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Pirelli P Zero Nero All-Season Review

January 6, 2023 by Emrecan Gurkan Leave a Comment

  • A side note here: As a former Bridgestone engineer, I strongly recommend checking DiscountTire - Treadwell out. This is a tool that DiscountTire dealers use in the store. You can get recommendations based on value, performance, and local favorites.
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P Zero Nero All-Season is Pirelli’s ultra-high performance tire. Nero in the name means black in Italian. As a consequence, these tires look like lustered tires in their nature. Moreover, this tire is an over-notched version of Pirelli P Zero Nero M&S.  They even have a special name for this design. Pinna! However, Pinna brings advantages and disadvantages. Let’s dig into it and see them!

This tire offers decent water evacuation. For this reason, it's a reliable pick for high-speed wet performance

At a Glance

Pirelli P Zero Nero All-Season
Best forNimble and sporty drivers who need some traction in the snow
Test Reportvs ExtremeContact DWS & F1 Asymmetric All-Season
CategoryUltra High Performane All-Season
VehicleHigh-powered sport cars
Available Sizes (Rim)17”, 18”, 19”, 20”
(Ensure these tires fit your vehicle)
Weight22 – 35 lbs
Made InUSA
LabelsM+S
Warranty45,000 Miles
PricesDiscountTire:
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TireRack:
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SimpleTire:
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Amazon:
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As a former Bridgestone engineer, from my standpoint, P Zero Nero All Season has a quick steering response and satisfying dry grip. Furthermore, regardless of your speed, it’s a reliable tire on wet grounds. What makes this tire best is its winter capability. It’s a unique tire unless you put it on icy grounds. Pirelli P Zero Nero All Season is a smooth tire and wears evenly unless you rotate your tires regularly.

ProsCons
Decen winter performancePros are valid if you rotate your tire regularly
Reliable wet and dry peformancePros are valid if you check your tires’ inflation pressure regularly
45,000 miles treadwear warrantyDue to tires’ high grip capability, it has slow starting
Cozy and quiet ride

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Table of Contents

Dry Performance

Dry performance can be evaluated under two different dimensions. Dry performance and handling.

Dry traction is the common feature of P Zero tires(see general review). However, handling is a bit more complicated. Especially, in such designs.

Even though over-notched designs improve the dry traction. I can’t say such a thing for handling. For better understanding, let me explain these features individually.

Dry Traction

Dry traction is mostly related to compounds. P Zero Nero All-Season’s compound is enhanced with silica. That means it’s more flexible and inherently more sticky.

Furthermore, its tread is notched from every aspect. Hence, it has tons of biting sipes that improve the traction in any case.

Dry traction is a can of corn for this tire. It has magnificent dry traction capability. Strongly recommended!

Handling

In the beginning, I thought that handling might be a problem for this tire. Guess what? Not at all.

Pirelli P Zero Nero All-Season has a rigid and continuous center rib that provides a stable ride and quick response. Moreover, its robust shoulders help tire to keep its shape while cornering at high velocity. However, its fluffy compound sometimes causes starting issues. It’s not important for daily driving but if you’re into racing, you better look for something else.

Pirelli P Zero Nero All-Season has decent handling capability.

Wet Performance

Right before mounting

Wet performance is where this tire shines. In that case, you probably need two pieces of information. Wet performance at high speed and acceleration or starting.

Regarding start and acceleration, its highly notched rubber gets into the game and provides tons of traction. This tire doesn’t ramp up quickly but it also doesn’t have any spinning issues. So, it has a satisfying wet grip.

About high-speed driving, its decent hydroplaning resistance shows up. Due to its wide and circumferential grooves and open shoulder blocks, it can throw the water out of the tread with ease. So, hydroplaning isn’t something you should worry about. So, feel free to speed up under the pouring rain.

Note: Hydroplaning is vital for a safe ride under the pouring rain. However, it might occur even with the best tire. Maybe you can’t prevent it but if you know what it is and how to deal with it, you can easily stay on the safe side.

Here is an extremely efficient guide about ‘How to Deal with Hydroplaning?‘ –> https://www.discounttire.com/learn/hydroplaning

Ride Quality

Ride quality is related to tire uniformity. So, let me tell you something if you have a ride quality problem with the tires like Pirelli, Bridgestone, Michelin; it’s probably your fault. 

Premium tire manufacturers have straight limits regarding uniformity. And believe me, for performance tires, these limits are really tight. After the tires are finished on the production line, they get into the control line. If the tire fails on the control line, it’s out.

So, basically, these tires have huge ride quality. However, Pirelli P Zero Nero All-Season is an exceedingly siped tire. If you don’t pay attention to inflation pressure and rotation timing, after a couple of thousand miles, your tires start to vibrate.

Pirelli P Zero Nero All-Season provides satisfying ride quality. Yet, the above point(in red) is your game-changer.

Road Noise

First of all. This tire can’t be quiet as your summer tire. This is an all-season ultra-high-performance tire. When you put that many notches on the tire, sure there will be some noise.

However, in my point of view, the road noise of this tire is reasonable. In fact, it can count as unique. In that case, Pirelli’s noise cancellation system(foam inside of layers that absorb the noise) makes great work. 

Pirelli P Zero Nero All-Season is a voiceless tire unless you rotate the tires regularly. 

A side note here: Even though some tires tend to make noise because of their tread patterns, it’s still possible to keep your tire noise down.

I’m leaving a perfect explanation below from DiscountTire for those who need it;

How to Keep Tire Noise Down? –>
https://www.discounttire.com/learn/tire-noise

Winter Performance

Winter performance sets this tire apart from other all-season performance tires. Due to its exceedingly notched rubber and soft compound selection, its grip capability is solid. Anyway, for better understanding, I’m going to evaluate its performance under different conditions.

Light Snow

Light snow performance is similar to wet performance. However, the self-cleaning capability is an extra feature that has a huge impact on light snow performance.

Due to its highly notched pattern and soft compound, its gripping capability is huge. Moreover, its sectional design helps it to clean itself in a better way.

I highly recommend this tire for light snow usage.

Deep Snow

Besides the notched pattern, its asymmetrical pattern and robust shoulders provide a decent performance on loose grounds. 

Pirelli P Zero Nero All-Season is a decent tire for deep snow usage. Though worth reminding, don’t push the limits to much and don’t use it over 10” snow.

Ice

Its contact patch is fulfilled enough to provide ice traction. Even though it can take you out of unexpected situations, I don’t recommend using these tires on icy ground.

Ice is ice, you better keep it in your mind.

Fuel Efficiency

Due to its heavy-weight internal structure, this tire isn’t a good option for better gas mileage. Yet, I guess gas mileage isn’t your concern since you have been looking for all-season performance tires.

Tread Life

Tread life is related to a couple of things. First compound and second even wearing capability.

Regarding compound, this tire has a soft compound. Moreover, its pattern has tons of biting edges and you need more power to make it move. So, it’s possible to experience rapid wearing.

Another and most crucial thing is even wearing. This tire is built with high technology and if you don’t follow the owner’s manual, you probably get 10,000-20,000 miles maximum. However, with the right inflation pressure and rotation time, it provides at least 40,000 miles which is highly acceptable for a performance tire.

Pirelli P Zero Nero All-Season has a decent tread life.

Note: If you have a vehicle with high camber set up, it might cause irregular wear and decrease tires’ tread life significantly. Therefore, vehicles like Mustang GT aren’t a good fit for these tires.

Getting maximum wear life from a tire is related to you as well as your tire,

If you’d like to learn how to get maximum tread life:

https://tireterrain.com/how-to-make-tires-last-longer/

Warranty

Pirelli offers Unlimited Time / 45,000 Miles tread life warranty for this product.

To see the warranty document: https://www.tirerack.com/images/pdf/warranty/PI0921.pdf

Sizes

Most tire sizes begin with modifier letters(P, LT, etc.) that identify the type of vehicle or type of service for which they were designed. Here is a perfect guide for reading tire size –> https://tireterrain.com/how-to-read-tire-size/

17”18”19”20”
215/45R17 91W XL BSW215/45R18 93W XL BSWP 245/40ZR19 98W XL BSW245/40ZR20 99W XL BSW
P 215/50R17 95V XL BSW225/40R18 92H XL BSW245/45R19 98V SL BSW265/40R20 104H XL BSW
215/55R17 94V SL BSWP 225/45ZR18 91W SL BSWP 245/45R19 102H XL BSW275/35R20 102W XL BSW
225/45R17 91H SL BSW235/40R18 91H SL BSWP 245/45ZR19 98W SL BSW275/40ZR20 106Y XL BSW
P 225/50ZR17 98W XL BSW235/40R18 95W XL BSWP 245/50ZR19 104W XL BSW
P 225/55ZR17 97W SL BSWP 235/50ZR18 97W SL BSW255/40ZR19 96W SL BSW
P 235/45ZR17 97W XL BSW245/40R18 97V XL BSW255/45R19 104H XL BSW
P 235/55ZR17 98W SL BSWP 245/45ZR18 96W SL BSW275/40R19 101V SL BSW
245/40R17 91H SL BSW255/35R18 94H XL BSWP 275/40R19 105H XL BSW
P 245/45ZR17 95W SL BSW255/40R18 99H XL BSWP 275/40ZR19 101W SL BSW
255/40R18 99W XL BSW
255/45R18 99V SL BSW
P 255/45ZR18 99W SL BSW
265/35R18 97V XL BSW
285/35R18 97H SL BSW

For Better Understanding:  215/55R17 94V SL

215: Tire Width

55: Aspect Ratio

R: Radial

17: Rim Size

94: Load Index

V: Speed Index

SL: Load Range(can be XL also)

Note: This tire name contains ZR instead of R. No worries, that just means this tire is specific for high-speed usage(above 150mph).

Price

The tire market has a dynamic price policy. Hence, in my point of view, sharing tire price is pointless.

Though, I’ve analyzed the top 10 brands of most popular tire brands.

Here are the dealers with a reasonable price range,

DiscountTire

  • Biggest dealer in the US. Founded in 1960
  • 1000 stores in 35 states. You most probably find one on your parallel street
  • Free rotation and balancing
  • 5% off for DiscountTire cardholders on online purchase
  • Highest rated online tire dealer in Consumer Affairs
  • Almost all brands are available
  • Delivery takes 2-4 days (30% shorter average waiting time when you book online)
  • Frequent discounts and promotions

Pirelli P Zero Nero All-Season: https://www.discounttire.com/buy-tires/pirelli-p-zero-nero-as

TireRack

  • Fast and Free shipping
  • Usually delivered in 1 day
  • Joint venture with DiscountTire(their installers and dealers are on your service)
  • Tons of installer options, they also help you to choose the best one
  • Mobile installers in many areas, your tires will be replaced while you’re working in the office
  • Tire test results and comparisons can be found on the most product page
  • 4.6/5 points on Google rate

Pirelli P Zero Nero All-Season: https://www.tirerack.com/tires/pirelli-p-zero-nero-all-season

SimpleTire

  • Free shipping
  • Delivered in 2 days
  • Verified shops near you(for mount and balance)
  • Mobile installation option
  • 7 million customers since 2021
  • 4.7/5 points on Google rate
  • Top-notch customer service, you may even request a price match

Pirelli P Zero Nero All-Season: https://simpletire.com/brands/pirelli-tires/p-zero-nero-all-season

While choosing dealers, I especially pay attention to reliability. All of the dealers on this list have 15-20 years of experience in the online tire business. Therefore, I can guarantee a smooth and fast tire buying process.

Conclusion

Pirelli P Zero Nero All-Season is a trustworthy tire if you follow Pirelli’s recommendations. Yet, you should closely follow this tire for a solid performance. So, I don’t recommend it for those doesn’t like regular tire control.

Pirelli P Zero Nero All-Season
Best forNimble and sporty drivers who need some traction in the snow
Test Reportvs ExtremeContact DWS & F1 Asymmetric All-Season
CategoryUltra High Performane All-Season
VehicleHigh-powered sport cars
Available Sizes (Rim)17”, 18”, 19”, 20”
(Ensure these tires fit your vehicle)
Weight22 – 35 lbs
Made InUSA
LabelsM+S
Warranty45,000 Miles
PricesDiscountTire:
Check Price

TireRack:
Check Price

SimpleTire:
Check Price

Amazon:
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Take-Home Points,

  • XL sizes tend to carry more load and offer better handling. Hence, they might be a better pick for bigger vehicles( XL vs SL tires)
  • Please pay attention to the load range and speed index. These metrics are essential if you expect decent tread life
  • There isn’t a bad tire in the market right now, you should just know what to expect from tires

A side note here: If you’d like to get local advice and find the best fit for your driving habits, location, and road conditions DiscountTire – Treadwell Tire Guide can give you masterpiece recommendations.

I hope the article was helpful. If you have any further questions, please leave them in the below section.

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