Name: Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 225/45 R19
Brand: Pirelli
Rating: 0 (27 reviews)

225/45 R19 Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 variants

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Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 is a winter tyre made in total of 25 sizes, ranging from R16 to R16 - this particular dimension is R19, which means it fits to a 19 inch/482.6mm diameter wheel. 225/45 R19 is 20mm wider than the narrowest dimension (205) and 130mm narrower than the widest one (355). This tyre profile of 45 means the sidewall height of the tyre is 45% of the tyre width (225mm), which results in 101.25mm sidewall height. In 225/45 R19, there is only one possible speed index for Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 - "V", which is good for speeds up to 240 km/h. In 225/45 R19, Winter Sottozero 3 usually competes against Blizzak LM-005, which is a tyre from Bridgestone with a rating of 82%, compared to 0% of the Pirelli in question.

225/45 R19 96 V runflat

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Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 is made in 25 sizes, starting from 205/60 R16 up to 355/25 R21.

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Blizzak LM-005

R14 - R22

4.1/5

Comparison with Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3:

Bridgestone better at:

• Wet handling
• Wet circle cornering
• Wet braking

Bridgestone worse at:

• Dry braking

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Winter Sport 5

R14 - R21

4.3/5

Comparison with Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3:

Dunlop better at:

• Snow traction
• Aquaplaning - cross
• Wet handling

Dunlop worse at:

• Dry braking
• Dry handling

£173

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UltraGrip Performance Gen-1

R15 - R22

Comparison with Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3:

Goodyear better at:

• Snow traction
• Exterior noise
• Aquaplaning - cross

Goodyear worse at:

• Dry handling

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UltraGrip Performance+

R15 - R22

4.5/5

Comparison with Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3:

GoodYear better at:

• Snow traction
• Aquaplaning - cross
• Wet handling

GoodYear worse at:

• Dry braking
• Dry handling

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KRISALP HP3

R14 - R20

3.85/5

Comparison with Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3:

Kleber better at:

• Snow traction
• Exterior noise
• Aquaplaning - longitudal

Kleber worse at:

• Dry handling
• Dry braking

£195

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Wintrac Pro

R17 - R22

2.7/5

Comparison with Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3:

Vredestein better at:

• Snow traction
• Wet handling
• Wet circle cornering

Vredestein worse at:

• Dry braking
• Dry handling

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Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 in tyre tests

Relevant tyre tests in same or similiar dimension (225/45 R19)

TÜV Winter tyre test 2021 225/45 R17

Ranked #6 of 6

Name	Points total	Winter	Wet	Dry	Rolling resistance
Best values in test	1102	301,21	501,21	202,4	109,6
Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3	1013	262,15	448,85	202,4	100
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Source: reifenpresse.de

ADAC Winter tyre test 2021 225/50 R17
satisfactory
Ranked #14 of 18

Name	Wet	Dry	Snow	Ice	Noise	Wear
Best values in test	1,6	1,9	1,5	2,1	2,7	1,5
Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3	2,9	3,3	1,6	3,0	3,6	2,5
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Source: www.adac.de

Autobild Winter tyre test 2020 225/40 R18
satisfactory
Ranked #10 of 12

Name	Wet	Dry	Snow
Best values in test	1-	2	1-
Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3	2-	2-	2-
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Source: www.autobild.de

Autobild Winter tyre test 2019 225/45 R17

Ranked #16 of 53

Name	Stopping distance on wet	Stopping distance on snow
Best values in test	29,2	24
Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3	31,3	26,4
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Source: www.autobild.de

Autobild Winter tyre test 2019 225/45 R17
satisfactory
Ranked #18 of 20

Name	Wet	Dry	Snow	Running costs
Best values in test	2+	2+	1	2+
Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3	2	2-	3+	3+
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Source: www.autobild.de

Autobild Winter tyre test 2017 225/50 R17
satisfactory
Ranked #18 of 20

Name	Wet	Dry	Snow	Running costs
Best values in test	2+	2+	1	2+
Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3	1-	2	3+	3
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Source: reifenpresse.de

Sportscars Winter tyre test 2017 225/40 R18
good
Ranked #5 of 10

Name	Wet	Dry	Snow
Best values in test	1-	2+	1-
Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3	2	2-	2+
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Autobild Winter tyre test 2017 225/55 R17
exemplary
Ranked #4 of 10

Name	Wet	Dry	Snow
Best values in test	1-	2+	1-
Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3	1-	2	2
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Source: reifenpresse.de

Autoexpress Winter tyre test 2017 225/45 R17

Ranked #6 of 8

Name	Points total
Best values in test	100
Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3	97,9
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Source: www.autoexpress.co.uk

AutoMotorSport Winter tyre test 2017 225/45 R18
still recommended
Ranked #6 of 10

Name	Wet	Dry	Snow	Enviromental impact
Best values in test	9,6	9,2	9,9	10
Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3	7,9	8,2	7,8	6,6
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Source: www.auto-motor-und-sport.de

Autobild Winter tyre test 2017 225/50 R17

Ranked #8 of 50

Name	Stopping distance on wet	Stopping distance on snow
Best values in test	32,2	25,9
Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3	32,2	29,8
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Source: www.autobild.de

ADAC Winter tyre test 2016 225/45 R17
satisfactory
Ranked #2 of 13

Name	Wet	Dry	Snow	Ice	Noise	Wear	Fuel consumption
Best values in test	2,3	2,1	1,7	2,0	2,8	1,5	1,5
Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3	2,7	2,9	2,7	2,6	3,1	2,5	2,2
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Source: www.adac.de

Autoexpress Winter tyre test 2016 225/45 R17

Ranked #5 of 7

Name	Wet	Dry	Snow	Rolling resistance	Noise
Best values in test	100	100	100	100	100
Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3	99,6	99	94,8	93	99,1
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Source: www.autoexpress.co.uk

Sportscars Winter tyre test 2015 225/45 R18
exemplary
Ranked #3 of 8

Name	Wet	Dry	Snow
Best values in test	1-	2	1-
Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3	2+	2-	1-
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Automotorsport Winter tyre test 2015 225/50 R17
highly recommended
Ranked #2 of 10

Name	Points total	Wet	Dry	Snow	Enviromental impact
Best values in test	9,2	9,4	9,2	9,3	9,4
Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3	9,1	8,7	9,2	9,3	9,1
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GTÜ Winter tyre test 2015 225/50 R17
recommended
Ranked #6 of 8

Name	Points total	Winter	Wet	Dry	Rolling resistance	Noise
Best values in test	205	64	70	46	18	8
Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3	188	56	63	45	18	2
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225/45 R19 - Best winter tyres (according to tests)

#	Name	Our rating	Tested in this dimension	Tested in same width dimension	Segment	Price
1.	Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330	78% 79.4% 70.4% 78.2%		Autobild 2025	Upper-middle	£180 96 V
2.	Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5	73.8% 87.1% 87.8% 80.9%		Autobild 2025	Premium	£229 96 V
3.	Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005! Newer model available: Bridgestone Blizzak 6	92.2% 79.6% 84.4% 82.6%	Autoexpress 2022	ADAC 2023	Premium
4.	Continental WinterContact TS 850P SUV	87.1% 84.2% 89% 78.5%			Premium
5.	GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+! Newer model available: GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3	84.6% 92.6% 80.2% 85.4%		ADAC 2023	Premium	£255 96 V
6.	Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2	76.1% 81.8% 64.7% 81.5%	Autoexpress 2022	ADAC 2023	Premium	£190 96 V
7.	Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1! Newer model available: GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+	82.9% 92.2% 82.8% 75.3%		Autoexpress 2017	Premium
8.	Dunlop WINTER SPORT 5	79% 89.5% 79.4% 74.3%		ADAC 2025	Premium	£173 96 V
9.	Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III				Premium	£269 96 H + 4
10.	Firestone Winterhawk 4			Autobild 2025	Upper-middle	£159 96 V
11.	Falken EuroWinter HS01! Newer model available: Falken EuroWinter HS02	78.2% 74.2% 74.2% 77.1%		Autobild 2021	Upper-middle	£134 92 V + 3
12.	Nokian WR Snowproof P	66.1% 79.2% 92.3%		ADAC 2025	Upper-middle	£153 96 V
13.	Toyo Snowprox S954	78.8% 70.6% 92.2% 82.7%		Autobild 2021	Upper-middle
14.	Continental WinterContact TS 860S	58.7% 77% 87.7%			Premium	£285 96 V + 1
15.	Nokian WR A4			AutoMotorSport 2017	Upper-middle
16.	Yokohama BluEarth winter V905	81.6% 70.5% 85.4%		Autobild 2019	Upper-middle	£159 92 Q + 2
17.	Matador MP93 Nordicca	40.2% 50.2%		ADAC 2025	Lowcost
18.	Imperial SnowDragon UHP	44.8% 61.6% 73.3%		Autobild 2025	Lowcost