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Falken ZIEX ZE320 vs Pirelli Cinturato P7 (P7C2) — 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 7 + 3 road tests and 131 + 523 owner reviews. How we score

ZIEX ZE320 is ahead, 87–78

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Falken ZIEX ZE320
Tire AFalken

ZIEX ZE320

Summer

± 4

Tests 84 · 7 tests Owners 81 · 131 reviews

Best test result: #1 of 20 in 2025 Auto Bild Summer Performance Tyre Test (wet handling)

Pirelli Cinturato P7 (P7C2)
Tire BPirelli

Cinturato P7 (P7C2)

Summer tire

± 7

Tests 80 · 3 tests Owners 71 · 523 reviews

Best test result: #1 of 8 in 2022 Al Volante Summer Tire Test R16 (wet)

Category by category

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

  1. 90

    Dry

    ZIEX ZE320 +15
    75
    Why this score
    SourceZIEX ZE320Cinturato P7 (P7C2)
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 7 / 3 tests9478
    Reviews found online84≈ 72 (est.)
    Dry Braking (% of best) · 1 shared test · wins 1–086%84%
    Dry Handling (tester's mark) (% of best) · 1 shared test · wins 0–090%90%

    ZIEX ZE320: 60% × 94.3 + 40% × 83.9 = 90

    Cinturato P7 (P7C2): 60% × 77.5 + 40% × 71.9 (est.) = 75

    No owner ratings of dry for Cinturato P7 (P7C2). The owner half is estimated from its road-test score, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.41).

  2. 86

    Wet

    ZIEX ZE320 +3
    83
    Why this score
    SourceZIEX ZE320Cinturato P7 (P7C2)
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 7 / 3 tests8786
    Reviews found online85≈ 79 (est.)
    Straight Aquaplaning (% of best) · 1 shared test · wins 0–197%98%
    Wet Handling (tester's mark) (% of best) · 1 shared test · wins 0–170%90%
    Wet Braking (% of best) · 1 shared test · wins 1–0100%91%
    Wet Handling (% of best) · 1 shared test · wins 1–0100%96%

    ZIEX ZE320: 60% × 86.6 + 40% × 84.7 = 86

    Cinturato P7 (P7C2): 60% × 86.2 + 40% × 79.2 (est.) = 83

    No owner ratings of wet for Cinturato P7 (P7C2). The owner half is estimated from its road-test score, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).

  3. 81

    Comfort

    No comparison
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    Why this score
    SourceZIEX ZE320Cinturato P7 (P7C2)
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 3 / – tests85–
    Reviews found online78–

    ZIEX ZE320: 40% × 85.2 + 60% × 77.7 = 81

  4. 76

    Noise

    ZIEX ZE320 +8
    68
    Why this score
    SourceZIEX ZE320Cinturato P7 (P7C2)
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 5 / 2 tests8269
    Reviews found online≈ 67 (est.)≈ 67 (est.)
    Interior Noise (% of best) · 1 shared test · wins 1–0100%90%

    ZIEX ZE320: 60% × 81.9 + 40% × 66.5 (est.) = 76

    Cinturato P7 (P7C2): 60% × 68.6 + 40% × 66.5 (est.) = 68

    No owner ratings of noise for ZIEX ZE320 or Cinturato P7 (P7C2). 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. 71

    Treadwear

    No comparison
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    Why this score
    SourceZIEX ZE320Cinturato P7 (P7C2)
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 2 / – tests70–
    Reviews found online74–

    ZIEX ZE320: 60% × 69.8 + 40% × 74 = 71

  6. 83

    Handling (owners)

    No comparison
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    Why this score
    SourceZIEX ZE320Cinturato P7 (P7C2)
    Reviews found online83–
  7. 67

    Efficiency

    Cinturato P7 (P7C2) +5
    72
    Why this score
    SourceZIEX ZE320Cinturato P7 (P7C2)
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 5 / 2 tests6772
    Rolling Resistance (% of best) · 1 shared test · wins 1–099%98%
Scores at a glance
CategoryFalken ZIEX ZE320Pirelli Cinturato P7 (P7C2)
Relative Score 87 78
Dry 90 75
Wet 86 83
Comfort 81 –
Noise 76 68
Treadwear 71 –
Handling (owners) 83 –
Efficiency 67 72

Higher is better. The Relative Score follows your weights below; category scores do not change.

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Headline score
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ZIEX ZE320

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Cinturato P7 (P7C2)

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

The professional test results behind the scores

Per discipline: the average % of the best tire over every test both tires were in, and how many of those tests each one won. “Different tests” rows compare results from separate tests.

In the overall rankings of 1 tests that ran both, Falken ZIEX ZE320 finished ahead 0 times and Pirelli Cinturato P7 (P7C2) 1 times.

DisciplineCategoryZIEX ZE320Cinturato P7 (P7C2)ΔHead-to-head
Dry Braking Dry 86% 84% +2.5 1–0 in 1 shared test Newest: 2025 UTAC / Aftonbladet Summer & All-Season Tire Test R17 · 225/45R17
Dry Handling (tester's mark) Dry 90% 90% 0.0 0–0 in 1 shared test Newest: 2025 UTAC / Aftonbladet Summer & All-Season Tire Test R17 · 225/45R17
Straight Aquaplaning Wet 97% 98% −0.4 0–1 in 1 shared test Newest: 2025 UTAC / Aftonbladet Summer & All-Season Tire Test R17 · 225/45R17
Wet Braking Wet 100% 91% +8.8 1–0 in 1 shared test Newest: 2025 UTAC / Aftonbladet Summer & All-Season Tire Test R17 · 225/45R17
Wet Handling Wet 100% 96% +4.3 1–0 in 1 shared test Newest: 2025 UTAC / Aftonbladet Summer & All-Season Tire Test R17 · 225/45R17
Wet Handling (tester's mark) Wet 70% 90% −20.0 0–1 in 1 shared test Newest: 2025 UTAC / Aftonbladet Summer & All-Season Tire Test R17 · 225/45R17
Interior Noise Noise 100% 90% +10.0 1–0 in 1 shared test Newest: 2025 UTAC / Aftonbladet Summer & All-Season Tire Test R17 · 225/45R17
Rolling Resistance Efficiency 99% 98% +1.1 1–0 in 1 shared test Newest: 2025 UTAC / Aftonbladet Summer & All-Season Tire Test R17 · 225/45R17
Also published by the testers (not in the score)
Overall Ranking Overall #13/12 #3/12 – 0–1 in 1 shared test Newest: 2025 UTAC / Aftonbladet Summer & All-Season Tire Test R17 · 225/45R17

Pros, cons & observations

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

Tire A ZIEX ZE320

Pros

  • Exceptional ride comfort and smooth absorption of road imperfections
  • Significantly lower noise levels compared to predecessor or competing brands
  • Strong and confident grip in both wet and dry conditions

Cons

  • Noticeably worse fuel efficiency/consumption reported by some users
  • Performance drop and unexpected oversteer under very high asphalt temperatures (40-70°C)
  • Potential for rapid tread wear on specific vehicle applications
All owner themes in the ZIEX ZE320 review

Tire B Cinturato P7 (P7C2)

Not enough owner reviews yet to extract themes.

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Falken ZIEX ZE320 B · Pirelli Cinturato P7 (P7C2)
CategorySummerSummer tire
Vehicle type—Passenger Car / Crossover
Sizes available332
Rim diameters15″ – 18″16″

Which one should you actually buy?

Falken ZIEX ZE320

Pirelli Cinturato P7 (P7C2)

Winner: Falken ZIEX ZE320 — better dry, noise and wet. Pick the Pirelli Cinturato P7 (P7C2) if efficiency matters most to you.

Pick tire A You want the most grip on dry roads

Falken ZIEX ZE320 scores 90 vs 75 on dry.

Pick tire A You want a quieter cabin

Falken ZIEX ZE320 scores 76 vs 68 on noise.

Pick tire B You want lower fuel or energy use

Pirelli Cinturato P7 (P7C2) scores 72 vs 67 on efficiency.

Pick tire A Your priority is wet-weather safety

Falken ZIEX ZE320 scores 86 vs 83 on wet.

Tire A · Falken ZIEX ZE320
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Tire B · Pirelli Cinturato P7 (P7C2)
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ZIEX ZE320 or Cinturato P7 (P7C2)?

Which is better in the wet, ZIEX ZE320 or Cinturato P7 (P7C2)?

Falken ZIEX ZE320, 86 vs 83 on our wet score.

Which grips better on dry roads, ZIEX ZE320 or Cinturato P7 (P7C2)?

Falken ZIEX ZE320, 90 vs 75 on our dry score.

Which is quieter, ZIEX ZE320 or Cinturato P7 (P7C2)?

Falken ZIEX ZE320, 76 vs 68 on our noise score.

Which rolls more easily, ZIEX ZE320 or Cinturato P7 (P7C2)?

Pirelli Cinturato P7 (P7C2), 72 vs 67 on our efficiency score.

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