Pirelli PZero Rosso

I recently purchased 2008 Audi A5 2.7 TDI. When test driving between 10-35 mph there was a lot of road noise and fine vibration felt on the steering. At the time i thought this to be road surface noise but was unsure as it was so severe but agianst my better judgment i bought the car. Drivng at speed was no problem but slowing or coastin between 35-standstill the car made a terrible noise and vibrations on the steering wheel were very bad, so much so that i could not imagine that it could all be down to tyre noise. The tyres on the car were budget Sunny make. I have replaced all four tyres with Pirelli PZero Rosso 97AO 245-40-18. The drive now is completely different, there is no noise or vibration apparent and the car has been transformed to being smooth and silent. Last week i was begining to think i had bought a car with major problems but it has been transformed by fitting the pirelli's and drives how you would expect the A5 to be, a very impressive vehicle.

P Zero's original fit- absolutely shocking wear managed a few more miles thatn the chap above- 12,500 before needing replacements on the front. Rears faired better covered 41,000 on those. Fronts have been replaced by Bridgestone RE050a's which are better all round- save your money!

As an advanced driver I am not heavy footed and only use my brakes where absolutely necessary.
I had been told that I would be lucky to get 9-10,000 miles out of the tyres in an Audi A3 1.9TDI, but having bought the car at six months old and only 1,800 miles on the clock I have now reached nearly 16,000 and could probably get another 1,000 or so more if I took them down to the 1.6 mm legal depth, they are at present measuring approximately on average 2-4 mm.
I have found no problems with grip in either dry or wet conditions, no more road noise than any other tyre I have ever had on other cars. Maybe the other reviewers that have had problems with cornering grip are either driving too hard for the conditions, or are breaking and cornering at the same time, even racing drivers loose it in these conditions, just closely watch a grand prix.
So all in all these tyres have served me well and I am having two more fitted to the front and will be watching how many miles I get out of the rear ones.
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No complaints with these as the standard VW fitment, but have yet to try anything else. Pretty amazing grip on dry roads and not had any issues in the wet either.
I was still using them in the snow, and the grip was incredible considering the conditions (fairly steep hills in 6 inches of fresh snow proved no problem). Fronts need changing now after about 23,000 miles.

The tyre is just on the legal limit now after 9,500 miles of hard driving. The car is a DMS stage2 997.1 Turbo running around 600bhp so feel the tyres have coped well. Great feedback from the road in the wet and dry although I am no tyre expert. Felt as good, if not better than the recommended ContiSportContacts that were on there when I purchased the car so good value for money as they worked out about £120 cheaper for the rear set when purchased Sept10.

Good grip wet and dry. Commuting in 996 C4S.
Wear is dreadful, lasted 3000 miles on rears, fronts ok.
Will not fit again on car.

Brilliant in the dry, shocking in everything else. Wear rate not great either.

Very disappointed in the the wear rate of these tyres, barely 10K on the front and had to replace them as worn to the limit. Clearly not an economical choice for the Mondeo. Only real plus side was that the grip in the winter snow was better than expected.

P zero rosso are almost the worst tyres i've fitted to any of my cars past and present.
this is the second pair thats been fitted onto my wifes C30 in 2 years.

The wear rate is shocking, approx 12k and they're done.
The grip on wet and damp roads is pathetic. especially for a tyre that costs almost 200 quid.

The grip in the dry isn't too bad. As for grip on snow and ice,they're utterly useless.

Fortunatly there is now more choice in the 215/45/18 size in terms of brands and cost.

Not a bad tyres as it started off as the factory fitted option, however the fronts have quickly degraded and now require replacing after 8000 miles.

The wet grip on this particular tyre I have found to be iffy at best, and prone to aquaplaning, and in the snow and ice the grip was non existant, I believe it was more the weight over the front wheels which helped here other than the tyre.

Now changing back to the Audi recommended tyre (so why don't they fit it as standard!), a pair of Continental Sport Contract 3's which I trust especially when having the family in the car.