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Pirelli CINTURA/TO P1 vs Pirelli Cinturato P7 — 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 0 + 8 road tests and 41 + 311 owner reviews. How we score

CINTURA/TO P1 leads, 70–68 Narrow edge

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Pirelli Cinturato P7
Tire BPirelli

Cinturato P7

Summer

± 6

Tests 73 · 8 tests Owners 61 · 311 reviews

Best test result: #1 of 12 in 2023 Best SUV Tyres Tested (dry braking)

Category by category

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

  1. 68

    Dry

    Cinturato P7 +4
    72
    Why this score
    SourceCINTURA/TO P1Cinturato P7
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 7 tests≈ 68 (est.)78
    Reviews found online6864

    CINTURA/TO P1: 60% × 67.9 (est.) + 40% × 67.9 = 68

    Cinturato P7: 60% × 78.3 + 40% × 63.5 = 72

    No road tests of dry for CINTURA/TO P1. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.41).

  2. 72

    Wet

    Cinturato P7 +3
    75
    Why this score
    SourceCINTURA/TO P1Cinturato P7
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 7 tests≈ 71 (est.)80
    Reviews found online7268

    CINTURA/TO P1: 60% × 71.4 (est.) + 40% × 72 = 72

    Cinturato P7: 60% × 80 + 40% × 68.3 = 75

    No road tests of wet for CINTURA/TO P1. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).

  3. 73

    Snow

    CINTURA/TO P1 +12
    61
    Why this score
    SourceCINTURA/TO P1Cinturato P7
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 72 (est.)≈ 65 (est.)
    Reviews found online7554

    CINTURA/TO P1: 60% × 72 (est.) + 40% × 75.2 = 73

    Cinturato P7: 60% × 65.3 (est.) + 40% × 54.1 = 61

    No road tests of snow for CINTURA/TO P1. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.32).

    No road tests of snow for Cinturato P7. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.32).

  4. 71

    Comfort

    Cinturato P7 +1
    72
    Why this score
    SourceCINTURA/TO P1Cinturato P7
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 3 tests≈ 69 (est.)89
    Reviews found online7261

    CINTURA/TO P1: 40% × 69.3 (est.) + 60% × 71.9 = 71

    Cinturato P7: 40% × 89.4 + 60% × 60.8 = 72

    No road tests of comfort for CINTURA/TO P1. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.20).

  5. 69

    Noise

    CINTURA/TO P1 +6
    63
    Why this score
    SourceCINTURA/TO P1Cinturato P7
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 6 tests≈ 66 (est.)61
    Reviews found online7465

    CINTURA/TO P1: 60% × 66.4 (est.) + 40% × 73.8 = 69

    Cinturato P7: 60% × 61.1 + 40% × 65.4 = 63

    No road tests of noise for CINTURA/TO P1. The test half is the tested tires’ average (66): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests.

  6. 70

    Treadwear

    CINTURA/TO P1 +12
    58
    Why this score
    SourceCINTURA/TO P1Cinturato P7
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests≈ 68 (est.)61
    Reviews found online7255

    CINTURA/TO P1: 60% × 68.3 (est.) + 40% × 71.5 = 70

    Cinturato P7: 60% × 60.6 + 40% × 55 = 58

    No road tests of treadwear for CINTURA/TO P1. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.36).

  7. 67

    Handling (owners)

    CINTURA/TO P1 +4
    63
    Why this score
    SourceCINTURA/TO P1Cinturato P7
    Reviews found online6763
  8. –

    Efficiency

    No comparison
    75
    Why this score
    SourceCINTURA/TO P1Cinturato P7
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 6 tests–75
Scores at a glance
CategoryPirelli CINTURA/TO P1Pirelli Cinturato P7
Relative Score 70 68
Dry 68 72
Wet 72 75
Snow 73 61
Comfort 71 72
Noise 69 63
Treadwear 70 58
Handling (owners) 67 63
Efficiency – 75

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

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Only one of the two tires has a score here, so this weight changes nothing in the head-to-head.

Recomputed
Headline score
± 7

CINTURA/TO P1

± 6

Cinturato P7

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.

DisciplineCategoryCINTURA/TO P1Cinturato P7ΔHead-to-head
Also published by the testers (not in the score)
Overall Ranking Overall #13/16 2013 ACE Summer Touring Tyre Test #6/8 2024 Auto Express Summer Tyre Test – Different tests

Pros, cons & observations

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

Tire A CINTURA/TO P1

Pros

  • Exceptional tread life and long mileage capability
  • Quiet, low-noise highway and city performance
  • High level of ride comfort and good bump absorption

Cons

  • Decline in wet grip and overall performance as the tread wears down
  • Stiffens up significantly past half-life
  • Reports of sidewall weakness and premature structural bulges
All owner themes in the CINTURA/TO P1 review

Tire B Cinturato P7

Pros

  • Exceptionally quiet and comfortable ride quality when new
  • Strong dry traction, stability, and confident cornering grip
  • Low rolling resistance contributing to improved fuel economy

Cons

  • Faster-than-expected tread wear and reduced mileage lifespan
  • Noticeable increase in road noise and harshness as the tread wears down
  • Subpar wet-weather and cold-temperature grip compared to competitors
All owner themes in the Cinturato P7 review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Pirelli CINTURA/TO P1 B · Pirelli Cinturato P7
CategorySummerSummer
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverPassenger Car / Crossover
Sizes available3749
Rim diameters14″ – 19″16″ – 21″
Tread depth10/32″10/32″
UTQG420 A A500 A A
SidewallBlackwallBlackwall
Max pressure51 psi51 psi
Sizes in common55

Which one should you actually buy?

Pirelli CINTURA/TO P1

Pirelli Cinturato P7

Narrow edge: Pirelli CINTURA/TO P1 — better snow, treadwear and noise. Pick the Pirelli Cinturato P7 if dry and wet matter most to you.

Pick tire A You drive through snowy winters

Pirelli CINTURA/TO P1 scores 73 vs 61 on snow.

Pick tire A You want the longest tread life

Pirelli CINTURA/TO P1 scores 70 vs 58 on treadwear.

Pick tire A You want a quieter cabin

Pirelli CINTURA/TO P1 scores 69 vs 63 on noise.

Pick tire B You want the most grip on dry roads

Pirelli Cinturato P7 scores 72 vs 68 on dry.

Tire A · Pirelli CINTURA/TO P1
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Tire B · Pirelli Cinturato P7
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CINTURA/TO P1 or Cinturato P7?

Which is better in the wet, CINTURA/TO P1 or Cinturato P7?

Pirelli Cinturato P7, 75 vs 72 on our wet score.

Which grips better on dry roads, CINTURA/TO P1 or Cinturato P7?

Pirelli Cinturato P7, 72 vs 68 on our dry score.

Which is better in snow, CINTURA/TO P1 or Cinturato P7?

Pirelli CINTURA/TO P1, 73 vs 61 on our snow score.

Which is quieter, CINTURA/TO P1 or Cinturato P7?

Pirelli CINTURA/TO P1, 69 vs 63 on our noise score.

Which is more comfortable, CINTURA/TO P1 or Cinturato P7?

Neither, by our numbers: 71 vs 72 on the comfort score, within 3 points.

Which lasts longer, CINTURA/TO P1 or Cinturato P7?

Pirelli CINTURA/TO P1, 70 vs 58 on our treadwear 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