Best Tyres for the Mercedes Benz CLK230K

Literally the best tires I have ever fitted to the car- compared to Crossclimate 1 and kumho ps72. Driven for 2 years and around 15k miles they have around 3.5mm tread left. Driving style is very spirited, with a 40% highway driving of 140-160kmh, 25%mountainous roads and the rest is city with a lot of accelerations and stops. Dry grip is examplary- couldn't even get to their limit. You have to do something very stupid to loose the grip, even in 200bhp car. Wet handling is also fabulous. The tire was also driven during the cold months, due to the soft climate, but never in snow or ice. Can't comment on the comfort as the wind noise was always more than the tires one. These tires have seen a lot of potholes, but no damage has been observed. Will definitely buy again.

Replaced the mix and match tyres on the Mercedes and it has transformed into a comfortable and safe tourer.Grip is good in both dry and wet. I think the softness of the tyrewall does hamper the feedback a tad but the steering on this Merc can be a little numb anyway. Noise is down, fuel economy is up and the comfort levels have improved massively. The wear indicators are a good idea and the tread pattern looks superb. Not a cheap tyre but better value than a budget because budgets are pants and better value than a top brand as they can cost the earth. Have used Matador in the past and will use again. The MP44 Elite are also superb.

I bought these to replace Bridgestone runflats. They seem to be quite a soft tyre which explains the high wear rate. In the wet they are better than bridgestones. Pulling away quickly at junctions can sometimes activate the ESP when wet but not in dry conditions. Exiting roundabouts in the wet has on occasion activated the ESP but that is often due to poor road surface.
I'm changing them now with 2mm left after just 16000 miles as I no longer have any confidence in them in the wet even driving with extra care.
I've just replaced these with Goodyear Asymmetric 2, twice the price but hopefully they will last longer and they should be better in the wet.