Pirelli Premium CINTURATO WINTER 3
tested in R17 
noise and comfort: only 20 % measured Which sizes it's made in
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Load index (LI) — You must keep the LI at least as high as stated in the vehicle registration document for the specific tyre size. A higher LI (load index) is permitted by law.
Speed index (SI) — For winter (3PMSF) tyres, the SI may be either higher or lower than stated in the vehicle registration document.
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B Price from 67 809 Ft 
Reinforced profile 
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3PMSF 
Rim protection Price comparison across shops
Current prices for size 235/55 R17.
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How the Cinturato Winter 3 evaluated
tested in R17 noise and comfort: only 20 % measured incomplete measurement: comfort from noise only 
Snow 78 what it consists of Snow (3)
Wet 99 what it consists of Wet (3)
Dry 84 what it consists of Dry (2)
Ice – what it consists of Ice (1)
Economy 72 what it consists of Economy (2)
Noise and comfort 61 what it consists of Noise and comfort (1)
Zákaznícke recenzie do PTI nevstupujú – PTI stojí na meraniach nezávislých testov; pri pneumatikách s málo testami čiastočne prihliada aj na triedu značky.
Where Pirelli CINTURATO WINTER 3 stands in size 235/55 R17
Compared with 27 tyres in this size — same season and focus. All are on offer and have results from independent tests.
Pirelli CINTURATO WINTER 3 9.7 67 809 Ft This tyre 
Nokian Tyres SNOWPROOF 3P 9.1 55 404 Ft 
Bridgestone BLIZZAK 6 9.1 61 991 Ft 
Michelin ALPIN 7 8.9 69 292 Ft 
Hankook W330A WINTER I*CEPT EVO3 X 8.7 49 803 Ft 
Dunlop WINTER 8.6 53 714 Ft 
Hankook W340 WINTER I*CEPT EVO 4 8.6 51 671 Ft 
Pirelli CINTURATO WINTER 2 8.5 64 993 Ft 
Kumho WINTERCRAFT WP52+ 8.4 42 147 Ft 
Bf goodrich G-FORCE WINTER2 8.3 54 632 Ft 
Kleber KRISALP HP3 8.1 49 538 Ft 
Semperit SPEED-GRIP 5 7.9 53 980 Ft 
Uniroyal WINTEREXPERT 7.8 51 983 Ft 
Barum POLARIS 6 7.7 46 783 Ft 
Firestone WINTERHAWK 4 7.6 44 154 Ft 
Toyo OBSERVE EWS1 7.6 46 125 Ft 
Falken EUROWINTER HS02PRO 7.5 42 391 Ft 
Cooper DISCOVERER WINTER 7.4 50 158 Ft 
Laufenn LW31 I FIT+ 7.4 39 138 Ft 
Nokian Tyres SNOWPROOF 2 SUV 7.3 44 952 Ft 
Toyo S944 OBSERVE 7.3 46 501 Ft 
Matador MP93 NORDICCA 6.6 43 250 Ft 
Maxxis PREMITRA SNOW WP6 SUV 6.6 39 877 Ft 
Leao WINT.DEFENDER UHP 6.1 36 810 Ft 
Imperial SnowDragon UHP 5.6 32 488 Ft 
Petlas SNOWMASTER 2 SPORT XL BSW M+S 3PMSF 5.3 38 534 Ft 
Minerva FROSTRACK UHP XL BSW M+S 3PMSF 5.3 36 613 Ft Minerva FROSTRACK UHP XL BSW M+S 3PMSF 36 613 Ft −31 196 Ft 9.7 best in the group Pirelli CINTURATO WINTER 3 67 809 Ft Show all tyres in the ranking (27)
- 1. 9.7 67 809 Ft
- 2. 9.1 55 404 Ft −12 405 Ft
- 2. 9.1 61 991 Ft −5 818 Ft
- 4. 8.9 69 292 Ft +1 483 Ft
- 5. 8.7 49 803 Ft −18 006 Ft
- 6. 8.6 53 714 Ft −14 095 Ft
- 6. 8.6 51 671 Ft −16 138 Ft
- 8. 8.5 64 993 Ft −2 816 Ft
- 9. 8.4 42 147 Ft −25 662 Ft
- 10. 8.3 54 632 Ft −13 178 Ft
- 11. 8.1 49 538 Ft −18 271 Ft
- 12. 7.9 53 980 Ft −13 829 Ft
- 13. 7.8 51 983 Ft −15 826 Ft
- 14. 7.7 46 783 Ft −21 026 Ft
- 15. 7.6 44 154 Ft −23 655 Ft
- 15. 7.6 46 125 Ft −21 684 Ft
- 17. 7.5 42 391 Ft −25 418 Ft
- 18. 7.4 50 158 Ft −17 651 Ft
- 18. 7.4 39 138 Ft −28 672 Ft
- 20. 7.3 44 952 Ft −22 857 Ft
- 20. 7.3 46 501 Ft −21 308 Ft
- 22. 6.6 43 250 Ft −24 559 Ft
- 22. 6.6 39 877 Ft −27 932 Ft
- 24. 6.1 36 810 Ft −30 999 Ft
- 25. 5.6 32 488 Ft −35 321 Ft
- 26. 5.3 38 534 Ft −29 275 Ft
- 26. 5.3 36 613 Ft −31 196 Ft
The tyre's real value for money
Lowest price in size 235/55 R17 divided by the estimated mileage from tests and reviews.
Technical information
Focus: Standard
The largest and best-selling category, and Pirelli CINTURATO WINTER 3 belongs to it. No single property is pushed here at the expense of the others — comfort, grip, noise and tread life keep a sensible balance. For most drivers it is the safest bet: the tyre behaves predictably in the dry and in the wet and covers a decent number of kilometres.
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3PMSF Áno Competitors
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How the price has evolved
Lowest price across shops for size 235/55 R17.
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What owners say
Compared to the previous tire (Michelin Alpin 6), the Pirelli Cinturato Winter 3 offers more grip on snow.
I haven’t yet reached the limit in dry or wet conditions to provide an objective evaluation in those scenarios, but I notice that as lateral forces increase, the steering loses precision, accompanied by a clearly noticeable noise, typical of a winter tire “working”.
I believe this is due to the relatively narrow tread blocks. The car has also become more sensitive to crosswinds, as well as to road camber.
It is a safe tire, but not a particularly fun or precise one.
Very noisy above 110 km/h
higher than expected consumption on an electric vehicle
Had the tires for about 6000km, although, I bought them as I bought the new car (Forester XT), so I couldn't compare it with the platform I already knew. Anyway, I've done about 3000km is some bad weather, snow, mountain passes, ice, and I couldn't believe how good the tires were! Yes, there is a new 4x4 beneath me, but even on slopes in deep snow when I tried to accelerate harder (playing to find the grip) the car just goes, didn't stop. On roundabouts cars in front of me were sliding (icy rain that night) but XT stayed planted (low speed of course). With nicer/hotter weather the rain came, and i was expecting a few (uphill) slips here and there (there are quite a few patches that are really steep and slippery concrete here) and the car was planted (I even stopped and continued at the middle of the slope to see how it would've coped, and it was like I was on level ground, not even TC kicked in, nothing). When I got the feel for the car I tried to push it couple of times just to try to see what's it like on the limit, and it's so hard to get any of the systems to activate (ABS, TC, a bit of slip). One time, since I come from 20 years of driving hot hatches, I did enter more aggressive into a long right hand turn during rain, and the back end stepped out but nicely, it wasn't snappy, totally controllable (I know it's not too much of a useful info for this type of car/application, but still). Either way, it can't all be down to the car, tires made the connection with the surface, and the smile on my face (surprise) was the same when I tried Super Sports fro the first time on my JCW more then 10 years ago. Anyway, now I'm thinking of buying Cinturatos for the summer!
These tyres are great.
The car feels confident on the curbs, yet comfortable and very quiet, even at 160kmph.
Tried them only on dry and wet and they feel much better compared to Hankook RS3 and Hankook Ventus Prime 4.
For braking I don’t feel any difference compared to the summer Hankooks i have, so that’s a good sign.
Can’t wait to test them in the proper winter conditions and i will come back with an update.
I equipped this winter tyre on a VW ID3 on the stock 19'' rims. In this dimension the tyre was available with PNCS (Noise reduction foam inside the tyre). The tyre is indeed very silent at low speeds, just as much as the stock (ev-optimized) summer tyres, which is remarkable for a winter. Tyre noise starts to develop from 100 km/h. The dry handling is surprisingly an upgrade over the summer OE Goodyear efficient grip. The rear end is less prone to losing grip under acceleration. The same upgrade is also present in wet conditions. The electric consumption is on the rise compared to the summer tyre, but this could also be attributed to the colder weather. I still have to see what it's capable of on snowy roads. It is simply an excellent tyre to drive with and it pairs very well with the VW ID3.