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- Superior wet and dry traction
- Comfortable for a performance tire
- Standard equipment on Ferraris, etc.
- Expensive
- For summer driving only
- Higher rolling resistance than some
The Pirelli P Zero is a luxury high-performance tire, reviews say. New Ferraris, Lamborghinis and Porsches come fitted with P Zeros. Testers say the P Zero delivers a surprisingly comfortable ride for a high-performance tire, and no tire gets a better grip on dry or wet roads in expert tests. However, owners prefer the Michelin Pilot Sport PS2 (*Est. $235) when it comes to wet-road grip. Expert tests show that the PS2 offers less rolling resistance than the P Zero (which can mean better gas mileage). Overall, the PS2 is recommended more often, but the differences are slight. If you're looking for something less expensive, we found good reviews for the Dunlop Direzza Sport Z1 Star Spec (*Est. $150).
ConsumerReports.org compares the Pirelli P Zero with 20 other ultra-high-performance summer tires in its most recent tests. TireRack.com also conducts expert tests, but it compares the P Zero against only three other tires. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration posts official tread-wear, traction and heat-resistance scores for the Pirelli P Zero in its searchable database of tire ratings. Reviews of the P Zero at CanadianDriver and Car and Driver are derived from demonstrations at a Pirelli press event.
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1. ConsumerReports.orgDetails/Subscribe
ConsumerReports.org ranks the Pirelli P Zero alongside other ultra-high-performance summer tires in an easy-to-read chart. Testers judge how quiet and comfortable the tires are, and they also evaluate rolling resistance, tread life and performance on wet and dry roads.
Review: Ultra-High-Performance Summer Tire Ratings, Editors of ConsumerReports.org
2. Tire Rack
The Pirelli P Zero wins this comparison test of four high-performance summer tires by staff at this retail site. The P Zero especially outclasses other tires in wet-track tests.
Review: Has the Pirelli P Zero Come Full Circle?, Editors of TireRack.com, Aug. 17, 2007
3. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
The P Zero gets the highest possible ratings for traction and heat resistance in government-mandated tests, but its tread-wear score is low, as is expected for a high-performance summer tire.
Review: Tire Rating Lookup, Editors of SaferCar.gov
CanadianDriver tester Tony Whitney evaluates the Pirelli P Zero as part of a Pirelli media event. He recommends the tires after zooming around a racetrack in exotic sports cars shod in P Zeros, but this review spends more time explaining the tires' design than it does on actual test results.
Review: Evaluating Pirelli's New High Performance P Zero Tire, Tony Whitney, April 17, 2007
5. Car and DriverDetails/Subscribe
Car and Driver's reviewer attends the same Pirelli press event as the CanadianDriver reviewer, at the Dubai Autodrome in the United Arab Emirates. He comes to similar positive conclusions about the tire, although he admits that any "tiny tweaks" to the other tire brands in the test (such as the wrong air pressure) could have skewed his opinion.
Review: Pirelli P Zero -- Feature, Barry Winfield, March 2007
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