the limit, but the tires kept feeling like they were sponges at best with any feedback. Australia has a high number of rough aggregate sealed road surfaces and the road noise on these tires was a constant rumble like distant thunder that never arrived. On rolled bituminous roads (like in Europe) the road noise was okay. The tire just send to melt off the car over their life. I only got 10,000 KMs out of a set of tires front and back. Worst wearing tires I have ever owned. Yes it's a 2Tonne E Class wagon, but at least I got 20,000kms out of the Michelin Pilot Sport 4. They didn't wear well either, but performed better everywhere else. Time to go back to the Falken ZE914. Performance and reasonable wear at least.
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These Pirelli P7 run flats were fitted to a BMW 320d f30 xdrive loan car I had for a week, identical to my own car which is fitted with Bridgestone S001s so an interesting direct comparison. The Pirellis are softer with a much less hard ride, but also made the car feel a bit floaty. They didn't tramline like the Bridgestone though. Noise level seemed much the same. Definitely a comfort oriented choice. They were used in soaking wet weather and felt secure, but there is too much traffic where I live to find the limits of adhesion especially with 4wd.
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These Pirelli P7 run flats were fitted to a BMW 320d f30 xdrive loan car I had for a week, identical to my own car which is fitted with Bridgestone S001s so an interesting direct comparison. The Pirellis are softer with a much less hard ride, but also made the car feel a bit floaty. They didn't tramline like the Bridgestone though. Noise level seemed much the same. Definitely a comfort oriented choice. They were used in soaking wet weather and felt secure, but there is too much traffic where I live to find the limits of adhesion especially with 4wd.
My car has done 30k on one set from new. It's used for camping and lugging around a trailer, but mostly motorway mileage. Not usually driven hard or aggressively, but handles well when asked to. They are pricey, but I've seen regular returns of 18-20k on my cars in the past (typically 1 year for my mileage) with other brands, with similar or worse performance. I've not had one complaint. They are now approaching the wear indicators (prob another 1k on them) and I'll be buying the same again.
Purchased a 2019 Mini Cooper John Cooper Works for my wife which cane with these tires. I thought they would have been great tires based om the brand, however I was so wrong, my wife doesn't even want to drive the car anymore with those tires. Our main complaint about the tires are the road noise, very harsh ride, sidewalls are weak and poor feedback. After 2 weeks (less than 800km) of owning the car, we damaged 3 of the 4 tires, 2 potholes caused the tires to burst (sidewalls had big holes in them where the rubber was just flapping) while travelling less than 40 km/h, the other tire was lost from a sink in the road were the sidewall rubber tore away.
I will never buy these tires again, we are from Jamaica and these tires can not hold up to our conditions, looking to purchase Hankook Ventus evo2 instead, the run flat nature ruins the ride of the car. I don't understand how a high performance car can come with touring tires which are so inadequate, these tires ruined the experience of the Mini Cooper JCW.
Front tires are worn on my 2017 BMW X3 after 15000miles of easy driving rears have about 3.5mm left so I will be replacing all after the winter season (switching to sottozeros for winter). I am appalled at how poor these summer tires have lasted and I will be looking at switching to something like Goodyear or Bridgestone which were great on my 5 series cars.
These came with my brand new Audi A4, so conditions for the tires couldn't be much better. They're a good tire, it just feels like they wear down too quick. The grip has been great although as you'd expect the car has slid about a bit more recently as the tires have worn down.
If they lasted longer I would probably buy again. I'm not a gentle driver, but I have driven this car like my previous two and the tires (different makes) didn't wear down this quick.
In the ten months I've been using these tires they've been great, handling corners better than other tires I've previously used. They're good in the wet. The tires have looked after me in their short life.
This set of boots on my car is great. However it does miss that 'je ne sais quoi' effect. I think it lacks that sportiness look like the S001 has. The response from the front wheels aren't very good; i think this is because of 205/50R17 and would prefer a wider tire and stiffer walls, again this draws me back to the S001. In wet conditions, it clears the water quick and car remains stable, no aquaplaning noted. Overall, I rate this tire highly but I would like to try the S001 next. So if any of you have those on, could do with some feedback....
I would just like to congratulate Pirelli for these RUN FLAT tires which I have had since the car was new and 28k miles later they still have 5mm of tread all round. My local Tire City was amazed after they measured the tread and said that in principle they would be good for another 20k miles!
Too soft for Sri Lankan roads. A tire punch will make the tire to tear away. Happened to 2 tires within few months. The customer care is pathetic in Sri Lanka. They don't care about a complaint. My advice is don't buy Pirelli in Sri Lanka.
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225/45 R17
6,000 miles
A Combination of Roads
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This were OEM tires for my car, they have good wet and dry handling, but they feel more like a Touring tire rather than a high performance tire. 2 of the 4 tires blew because of a pot hole at just 70 kph, they wear real fast and they have real weak sidewalls. Good for everyday driving, but not for highway or spirited tire. If you want a good touring tire go for the Michelin Primacy 3, for spirited driving go for BF Goodrich Sport Comp 2 or Michelin PilotSuper Sport.
