Pirelli Wins Motoring Euro Press Plaudits in Summer Tests - Tire Review Magazine

Pirelli Wins Motoring Euro Press Plaudits in Summer Tests

Pirelli have obtained eight overall victories and two top-three placements in 11 tests conducted by European motoring authorities and the specialist press.

The Cinturato P4, designed for medium displacement and city cars (with its eco-compatibility and safety-conscious characteristics) and the P Zero, the high technology tyre developed for the most sporting cars, have been singled out for the highest praise in their categories.

In Germany, the P Zero won four overall victories in four tests conducted by Auto Zeitung, Sport Auto, Sport Auto Tuning Spezial and Power Car, which unanimously voted it the top tyre in the reference segment.

Making its debut in the summer tests, the new Cinturato P4, launched in Milan last January, won the best overall tyre in its category in the particularly rigorous Automobile Club of Germany (ADAC) trial. The ADAC wrote that the tyre was “very well balanced,” noting its excellent wear and “particularly good performance in the wet.” The test involved 18 tyres from different manufacturers and five major parameters (wear resistance, dry surfaces, wet surfaces, comfort, rolling resistance). The P6 also obtained an excellent result in its category, being defined by the ADAC technicians as “excellent in all areas of significance to safety.”

Meanwhile in Britain, Which? defined the Cinturato P4 as its “Best Buy” thanks to the mileage it offers and its excellent performance and safety characteristics; the Pirelli P6 also proved to be a “Best Buy,” having been described by Which? as “very safe and the best in its category for braking in the wet.”

Back on the continent, the P7 was the winner in Gute Fahrt magazine’s tests, which found it the best tyre in the handling and aquaplaning tests, while the Scorpion Zero Asimmetrico was the winner in the tests conducted by the French magazine L’Argus in relation to safety, roadholding and wet and dry braking. (Tyres & Accessories/Staffordshire, U.K.)

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