Pirelli Scorpion Verde All Season Reviews - Page 3

Land Rover (275/45 R21 W) on mostly country roads for 32 easy going miles
For a 2.5 tonne, 339bhp, 4x4 I was amazed that these were due to last to around 40,000 miles; it was only a surprise tracking problem that wiped out the inside edges of two tyres that cut their life short at 32,000 miles. Very impressive for a car of this weight and power!
I never had any issues whatsoever with grip in either wet or dry, although I never experienced them in ice. What they did suffer from was, occasionally alarming, tram-lining, although this may have been simply down to this car and the width of these tyres. I have since swapped to an alternative tyre, with different wheels and tyres, which are 255 section (instead of 275 section) and this problem has gone.
The the NCS ("noise canceling systems" - or strips of sound deadening foam on the inside of the tyre, they are very quiet indeed.
Performance in snow is utterly outstanding for an All Season (rather than dedicated winter tyre). I was the last car moving on Bodmin Moor when the snow storm hit in February 2019! That's the snow storm that hit the news, with several hundred people stuck on the A30 on the moor overnight - nasty! Okay, it's a full sized Range Rover, but it climbed a 1:5 hill, over several hundred yards, with 4" of snow on it, without a single moment's loss of grip. I now keep a set of these tyres as my dedicated winter tyres!
Any other downsides? The rim protection is a bit mean in comparison to my Michelin Latitude Sport summer only tyres but, other than that, highly recommended.
Helpful 19 - tyre reviewed on March 31, 2019
Given 42% while driving a Land Rover Discovery 4 (255/50 R20) on mostly country roads for 2,000 spirited miles
The wife recently put these on her Discovery 4.
Drove it today at 2 deg celsius with wet roads and a small amount of shallow standing water.
TERRIFYING.
I had a couple of moments with normal driving where I seriously thought I might end up rolling it.
The first just catching the edge of an old rubbed out white line, or similar, the second, more scary, on a drifting curve with just a few shallow patches of standing water, nasty little slide at 55mph.
Have driven for 40 years with all different types of rubber, mostly cheap to mid price and normally drive a 530d in reasonably spirited fashion in all weathers.
These are awful and I wouldn't recommend them to anyone, indeed I'm going to take them off even though they can have less than 2000 miles on them.
Helpful 15 - tyre reviewed on March 16, 2019
Given 56% while driving a Nissan Qashqai (215/60 R17) on a combination of roads for 3,000 easy going miles
My car Nissan Qahqai 2014, 1,6 d,has been delivered with Good year Efficient Grip, i replaced those with Good Year all season (too old for Germany with DOT 2011) i have replaced them in April 2018 with Pirelli Scorpion Verde all season,they are nice (not good) in dry conditions but dangerous in wet (even if we have a little bit moisture on the road). I wouldn't recommend those tyres to someone and for sure for the Greek weather conditions are awful, imagine how bad they can be in more rainy countries. I don't even want to drive when the temperature is below 2-3 degrees Celsius. They are NOT all season and especially in close wet turns they are dangerous!!!! If you want to "play" and drift on an AWD car and not more than 45km/hour they are exactly what you seek for. Mud and off road they are just a big fat zero and waist of money. I am already checking for their replacement!!! After all:DO NOT CHOOSE THOSE TYRES!!!!!!
Helpful 23 - tyre reviewed on December 15, 2018
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Given 90% while driving a Volvo XC60 D5 AWD Auto (235/60 R18 V) on mostly country roads for 30,000 average miles
Lasted almost exactly 30,000 on front changed with 2mm left on inner and 3mm middle and outside (still going on rear)

Good through wet mud (pretty deep mud) , wet grass, and mild off road, good in the snow too.

Have just bought 2 more as replacements.
Helpful 20 - tyre reviewed on August 30, 2018
Given 97% while driving a Volkswagen Tiguan (235/50 R19 W) on a combination of roads for 8,000 spirited miles
Fitted from the factory by VW theTiguan with powerful tdi can really lay down the power and these tyres are perfectly suited . When the southeast was covered in snow shortly after I purchased the car the 4 motion system and these tyres gave sure footed progress. In the dry these rather fat 50 profile tyres offer amazing levels of grip. After having a Leon Cupra and mondeo TX sport on 40 series rubber and lowered suspension the Tiguan has surprising levels of grip and corning ability. For a 4wd car , dsg and 240 ps returning 50+ mpg means the rolling resistance of these tyres can`t be too bad. Wet grip has been peerless and with mild off roading on wet mud , again total confidence. These tyres have had to put up with rutted roads and regularly mounting kerbs , no sign of damage. Also compared the the continentals and Bridgestones on previous cars , after 8k miles there is minimal wear. I am surprised and delighted with these tyres.
Helpful 32 - tyre reviewed on June 30, 2018
Given 54% while driving a Volkswagen Touareg (255/55 R18 V) on mostly town for 18,000 easy going miles
Bought these and fitted on Touareg, 2.5 Tdi. Have a very soft skin that make them prone to damage at the slightest. Definitely not for off-road, even a well worn dust road. Have replaced all 4 after less than 30,000km of use. Tread still good but punctured badly. Waste of my money!
Helpful 29 - tyre reviewed on June 28, 2018
Given 56% while driving a Volkswagen Tiguan (235/50 R19 R) on a combination of roads for 19,000 average miles
Tyres were fine when car was new, now with 19k miles and still 4mm left the wet grip and traction is awful.
Helpful 37 - tyre reviewed on February 22, 2018
Given 96% while driving a Ford Ranger (275/55 R20 W) on mostly motorways for 30,000 spirited miles
2016 3.2 5cyl diesel turbo 6 speed tiptronic Ford Ranger.
38PSI all around
49000 km Still have 4mm tread on all 4
Wheel alignment every 5000 km
Excellent tyre.
Helpful 22 - tyre reviewed on February 14, 2018
Given 41% while driving a Land Rover Evoque (235/60 R18) on a combination of roads for 20,000 average miles
Disaster tyre on the wet surface, brand new Evoque!!!
Helpful 108 - tyre reviewed on January 16, 2018
Given 71% while driving a Volkswagen 2.0 TDI 4Motion 16V (235/45 R17 V) on a combination of roads for 25 average miles
For me living in the South of England, I do not experience much snow so only really looked and the wet and dry performance, and they haven't disappointed me, the big shock for me is how long they are lasting, I have completed 25,000 miles on the front pair and they still have 5mm of tread left! They are fairly quiet too, have just put a pair on the rear of the vehicle, so would recommend. I am surprised how well these have performed for the cost!!
Helpful 24 - tyre reviewed on December 18, 2017
Given 84% while driving a Land Rover Range Rover Evoque (245/45 R20 V) on a combination of roads for 28,300 spirited miles
Got this Range Rover Evoque ED4 2.0 Diesel Manual from new, so the tires were fitted at the factory. Scorpion Verde All Seasons. 20 Inch size.

28,300 Milles on the car. Front Tires are about 5 MM and the back tires are at 6 MM. I drive the car fairly hard, so I would say these have performed very well for wear with 2 MM left in the front and 3 MM left on the read before they reach the 3 MM mark where I'll change them.

Perform well in wet and dry conditions, the car never feels like it has poor grip. They regain their composure quickly when faced with an unexpected puddle on the motorway... aqua planing barely lasts a second before they grip again.

I will fit these again when they need changed for sure. Price is good in the UK too compared to other SUV tires.
Helpful 13 - tyre reviewed on October 9, 2017
Given 77% while driving a Holden 2007 COMMODORE BERLINA 6.0l (235/55 R19 V) on a combination of roads for 35,000 average miles
These have been good tyres. Approx 75% Worn at 35000mi / 56000km. 235/55r17 99V. Rims 17x7.5.
These are fitted to a 3700lb V8 Sedan rather than an SUV. I would say the driving style is average with occasional full throttle use/chirp. Tyres would usually last me 40,000km. Run maximum of 36PSI, more grip when run lower. Much better steering response/handling then I have experienced before in a 55 series tyre, I have had Federal Formoza 40 series(19") before and those were far worse. Also the Pirelli are better than Bridgestone Turanza ER300. I believe the Pirelli to have stiff sidewalls, but the profile height is enough that it is not uncomfortable. Dry grip 8/10, wet 7/10, feedback & handling 8/10, wear 8/10, comfort 7/10. I am scoring critically, I could give them higher marks. Most often is a very quiet tyre, however when entering coarse chip roads you can notice a difference. The only negative I can say is that there is small chipping of the tyre around some of the sipes. They appeared fairly early on and have not worsened. Does not seem to affect anything, have seen many low rolling resistance tyres do this unfortunately. Will probably buy again, using SUV tyres on a slightly lighter sedan seems to make them last longer without any compromise for me. And these have great reviews.
Helpful 13 - tyre reviewed on July 17, 2017