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Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3

235/40 R18 Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 variants


Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 is a winter tyre made in total of 16 sizes, ranging from R17 to R17 - this particular dimension is R18, which means it fits to a 18 inch/457.2mm diameter wheel. 235/40 R18 is 10mm wider than the narrowest dimension (225) and -20mm narrower than the widest one (215). This tyre profile of 40 means the sidewall height of the tyre is 40% of the tyre width (235mm), which results in 94mm sidewall height. In 235/40 R18, there is only one possible speed index for Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 - "V", which is good for speeds up to 240 km/h. In 235/40 R18, Winter Sottozero 3 usually competes against Winter Sport 5, which is a tyre from Dunlop with a rating of 83%, compared to 60% of the Pirelli in question. Latest test in 235/40 R18 was held by AutoMotorSport in 2016, where Winter Sottozero 3 received rating "Recommended" and finished on the 4. place. It was tested on a .

235/40 R18 95 V XL


Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 is made in 16 sizes, starting from 225/45 R17 up to 215/55 R99.

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Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 in tyre tests

Relevant tyre tests in same or similiar dimension (235/40 R18)
ADAC Winter tyre test 2020 235/55 R17
satisfactory
Ranked #9 of 13
Name WetDrySnowIceNoiseWearFuel consumption
Best values in test1,51,91,82,32,60,81,8
Pirelli Winter Sottozero 32,33,02,62,73,42,52,3
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Source: www.adac.de
GTÜ Winter tyre test 2017 235/55 R17
recommended
Ranked #4 of 8
Name Points totalWinterWetDryRolling resistanceNoise
Best values in test203696544188
Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3190635642177
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Source: www.gtue.de
Name
Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3
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Source: www.auto-motor-und-sport.de
Name Points totalWetDrySnowEnviromental impact
Best values in test9,29,29,79,39,1
Pirelli Winter Sottozero 38,68,38,79,3 7,7
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Name Points total
Best values in test9,2
Pirelli Winter Sottozero 38,6
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235/40 R18 - Best winter tyres (according to tests)

#NameOur ratingTested in this dimensionTested in same width dimensionSegmentPrice
1. Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330
76.8%
80.4%
73.5%
72.7%
Upper-middle £144
95 V
2. Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5
76.4%
88.2%
86.5%
82%
Premium £199
95 V + 2
3. Continental WinterContact TS 850P
Premium
4. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005
90.4%
80.1%
83%
85.4%
Premium £156
95 V
5. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+! Newer model available: GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3
84.1%
90.9%
80.6%
85.5%
Premium £108
95 V
6. Dunlop Winter Sport 5
80.7%
87.3%
80.9%
83.2%
Premium £153
95 V + 1
7. Kleber KRISALP HP3
78.7%
82.7%
73.7%
79.3%
Upper-middle £127
95 V
8. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1! Newer model available: GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+
81%
77.2%
80.5%
81.7%
Premium
9. Michelin PILOT ALPIN PA4
87.4%
91.3%
89.3%
Premium £227
95 V + 3
10. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2
73.2%
92.4%
73.3%
80.4%
Upper-middle
11. Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III
Premium £175
95 V
12. Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 W320! Newer model available: Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330
75.8%
90.6%
85.1%
92%
Upper-middle
13. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001
80.5%
77.4%
82.4%
Premium
14. Firestone Winterhawk 4
78.1%
86.1%
74.3%
81.3%
Upper-middle £126
95 V
15. Semperit Speed-Grip 3! Newer model available: Semperit Speed-Grip 5
75.1%
74.1%
79.8%
74.8%
Lowcost £134
95 V
16. Falken EuroWinter HS01! Newer model available: Falken EuroWinter HS02
78.1%
74.6%
75.2%
80.9%
Upper-middle £133
95 V
17. Fulda Kristall Control HP2
71.8%
85.5%
73.2%
73.2%
Lowcost £140
95 V
18. Nokian WR Snowproof P
66.1%
79.2%
92.3%
Upper-middle £147
95 V
19. Toyo Snowprox S954
78.8%
70.6%
92.2%
82.7%
Upper-middle £137
95 V + 1
20. Kumho WinterCraft WP71
81.9%
76.7%
78%
Upper-middle £134
95 W
21. Nexen WinGuard Sport 2 WU7
76.8%
77.4%
77.5%
94.5%
Lowcost £104
95 V + 2
22. Nokian WR A4
66.1%
77.4%
80.7%
Upper-middle
23. Yokohama BluEarth winter V905
78.5%
70.5%
85.1%
Upper-middle £130
95 W
24. Matador MP93 Nordicca
Lowcost
25. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER
Upper-middle
26. Fortune FSR901
Lowcost
27. Kormoran SNOW
Lowcost
28. Kormoran SNOWPRO B2
Lowcost
29. Imperial SnowDragon 3
Lowcost