In praise of the Perelli scorpion AS Plus 3

I had a new set of Pirelli Scorpion AS Plus 3 tires installed at the end of June in preparation for a couple road trips we had planned, one of which was towing a large boat from Port Clinton OH to Lake Cumberland (1,000 miles round trip), then a road trip to OBX (~1500 miles round trip). I had the factory Hankook tires still installed and the truck just crossed 50,000 miles when I swapped to the Pirellis.

My mileage has gone from 17.8 to 20.7 (!!!), they are much more quiet, and I wasn't as afraid of hydroplaning as I was with the Hankooks. I'm extremely happy with the tires so far, I'll update this post later this winter once I get a chance to see how they do in the snow.

I happened to catch the tires on sale at Sam's club - $913 out the door with two year road hazard. NTB wanted $1450 for a new set with no road hazard protection. Two weeks in to having these tires installed I managed to hit something that sliced the inside sidewall and Sam's replaced the tire for $20. Only painful part was that the tire(s) had to be ordered which took about a week.

When I was looking at my expy before I bought it, I immediately noticed three sketchy looking china “highway” tires that matched and a fourth that was in the same ballpark but obviously not a match. Told the dealer new matching tires were a must, and they just said “what do you want?” I told them Pirelli Scorpions because I wanted the 3 peak mountain snowflake rating. They happily put a set on.

Very pleased with them so far.

Got our first real snow today, so my first test with these tpmsf rated tires.

NOT impressed. In 2w drive slipping when starting from a stop. Rear end sliding out when turning onto side streets. In 4A I moved through an unplowed parking lot, but lots of asr activation. Also abs activated in routine braking.

For comparison, the Firestone ATs on my old suburban handled the snow without issue.

bobward757 said:

Hello everyone, I put the Perelli‘s on back in November and half but 25,000 miles across Ohio Pennsylvania and New York and a lot of snow and wet driving.

I can say unequivocally these are the best all season winter tires I have ever driven.

The most impressive quality is there wet handling. These tires move water better then the turbines in the Hoover Dam.

The second most impressive quality is that they are nice and quiet on the highway when it’s dry.

When you’re looking for a set of terrific winter capable all season tires next fall keep these at the top of your list you won’t be disappointed.

Safe expeditions!

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They are expensive compared to other tires so I would hope that they are of high quality. I may have to add them to my list of potential next tires considering this review though. Thanks