Pirelli Premium CINTURATO WINTER 3
tested in R18 
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 68 632 Ft 
Reinforced profile 
3PMSF 
Rim protection Price comparison across shops
Current prices for size 215/55 R18.
Prices are indicative and may differ in the shop. Click to go straight to the product.
How the Cinturato Winter 3 evaluated
tested in R18 noise and comfort: only 20 % measured incomplete measurement: comfort from noise only 
Snow 83 what it consists of Snow (3)
Wet 99 what it consists of Wet (3)
Dry 89 what it consists of Dry (2)
Ice – what it consists of Ice (1)
Economy 84 what it consists of Economy (2)
Noise and comfort 54 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 215/55 R18
Compared with 23 tyres in this size — same season and focus. All are on offer and have results from independent tests.
Pirelli CINTURATO WINTER 3 9.7 68 632 Ft This tyre 
Bridgestone BLIZZAK 6 9.1 62 989 Ft 
Michelin ALPIN 7 8.9 70 826 Ft 
Hankook W330 WINTER I*CEPT EVO3 8.7 56 446 Ft 
Hankook W340 WINTER I*CEPT EVO 4 8.6 55 084 Ft 
Pirelli CINTURATO WINTER 2 8.5 72 148 Ft 
Kumho WINTERCRAFT WP52+ 8.4 47 000 Ft 
Bf goodrich G-FORCE WINTER2 8.3 52 193 Ft 
Kleber KRISALP HP3 SUV 8.1 45 481 Ft 
Semperit SPEED-GRIP 5 7.9 49 951 Ft 
Uniroyal WINTEREXPERT 7.8 56 524 Ft 
Barum POLARIS 6 7.7 46 063 Ft 
Falken EUROWINTER HS02 7.7 51 127 Ft 
Firestone WINTERHAWK 4 7.6 47 444 Ft 
Toyo OBSERVE EWS1 7.6 49 124 Ft 
Cooper DISCOVERER WINTER 7.4 
Nokian Tyres SNOWPROOF 2 SUV 7.3 50 920 Ft 
Giti GITIWINTER W2 7.2 52 313 Ft 
Falken EUROWINTER HS01SUV 7.1 55 603 Ft 
Matador MP93 NORDICCA 6.6 43 003 Ft 
Maxxis PREMITRA SNOW WP6 SUV 6.6 38 650 Ft 
Triangle WINTERX TW401 6.5 25 945 Ft 
Imperial SnowDragon UHP 5.6 32 355 Ft Imperial SnowDragon UHP 32 355 Ft −36 278 Ft 9.7 best in the group Pirelli CINTURATO WINTER 3 68 632 Ft Show all tyres in the ranking (23)
- 1. 9.7 68 632 Ft
- 2. 9.1 62 989 Ft −5 643 Ft
- 3. 8.9 70 826 Ft +2 193 Ft
- 4. 8.7 56 446 Ft −12 186 Ft
- 5. 8.6 55 084 Ft −13 548 Ft
- 6. 8.5 72 148 Ft +3 516 Ft
- 7. 8.4 47 000 Ft −21 632 Ft
- 8. 8.3 52 193 Ft −16 439 Ft
- 9. 8.1 45 481 Ft −23 151 Ft
- 10. 7.9 49 951 Ft −18 682 Ft
- 11. 7.8 56 524 Ft −12 108 Ft
- 12. 7.7 46 063 Ft −22 569 Ft
- 12. 7.7 51 127 Ft −17 505 Ft
- 14. 7.6 47 444 Ft −21 188 Ft
- 14. 7.6 49 124 Ft −19 508 Ft
- 16. 7.4
- 17. 7.3 50 920 Ft −17 712 Ft
- 18. 7.2 52 313 Ft −16 320 Ft
- 19. 7.1 55 603 Ft −13 029 Ft
- 20. 6.6 43 003 Ft −25 629 Ft
- 20. 6.6 38 650 Ft −29 982 Ft
- 22. 6.5 25 945 Ft −42 687 Ft
- 23. 5.6 32 355 Ft −36 278 Ft
The tyre's real value for money
Lowest price in size 215/55 R18 divided by the estimated mileage from tests and reviews.
Bridgestone BLIZZAK 6 works out cheaper per 100 km, but has a lower overall score (9,1 vs 9,7).
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
Main competitors in the same price range.
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How the price has evolved
Lowest price across shops for size 215/55 R18.
The lowest available price across the monitored shops is shown. Indicative; may differ in the shop.
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.