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Excellent overall performance, but snow and ice grip is a weak spot
- Very good wet and dry grip
- Excellent handling
- Quiet, comfortable ride
- Not the best on snow and ice
Two respected testing organizations award the Pirelli P Zero Nero All Season first prize among ultra-high-performance all-season tires -- but owners say it doesn't grip nearly as well on snow and ice as the top-rated Continental ExtremeContact DWS (*Est. $155), which wins an Arctic Circle winter driving test at TireRack.com (the Pirelli doesn't compete in that test).
The tires run neck-and-neck in two top tests on wet and dry roads, with the Continental displaying better wet-road grip and the Pirelli holding the edge in steering response, quietness and tread life. However, the Continental actually gets a better government tread-wear rating (540 versus 400) and carries a longer tread-life warranty (50,000 versus 45,000 miles) than the Pirelli.
ConsumerReports.org includes the Pirelli P Zero Nero All Season in its latest comprehensive test of 17 ultra-high-performance all-season tires. Experts at TireRack.com also test the Pirelli, pitting it against seven of its rivals in two separate tests. TireRack.com ranks the Pirelli against more than two dozen competitors based on owner reviews posted to the site. SaferCar.gov, the website of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, lists official traction, tread-wear and heat-resistance ratings for most tires on the market.
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1. ConsumerReports.orgDetails/Subscribe
ConsumerReports.org tests the Pirelli P Zero Nero All Season alongside 16 other ultra-high-performance all-season tires. Editors rank the tires from best to worst based on their performance on wet, dry, snowy and icy roads, as well as for their ride quality, quietness, rolling resistance and tread life.
Review: Ultra High Performance All-season Tire Ratings, Editors of ConsumerReports.org
2. Tire Rack
The Pirelli P Zero Nero All Season wins this expert test. Reviewers judge it quieter and more comfortable, with better steering response than rivals from Dunlop, Sumitomo and Yokohama. It turns in the quickest dry lap time and the most stable-feeling grip in the wet.
Review: Finding the 'Ultra' in Ultra High Performance All-Season Tires, Editors of TireRack.com, July 26, 2010
3. Tire Rack
This older test pits the Pirelli P Zero Nero All Season directly against the Continental ExtremeContact DWS. The Pirelli wins, with the quietest, most comfortable ride in the test and better steering response than the Continental. However, the Continental offers by far the best wet-road grip; it places a close second overall, beating competitors from Michelin and BFGoodrich.
Review: Raising the Bar -- Testing New Ultra High Performance All-Season Tires, Editors of TireRack.com, June 10, 2009
4. Tire Rack
With more than 130 owner reviews posted, the Pirelli P Zero Nero All Season earns an average rating of about eight out of 10. A link leads to a chart that shows how all of the ultra-high-performance all-season tires stack up. The P Zero Nero All Season ranks sixth, with lower scores for snow and ice traction than top-rated tires like the Continental ExtremeContact DWS.
Review: Pirelli PZero Nero All Season, Contributors to TireRack.com
5. SaferCar.gov
This government website lists official traction, tread-wear and heat-resistance ratings for most tires. The Pirelli P Zero Nero earns the highest traction and heat-resistance ratings in most of its sizes. Its tread-wear rating of 400 is not high, but it is respectable considering its high-performance class.
Review: Tire Rating Lookup, Editors of SaferCar.gov
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