Bought a car with that had 4 brand new accelera tires fitted on refurbished wheels. As it was october I thought I would keep them as winter wheels. I was sceptical how useful they would be with 400bhp rwd. However they have been fine. a little noisier but not much. Even with tcs off you need a lot of lock and power to get them to slip. Thats the only condition when i have got them to spin. Spirited cornering they hold a good line between a succession of bends. They have never aquaplaned under braking. This is the first time using non premium rubber and my experience suggests that other manufacturers are catching up. I may very well replace them eventually like for like. 2 285/35/18 and 2 245/35/18 cost less than 2 195/50/15 thirty years ago!
Best Tires for the Mercedes Benz CLS 500
Mercedes Benz CLS 500 drivers have left 4 tire reviews on Tire Reviews, covering 42,000 miles of real world driving. Every tire they rated is ranked below, so you can see what actually works on this car.
- 4owner reviews
- 42,000 milescovered on them
- 3different tires rated
- 80%average tire score
The best rated tires that fit the Mercedes Benz CLS 500
The rankings above can only speak for tires a Mercedes Benz CLS 500 driver has already reviewed. These are the highest rated tires we hold that are actually manufactured in the sizes these drivers run - 275/45 R19 - 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 tire.
Winter tires
No Mercedes Benz CLS 500 driver has reviewed a tire 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.
| # | Tire | TR Score | Made in | Mercedes Benz CLS 500 reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Continental VikingContact 8
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9.2 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 5 |
Continental WinterContact TS 860 S
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8.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 6 |
Falken Eurowinter HS01
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8.1 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
Want test data as well as owner opinion? Best Winter Tires → Test winner: Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3
Summer tires
No Mercedes Benz CLS 500 driver has reviewed a tire in the Summer category yet. Of the ones made in this car's sizes, the Bridgestone Potenza Sport Evo is our highest rated, at 9.5 out of 10.
| # | Tire | TR Score | Made in | Mercedes Benz CLS 500 reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bridgestone Potenza Sport Evo
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9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 2 |
Michelin Pilot Sport 4
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9.3 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 3 |
Hankook iON Evo
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9.3 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 4 |
Continental Premium Contact 6
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9.1 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 5 |
Falken Azenis FK520
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9.1 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 6 |
Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3
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8.9 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
Want test data as well as owner opinion? Best Summer Tires →
All Season tires
No Mercedes Benz CLS 500 driver has reviewed a tire in the All Season category yet. Of the ones made in this car's sizes, the Michelin CrossClimate 3 is our highest rated, at 9.5 out of 10.
| # | Tire | TR Score | Made in | Mercedes Benz CLS 500 reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Michelin CrossClimate 3
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9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 2 |
Continental ExtremeContact DWS 06 PLUS
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9.1 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
Want test data as well as owner opinion? Best All Season Tires → Test winner: Goodyear Vector All Season 4
Fitment comes from each tire'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.
Every tire reviewed on the Mercedes Benz CLS 500
The complete record, including discontinued tires and tires with too few reviews to rank, ordered by the amount of evidence. A further 2 tires have a single review each; they count toward the totals but are not listed.
| Tire | Season | Owner rating | Reviews | Distance reviewed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pirelli PZero Rosso | Summer | 75% | 2 | 18,000 miles |
Tire sizes Mercedes Benz CLS 500 drivers run
The sizes fitted in the reviews on this page. Each one links to the top rated tires in that size, across every car.
What Mercedes Benz CLS 500 drivers say
The most recent owner reviews from this car, in their own words.
These tires performed with a pleasant surprise, I don't know how but they are much better and cheaper than Dunlop Max, which I replaced them with. So much grip that I can't perform a deliberate wheel spin (just for fun sometimes)
A fair bit of road noise, but dry grip excellent. Wet grip ok, nothing to write home about.
Ride is firm, but generally drive with the suspension in sport modes anyway, so no real complaints. Ride is ok when in comfort mode with Airmatic suspension, so again, no real complaints.
School is out on the wear front, not had them on the car for long enough yet, time will tell.
£1300 a set is a bit hard to swallow, so will be looking at the wear levels with interest.
Ride is firm, but generally drive with the suspension in sport modes anyway, so no real complaints. Ride is ok when in comfort mode with Airmatic suspension, so again, no real complaints.
School is out on the wear front, not had them on the car for long enough yet, time will tell.
£1300 a set is a bit hard to swallow, so will be looking at the wear levels with interest.
I ditched Continentals for the P-zeros (MBO)after delamination.
I regularly drive at above 140mph and cannot afford anything but best safety.
15,000 m/yr Germany commute.
I regularly drive at above 140mph and cannot afford anything but best safety.
15,000 m/yr Germany commute.
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About the TR Score
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Who does the testing
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