Mercedes Wheels

Initial Review, 10,000 Miles on Tires
March 09, 2012

Had these tires installed in the Spring 2011 to replace the OEM Pirelli. I had to trash the Continentals when I installed my winter tires in Fall 2011 after 10,000 miles. Treadwear rate is extremely poor when one drives a high torque rear wheel drive car. I do not recommend these tires if you drive a high performance car.

Initial Review, 800 Miles on Tires
December 26, 2009

These tires are AMAZING. I got caught in an ice storm the road was a sheet of ice, uphill rain coming down and freezing on the roadway. Cars off the road, others stuck on the hill. I walked right up that hill around a Esclade that was sideways on the hill. Without spinning a wheel. Last night I got stuck in a heavy snow storm Christmas night over the RT 52 mountain from Ellenville NY. About 4" of fresh snow on top of freezing rain. The Blizzak's performance is amazing. There was no one on the road. I stopped in the middle of the steepest part of the mountain and the car started without even spinning a wheel. When I came down the other side the car traced perfectly no sliding or slipping at all. I hard braked it from about 35 MPH, the anti-locks kicked in and came to a perfect straight stop. The tires are perfect for my car. I can not make any comments as to tire wear as I only have about 800 miles on this set of tire. I researched a bunch of tires here and made an educated decision base on the previous reviews of this tire. "It is like being able to test drive the tires before you buy them". Thanks again Tirerack for a great price and the research area on this website.

Initial Review, 1,000 Miles on Tires
February 22, 2012

Replaced OEM Continental SportContact 2 tires, which had gone completely bald. New DW is an excellent performing tire for my particular car. I'm looking for a quiet ride and decent treadlife out of a Max Performance Summer tire (because I have 20" wheels & summer tires, and a second set of 18" winter wheels and tires for my car). The tire is a runner up to the Michelin Pilot Super Sport. Ordinarily, I would have purchased the Michelin, except I couldn't justify the significant price premium vis-a-vis the reviews, ratings, and rankings of this tire. Overall, I am very satisfied with my purchase after an unpleasant previous experience with Continental OEM tires on this car.
Highs: Very quiet, smooth ride, and very very good dynamic capabilities
Lows: Hard to to fault the tire, possibly not the most appropriate for dynamic enthusiast driving. But, not a huge priority to me on this car.

Initial Review, 95000 Miles on Tires
February 15, 2012

I have purchased six tires for my Mercedes. The first two sets went on the rear wheels and there was no notice of Noise from the tires. I was surprised when I had all four tires on my E350, (the new ones on the front) that the tires were noisy when driving starting at 60 miles per hour. On the highway the tires performed well and they provide a confidence level of response and stability. I will trade noise at 60 to 85 mph for the tire performance.

Initial Review, 500 Miles on Tires
January 21, 2012

I drove from Cleveland to Akron (~40 miles) in 4+ inches of snow last night and these tires performed wonderfully. I was in control, very little wheel slip when moving and I was able to maintain an aver of 45- 50 miles per hour. A great product.

Initial Review, 5000 Miles on Tires
May 12, 2011

Replaced Michelins that lasted only 17000 miles.

EXCEPT for the fact that initially these tires seemed not to balance, these tires ride very nicely, quiet and with loads of traction. It seems I get another 1-2 mpg out of these, but it could be the size of the tire.

BIGGEST PROBLEM is that 2 of the 4 (so far) turn out not to balance because they are actually DEFECTIVE according to the installer! He says it is not the balancing, but the fact that 2 of the 4 are not round and straight, they actually were wobbling on the wheel, creating a sensation of imbalance. He said to call Tire Rack which I did. The customer service gal talked to the installer while I was on the phone with her, arranged replacement tires to be sent to the installer, and the old ones returned, all in one call, all in one day! We'll see how this works now.

Initial Review, 50 Miles on Tires
December 13, 2011

I only had these tires a week, replaced one wheel due to vibration thinking that was the problem then replaced wheel and tire which did not correct the vibration issue either, at slow speeds you could feel the car bouncing as the tires rolled out of round. Upon further inspection by my local tire store they found one tire had a bulge forming near the bead. Put my factory wheels and tires back on ride was fine.
Sent all four back under the 60 day ride guarantee. Awaiting a replacement set of Continentals to arrive, hopefully they will be better then these DWS I had.