Pirelli scorpion tires

[AKarlsson]

Looking to buy the rear tyres 285/35/22.
My local tire shop offers 2 different Pirelli Scorp ZERO but they cant tell the difference from their system. One markt only TO and one marked Tesla, should there be any difference or are they acctualy the same? I guess they contain the noise canceling foam. Looking for the quietest tire they have.

 

[AKarlsson]

Realised i should have posted this in the supsection, sorry about that. A moderator maybe can help me move it?

 

[Thomas_K]

TO is the OE Key for tires specifically designed for Tesla at Continental. I´d imagine the TO code has the same meaning at Pirelli.
Fun fact: Early Model S was delivered wit 21" with MGT OE key, which is the code for Maserati.

 

[Barklikeadog]

The Pirelli Scorpions are pretty terrible in bad weather, specifically snow. I know they say all-season, but they are not.
Avoid them if you can

 

[AKarlsson]

We have so heavy winter so we use diffrent sets of tires. Arent Scorpions summer? What are oem?

 

[Barklikeadog]

We have so heavy winter so we use diffrent sets of tires. Arent Scorpions summer? What are oem?

Original equipment.
If you change out for winter tires then disregard my comment They are great in great conditions.

 

[AKarlsson]

Okey Still abit confused if there are diffrent tires marked tesla and to or if they are the same.

 

[BLKMDL3]

If it says something like "Pirelli noise acoustic" thats what it is. It matters because of foam inside to prevent road noise.

Okey Still abit confused if there are diffrent tires marked tesla and to or if they are the same.

 

[Silicon Desert]

If it says something like "Pirelli noise acoustic" thats what it is. It matters because of foam inside to prevent road noise.

I can't imagine anything "preventing" road noise. It might lessen it to some degree. I've been running the Pirelli Scorpion A/S Plus for a year now and they have no foam. I measured the internal noise with a decibel meter to compare against the original Continentals when they were new. Practically no difference on the DB meter on a variety of roads (comparing same roads). Of course there are other factors like wet and dry roads, etc. Just saying in my experience, I don't notice anything different. The wife thinks the Pirelli without the foam are quieter, but I doubt that. I can't imagine how they can be quieter and my DB meter says they are the same at all frequencies.

I noted someone saying they are terrible in snow. I'm not sure what kind of snow they are driving in, but up herein the mountains we get a lot of snow and in my experience the original Continentals are worse handling in snow. Just my one mouse experiment.

 

[BLKMDL3]

I can't imagine anything "preventing" road noise. It might lessen it to some degree. I've been running the Pirelli Scorpion A/S Plus for a year now and they have no foam. I measured the internal noise with a decibel meter to compare against the original Continentals when they were new. Practically no difference on the DB meter on a variety of roads (comparing same roads). Of course there are other factors like wet and dry roads, etc. Just saying in my experience, I don't notice anything different. The wife thinks the Pirelli without the foam are quieter, but I doubt that. I can't imagine how they can be quieter and my DB meter says they are the same at all frequencies.

I noted someone saying they are terrible in snow. I'm not sure what kind of snow they are driving in, but up herein the mountains we get a lot of snow and in my experience the original Continentals are worse handling in snow. Just my one mouse experiment.

It doesn't eliminate it, but just reduces. Snow performance isn't bad.

 

[Alex310]

Off subject a little guys. My 22” wheels came with Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 3. How do these compare to the Pirelli’s? I’m in California we barely see rain.