Edward 96 Viper GTS

Running 275 p zeros on 19 inch titanium edition wheels. They seem loud at road speed 60-70 mph. Also, if road is not smooth, they give a lot of feedback in the form of vibration. Thought I had a Cardin shaft issue, but as the road became smooth, everything felt normal.
Your thoughts?
Ed

Andy E.

Pirelli P-Zero = Expensive, wear fast, noisy, extremely susceptible to vibration and out-of-roundness, Italian.

Dennis C

My experience with the P-Zero hasn't been good. I prefer Michelin or Continental.

AdMan21

Mine also came with p-zeros but in 20". I've had pirelli in the past on another vehicle. They only feel good on smooth roads like you said...everything else is uncivilized.

GTS 6 spd

I have P-Zeros on the current GTS and have no issues and will get them again given the price difference vs Lattitudes. I find them to be near equal to the Michelin Lattitudes I had on the previous GTS.

Can't comment on Continental's truck offereings, but was not happy with the DWs on my S4. C3s are decent, but I'm going back to Michelin for the next set.

fcienfuegos

Very noisy and a lot of vivration

deilenberger

You left out their propensity to premature dry-rot..

OP - I'd suggest Continental DWS. Delightful tire. Better ride, better handling, quiet. Sort of everything you might look for in a tire, including a 50,000 wear warranty. Oh - they're lots cheaper then the Pirelli.

jerry joseph

I am now Running PZero Scorpions 285/35 ZR 22s
Yes,there is a bit more feedback in the steering wheel,but i think that's mainly due to the 22s..car handles a bit better:more stable and precise
So far so good,quite happy with them

ArneeA

I had PZeros in my 996 and M3. Never again.

PS2/3, maybe... but still, expensive for a non-track car.

Andy E.

Don't be fooled by Pirelli's claim-to-fame with their higher than normal UTQG tread wear index. It's baloney.

There is no specific industry standard testing norm for rating tread wear, as each manufacturer uses their own testing procedures based on controlled wear under controlled conditions. Basically, a UTQG rating of 380 from one manufacturer can be the equivalent of a 200 rating of another.

Aside from their excellent Scorpion Ice & Snow winter tire, my overall experience with Pirelli (dating back to the P7 of 1982) has been less than stellar.

Michelins have long been known to last forever however even that has recently changed, resulting in short lifespan at prohibitively high prices.

As Deilenberger mentioned, Continental has come a long way in developing a decent tire at a respectable price. When my factory Yokos were due for replacement, the Conti Cross Contact UHP was my first choice but shortage of stock resulted in my purchase of the Dunlop SP Sport Maxx; an Audi A0-rated OE tire.

ferraristyle

Noisy and fast wear. However the scorpions are great winter tires

jerry joseph

My PZero Scorpions 285/35ZR 22s feel impressively smooth and stable at higher speeds
I have about 800 miles on them and am quite satisfied with their performance

Rossi

Any significant difference between Pzeros and Rossos?

GVA-SFO

The best tires we had on our Cayenne are Vredestein (Ultra Sessanta), and by far.
Better than Michelin Diamaris. (Less noise after 1/2 life time and less to no "tracking")
Great on rain too, but, I would NOT go on the white stuff with these.
We do around 20k miles per set.
On the Panamera, I have PZero, the handling is good, but they wear like if made with soft cheese!
..and they are very expensive (more than 500 bucks a piece) !
On the 911, I was Bridgestone (RE71) for about 20 years, and then, Michelin PS for the last 12 years