Pirelli P ZERO ROSSO Asimmetrico looks discontinued: no new owner reviews or road tests in five years and no current EU tyre label.
Relative Score (0–100): the weighted average of the categories below, each 60% road tests and 40% owner reviews (comfort 40/60). Based on 1 + 0 road tests and 1,507 + 29 owner reviews. How we score
Pilot Super Sport is ahead, 78–66
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Tests 75 · 1 test Owners 82 · 1,507 reviews
Best test result: #1 of 9 in 2017 Motor Mag UHP Tyre Test (dry handling)
“Damn. 295s on Style 359Ms? That's pushing it a bit, isn't it? I so desperately wish Michelin would make a 285/30 PSS. I'm running 275/35s now, and while I like the extra rubber on the road, I don't like the increased sidewall height over the OEM 265/35.”
Tests – · none yet Owners 61 · 29 reviews
Relative Score per category, 0–100. Open “Why this score” for the tests and owner ratings behind it.
| Source | Pilot Super Sport | P ZERO ROSSO Asimmetrico |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / – tests | 77 | ≈ 68 (est.) |
| Reviews found online | 90 | 69 |
Pilot Super Sport: 60% × 77.5 + 40% × 89.8 = 82
P ZERO ROSSO Asimmetrico: 60% × 68.3 (est.) + 40% × 68.9 = 69
No road tests of dry for P ZERO ROSSO Asimmetrico. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.41).
| Source | Pilot Super Sport | P ZERO ROSSO Asimmetrico |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / – tests | 73 | ≈ 68 (est.) |
| Reviews found online | 84 | 67 |
Pilot Super Sport: 60% × 73 + 40% × 83.7 = 77
P ZERO ROSSO Asimmetrico: 60% × 68.4 (est.) + 40% × 66.5 = 68
No road tests of wet for P ZERO ROSSO Asimmetrico. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).
| Source | Pilot Super Sport | P ZERO ROSSO Asimmetrico |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) | – | ≈ 63 (est.) |
| Reviews found online | – | 46 |
P ZERO ROSSO Asimmetrico: 60% × 62.8 (est.) + 40% × 46.4 = 56
No road tests of snow for P ZERO ROSSO Asimmetrico. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.32).
| Source | Pilot Super Sport | P ZERO ROSSO Asimmetrico |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) | ≈ 70 (est.) | ≈ 67 (est.) |
| Reviews found online | 76 | 58 |
Pilot Super Sport: 40% × 70.2 (est.) + 60% × 76.1 = 74
P ZERO ROSSO Asimmetrico: 40% × 66.6 (est.) + 60% × 58.4 = 62
No road tests of comfort for Pilot Super Sport. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.20).
No road tests of comfort for P ZERO ROSSO Asimmetrico. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.20).
| Source | Pilot Super Sport | P ZERO ROSSO Asimmetrico |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) | – | ≈ 66 (est.) |
| Reviews found online | – | 63 |
P ZERO ROSSO Asimmetrico: 60% × 66.3 (est.) + 40% × 62.7 = 65
No road tests of noise for P ZERO ROSSO Asimmetrico. The test half is the tested tires’ average (66): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests.
| Source | Pilot Super Sport | P ZERO ROSSO Asimmetrico |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) | ≈ 69 (est.) | ≈ 61 (est.) |
| Reviews found online | 73 | 52 |
Pilot Super Sport: 60% × 68.8 (est.) + 40% × 72.8 = 70
P ZERO ROSSO Asimmetrico: 60% × 61.4 (est.) + 40% × 52.3 = 58
No road tests of treadwear for Pilot Super Sport. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.36).
No road tests of treadwear for P ZERO ROSSO Asimmetrico. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.36).
| Source | Pilot Super Sport | P ZERO ROSSO Asimmetrico |
|---|---|---|
| Reviews found online | 83 | 69 |
| Category | Michelin Pilot Super Sport | Pirelli P ZERO ROSSO Asimmetrico |
|---|---|---|
| Relative Score | 78 | 66 |
| Dry | 82 | 69 |
| Wet | 77 | 68 |
| Snow | – | 56 |
| Comfort | 74 | 62 |
| Noise | – | 65 |
| Treadwear | 70 | 58 |
| Handling (owners) | 83 | 69 |
Higher is better. The Relative Score follows your weights below; category scores do not change.
Wet grip starts at “Important”. Treadwear starts at “Neutral” here: road tests measured it for at most one of the two tires, so it rests on owner reviews. Move the sliders and the scores update instantly.
Only one of the two tires has a score here, so this weight changes nothing in the head-to-head.
Only one of the two tires has a score here, so this weight changes nothing in the head-to-head.
Pilot Super Sport
P ZERO ROSSO Asimmetrico
Only categories both tires have data for count toward the headline score.
Themes extracted from owner reviews found online — not the opinion of TireWheelGuide.
From Reddit, forums and review threads. Not part of our score
The Michelin Pilot Super Sport is widely praised by the community as a benchmark high-performance street tire offering outstanding dry grip, sharp cornering capability, and decent ride comfort for daily driving. Many drivers note that its successor, the Pilot Sport 4S, improves upon it—especially in cold and wet conditions—while several users highlight downsides such as poor winter/snow capability, premium pricing, and eventual rubber degradation or tread cracking as the tires age.
“Had this on my E90, as well. Alignment was good, wheel balance on road force machine was good. Turned out i had over 0.250" of runout on both rear wheels. Took me two sets of 255/35/18 PSS's and me watching them balance the tires to figure it out... bought new wheels, never went to a Tirediscounters since.”
“OK. PSS vs. PS4S. I used both of these on my 2011 GT500. In general the PS4S is an modest upgrade over the PSS. Slightly better dry grip. Bigger improvement in wet grip. Better grip when not warmed up yet. I did not that the PS4S is more sensitive to very cold (below freezing) temperatures, so I put the GT500 away a little sooner for winter. For my GT350, I switched to the A/S 3+ (275/35/R19 front, 285/35/R19 rear) and have been really liking them. I am sure they are slower on a track, but on the street they just grip and scoot on corners or straight aways (slightly less grip on a hard launch - but haven't tried launch control yet). It is very nice not having to worry about rain or cold. Still plan to put her in storage before the first snow to avoid the salt.”
“12k on two consecutive sets of PSS. Stage 2 MK6 (285whp/325wtq), drive fairly aggressively, an odd track day or two here and there, full suspension but run aggressive alignment settings. No abnormaly quick wear in any one spot, they just look like racing slicks when I’m done. If you can afford it, they are well worth the $$. Other tires may come close in performance, but for daily use, can’t beat the comfort of the PSS”
Based on 364 community posts
We haven't collected enough community discussion about this tire yet.
| Attribute | A · Michelin Pilot Super Sport | B · Pirelli P ZERO ROSSO Asimmetrico |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Summer | Summer |
| Vehicle type | Passenger Car / Crossover | Passenger Car / Crossover |
| Sizes available | 50 | — |
| Rim diameters | 17″ – 23″ | — |
| Tread depth | — | 10/32″ |
| UTQG | 300 AA A | 220 A A |
| Sidewall | — | Blackwall |
| Max pressure | — | 51 psi |
Michelin Pilot Super Sport
Pirelli P ZERO ROSSO Asimmetrico
Winner: Michelin Pilot Super Sport — better handling, dry and comfort. It leads or ties in every category we score.
Michelin Pilot Super Sport scores 83 vs 69 on handling.
Michelin Pilot Super Sport scores 82 vs 69 on dry.
Michelin Pilot Super Sport scores 74 vs 62 on comfort.
Michelin Pilot Super Sport scores 70 vs 58 on treadwear.
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Michelin Pilot Super Sport, 77 vs 68 on our wet score.
Michelin Pilot Super Sport, 82 vs 69 on our dry score.
Michelin Pilot Super Sport, 74 vs 62 on our comfort score.
Michelin Pilot Super Sport, 70 vs 58 on our treadwear score.
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
