Update on Pirelli Scorpion S3 summer (2026)
Sorry to add another post - I couldn’t add an image to the previous post.
Finally some rain to compare with initial experience. 350 mike drive through sun and squally rain, with a mixture of dry, wet and pooled water at one point.
Really great grip in the wet, very confident, and not troubled by the weather at all. In fact, it was hard to tell any difference to the excellent grip in the dry. On one part of the drive with standing water, they coped well (it was a public road, so I didn’t attempt any thing like “curved aquaplaning”!).
The grip and handling is excellent, more towards the sporty end of touring and much more positive and assured compared to the previous Bridgestones and the don’t tramline line the PZ4’s on another car I was driving before.
They are quiet and comfortable, with noise in the cabin that might get slightly louder with rougher tarmac (a bit like low wind noise) but none of the horrible loud rumble from the previous tyres. No vibrations over concrete motorway surfaces either.
They are firmer than the old tyres and perhaps have a slightly firmer feel over fine imperfections but surprisingly complient over sharp edged larger bumps - the closest description it probably like the bump having the sharp edged larger bumps smoothed out, if that makes sense.
Great overall.