Pirelli Winter Sottozero Serie II 

Given this is one of the few non-summer tire choices for my 997.2 Carrera it’s been a nice surprise. These tires allow for a cold weather jaunt on a sunny day. My driving impressions are good comfort, excellent dry and wet traction, cornering, and also low noise … and they are quite a bit more comfortable than the Pilot Sport summer tires I took off. May end up keeping them on year round even though they probably will only last 10k mi or so,

Bought these one size narrower as they were closed out last year for like $70 per tire by Tirerack...I couldn't pass it up. I have used them all winter on my 485 hp Scat Pack Charger and it has been a very serviceable daily driver. The most snow I had it in was probably about 5 inches and it did as well as my old wrx did on all seasons if not better. What really impresses me is the wet traction especially under acceleration. I am often surprised they aren't breaking loose under the amount of throttle applied. I sometimes think the stock Goodyear F1's spin on dry pavement more often under the same throttle application as the Pirelli's in the wet. I am tempted to run them year round they perform so well, but the 235's look too skinny on the car so I will probably swap the F1's back on for summer until they are toast in another 5,000 miles or so. Good job on these Pirelli.

These are definitely the best driving snow tires I’ve ever owned on dry and wet roads. Feel barely different from my ultra high performance summer tires. Which is nice in November where I live but as it gets farther into winter they weren’t the best I’ve ever owned in snow. In deeper snow they performed pretty well, could keep traction never got stuck. But in slush and ice they were not as good as I hoped they would be. Definitely quite a bit of slipping in slush and braking on ice was worse than I had seen from Blizzaks or Nokian tires, had ABS and traction control kick in at times. Especially when going uphill. Still acceptable but just not great. I’d recommend for a place where you get a lot of light powder and not a ton of ice or slush, if you are going to be driving 70/30 in dry/wet roads and not as much snow I’d go for them because they are much better for that than any snow tires I’ve ever owned. I’m going to use them for one more winter because I couldn’t justify buying new tires with only one season on these. But next winter I’ll be getting a more pure snow tire such as a Blizzak.

Due to blizzard conditions and a severe lack of snow removal or mitigation infrastructure in the city, the streets near my housing complex remained unplowed for weeks on end. Desperate, I needed a set of winter tires to replace the summer tires that came on my car so that I could safely navigate my way out without the risk of crashing the new car. I bought these pirelli's to resolve the problem, and the difference between the summer and this are night and day when it comes to low temperature, snow, or ice driving. I feel 0 hesitation in the car when I drive on snow or ice, and in freezing rain conditions it works perfectly. Of course if I did full ice driving I would want to have studded tires but these would do in a pinch. I no longer feel trepidation or worry when I drive in inclement winter conditions with these tires on the S5. As with any winter tire, they do seem to feel mushy when the temperature increases, and now that spring is on the way I will certainly move back to the summers, but will keep these in stock for future winters to come!

Ps. The inclination to drive in snow conditions and the excitement about doing so with these tires is marvelous.

I was pleasantly surprised by the handling and low noise of these tires on dry roads. They are perfect for sports car owners who appreciate handling. The snow/ice performance has been excellent. Summer tires are outrageously not suitable for winter in the northeast. These tires transformed my 911 into a reliable snow/ice car.

Got this for the New England winters for the 911 991.2 Base. Haven't had snow or even ice to drive in yet this winter but plenty of driving in cold subzero temps, as well as above 45 degree warmer weather as well. Also auto-crossed the tire at a winter PCA event. My impressions so far: Most amazing thing about this tire is its comfort, period. It's the most comfortable winter tire I've ever had, in 20 years of driving on all sorts of dedicated winter tires on all sorts of vehicles. Magic carpet smooth and quiet in 12 degrees F or even in 50 degrees F. Yet, they still perform to support my hard-driven 911. Despite their comfort, I want for no other tire when it's colder than 40 F degrees or so. At 30 degrees F, they harden really nicely and are even trackable, capable of supporting Hooningan driving. Above 45 F, they start to get soft and mushy like most winter tires, and you have to dial back hard braking, lest you'll invoke some ABS. In the colder temps where they shine, dynamic driving is well supported on HWY, local roads and under extreme pre-corner braking. I couldn't be happier with these tires and I don't care that Pirelli since came out with a Sottozero 3. These are all I need for dry winter driving, hard.

As for snow and ice, and tread-wear, I'll get back to you on that when I have the experience to report. If you're wondering whether to pick these up on clearance deals or what have you, don't hesitate. These tires way exceeded my expectations. If you need a tire to give you summertime performance in the dead of winter cold, look no further. If you need snow capability, I defer to others who may have tested that.

Excellent winter tire for my C63 S AMG. Traction on cold dry and cold wet roads is fantastic and while they may give something up in terms of sharpness of turn in etc. the car feels better all round with these vs the standard summer Pilot Supersports which are less comfortable and louder, and seem to only offer more grip in perfect, warm conditions. These tires have also seen me through lightly snow covered roads safely, though with a rear wheel drive car and relatively wide tire width, it would be unreasonable to expect them to cope with anything more than this.

I was a bit leary of breaking my pattern of high end Michelin performance snows, but am glad I took a chance on the Pirellis. This Sottozero II is easily the best performance snow tire I have driven. It is notably better in four areas: dry and wet grip, road noise, wear, and snow handling. About the same in deep snow. Even in the 255/35-19 size, it handled every extreme of an upstate NY winter. Makes me want to consider the P Zero Nero when my OEM Continentals wear out (which will be too soon), over the Michelin Pilot A3+. P.S. It helps to have a AWD great car!

Tire on a -1 (19") wheel provides much better ride than the P-zero summer tires on the 20" wheels.
Fantastic wet traction, but probably due to the still-wide profile and stiffness of the 911, really not trustworthy even in light snow.
So, good for cold weather, great in wet weather, but won't let you drive your 911, even c4s, in snow.

It's hard to assign numbers to the ratings with any accuracy as I don't have 100,000 miles of driving experience on every possible winter tire! Bought these for an Omaha winter. I note that most people don't use winter tires around here. This tire maintains its flexibility in cold temperatures. Feels less well planted and steering responsiveness suffers when it gets warm as one might expect from a cold weather tire. Decent snow traction, although this was a pretty light winter. Braking on ice is considerably improved over the all season tires I had on the car. I never felt insecure driving them on snow or ice. Is a bit more noisy than an all-season tire, and fuel mileage suffers slightly by about 1 mpg or so. Overall I think that they were a wise purchase. I can't afford to get bogged down by bad weather.

I have 3,000 miles (about half on snow/ice) on my Tesla Performance Model 3. This tire is a driver's tire. It's wonderfully predictably and easy to drive near the limit without surprises. I've had winter tires with better snow/ice traction but I couldn't wait for spring to come so I could take them off. These tires I'll take off reluctantly in the spring because they are so pleasant to drive on any road surface.

The AWD/Performance Tesla Model 3 has exceptional electronic traction and stability controls, very quick to react and very progressive, so no heavy-handed and obvious intervention. You can enter a snowy corner too fast and it's like the hand of --- reaching down to hold you on your line. Most drivers wouldn't even know they had help if they didn't look down and see the indication of electronic driver aids kicking on. Because the Tesla is so sure-footed on snow and ice this tire is a great match. It doesn't have the most ice/snow traction compared to other good winter tires but the Model 3 doesn't need that much to drive confidently in a relaxed manner. These are good tires for performance driving on cold, wet or dry roads or more normal driving on treacherous ice and snow. Plenty of winter tires will offer a bit more traction on snow and ice and if you are willing to live with the poor driving dynamics on bare or bare/wet highways and the extra noise and imprecise feel that most winter tires offer, then go with those. This is a great winter tire for those who can't stand typical winter tires and love to drive curvy backroads.

This tire has good tread quality. I've used this winter tire for two snow seasons and still the tread looks like new.
But I'm not satisfied with the grip it has even on cold dry road. When doing a hard acceleration, traction control light turns on immediately and the car keep fish tailing until I let go off the accelerator. But overall, this is a good tire. Just that it's not an apt tire for a rear wheel drive CTS-V

They are wearing great. My car is AWD, but, I've never had an issue in rain or snow. Second season with the winter tires. I would recommend the tires. Tirerack has been great with the winter tire and rim sets.