See how this tyre stacks up against its closest rivals across all tested properties
This tyre Winter Sottozero 3
Premium UltraGrip Performance+
Better at: Mileage, Snow handling
Premium Blizzak LM-005
Better at: Wet handling, Wet braking
Premium Wintrac Pro
Better at: Wet handling, Wet braking
Worse at: Rolling resistance
Premium Wintrac
Better at: Wet handling, Ice braking
Premium WinterContact TS 870 P
Better at: Snow braking, Dry handling
Premium Winter Sport 5
Better at: Comfort, Snow braking
Worse at: Dry braking
Premium ALPIN 6
Better at: Mileage, Ice lateral guidance
Premium WinterContact TS 870
Better at: Mileage, Ice braking
Premium ContiWinterContact TS 850P
Better at: Wet handling, Rolling resistance
Worse at: Dry braking
Premium PILOT ALPIN 5
Better at: Wet handling, Mileage
Upper-middle KRISALP HP3
Better at: Exterior noise, Snow braking
Worse at: Rolling resistance, Dry handling
Upper-middle Observe S944
Better at: Mileage, Dry handling
Worse at: Snow handling, Wet braking
Budget Premitra Snow WP6
Better at: Wet handling, Exterior noise
Worse at: Snow handling, Wet braking
Upper-middle Winterhawk 4
Better at: Wet handling, Ice braking
Worse at: Dry handling, Snow handling
Budget SUPERGRIP PRO
Better at: Ice lateral guidance, Ice braking
Worse at: Snow handling
Size: 235/45 R18 255/45 R20 225/50 R17 235/50 R19 205/55 R16
R16 R17 R18 R19 R20 R21
2 Variants
96 H XL RFT
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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
● Highly recommended 4× (20%)
● Good 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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