- High-performance summer tires for sporty coupes and sedans
- Reinforced shoulder blocks for cornering stability
- Asymmetric tread design for increased handling
- Three wide longitudinal grooves ensure high hydroplaning resistance
- S-shaped sipes are designed to reduce rolling noise
The Pirelli P-Zeros came on my 2011 Camaro SS. They are a good looking, soft, summer performance tire. From new, you have to give them a little time to 'warm up' to the car, get rid of the 'new' on them.
Once they are bedded in (after a few hundred miles), they perform great. They get nice and sticky and give you great traction every time you launch. They are very quiet indeed and wear nice and evenly.
They work well in the wet as well, never had a problem (too much) with sliding around when they were new.
However, their lifespan is very limited. I am about to hit 13,000 miles in my Camaro, and I am ready to have to replace the rears already. I've seen people get as low as 8000 miles out of them, but also as high as 30,000 miles out of them. I would say I drive spiritedly, but I'm not one to do burn outs or get sideways all the time in the car. Now it is harder for the tires to hook up to the road and you have to drive very gingerly in the wet now. I haven't hit the wear bars yet on the tires, but I sure feel like I have!!!
It is a little disappointing how quickly they have worn out, but that's the nature of a soft performance tire, you have to sacrifice the longevity for performance.
Overall though, a nice, strong, quiet performance tire great as a stock tire on the Camaro. 4 stars, simply due to the low life on the tires.
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