Pirelli Sottozero 3 is an Ultra High Performance studless winter tyre with directional tread pattern, designed for Passenger cars.
Key performance
Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 Tests
2020 Auto Bild (245/45 R18)
In 2020 experts of the German magazine Auto Bild have tested the Pirelli at size 245/45 R18 and compared to 19 similar budget, mid-range and premium UHP winter tires. Also they included into the test reference summer tires to compare results.
Lateral aqua111.85m/s2-0.55m/s277.08%
# | Test | Place | Result | Difference | % |
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Dry braking at 100km/h | 2 | 43.7m | +1.8m | 95.88% | |
Dry handling | 10-11 | 109.5km/h | -1.1km/h | 99% | |
Wet braking at 100km/h | 15-18 | 55m | +7.7m | 86% | |
Wet handling | 17 | 70.5km/h | -3.9km/h | 94.75% | |
Wet lateral handling | 19-20 | 12.46sec | +0.39sec | 96.87% | |
Straight aqua | 15 | 86km/h | -5.3km/h | 94.19% | |
Snow braking at 50km/h | 18 | 25.8m | +1.5m | 94.18% | |
Snow handling | 12-13 | 59.9km/h | -1.6km/h | 97.39% | |
Snow slalom | 11-12 | 3.28m/s2 | -0.12m/s2 | 96.47% | |
Snow traction | 19 | 2825 Newtons | -273 Newtons | 91.18% | |
Noise | 16 | 64.8dB | +1.8dB | 97.22% | |
Rolling resistance | 1 | 6.95kg/t | -0.4kg/t | 100% | |
Wear resistance | 13 | 39770km | -8200km | 82.9% |
Result: 19th place.
- Long wet braking distance and low handling speed.
- Low aquaplaning resistance.
- Good dry performance.
- Relatively long snow braking distance, low traction and good handling speed.
- Average noise.
- The best rolling resistance.
- Average wear resistance.
2019 Quattoruote (225/50 R17)
Test by the Italian publication Quattoruote in 2019. The experts have tested the tire at size 225/50 R17 and compared to 7 similar Premium Touring winter tires.
# | Test | Place | Result | Difference | % |
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Dry braking at 100km/h | 1 | 40.3m | -0.7m | 100% | |
Dry handling | 1 | 11.7sec | -0.1sec | 100% | |
Wet braking at 100km/h | 2 | 49.6m | +0.3m | 99.39% | |
Wet handling | 2-3 | 98.5 | +1.2sec | 98.78% | |
Snow braking at 50km/h | 5 | 28.9m | +0.9m | 96.88% | |
Snow handling | 4 | 70.2sec | +1.1sec | 98.43% | |
Snow traction | 4 | 26.5sec | +1.8sec | 93.2% | |
Noise | 5-6 | 57.9dB | +0.5dB | 99.13% |
Result: 4th place.
- Good results on the wet.
- The shortest dry braking distance and the best handling speed.
- Average snow performance.
- Good noise.
2019 Auto Zeitung (225/55 R17)
Test by the German magazine Auto Zeitung in 2019. The experts have tested the Pirelli at size 225/55 R17 and compared to 12 similar budget, medium and premium winter tires.
# | Test | Place | Result | Difference | % |
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Dry braking at 100km/h | 1 | 42.3m | -0.9m | 100% | |
Dry handling | 3-4 | 57.6sec | +0.2sec | 99.65% | |
Dry slalom | 4 | 57.4km/h | -0.8km/h | 98.62% | |
Wet braking at 100km/h | 4 | 54.2m | +2m | 96.3% | |
Wet handling | 5 | 90.6sec | +2.2sec | 97.57% | |
Wet lateral handling | 4-6 | 12.7sec | +0.4sec | 96.85% | |
Straight aqua | 7 | 74km/h | -6.3km/h | 92.15% | |
Snow braking at 50km/h | 12 | 30.7m | +3.1m | 89.9% | |
Snow handling | 9 | 52.7sec | +1.6sec | 96.96% | |
Snow traction | 12 | 3058 | -440 Newton | 87.42% | |
Rolling resistance | 7 | 8.41kg/t | +0.89kg/t | 89.41% | |
Noise | 5 | 72dB | +3dB | 95.83% |
Result: 5th place, “Highly recommended” expert score.
- Good results on the wet.
- Average straight aquaplaning resistance.
- The shortest dry braking distance and good handling speed.
- Long snow braking distance and low traction, average handling speed.
- Average rolling resistance.
- Relatively high noise.
2019 AMS (215/55 R17)
In 2019 experts of the German magazine AMS have tested the tire at size 215/55 R17 and compared to 10 similar budget, mid-range and premium UHP winter tires.
# | Test | Place | Result | Difference | % |
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Dry braking at 100km/h | 7 | 44.8m | +0.7m | 98.43% | |
Dry handling | 10 | 114.2km/h | -1.9km/h | 98.36% | |
Wet braking at 80km/h | 9 | 34.4m | +3.2m | 90.69% | |
Wet handling | 9 | 70.3km/h | -3km/h | 95.9% | |
Wet lateral handling | 10 | 6.45m/s2 | -0.86m/s2 | 88.23% | |
Straight aqua | 10 | 71.7km/h | -11.4km/h | 86.28% | |
Lateral aqua | 11 | 2.9m/s2 | -0.52m/s2 | 84.79% | |
Snow braking at 50km/h | 10 | 27.9m | +2.3m | 91.75% | |
Snow handling | 8-9 | 47.9km/h | -1.5km/h | 96.96% | |
Snow lateral handling | 9 | 3.74m/s2 | -0.16m/s2 | 95.89% | |
Snow traction | 10 | 2.23m/s2 | -0.18m/s2 | 92.53% | |
Rolling resistance | 7 | 8.6kg/t | +1.2kg/t | 86.04% | |
Noise | 11 | 71.1dB | +1.8dB | 97.46% |
Result: 9th place, “Satisfactorily” expert score.
- Relatively long wet braking distance and low handling speed.
- Low straight and the lowest lateral aquaplaning resistance.
- Good dry performance.
- Long snow braking distance, low handling speed and traction.
- Average rolling resistance.
- The highest noise.
2017 Auto Bild (225/50 R17)
In 2017 experts of the German magazine Auto Bild have tested the Pirelli Sottozero 3 at size 225/50 R17 and compared it with nineteen similar budget, medium and premium winter tyres. In addition, experts included into the test set of the reference summer tires to compare results.
# | Test | Place | Result | Difference | % |
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Dry braking at 100km/h | 1 | 43.7m | -0.8m | 100% | |
Dry handling | 10 | 109km/h | -1.8km/h | 98.37% | |
Wet braking at 80km/h | 1 | 32.2m | -0.3m | 100% | |
Wet handling | 1-2 | 75.8km/h | +0.9km/h | 100% | |
Straight aqua | 5 | 88.9km/h | -4.4km/h | 95.28% | |
Snow braking at 50km/h | 20 | 29.8m | +3.9m | 86.91% | |
Snow handling | 18 | 50.2km/h | -2.4km/h | 95.43% | |
Rolling resistance | 15 | 8.25kg/t | +1.02kg/t | 87.63% | |
Noise | 10-11 | 72.8dB | +1.9dB | 97.39% | |
Wear resistance | 19 | 29625km | -18750km | 61.24% |
Result: 18th place, “Average” expert score.
- The best dry braking distance and good handling.
- The best wet performance.
- High aquaplaning resistance.
- The longest snow braking distance and low handling average speed.
- Average noise level.
- Low wear resistance.
- Average rolling resistance.
Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 vs Competitors
- Pirelli vs Vredestein Wintrac Pro
- Pirelli vs Dunlop Winter Sport 5
- Pirelli vs Michelin Pilot Alpin 5
- Pirelli vs Hankook Winter i cept evo3 W330
- Pirelli vs Goodyear UltraGrip Performance+
- Pirelli vs Continental WinterContact TS 850 P
- Pirelli vs Nokian WR A4
Overall Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 Reviews
Test | Size | Place | Score |
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2020 Auto Bild | 245/45 R18 | 19 (20) | – |
2019 Quattoruote | 225/50 R17 | 4 (8) | – |
2019 Auto Zeitung | 225/55 R17 | 5 (13) | Highly recommended |
2019 AMS | 215/55 R17 | 9 (11) | Satisfactorily |
2017 Auto Bild | 225/50 R17 | 18 (20) | Average |
Similar tyres from the test:
- Bridgestone Blizzak LM001 EVO
- Sava Eskimo HP2
- BFGoodrich gForce Winter 2
- Hankook Winter i cept evo2 W320
- Fulda Kristall Control HP2
- Michelin Alpin 5
- Dunlop Winter Sport 5
- Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen 1
- Yokohama W drive V905
- Continental WinterContact TS 860
- Nokian WR D4