Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3
WatchThe Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3 is a top-tier all-season tire built around outstanding wet safety and confident, summer-like road manners. It delivers class-leading wet grip and aquaplaning resistance, with strong dry braking and reassuring high-speed stability. Winter capability is credible for year-round use, but its snow stopping distances can trail the best. Expect strong overall performance, with some trade-offs in value and occasional reports of consistency/feel issues.
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| Size | Fuel | Wet | Noise |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 inch | |||
| 185/65R15 92 V XL | C | A | 71 |
| 16 inch | |||
| 205/55R16 94 V XL | C | A | 72 |
| 205/60R16 96 V XL | C | A | 72 |
| 215/60R16 99 V XL | B | A | 72 |
| 17 inch | |||
| 225/50R17 98 W XL | C | A | 72 |
| 225/45R17 94 W XL | C | A | 71 |
| 215/55R17 98 W XL | C | A | 69 |
| 205/50R17 93 W XL | B | A | 72 |
| 225/60R17 103 V XL | B | A | 72 |
| 225/50R17 98 Y XL | C | A | 72 |
| 215/45R17 91 Y XL | C | A | 72 |
| 18 inch | |||
| 225/40R18 92 Y XL | C | A | 71 |
| 245/45R18 100 Y XL | B | A | 71 |
| 245/40R18 97 Y XL | C | A | 71 |
| 255/35R18 94 Y XL | C | A | 71 |
| 19 inch | |||
| 235/35R19 91 Y XL | C | A | 71 |
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Currently running with Michelin SP4 on my Audi S4 avant in Kent. Very tempted with the Pirelli SF3 all season. Would this be a good choice. I assume I will lose some summer performance but gain winter performance. How noticeable will this be? I do not drive near the limit but do push on.
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Review Summary
Based on 44 user reviews
Across 44 reviews, the Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3 is widely praised as a top-tier all-season tire with strong dry and especially wet grip/braking, plus reassuring performance in snow for a 4-season. Many drivers also highlight low cabin noise, good comfort, predictable handling at the limit, and wear that looks encouraging for the mileage covered. The main recurring downside is inconsistent quality control reported by several users (out-of-round tires causing vibration/shimmy and warranty frustration), and a smaller but repeated theme that the tire can feel softer/less responsive than a true summer tire-particularly in warmer temperatures or when driven very sportily.
Strengths
- Excellent wet grip and braking
- Strong dry grip with predictable handling
- Very capable snow traction for an all-season
- Low road noise / quiet cabin
- Good ride comfort
- Encouraging wear/longevity
Areas for Improvement
- Quality control issues (out-of-round tires
- Vibrations at speed
- Balancing/runout problems)
- Softer feel / reduced steering response compared with summer tires (more noticeable in warm temps or sporty driving)
Top 3 Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3 Reviews
Having seen the 2024/2025 review of the all season tires, I decided to try the SF3 tires. 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 tire, 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 tires, 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.
Size: 225/40 R19 on the front, 255/34 R19 on the rear.
In dry conditions manages to have acceptable levels of grip in a straight line, slight wheel spin sometimes but cannot complain since the M2 is RWD 365bhp.
Very strong tire in the dry and super progressive, really lets you know when it does begin to slip when doing spirited driving. A big strong point as these tires still allow the vehicle to be driven in a sporting manner.
In the wet they are okay for wet straight line grip, it spins up pretty easy in 1st and 2nd gear. Regardless still catches grip eventually, the handling in the wet is also okay, nothing special and is nicely progressive when the car does begin to slip away while cornering.
They are also amazing at aquaplane resistance, never met a puddle that caused the car to lose control, and I’ve been through a good few storms on the motorway with standing water, been through large street puddles/low floods. Can really have confidence driving through very poor storm like rainy conditions
In the snow these tires are brilliant, couldn’t complain at all. Was able to drive this powerful rear wheel drive without any problems in multiple inches of snow. I could rely on cornering grip (great and predictable snow drifts) it stopped well in the snow too and could go up and down snowy hills without a sweat. Genuinely very impressed and gives me great confidence for poor weather conditions.
In icy/frosty conditions, they seem to be great, pretty much felt the similar to the wet weather grip levels. Tires seem pretty good in minus temperatures, won’t blow your socks off but will absolutely keep you safe.
All in all, after being able to test the tires over a period of 3000 miles through various winter and mild conditions, I will only buy these going forward even with the price premium.
I feel like it allows my performance car to still be a performance car in the colder months. It also gives me peace of mind driving through the most adverse of conditions.
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- In summer it feels like a comfort oriented touring tire, which is absolutely fine for an all-season. The grip it there if you push it, it will flex a lot, but it will hold traction very well,
- In the wet it's very impressive, even in cold. The comparison to my previous Michelin Cross Climate 2 is like night and day,
- In snow it fells like an OK/average winter tire, which I think is very good for an all-season. I did try it in all kinds of snow, ice and mud, even on a completely white road in the mountains and didn't any problems with setting off, stopping or turning.
You have to keep in mind that this is not a sports tire, it will not give you any sporty feel, but it's not designed to do so. However, for normal, daily driving, it's very, very good, the first one in my life I could really call an all-season, because it's performing well in all conditions. The previous generation of all-season tires (like the Cross Climate 2 I had) always had a weak spot, but this one doesn't really have one. I am yet to measure the wear, but an eyeball test tells me it's not bad.
Despite the little mileage, I drove my car in all sorts of roads, city, highway, in all sorts of conditions, ranging from dry to soaking wet, deep snow and thick road ice.
The tires feel absolutely excellent in dry and wet conditions. I usually drive regularly, but even when I got a little spirited both in dry or wet, the tires were able to take the abuse and never lost traction (really surprised me how much better these are in the wet compared to the old set of budget tires I had!) (I couldn't remember the name of those.)
My opinion for the tires performance in snowy and icy conditions is mostly positive, there are a few things to keep in mind however.
in snow, while the tires behaved as expected, I had a couple moments of wheel spin (but those were mostly from spirited driving, otherwise, if you are careful with the brakes, turning and acceleration, they behave fine.)
Notable moment was when I didn't have a snow shovel and there was about 7 inches of snow my rims were buried in, turned DSTC off and sent it, and the car came barrelling out of the snow trap with little issues.
I was surprised by it's performance on ice. Really, really good feedback on when the wheels start losing grip in turns. Otherwise, if you plan on driving at regular speeds in ice, refer to the point above and won't have any issues.
Overall, I would buy it again, It's excellent for regular and spirited driving in dry or rain.
And doesn't let you down in snow and ice (although don't try to drive your car like an F1 car in those conditions with these tires.)
I am extremely disappointed with my purchase of the Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3 (235/50 R19 103 W XL). I installed them on a brand-new 2025 VW Tiguan, and the vibrations above 110 km/h make the car almost undriveable.
I’ve ruled out any vehicle issues by testing with my summer set (perfectly smooth), yet Pirelli rejected my warranty claim. I took the car for a Hunter Road Force Elite test, and the results are shocking: 125 N of Road Force on the tire (clearly marked in RED by the machine).
I had to replace one of the tires and pay for it. It did not help another Hunter test and other tires went off. I will have throu them away.
In the premium segment, a force of 125 N is a definitive manufacturing defect, not an 'acceptable variation.' It’s unacceptable that a customer has to pay for a professional diagnostic to prove a defect that Pirelli refuses to acknowledge. Is this the new 'Premium' standard?
#Pirelli #CinturatoSF3 #RoadForce #BadExperience #VWGolf #VWTiguan #TireReview"
I am pretty impressed with these Pirellis so far. Dry grip betwenn 10 and -5 °C feels excellent and you can really push them on some twisty roads. Also wet handling in cold wather feels relly good and allways safe. They sure feel a bit softer on turn in then my summers (GY AS6) but not too bad and that's to be expected compared to an UHP summer tire. I also did some highway driving on German Autobahn and pushed them to 220 Km/h+ and they were also perfectly stable at that speed.
Today I also had the rare occasion to test them in snow condition. And I have to say I am really impressed what a modern all saison can do. Felt perfectly safe and also predictable. I have driven many winter tires in the past that felt worse in snow than these. Espacially the snow braking felt really good and stable, you had to push the brake pedal quite a bit to trigger the ABS. When you go over the limit my car responds with a slight progressive understeer and remains controllable, no sudden snaps or sometthing.
Comfort and Noise levels are good but nothing special. Noise about the same than my AS6 summers, comfort a bit better. Fuel economy is also about the same than my summers can't tell a differnce so far.
The rim protection could be a bit thicker in my opinion.
So all in all I am satisfied with my decision to go for the Pirelli all saisons instead of dedicated winters. They suit my pocket rocket really well in the winter saison and let me have some fun in the cold saison when it is dry.