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Pirelli P Zero System looks discontinued: no new owner reviews or road tests in five years and no current EU tyre label.

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Pirelli P Zero System vs Continental ExtremeContact Sport — 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 + 2 road tests and 4 + 45 owner reviews. How we score

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Pirelli P Zero System
Tire APirelli

P Zero System

Summer tire

Tests – · none yet Owners – · 4 reviews (needs 5)

Continental ExtremeContact Sport
Tire BContinental

ExtremeContact Sport

Summer

± 6

Tests 74 · 2 tests Owners 69 · 45 reviews

Best test result: #6 of 22 in 2022 Consumer Reports Ultra High Performance Summer Tires (tested tread life (miles))

Category by category

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

  1. –

    Dry

    No comparison
    76
    Why this score
    SourceP Zero SystemExtremeContact Sport
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests–74
    Reviews found online–80

    ExtremeContact Sport: 60% × 74 + 40% × 79.7 = 76

  2. –

    Wet

    No comparison
    80
    Why this score
    SourceP Zero SystemExtremeContact Sport
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests–79
    Reviews found online–80

    ExtremeContact Sport: 60% × 79.3 + 40% × 80.1 = 80

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    Snow

    No comparison
    48
    Why this score
    SourceP Zero SystemExtremeContact Sport
    Professional tests (TWG score)–≈ 58 (est.)
    Reviews found online–32

    ExtremeContact Sport: 60% × 58.2 (est.) + 40% × 31.8 = 48

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

  4. –

    Comfort

    No comparison
    72
    Why this score
    SourceP Zero SystemExtremeContact Sport
    Professional tests (TWG score)–≈ 70 (est.)
    Reviews found online–74

    ExtremeContact Sport: 40% × 69.6 (est.) + 60% × 73.5 = 72

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

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    Noise

    No comparison
    71
    Why this score
    SourceP Zero SystemExtremeContact Sport
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests–73
    Reviews found online–67

    ExtremeContact Sport: 60% × 72.6 + 40% × 67.4 = 71

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    Treadwear

    No comparison
    69
    Why this score
    SourceP Zero SystemExtremeContact Sport
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests–70
    Reviews found online–68

    ExtremeContact Sport: 60% × 70.2 + 40% × 67.9 = 69

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    Handling (owners)

    No comparison
    74
    Why this score
    SourceP Zero SystemExtremeContact Sport
    Reviews found online–74
Scores at a glance
CategoryPirelli P Zero SystemContinental ExtremeContact Sport
Relative Score – 71
Dry – 76
Wet – 80
Snow – 48
Comfort – 72
Noise – 71
Treadwear – 69
Handling (owners) – 74

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

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Headline score

P Zero System

± 6

ExtremeContact Sport

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 P Zero System

Pros

  • Exceptional dry grip and traction
  • Precise steering feedback and handling
  • Commendable tread longevity for a performance-oriented tire

Cons

  • Poor performance and lack of confidence in wet conditions
  • High price point compared to competitors
  • Inconsistent user experience regarding safety in rain
All owner themes in the P Zero System review

Tire B ExtremeContact Sport

Pros

  • Exceptional dry and wet traction with high confidence in the rain
  • High value for money compared to primary competitors like Michelin
  • Quiet and comfortable ride quality for an ultra-high-performance tire

Cons

  • Softer sidewalls leading to a slight delay or lack of immediate steering feedback and precision
  • Requires a brief warm-up period in colder temperatures, sometimes causing temporary vibrations
  • Stiff ride over sharp road imperfections noted by some users
All owner themes in the ExtremeContact Sport review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Pirelli P Zero System B · Continental ExtremeContact Sport
CategorySummer tireSummer
Vehicle type—Passenger Car / Crossover
Tread depth—10/32″
UTQG—340 AA A
Treadwear warranty—30,000 mi
Sidewall—Black Side Wall
Max pressure—44 - 51 psi

Which one should you actually buy?

Pirelli P Zero System

Continental ExtremeContact Sport

Only Continental ExtremeContact Sport has enough test and review data for a Relative Score, so there is no head-to-head winner yet.

Tire A · Pirelli P Zero System
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Tire B · Continental ExtremeContact Sport
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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