See how this tyre stacks up against its closest rivals across all tested properties
This tyre Winter Sottozero 3
Premium Wintrac Pro
Better at: Snow traction, Wet handling, Wet circle cornering
Worse at: Dry braking
Premium Blizzak LM-005
Better at: Wet handling, Wet circle cornering, Wet braking
Worse at: Dry braking
Premium UltraGrip Performance+
Better at: Snow traction, Aquaplaning - cross, Wet handling
Worse at: Dry braking
Premium Winter Sport 5
Better at: Snow traction, Aquaplaning - cross, Wet handling
Worse at: Dry braking, Dry handling
Premium Alpin 6
Better at: Snow traction, Wet handling, Exterior noise
Worse at: Dry braking, Interior noise
Premium ContiWinterContact TS 850P
Better at: Wet handling, Wet circle cornering, Snow traction
Worse at: Dry braking
Upper-middle Observe S944
Better at: Snow traction, Exterior noise, Interior noise
Worse at: Dry braking, Wet braking, Wet circle cornering
Budget Premitra Snow WP6
Better at: Exterior noise, Aquaplaning - longitudal, Interior noise
Worse at: Dry braking, Snow handling, Wet braking
Upper-middle Winterhawk 4
Better at: Exterior noise, Snow traction, Snow handling
Worse at: Dry braking, Dry handling, Comfort
Better at: Wet handling, Wet circle cornering, Exterior noise
Worse at: Dry braking
Budget SUPERGRIP PRO
Better at: Snow traction, Interior noise, Snow handling
Worse at: Dry braking, Aquaplaning - longitudal
Better at: Aquaplaning - cross, Snow traction, Aquaplaning - longitudal
Worse at: Dry braking, Wet braking, Wet circle cornering
Better at: Dry braking, Wet braking
Worse at: Snow handling, Aquaplaning - longitudal, Interior noise
Better at: Aquaplaning - cross, Snow traction, Exterior noise
Worse at: Dry braking, Wet braking
Upper-middle Krisalp HP3
Better at: Snow traction, Exterior noise, Aquaplaning - longitudal
Worse at: Dry braking, Dry handling
Size: 235/45 R18 255/45 R20 235/50 R19 225/50 R17 205/55 R16
R16 R17 R18 R19 R20 R21
Width: All 215 mm 225 mm 235 mm
Width: All 215 mm 225 mm 235 mm 245 mm
Width: All 225 mm 245 mm 255 mm
Width: All 255 mm 275 mm 285 mm 355 mm
20× By professional organizations
● Exemplary 4× (20%)
● Recommended 15× (75%)
● Still recommended 1× (5%)
Performance by size
xxx/xx R16 8.5 xxx/xx R17 8.8 xxx/xx R18 8.8 xxx/xx R19 8.5 205/xx Rxx 8.5 215/xx Rxx 8.5 225/xx Rxx 8.8 235/xx Rxx 8.5 245/xx Rxx 9.0
Frequently asked questions Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 is made in Italy.
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