Across 154 reviews, the Pirelli P Zero earns mixed feedback: drivers most often praise its strong dry grip, sharp cornering ability, and confident high-speed performance when temperatures are warm. However, many report fast/uneven wear for the price, along with frequent complaints of weak or unpredictable wet/cold traction that can undermine confidence. Noise/harshness and occasional tramlining or vibration/balance issues also come up regularly, making the P Zero feel best suited to warm-weather performance use rather than year-round driving in wet, cold climates.
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So - Had these on my new EQA250+, not impressed for the front at all but more than adequate for the rear. I managed only 8000 miles on the front before needing to change (To Goodyear Asymmetric 3) which have lasted a further 16000 miles before needing changed. Now I hear you say, the EQA is a heavy car - True, I hear you say, tires degrade faster on a new car - Why? Either way they should last more than 8000 miles! Now another interesting point which I have had multiple discussions on - I was told that sometimes tire manufacturers reduce the tread depth of new tire on new cars to accelerate return purchases, well I went to my local MB dealer with a depth gauge - What did I find? No conformity in depth (Same tires) the checks showed a tire depth between 3.8 and 4.6mm, you judge!
So in reflection - good tire in a straight line, extremely poor for front wheels, BTW its not the first time I have questioned these, I sent a set back for testing as was not happy at all (Previous car) and surprisingly they ‘went missing’ and was fully refunded by Pirelli for the cost.
Dry grip is good as long as the surface is good and it is reasonably warm. Most of the roads i drive are backroads, seldomly smooth and are undulating. Even when dry and warm, the grip and balance could be significantly better. In fairness, on dual carriageways, motorways and even decent A roads the dry handling is good and dry braking is controlled and predictable.
Wet grip, however, is not good. Neither is wet braking. Also, susceptible to aquaplaning.
Winter driving is very poor. Grip is poor, braking is terrible. The tires feel totally inadequate for winter driving even when there is no snow or ice. They certainly don’t impart any confidence.
Wear is reasonable although the front tires did wear faster than expected. Rolling resistance seems good. Comfort (and grip, balance and control) depends on road type. It is good on A roads, dual carriageways but sometimes seems to scrabble for grip on bumpy roads and comfort is affected.
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Had 2 sets of Pirelli P0 tires on my Audi S7. Tread wear is very high. Only managed 15,000 miles for each set with regular ("non-spirited") driving. Dry grip is impressive but they are very hard, uncomfortable tires. Also after 10,000 miles on the second set I've literally had pieces of rubber (3" x 0.5" x 0.25" thick) detaching from the tire walls on 3 out of 4 tires. Pirelli totally ignored my attempts to discuss warranty issues. I really can't recommend these Pirelli tires. Moving on, I've just ordered a set of Continental Extreme Contact DWS 06 plus as my next tires. I'll let you know what I think.
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Porsche Boxster GTS and Pirelli P Zero tire combination. The car and tires were both new in 2020.
Ride was harsh and noisy, grip in the wet never inspired confidence and felt on tiptoes. In the dry feedback was wodden, slow speed maneuvering on tight lock was grabby and uncomfortable.
In early 2023 I changed all four tires, even though they were only part worn with plentry of tread depth left front and rear (about 7000 miles) to a set of Michelin Pilot Sport 4S N0. The car was transformed with none of the poor traits of the Pirellis.
I understand that Pirelli have apparently made some improvements to the P Zero since 2020.
I've driven on P-Zero's for the last 40 years from R5 Turbos, BMW 3Series & now Jaguar F-Pace. They have always performed in the dry handling & their wear characteristics are much better now, I used to get 6-8K miles out of them in the 90's, now get 30K miles. They are not the quietest of tires on rough tarmac, but they do grip quite well in the wet when its worm. I only use as summer tires. I had some all season Scorpions on the 20" winter wheels & you can definately feel the loss of grip by comparison in the dry.
Absolute rubber garbage, a safety risk even in the slightest wetness.
Only recommended in absolutely dry conditions and when outside temperatures are above 20 degrees Celsius.
Bought new Pirelli P Zero tires. During balancing, it was already apparent that there was severe radial and lateral runout. The mechanic attempted to improve the result by "matching" the tires, but unfortunately, to no avail. Strong vibrations occur when driving at speeds above 75 km/h (47 mph), which don't subside even at speeds above 200 km/h (124 mph). The tires are absolute junk, even over two years old. Probably a defective product or a warehouse error, entirely at the customer's expense. My rims are new, as they were a new car. The old tires only had one flat, so I got new ones. Pirelli is unwilling to accommodate. The sales representative is unable to provide clarification.
Evidence is being secured + a lawyer is being hired.
Got the car on 0 and now currently sits at 5k km and driving quite aggressive in and corners and would take turns at 140km/h
but for some reason people are getting better 0/100 on sports contact7 than me as I was averaging 3.4-3.6 on ideal conditions whilte others were getting as low as 3.0
and P zeros tend to slip a lot in semi rainy conditions when pushed
comfort was amazing considering the car as cruising at around 180 and with decent turning opportunity
one thing though is that they do not react nicely when they are heated up with common sliding occurring when tire temps reach 50C
(still not track tested)
These come as standard on the Ioniq 5 N and I'm not that impressed with them to be honest. Had the car a couple of months and to be fair this is throughout the winter so I cant really comment on warmer temperatures but them seem pretty average especially in the wet and cold. Grip is not very inspiring in the wet and I've had better (summer) tires on other cars in the same temperatures and time of the year..
I hope they wear down quick so I can get them changed and as the lease company are paying, I'll be trying to insist on Conti's or Michelin's as replacements. In the meantime, I'll put up with them.
