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Last updated 9/27/2024 - Originally published 9/27/2024
Written by SimpleTire
Italy-based Pirelli is the world's fifth largest tire producer, and it is responsible for breakthroughs such as Run Flat, Seal Inside, PNCS, and Elect technologies, all of which are highly valued in the tire industry. Pirelli's commitment to research and development ensures that their tires provide exceptional comfort, traction, and durability. Their tires prioritize your driving pleasure by decreasing noise and vibrations, increasing traction, and providing a strong construction. In addition, the Pirelli offers a wide range of tires to suit various vehicle types and driving conditions. Whether you drive a high-performance sports vehicle or a family SUV, Pirelli has a tire to meet your requirements.
In 2017, Pirelli launched the Pirelli Scorpion Zero All Season Plus to elevate performance tires to the pinnacle of the class in terms of stopping power, cornering stability, and acceleration. Seven years later, Pirelli returns with an even better ultra-high-performance all-season tire, the Pirelli Scorpion Zero All Season Plus 3.
Pirelli's Scorpion Zero AS Plus 3 is an ultra-high-performance replacement tire designed for traditional, hybrid, and electric vehicles and offers excellent traction and handling throughout the year. This tire, designed for premium SUVs and pickup trucks, combines the athletic performance of Pirelli's 'Zero' product range with the comfort and durability of Pirelli's 'Plus' line. In addition, the Pirelli Scorpion Zero All Season Plus 3 comes with a 50,000 mile limited manufacturer tread life warranty.
Let's take a close look at the Pirelli Scorpion Zero All Season Plus 3 in detail, studying its benefits, improvements over its predecessor, compatible vehicles, and drawbacks.
Benefits of the new and improved Pirelli Scorpion Zero All Season Plus 3
UHP all-season tires enhance a performance vehicle's driving dynamics while providing the versatility of year-round grip and a more refined, pleasant ride. SUVs and light trucks need a set of tires that can support their larger weight and deliver year-round performance. The Pirelli's next-generation performance-focused all-season tire, the Scorpion Zero All Season Plus 3, is loaded with cutting-edge features and innovations that make it a fantastic value and a terrific performer for a wide range of vehicles.
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Enhanced year-round traction: Large longitudinal grooves remove water from the tread to reduce the risk of hydroplaning, boosting wet traction while the Pirelli Scorpion Zero All Season Plus 3’s additional siping within the tread digs into the road to improve light winter weather traction. In addition, these sipes are designed to provide additional channels for efficiently expelling water, enhancing wet traction.
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Confident handling: A sophisticated 3D sipe interlocking mechanism, combined with well-engineered tread pattern rigidity, is designed to increase braking in dry, wet, and light snow conditions while delivering confident handling.
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Quiet and comfortable ride: Its tread pattern features a high rubber-to-void ratio for increased surface contact. This function, in addition to an improved pitch sequence, is meant to provide you with the quiet and comfortable ride you expect. Pirelli’s Noise Canceling system absorbs sound waves from the pavement, offering a quiet drive.
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Mileage warranty: The Pirelli Scorpion Zero All Season Plus 3 is a UHP all-season tire designed for various driving situations, offering a 50,000 mile limited manufacturer tread life warranty and a longer tread life than a UHP summer tire.
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Excellent load transferring ability: Stiffer sidewall structures handle the larger load transfers that comes with SUVs and pickup trucks.
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Designed for EVs (certain sizes): Pirelli's ELECt technology is incorporated into 12 of the 24 sizes of the Scorpion Zero AS Plus 3 to cater to the specific requirements of electric vehicles. The main purpose of Elect technology is to decrease energy dissipation through a 10% reduction in rolling resistance. The Elect version also has a 15% better wear rate than the non-Elect model.
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Pirelli's Confidence Plus Plan: The Pirelli Scorpion Zero All Season Plus 3 is backed by Pirelli’s Confidence Plus Plan which includes a 30 Day Trial Offer on a set of 4 new Pirelli tires, and a limited tread wear mileage warranty. The AS Plus 3 lines uphold this promise with the 50,000 and 70,000 mile limited manufacturer tread life warranties.
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Pirelli’s Run-flat technology: If all inflation pressure is lost, a driver can go up to an additional 50 miles at 50 mph thanks to Pirelli's Run-flat technology, which features a strengthened sidewall and internal structure.
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Reduced rolling resistance: The tread rubber compound and design reduce rolling resistance, enhance fuel efficiency, and lower emissions.
But, what improvements does the Scorpion Zero All Season Plus 3 boast over its predecessor, the Scorpion Zero All Season Plus?
As we begin to believe that a specific tire is Pirelli's best, they introduce a significant update with features that we find truly remarkable and necessary. Given that the Pirelli Scorpion Zero All Season Plus 3 has numerous improvements over its predecessor, the Scorpion Zero All Season Plus, this remains true. The SimpleTire team developed the SimpleScore method to provide you with an instant overview of a tire's features and benefits. Based on the tire's specifications, manufacturer information, customer reviews, and other available data, we calculate an average SimpleScore rating and assign a numerical value ranging from 1 to 10 for the categories of traction, handling, and longevity. Based on internal testing and SimpleScore, let's take a look at the improvements All Season Plus 3 boasts over All Season Plus.
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The Pirelli Scorpion Zero All Season Plus 3 boasts an excellent overall SimpleScore of 9.1 out of 10, compared to the Pirelli Scorpion Zero All Season Plus, which has an 8.7 score.
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Based on internal tests, the Pirelli Scorpion Zero All Season Plus 3 offers enhanced water drainage and wet traction, and improved wet braking compared to the Pirelli Scorpion Zero All Season Plus. As a result, the Scorpion Zero All Season Plus 3 has an excellent traction score of 9.3, while the Scorpion Zero All Season Plus scored only 8.9.
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Compared to the Scorpion Zero All Season Plus, the Scorpion Zero All Season Plus 3 comes with a 50,000 mile limited tread life warranty with tread wear simulations showing a 20% gain in tread efficiency at end-of-life. In terms of longevity, the Scorpion Zero All Season Plus 3 has a superior score than the All Season Plus (8.6 vs 8.3).
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The Scorpion Zero All Season Plus 3 boasts an excellent handling score and has a slight edge over the Zero All Season Plus (9.5 vs 9.3) thanks to the advanced 3D sipe interlocking mechanism and a robust tread pattern designed that helps deliver better braking in dry, wet, and light winter weather conditions.
Who is the Scorpion Zero All Season Plus 3 best suited for?
The Pirelli Scorpion Zero All Season Plus 3 is best suited for SUVs and pickup trucks and is the ideal complement to the power, torque, handling, ride quality, and overall driving dynamics of those vehicles. Most trucks and SUVs spend their time on roads and highways and need a tire that fits well and can provide year-round performance with quick handling, a quiet and compliant ride, excellent wear qualities, and stable, strong highway road manners.
Manufactured at Pirelli's USA factory in Rome, GA, the Pirelli Scorpion Zero All Season Plus 3 blends the sporty performance of the Pirelli "Zero" product with the comfort and durability of Pirelli's "Plus" line. It is a great option for vehicles like:
- BMW X5
- Land Rover Range Rover Discoverer
- Porsche Cayenne
- Audi Q5
- Mercedes-Benz GLA-250
- Volvo XC90
- Chevrolet Tahoe
- Dodge Durango
- Ford Excursion
- Nissan Titan
- Toyota Tundra
- Jeep Gladiator
- Honda Pilot
Drawbacks of the Scorpion Zero All Season Plus 3
So far, we learned how the Pirelli Scorpion Zero All Season Plus 3 is an excellent UHP all-season tire and offers tremendous benefits, does it mean that it has no drawbacks? Is there anything that you should take note of? Let’s take a look:
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Not designed for harsh winter weather conditions: The Pirelli Scorpion Zero All Season Plus 3 is a UHP all-season tire which means it offers dry, wet, and light winter weather traction. However, these are not Three Peak Mountain Snowflake certified and cannot be used in harsh winter weather conditions like ice, slush, and snow.
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Could be a little expensive: It may be slightly more expensive than its predecessor, but the Pirelli Scorpion Zero All Season Plus 3's performance makes it worthwhile.
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Not an OEM tire: When we look at the features of the Scorpion Zero All Season Plus 3, we wish that these tires were OEM, but they are not. However, they are an excellent replacement tire for light trucks and SUVs.
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Not designed for difficult terrains: These tires are not likely your best bet if you frequently take your vehicle off-road.
Pirelli has benefited greatly from their years of experience in the motorsports industry. With its nimble handling qualities and glue-like grip on the road, Pirelli's most recent Scorpion tire family is an example of how they incorporate that racing expertise into their vehicle tires. Although ultra-high-performance (UHP) tires are fantastic, they have a drawback; their stickier, softer tread will harden and lose grip on chilly days. However, the Pirelli Scorpion Zero All Season Plus 3 offers UHP-level cornering, steering response, braking, and overall performance while also providing year-round traction.