How relevant are tyre tests in the real world? Worried!!

[sat1983]

I'm slightly concerned about my latest purchase, the All Season Pirelli SF2's.

They finished 14th in this German test:

https://www.tyrereviews.com/Article/2021-Auto-Bild...

However this test, on the same website ranks it 2nd, which is the one I based my purchase on:

https://www.tyrereviews.com/Article/2021-Tyre-Revi...

Firstly- can't quite understand how the same tyre can result so differently?

Are most All Season premium branded tyres neck and neck in everyday situations?

[sat1983]

Bill said:

Tyrereviews explains the differences in testing/scoring in the first link.

"The Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2 lost a lot of points in this test due to the worst wet braking and wet handling in this test, compared to the Tyre Reviews test where it had reasonable wet performance. This is harder to explain, but could again be a function of the low grip surface of the tracks or the tyre size differences."

Still doesn't speak volumes to me- the bottom line I want to know as a consumer is "Have I bought the right tyre or not? as based on those two tests it seems very inconclusive.

Would have loved the Michelin or the others but they didn't have the size I needed.

[sat1983]

mmm-five said:

Doesn't matter what the reviews say, as you've bought them already

I can cancel the order today

Thanks for the feedback so far. Let's face it- those tyres and 4WD should easily see my car through the UK weather!

Maybe I'm focusing far too much on the reviews. If it came reviewed 2nd by a well respected reviewer- can't be too bad.