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Pirelli Cinturato Winter vs Yokohama BluEarth S34 — 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 5 + 0 road tests and 7 + 5 owner reviews. How we score

Cinturato Winter is ahead, 67–41

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Pirelli Cinturato Winter
Tire APirelli

Cinturato Winter

Winter

± 7

Tests 66 · 5 tests Owners 68 · 7 reviews

Best test result: #1 of 10 in 2021 AMS Winter Tyre Test (straight aquaplaning)

Yokohama BluEarth S34
Tire BYokohama

BluEarth S34

All Season

± 8Provisional

Tests – · none yet Owners 29 · 5 reviews

Category by category

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

  1. 59

    Dry

    Cinturato Winter +17
    42
    Why this score
    SourceCinturato WinterBluEarth S34
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 4 / – tests56≈ 52 (est.)
    Reviews found online6329

    Cinturato Winter: 60% × 56.2 + 40% × 63.4 = 59

    BluEarth S34: 60% × 51.7 (est.) + 40% × 28.5 = 42

    No road tests of dry for BluEarth S34. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.41).

  2. 79

    Wet

    Cinturato Winter +39
    40
    Why this score
    SourceCinturato WinterBluEarth S34
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 5 / – tests81≈ 47 (est.)
    Reviews found online7628

    Cinturato Winter: 60% × 80.7 + 40% × 75.5 = 79

    BluEarth S34: 60% × 47.3 (est.) + 40% × 27.9 = 40

    No road tests of wet for BluEarth S34. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).

  3. 75

    Snow

    Cinturato Winter +28
    47
    Why this score
    SourceCinturato WinterBluEarth S34
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 5 / – tests76≈ 58 (est.)
    Reviews found online7330

    Cinturato Winter: 60% × 75.7 + 40% × 73.1 = 75

    BluEarth S34: 60% × 57.7 (est.) + 40% × 30.3 = 47

    No road tests of snow for BluEarth S34. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.32).

  4. 66

    Comfort

    Cinturato Winter +30
    36
    Why this score
    SourceCinturato WinterBluEarth S34
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / – tests64≈ 59 (est.)
    Reviews found online6720

    Cinturato Winter: 40% × 64.2 + 60% × 67.1 = 66

    BluEarth S34: 40% × 59.1 (est.) + 60% × 20.4 = 36

    No road tests of comfort for BluEarth S34. The test half is the tested tires’ average (69): owners’ comfort ratings barely follow the road tests.

  5. 71

    Noise

    No comparison
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    Why this score
    SourceCinturato WinterBluEarth S34
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 3 / – tests74–
    Reviews found online≈ 66 (est.)–

    Cinturato Winter: 60% × 74 + 40% × 66.4 (est.) = 71

    No owner ratings of noise for Cinturato Winter. The owner half is the owners’ average (66): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests, so the tests say nothing about how owners would rate it.

  6. 54

    Treadwear

    Cinturato Winter +8
    46
    Why this score
    SourceCinturato WinterBluEarth S34
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / – tests48≈ 55 (est.)
    Reviews found online6234

    Cinturato Winter: 60% × 47.7 + 40% × 62.3 = 54

    BluEarth S34: 60% × 54.6 (est.) + 40% × 33.6 = 46

    No road tests of treadwear for BluEarth S34. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.36).

  7. 67

    Handling (owners)

    Cinturato Winter +43
    24
    Why this score
    SourceCinturato WinterBluEarth S34
    Reviews found online6724
  8. 59

    Efficiency

    No comparison
    –
    Why this score
    SourceCinturato WinterBluEarth S34
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 4 / – tests59–
Scores at a glance
CategoryPirelli Cinturato WinterYokohama BluEarth S34
Relative Score 67 41
Dry 59 42
Wet 79 40
Snow 75 47
Comfort 66 36
Noise 71 –
Treadwear 54 46
Handling (owners) 67 24
Efficiency 59 –

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

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Recomputed
Headline score
± 7

Cinturato Winter

± 8

BluEarth S34

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

Pros, cons & observations

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

Tire A Cinturato Winter

Pros

  • Amazing snow and ice grip
  • Strong and reliable wet weather performance
  • Good initial noise levels and overall ride comfort

Cons

  • Average to deteriorating dry grip and emergency braking performance
  • Increases significantly in noise as the tire ages
  • Soft sidewalls affect handling precision
All owner themes in the Cinturato Winter review

Tire B BluEarth S34

Pros

  • Dry grip is described as adequate by most reviewers and as 'phenomenal' by one.
  • Low rolling resistance contributes to fuel savings on hybrids.
  • One reviewer found handling great and the tire very good value for the price.

Cons

  • Wet traction is the most frequent complaint: reports of slipping in the rain, sliding when turning in wet conditions despite traction and stability control, and initial slipperiness on new tires.
  • Handling is described as poor or only 'so-so' by several reviewers.
  • Noise is prominent, including wind and road noise at speed (one reviewer measured roughly 85 dB at 70 mph).
All owner themes in the BluEarth S34 review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Pirelli Cinturato Winter B · Yokohama BluEarth S34
CategoryWinterAll Season
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverPassenger Car / Crossover
Sizes available33—
Rim diameters14″ – 17″—

Which one should you actually buy?

Pirelli Cinturato Winter

Yokohama BluEarth S34

Winner: Pirelli Cinturato Winter — better handling, wet and comfort. It leads or ties in every category we score. Yokohama BluEarth S34 rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 5 reviews), so read this result as provisional.

Pick tire A You enjoy sharp, responsive handling

Pirelli Cinturato Winter scores 67 vs 24 on handling.

Pick tire A Your priority is wet-weather safety

Pirelli Cinturato Winter scores 79 vs 40 on wet.

Pick tire A You want the most comfortable ride

Pirelli Cinturato Winter scores 66 vs 36 on comfort.

Pick tire A You drive through snowy winters

Pirelli Cinturato Winter scores 75 vs 47 on snow.

Tire A · Pirelli Cinturato Winter
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Tire B · Yokohama BluEarth S34
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Cinturato Winter or BluEarth S34?

Which is better in the wet, Cinturato Winter or BluEarth S34?

Pirelli Cinturato Winter, 79 vs 40 on our wet score.

Which grips better on dry roads, Cinturato Winter or BluEarth S34?

Pirelli Cinturato Winter, 59 vs 42 on our dry score.

Which is better in snow, Cinturato Winter or BluEarth S34?

Pirelli Cinturato Winter, 75 vs 47 on our snow score.

Which is more comfortable, Cinturato Winter or BluEarth S34?

Pirelli Cinturato Winter, 66 vs 36 on our comfort score.

Which lasts longer, Cinturato Winter or BluEarth S34?

Pirelli Cinturato Winter, 54 vs 46 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