Pirelli Launches Scorpion XTM All-Terrain Tire with gas and EV variants

[MidnightRivian]

Better pictures this morning before I drop it for alignment to Rivian.

You can see the “Elect” marking - for electric vehicle and 116T load / speed rating.

https://www.pirelli.com/tires/en-us/car/tech-and-knowledge/elect

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[Snowdog]

It just so happens that I ran across these on accident at a Sam’s Club a few days ago, and I was like those are new. They look great at least on the shelf. Just hit the treadwear marker 27K with the OEMs. These may be an option. (exasperated sigh, knowing the past 90 days of research will need to be modified.)

 

[runwithscissors]

Looks good on 20's but not on the 22's imo. So glad I went with Dark 20's and will have to replace mine soon due to the stock tire noise levels at 13k. I still want that rugged look but something that is quieter and smoother.

 

[MidnightRivian]

FYI - I got 27,700 miles from OEM Pirelli Scorpion AT 20" tires with fronts at 2/32 and rear at 3/32.

I cross rotated the tires twice in that time. I went off-roading and used all 800+ HP / 900+ TQ daily on road.

I liked the overall grip / performance from the OEM tire but did not enjoy the noise after 15k.

Tires were loud around 40 mph - 50 mph but fine for me on the highway.

I would have used them for another few months but traction started to suck and I was able to get an appointment with Rivian for alignment which pushed me to get new tires a couple days before.

The newer Pirelli XTM is a lot quieter / comfortable ride even when compared to a new set of OEM Pirelli.

I would imagine the off-road and snow performance is better but I can already tell I am giving up some grip / performance with the XTM AT on road to get better off-road / snow performance along with quieter / more comfortable experience on road with decent tread life compared to OEM tires.

At least these will come with tread mileage warranty since it was a customer purchase and not OEM tires.

Looks good on 20's but not on the 22's imo. So glad I went with Dark 20's and will have to replace mine soon due to the stock tire noise levels at 13k. I still want that rugged look but something that is quieter and smoother.

The Pirelli XTM AT is definitely quieter and smoother than OEM Pirelli but you might have to give up some grip / performance if you like to use all the available power on tap and take back-road / twisty roads.

 

[AuntRivian]

FYI - I got 27,700 miles from OEM Pirelli Scorpion AT 20" tires with fronts at 2/32 and rear at 3/32.

I cross rotated the tires twice in that time. I went off-roading and used all 800+ HP / 900+ TQ daily on road.

I liked the overall grip / performance from the OEM tire but did not enjoy the noise after 15k.

Tires were loud around 40 mph - 50 mph but fine for me on the highway.

I would have used them for another few months but traction started to suck and I was able to get an appointment with Rivian for alignment which pushed me to get new tires a couple days before.

The newer Pirelli XTM is a lot quieter / comfortable ride even when compared to a new set of OEM Pirelli.

I would imagine the off-road and snow performance is better but I can already tell I am giving up some grip / performance with the XTM AT on road to get better off-road / snow performance along with quieter / more comfortable experience on road with decent tread life compared to OEM tires.

At least these will come with tread mileage warranty since it was a customer purchase and not OEM tires.




The Pirelli XTM AT is definitely quieter and smoother than OEM Pirelli but you might have to give up some grip / performance if you like to use all the available power on tap and take back-road / twisty roads.

Very happy to hear that they're better over bumps, quieter, and smoother than the OEM. They look even better. I may get these...

Just to check. Did you do a back to back with NEW OEM Pirelli 20's? Or based on memory? My first ride on the OEM 20's was a loaner with 20k, they sounded and felt like BUTT. Then I bought a new R1T with OEM 20's and was very impressed how smooth/quiet they were.

 

[MidnightRivian]

Very happy to hear that they're better over bumps, quieter, and smoother than the OEM. They look even better. I may get these...

Just to check. Did you do a back to back with NEW OEM Pirelli 20's? Or based on memory? My first ride on the OEM 20's was a loaner with 20k, they sounded and felt like BUTT. Then I bought a new R1T with OEM 20's and was very impressed how smooth/quiet they were.

This was based on memory and even my most recent experience with 3/32 left on OEM tires on the rear and 2/32 on the fronts.

It's much easier for me to activate ABS / Stability with the XTM AT where the OEM ones did a better job gripping.

Now, what has helped me with the XTM AT is to change stability to reduced and use sport low or lowest / firm when I want a little more grip.

At least for me the XTM AT tends to hook better with stability set to reduced when you need a little more grip and don't want ABS to kick in and bog you down.

 

[HaveBlue]

Bald tires on dry pavement will grab better than an at tire by a large margin, especially a newly cast tire with release oil on it.

 

[bidibibu62]

ran my Pirelli OEM 20' tires for over 41k miles. Is there something wrong with me?
I mostly ran on conserve mode and 1% off road.
Moving on to the new Pirelli XTM. I understand they have a 55k warranty.

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