The new Pirelli Winter tire is designed for the aftermarket and intended for medium-sized cars that cover high mileage: typical of commuting and professional use.
Its tread pattern and structure has been designed to provide safety and reliability in all conditions that characterise the winter months. Specifically, Pirelli’s engineers worked on ways to reduce braking distances: a mission that was accomplished thanks to the use of “Multiactive 4D Sipe” technology. This consists of directional sipes, whose form varies according to the driving requirements at the time. In other words, these sipes all line up in the same direction to maximise the effects of traction and braking on demand.
While braking on a snowy surface, for instance, the sipes become harder, enabling the tread pattern to become more compact and the car to stop within a shorter distance. But when the car is trying to gain traction, the sipes open up in order to capture more snow and find the necessary grip.
It’s a different story on wet surfaces, where the movement of the sipes as the car is driving heats up the tread compound, increasing grip. Traction is also maximised thanks to an increase in the density of the sipes. If all the sipes were laid end to end, they would form a line 40 metres long (the length of four buses). This is an increase of more than 50% compared to the principal reference tire.
This tire replaced the Pirelli Winter Snow Control Series 3 and this tire has been replaced by the Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2.
Tire review data from 7 tire reviews averaging 78% over 19,500 miles driven.
The Cinturato Winter is ranked 43rd of 61 Winter Premium Touring tires.
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Size | Fuel | Wet | Noise | Weight |
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185/60 R14 82T | E | B | 66 | 6.88kgs |
155/65 R14 75T | E | C | 66 | 5.84kgs |
175/65 R14 82T (K1) | E | B | 66 | 6.95kgs |
165/70 R14 81T (K1) | E | B | 66 | 6.64kgs |
175/70 R14 88T XL | E | B | 66 | 7.12kgs |
185/55 R15 82T | E | B | 66 | 7.27kgs |
195/55 R15 85H | E | B | 66 | 7.67kgs |
175/60 R15 81T | E | B | 66 | 6.97kgs |
185/60 R15 88T XL (K1) | E | B | 66 | 7.63kgs |
195/60 R15 88T | E | B | 66 | 8.10kgs |
165/65 R15 81T | E | C | 66 | 6.64kgs |
185/65 R15 88T (K1) | C | B | 66 | 8.13kgs |
185/65 R15 88T | E | B | 66 | 8.06kgs |
185/65 R15 92T XL | C | B | 66 | 8.12kgs |
195/65 R15 91T (K1) | C | B | 66 | 8.49kgs |
195/65 R15 95T XL | C | B | 66 | 8.47kgs |
195/65 R15 91H (K1) | C | B | 66 | 8.49kgs |
195/45 R16 84H XL | E | B | 66 | 7.47kgs |
205/45 R16 87T XL | E | B | 66 | 7.82kgs |
185/50 R16 81T | E | B | 66 | 7.31kgs |
195/55 R16 91H XL | C | B | 66 | 8.18kgs |
205/55 R16 91T | E | B | 66 | 9.27kgs |
205/55 R16 91H (K1) | E | B | 66 | 9.26kgs |
205/55 R16 94H XL | C | B | 67 | 9.17kgs |
185/60 R16 86H | E | B | 66 | 8.25kgs |
195/60 R16 89H (*) | C | B | 68 | 8.68kgs |
195/70 R16 94H | E | B | 68 | 9.07kgs |
215/50 R17 95H XL | C | B | 67 | 9.20kgs |
205/55 R17 95T XL | C | B | 67 | 8.92kgs |
215/60 R17 96T | C | B | 67 | 9.79kgs |
Size | Price Range | |
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195/65 R15 | $88.97 - $88.97 (1 Prices) | Compare Prices >> |
215/60 R17 | $146.99 - $146.99 (1 Prices) | Compare Prices >> |
Available in 8 tire sizes - View all. |
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