Tests 80 · 3 tests Owners 71 · 523 reviews
Best test result: #1 of 8 in 2022 Al Volante Summer Tire Test R16 (wet)
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Pirelli Cinturato P7 (P7C2) vs Falken ZIEX ZE320 — 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 3 + 7 road tests and 523 + 127 owner reviews. How we score
ZIEX ZE320 is ahead, 86–78
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Tests 84 · 7 tests Owners 80 · 127 reviews
Best test result: #1 of 20 in 2025 Auto Bild Summer Performance 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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Dry
ZIEX ZE320 +1489Why this score
Source Cinturato P7 (P7C2) ZIEX ZE320 Professional tests (TWG score) · 3 / 7 tests 78 94 Reviews found online ≈ 72 (est.) 82 Dry Braking (% of best) · 1 shared test · wins 0–1 84% 86% Dry Handling (tester's mark) (% of best) · 1 shared test · wins 0–0 90% 90% Cinturato P7 (P7C2): 60% × 77.5 + 40% × 72 (est.) = 75
ZIEX ZE320: 60% × 94.3 + 40% × 82.3 = 89
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 0.42).
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Wet
ZIEX ZE320 +386Why this score
Source Cinturato P7 (P7C2) ZIEX ZE320 Professional tests (TWG score) · 3 / 7 tests 86 87 Reviews found online ≈ 79 (est.) 85 Straight Aquaplaning (% of best) · 1 shared test · wins 1–0 98% 97% Wet Handling (tester's mark) (% of best) · 1 shared test · wins 1–0 90% 70% Wet Braking (% of best) · 1 shared test · wins 0–1 91% 100% Wet Handling (% of best) · 1 shared test · wins 0–1 96% 100% Cinturato P7 (P7C2): 60% × 86.2 + 40% × 79.2 (est.) = 83
ZIEX ZE320: 60% × 86.6 + 40% × 85.1 = 86
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 0.54).
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Comfort
No comparison80Why this score
Source Cinturato P7 (P7C2) ZIEX ZE320 Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 3 tests – 85 Reviews found online – 77 ZIEX ZE320: 40% × 85.2 + 60% × 77 = 80
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68
Noise
ZIEX ZE320 +876Why this score
Source Cinturato P7 (P7C2) ZIEX ZE320 Professional tests (TWG score) · 2 / 5 tests 69 82 Reviews found online ≈ 67 (est.) ≈ 67 (est.) Interior Noise (% of best) · 1 shared test · wins 0–1 90% 100% Cinturato P7 (P7C2): 60% × 68.6 + 40% × 66.5 (est.) = 68
ZIEX ZE320: 60% × 81.9 + 40% × 66.5 (est.) = 76
No owner ratings of noise for Cinturato P7 (P7C2) or ZIEX ZE320. 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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Treadwear
No comparison71Why this score
Source Cinturato P7 (P7C2) ZIEX ZE320 Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 2 tests – 70 Reviews found online – 73 ZIEX ZE320: 60% × 69.8 + 40% × 72.9 = 71
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Handling (owners)
No comparison82Why this score
Source Cinturato P7 (P7C2) ZIEX ZE320 Reviews found online – 82 -
72
Efficiency
Cinturato P7 (P7C2) +567Why this score
Source Cinturato P7 (P7C2) ZIEX ZE320 Professional tests (TWG score) · 2 / 5 tests 72 67 Rolling Resistance (% of best) · 1 shared test · wins 0–1 98% 99%
Scores at a glance
| Category | Pirelli Cinturato P7 (P7C2) | Falken ZIEX ZE320 |
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| Relative Score | 78 | 86 |
| Dry | 75 | 89 |
| Wet | 83 | 86 |
| Comfort | – | 80 |
| Noise | 68 | 76 |
| Treadwear | – | 71 |
| Handling (owners) | – | 82 |
| Efficiency | 72 | 67 |
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Headline score
78
/ 100
Cinturato P7 (P7C2)
86
/ 100
ZIEX ZE320
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, Pirelli Cinturato P7 (P7C2) finished ahead 1 times and Falken ZIEX ZE320 0 times.
| Discipline | Category | Cinturato P7 (P7C2) | ZIEX ZE320 | Δ | Head-to-head |
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| Dry Braking | Dry | 84% | 86% | −2.5 | 0–1 in 1 shared test Newest: 2025 UTAC / Aftonbladet Summer & All-Season Tire Test R17 · 225/45R17 |
| Dry Handling | Dry | 91% #2/6 · 2024 ACE/ARBÖ/GTÜ Summer Tire Test R17 | 100% #1/8 · 2026 Auto Express Summer Tyre Test | – | Different tests |
| 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 |
| Curved Aquaplaning | Wet | 70% #3/6 · 2024 ACE/ARBÖ/GTÜ Summer Tire Test R17 | 95% #3/8 · 2026 Auto Express Summer Tyre Test | – | Different tests |
| Straight Aquaplaning | Wet | 98% | 97% | +0.4 | 1–0 in 1 shared test Newest: 2025 UTAC / Aftonbladet Summer & All-Season Tire Test R17 · 225/45R17 |
| Wet Braking | Wet | 91% | 100% | −8.8 | 0–1 in 1 shared test Newest: 2025 UTAC / Aftonbladet Summer & All-Season Tire Test R17 · 225/45R17 |
| Wet Handling | Wet | 96% | 100% | −4.3 | 0–1 in 1 shared test Newest: 2025 UTAC / Aftonbladet Summer & All-Season Tire Test R17 · 225/45R17 |
| Wet Handling (tester's mark) | Wet | 90% | 70% | +20.0 | 1–0 in 1 shared test Newest: 2025 UTAC / Aftonbladet Summer & All-Season Tire Test R17 · 225/45R17 |
| Interior Noise | Noise | 90% | 100% | −10.0 | 0–1 in 1 shared test Newest: 2025 UTAC / Aftonbladet Summer & All-Season Tire Test R17 · 225/45R17 |
| Rolling Resistance | Efficiency | 98% | 99% | −1.1 | 0–1 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 | #3/12 | #13/12 | – | 1–0 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 Cinturato P7 (P7C2)
Not enough owner reviews yet to extract themes.
Tire B 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
Specs side by side
| Attribute | A · Pirelli Cinturato P7 (P7C2) | B · Falken ZIEX ZE320 |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Summer tire | Summer |
| Vehicle type | Passenger Car / Crossover | — |
| Sizes available | 2 | 33 |
| Rim diameters | 16″ | 15″ – 18″ |
Which one should you actually buy?
78
/ 100
Pirelli Cinturato P7 (P7C2)
86
/ 100
Falken ZIEX ZE320
Winner: Falken ZIEX ZE320 — better dry, noise and wet. Pick the Pirelli Cinturato P7 (P7C2) if efficiency matters most to you.
Pick tire B
You want the most grip on dry roads
Falken ZIEX ZE320 scores 89 vs 75 on dry.
Pick tire B
You want a quieter cabin
Falken ZIEX ZE320 scores 76 vs 68 on noise.
Pick tire A
You want lower fuel or energy use
Pirelli Cinturato P7 (P7C2) scores 72 vs 67 on efficiency.
Pick tire B
Your priority is wet-weather safety
Falken ZIEX ZE320 scores 86 vs 83 on wet.
Tire A · Pirelli Cinturato P7 (P7C2)
Tire B · Falken ZIEX ZE320
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Cinturato P7 (P7C2) or ZIEX ZE320?
Which is better in the wet, Cinturato P7 (P7C2) or ZIEX ZE320?
Falken ZIEX ZE320, 86 vs 83 on our wet score.
Which grips better on dry roads, Cinturato P7 (P7C2) or ZIEX ZE320?
Falken ZIEX ZE320, 89 vs 75 on our dry score.
Which is quieter, Cinturato P7 (P7C2) or ZIEX ZE320?
Falken ZIEX ZE320, 76 vs 68 on our noise score.
Which rolls more easily, Cinturato P7 (P7C2) or ZIEX ZE320?
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