Pirelli P Zero System looks discontinued: no new owner reviews or road tests in five years and no current EU tyre label.

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Continental SportContact 7 vs Pirelli P Zero System — Compared

Relative Score (0–100): the weighted average of the categories below, each 60% road tests and 40% owner reviews (comfort 40/60). Based on 22 + 0 road tests and 1,605 + 4 owner reviews. How we score

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Continental SportContact 7
± 5

Tests 84 · 22 tests Owners 81 · 1,605 reviews

Best test result: #1 of 18 in 2025 ADAC Summer Tyre Test (wet braking)

“On my 2nd set. Got decent mileage from them. 15k miles from the first set of rears and i've 11k on the 2nd set with 4.5mm still left on them.”

Pirelli P Zero System
Tire BPirelli

P Zero System

Summer tire

Tests – · none yet Owners – · 4 reviews (needs 5)

Category by category

Relative Score per category, 0–100. Open “Why this score” for the tests and owner ratings behind it.

  1. 97

    Dry

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    Why this score
    SourceSportContact 7P Zero System
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 21 / – tests100–
    Reviews found online92–

    SportContact 7: 60% × 99.6 + 40% × 92 = 97

  2. 94

    Wet

    No comparison
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    Why this score
    SourceSportContact 7P Zero System
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 22 / – tests96–
    Reviews found online90–

    SportContact 7: 60% × 96.3 + 40% × 90 = 94

  3. 68

    Comfort

    No comparison
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    Why this score
    SourceSportContact 7P Zero System
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 5 / – tests56–
    Reviews found online76–

    SportContact 7: 40% × 56.4 + 60% × 75.9 = 68

  4. 62

    Noise

    No comparison
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    Why this score
    SourceSportContact 7P Zero System
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 19 / – tests59–
    Reviews found online≈ 67 (est.)–

    SportContact 7: 60% × 59.1 + 40% × 66.6 (est.) = 62

    No owner ratings of noise for SportContact 7. The owner half is the owners’ average (67): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests, so the tests say nothing about how owners would rate it.

  5. 68

    Treadwear

    No comparison
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    Why this score
    SourceSportContact 7P Zero System
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / – tests72–
    Reviews found online61–

    SportContact 7: 60% × 72.1 + 40% × 61.3 = 68

  6. 89

    Handling (owners)

    No comparison
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    Why this score
    SourceSportContact 7P Zero System
    Reviews found online89–
  7. 72

    Efficiency

    No comparison
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    Why this score
    SourceSportContact 7P Zero System
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 21 / – tests72–
Scores at a glance
Continental SportContact 7 vs Pirelli P Zero System: scores by category (0–100)
CategoryContinental SportContact 7Pirelli P Zero System
Relative Score 85 –
Dry 97 –
Wet 94 –
Comfort 68 –
Noise 62 –
Treadwear 68 –
Handling (owners) 89 –
Efficiency 72 –

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Headline score
± 5

SportContact 7

P Zero System

Only categories both tires have data for count toward the headline score.

Pros, cons & observations

Themes extracted from owner reviews found online — not the opinion of TireWheelGuide.

Tire A SportContact 7

Pros

  • Phenomenal wet and dry grip with high cornering limits
  • Precise steering response and excellent road feedback
  • Strong braking performance and high stability at speed

Cons

  • Faster-than-average tread wear, especially with spirited driving or track use
  • Stiff sidewalls can contribute to a harsher, bumpier ride
  • Elevated road noise reported on certain road surfaces
All owner themes in the SportContact 7 review

Tire B P Zero System

Pros

  • Exceptional dry grip and traction
  • Precise steering feedback and handling
  • Commendable tread longevity for a performance-oriented tire

Cons

  • Poor performance and lack of confidence in wet conditions
  • High price point compared to competitors
  • Inconsistent user experience regarding safety in rain
All owner themes in the P Zero System review

What real owners are saying

From Reddit, forums and review threads. Not part of our score

Tire A

Continental SportContact 7

Positive

Community members widely praise the Continental SportContact 7 for outstanding dry and wet grip, sharp steering precision, and strong value compared to key rivals like the Michelin Pilot Sport 4S. However, users frequently highlight faster tread wear, reduced initial tread depth, and occasional issues with road noise and comfort as main drawbacks.

Top themes
#exceptional dry grip#wet weather performance#rapid tread wear#michelin ps4s comparison#value and pricing#steering precision feedback#road noise levels

Based on 114 community posts

Tire B

Pirelli P Zero System

We haven't collected enough community discussion about this tire yet.

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Continental SportContact 7 B · Pirelli P Zero System
CategorySummerSummer tire
Vehicle typePassenger Car / Crossover—
Sizes available123—
Rim diameters18″ – 24″—
Tread depth8 - 9/32″—
UTQG240 AA A—
SidewallBlack Side Wall—
Max pressure50 - 51 psi—

Which one should you actually buy?

Continental SportContact 7

Pirelli P Zero System

Only Continental SportContact 7 has enough test and review data for a Relative Score, so there is no head-to-head winner yet.

Tire A · Continental SportContact 7
Tire B · Pirelli P Zero System

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How do we compare tires?

Every category score blends two independent signals. 60% comes from professional tire tests (braking distances, lap times, noise measurements), each result compared with every other tire in the same test and newer tests counting more. 40% comes from owner reviews found online, adjusted for how generously each site rates. Both use one scale: the average tested tire gets 70, the best 100. When a tire has only one of the two, the missing half is estimated from the other and the score stays closer to average; with no road test and fewer than five owner reviews it gets no score yet.

Handling is the exception: road tests measure it inside the dry and wet scores, so its own row comes from owner ratings only and starts as less important.

Community buzz from Reddit and forums is shown for context only — it never changes the score. Full methodology