Tests – · none yet Owners 64 · 36 reviews
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Nexen N Blue ECO vs Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2 — Compared
Relative Score (0–100): the weighted average of the categories below, each 60% road tests and 40% owner reviews. Based on 0 + 12 road tests and 36 + 39 owner reviews. How we score
Cinturato P7 C2 is ahead, 78–66
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Tests 75 · 12 tests Owners 76 · 39 reviews
Best test result: #1 of 14 in 2025 Summer and All Season Combined Tyre Test (wet handling)
Category by category
Relative Score per category, 0–100. Open “Why this score” for the tests and owner ratings behind it.
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66
Dry
Cinturato P7 C2 +1985Why this score
Source N Blue ECO Cinturato P7 C2 Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 9 tests ≈ 67 (est.) 88 Reviews found online 66 79 N Blue ECO: 60% × 66.9 (est.) + 40% × 65.6 = 66
Cinturato P7 C2: 60% × 88.3 + 40% × 79.2 = 85
No road tests of dry for N Blue ECO. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.40).
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69
Wet
Cinturato P7 C2 +1281Why this score
Source N Blue ECO Cinturato P7 C2 Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 10 tests ≈ 69 (est.) 84 Reviews found online 69 77 N Blue ECO: 60% × 69.5 (est.) + 40% × 69.2 = 69
Cinturato P7 C2: 60% × 84 + 40% × 77.1 = 81
No road tests of wet for N Blue ECO. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.56).
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66
Comfort
Cinturato P7 C2 +1480Why this score
Source N Blue ECO Cinturato P7 C2 Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests ≈ 68 (est.) 82 Reviews found online 63 77 N Blue ECO: 60% × 68.1 (est.) + 40% × 62.9 = 66
Cinturato P7 C2: 60% × 82 + 40% × 76.7 = 80
No road tests of comfort for N Blue ECO. The test half is the tested tires’ average (69): owners’ comfort ratings barely follow the road tests.
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Noise
No comparison69Why this score
Source N Blue ECO Cinturato P7 C2 Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 6 tests – 71 Reviews found online – ≈ 67 (est.) Cinturato P7 C2: 60% × 70.9 + 40% × 67.3 (est.) = 69
No owner ratings of noise for Cinturato P7 C2. 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.
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60
Treadwear
Level60Why this score
Source N Blue ECO Cinturato P7 C2 Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 4 tests ≈ 63 (est.) 53 Reviews found online 56 72 N Blue ECO: 60% × 62.8 (est.) + 40% × 56.4 = 60
Cinturato P7 C2: 60% × 53 + 40% × 71.6 = 60
No road tests of treadwear for N Blue ECO. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.31).
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66
Handling (owners)
Cinturato P7 C2 +1278Why this score
Source N Blue ECO Cinturato P7 C2 Reviews found online 66 78
Scores at a glance
| Category | Nexen N Blue ECO | Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2 |
|---|---|---|
| Relative Score | 66 | 78 |
| Dry | 66 | 85 |
| Wet | 69 | 81 |
| Comfort | 66 | 80 |
| Noise | – | 69 |
| Treadwear | 60 | 60 |
| Handling (owners) | 66 | 78 |
Higher is better. The Relative Score follows your weights below; category scores do not change.
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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.
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Only one of the two tires has a score here, so this weight changes nothing in the head-to-head.
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Headline score
66
/ 100
N Blue ECO
78
/ 100
Cinturato P7 C2
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.
| Discipline | Category | N Blue ECO | Cinturato P7 C2 | Δ | Head-to-head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Also published by the testers (not in the score) | |||||
| Overall Ranking | Overall | #15/16 2013 ACE Summer Touring Tyre Test | #3/14 2025 Summer and All Season Combined Tyre Test | – | Different tests |
Pros, cons & observations
Themes extracted from owner reviews found online — not the opinion of TireWheelGuide.
Tire A N Blue ECO
Pros
- Excellent value for money and budget-friendly purchase price
- Strong grip and handling in both wet and dry conditions
- Good ride comfort and relatively low road noise
Cons
- Rapid or uneven tread wear reported by several users
- Premature rubber cracking and perishing observed over time
- Polarizing opinions on wet weather traction and braking distance
Tire B Cinturato P7 C2
Pros
- Exceptionally low road noise and quiet highway cruising
- Superior ride comfort and excellent bump absorption
- Reliable and balanced dry and wet handling for daily driving
Cons
- Inconsistent wet weather grip or loss of confidence in wet conditions reported by some users
- Rapid tread wear or disappointing longevity noted on certain vehicle applications
- Performance and compound feel can be negatively affected by significant ambient temperature drops
Specs side by side
| Attribute | A · Nexen N Blue ECO | B · Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2 |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Summer | Summer |
| Vehicle type | Passenger Car / Crossover | Passenger Car / Crossover |
| Sizes available | 24 | 2 |
| Rim diameters | 13″ – 16″ | 16″ |
Which one should you actually buy?
66
/ 100
Nexen N Blue ECO
78
/ 100
Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2
Winner: Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2 — better dry, comfort and wet. It leads or ties in every category we score.
Pick tire B
You want the most grip on dry roads
Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2 scores 85 vs 66 on dry.
Pick tire B
You want the most comfortable ride
Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2 scores 80 vs 66 on comfort.
Pick tire B
Your priority is wet-weather safety
Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2 scores 81 vs 69 on wet.
Pick tire B
You enjoy sharp, responsive handling
Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2 scores 78 vs 66 on handling.
Tire A · Nexen N Blue ECO
Tire B · Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2
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N Blue ECO or Cinturato P7 C2?
Which is better in the wet, N Blue ECO or Cinturato P7 C2?
Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2, 81 vs 69 on our wet score.
Which grips better on dry roads, N Blue ECO or Cinturato P7 C2?
Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2, 85 vs 66 on our dry score.
Which is more comfortable, N Blue ECO or Cinturato P7 C2?
Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2, 80 vs 66 on our comfort score.
Which lasts longer, N Blue ECO or Cinturato P7 C2?
Neither, by our numbers: 60 vs 60 on the treadwear score, within 3 points.
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