Hi,
I have RDX, tire size P235/60R18, and I’m replacing all 4 tires. I am in Midwest and drive 80% highway.

I have been reading lot of old posts and narrowed down to below:

- Pirelli Scorpion WeatherActive (all-weather / 3PMSF): seems better in rain/slush but I keep reading it’s slightly noisier
- Pirelli Scorpion AS Plus 3 (touring all-season): seems quieter and more comfortable, but not as strong in winter slush

For anyone who has used either of these (especially on similar SUVs), how noticeable is the noise difference at steady highway speed?

Would you pick WeatherActive for year-round confidence, or AS Plus 3 for a quieter daily commute? Or I should consider any other options?

My current tires are "Pirelli Scorpion Verde All Season"

Thank you, in advance.

 

Never had experience with either of those tires.

Heard god things about the Continental - Extreme Contact DWS06 Plus tires.

Also, had the Michelin CrossClimate2 on a previous Hybrid in for one winter in super cold and snowy conditions - that tire worked well.

 

I have Scorpion WeatherActives on my A6 allroad. Even in a wider than stock size (275), I didn't notice any notable increase in road noise. Of course my car is exceedingly quiet, so YMMV. The tires have been fine in snow and rain, although to be fair I have never had dedicated winters on this particular car so I have nothing to compare it to. It's also a good looking tire in my opinion. Overall I've grown to like the tire a lot.

 

Not exactly the same, but I have Scorpion Zero AS+ 3 on my A-spec in factory tire size.

IMHO, you don't need to worry about noise on the AS+3-generation of Scorpion tires.
Pirelli engineered the thread pattern to have many small cuts in the inner-middle patch to disperse the energy across a wider frequency range and thus breaking down the noise.
On hwy, the wind noise easily drowns out any tire noise.

 

Pirelli Scorpion AS Plus 3 is said to be quieter than Pirelli Scorpion WeatherActive, as per reviews.
In that case, even if I go with "Pirelli Scorpion WeatherActive", I won't feel much of the difference in quietness of it in comparison to "Pirelli Scorpion AS Plus 3", and I can go with WeatherActive, as that will better perform in bad weather. Is my understanding correct, practically?

 

I chose the Pirelli WeatherActive because I didn’t want to maintain a second set of winter tires. Based on Pirelli’s 100,000-km (about 60,000-mile) treadwear warranty, I’m hoping these will last 3–4 years. Since I’m running 19-inch wheels, they’re already noticeably quieter than 20-inch setups.

My take:
a. If you already have an extra set of rims, go with all-season tires.
b. If you want to run just one set year-round and deal with snow, choose all-weather tires.

In the long run, I’m hoping to save money by avoiding the cost of an extra set of tires, rims, and TPMS sensors.

 

That makes sense, thanks for explaining your thought process.

I have only one set of rims and plan to stay with the same set year-round as well. I am in the Midwest, drive ~80% highway, and comfort + low road noise are higher priorities for me as well as we may say 20 or so days with slushy conditions.

From your experience with the WeatherActive, how noticeable is the road noise at steady highway speeds compared to a typical touring all-season? I have read in a few reviews that the AS Plus 3 is a bit quieter on paper, but in real-world highway driving (especially with wind noise), is the difference actually noticeable or more subtle?

Just trying to understand whether choosing the WeatherActive for better bad-weather performance comes with a meaningful comfort trade-off in daily driving.

 

Based on the your usage, I would say all-season is the way to go. All-weather tires are noisier than all-season, that is just by design. If I were you, I would not sacrifice comfort for 95% of the year just to cover days that amount to 5% of the time.

All-season tires these days are pretty capable in icy snowy condition, as long as you drive smooth and slow. If you have been doing ok with the old tires, then you should be fine with AS+3 tires.

 

I recently chose Pirelli Scorpion AS Plus 3. I find the car quite noisy (typical of Hondas), especially on rough surfaces. The AS+3 is relatively quiet, comparable with the Continentals the car came with.

I don't think the all weather tires, in general, are worth it, compared to the winter tires. If you really need to drive on snowy roads, and can't wait for them to be cleaned, I'd definitely get a set of winter tires.

Best of luck!