Had the F1s fitted to my SL, 3 years ago, replacing the rubbish Continentals .. To say my car was transformed, is an understatement, just reversing it off the ramps, I could feel the difference .. Take my word for it, these F1s are Awesome .. Dry handling, ride comfort and feedback are all outstanding, but where this tyre comes into it's own, is in the wet (very useful in the U.K.) There seems to be no limit to it's grip and stopping power .. I must agree though, with a previous poster, that after standing overnight, these tyres do need 3 or 4 miles to warm up and even out, and you do notice it .. So far, I have covered 20,000 miles mixed driving with them and there is around 4 or 5 thousand miles left in them, with no apparent deterioration .. Would I buy these tyres again ? .. Is the Pope, catholic ?
Best Tyres for the Mercedes Benz 280 SL convertible
Mercedes Benz 280 SL convertible drivers have left 1 tyre reviews on Tyre Reviews, covering 20,000 miles of real world driving. Every tyre they rated is ranked below, so you can see what actually works on this car.
- 1owner reviews
- 20,000 milescovered on them
- 1different tyres rated
- 87%average tyre score
The best rated tyres that fit the Mercedes Benz 280 SL convertible
The rankings above can only speak for tyres a Mercedes Benz 280 SL convertible driver has already reviewed. These are the highest rated tyres we hold that are actually manufactured in the sizes these drivers run - 245/45 R17 - whether or not anyone here has fitted them yet. They are ranked on the TR Score, which is built from independent test results and every owner review of that tyre.
Summer tyres
No Mercedes Benz 280 SL convertible driver has reviewed a tyre in the Summer category yet. Of the ones made in this car's sizes, the Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 is our highest rated, at 9.7 out of 10.
| # | Tyre | TR Score | Made in | Mercedes Benz 280 SL convertible reviews |
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| 1 |
Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6
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9.7 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 2 |
Bridgestone Potenza Sport Evo
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9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 3 |
Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S
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9.4 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 4 |
Michelin Pilot Sport 5
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9.4 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 5 |
Hankook Ventus Evo
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9.4 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 6 |
Kumho Ecsta Sport PS72
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9.2 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
Want test data as well as owner opinion? Best Summer Tyres →
Winter tyres
No Mercedes Benz 280 SL convertible driver has reviewed a tyre in the Winter category yet. Of the ones made in this car's sizes, the Hankook Winter I*cept Evo 4 is our highest rated, at 9.6 out of 10.
| # | Tyre | TR Score | Made in | Mercedes Benz 280 SL convertible reviews |
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| 1 |
Hankook Winter I*cept Evo 4
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9.6 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 2 |
Michelin Pilot Alpin 5
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9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 3 |
Bridgestone Blizzak 6
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9.4 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 4 |
Kumho WinterCraft WP52+
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9.3 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 5 |
Hankook Winter i cept evo3
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9.2 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 6 |
Goodyear UltraGrip Performance+
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9.2 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
Want test data as well as owner opinion? Best Winter Tyres → Test winner: Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3
All Season tyres
No Mercedes Benz 280 SL convertible driver has reviewed a tyre in the All Season category yet. Of the ones made in this car's sizes, the Michelin CrossClimate 2 is our highest rated, at 9.5 out of 10.
| # | Tyre | TR Score | Made in | Mercedes Benz 280 SL convertible reviews |
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| 1 |
Michelin CrossClimate 2
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9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 2 |
Continental AllSeasonContact 2
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9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 3 |
BFGoodrich Advantage All Season
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9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 4 |
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
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9.4 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 5 |
Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6
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9.4 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 6 |
Michelin Pilot Sport All Season 4
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9.4 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
Want test data as well as owner opinion? Best All Season Tyres → Test winner: Goodyear Vector All Season 4
Fitment comes from each tyre's manufactured size list, and the sizes are the ones drivers reported when they reviewed. Check the size, load index and speed rating on your own doorplate before buying - a size a previous owner ran is not always the size your car left the factory on.
Tyre sizes Mercedes Benz 280 SL convertible drivers run
The sizes fitted in the reviews on this page. Each one links to the top rated tyres in that size, across every car.
What Mercedes Benz 280 SL convertible drivers say
The most recent owner reviews from this car, in their own words.
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About the TR Score
The Tyre Reviews Score rates each tyre out of 10 using independent test results and the full body of owner reviews, so you can check a car-specific ranking against the wider evidence.
Who does the testing
Every test published as a Tyre Reviews test is run by Jonathan Benson, who has been testing tyres independently since 2007.