Mercedes Benz GLC 300 4MATIC Tires

I purchased this tire for my 2017 GLC 300 in 2024.

I am living in St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada where we have A LOT OF rainy days. Almost half of the non-winter days had rain and 30% of those days we have heavy rains.

This tire is amazing when dealing with Hydroplaning on the highway. It never ever made me feel the tires were lifted by the water on the highway while I was driving. It gives me such confidence that when I have the chance to choose, in any rainy days here, I will choose my smaller GLC with this tire to drive my kid around town, than my 2020 GLE with factory all-season tires.

I used to have another great tire, Continental Extremecontact DWS. That was an amazing tire on the wet road as well. But the Cross Climate 2 surpasses Extremecontact DWS on the noise level. Cross Climate 2 has way less tire noise than the Extremecontact DWS. Not saying the Extremecontact is noisy. It is a quiet tire too. But when comparing these two tires, if road noise from the tire is a huge factor to your decision, go with Cross Climate 2.

Thank you all!

These tires (run flat version) were worn out at 10,000 miles. I had them rotated every season at the dealer. at 10,000 miles, 2 of the 4 tires are completely worn out while the 2 others are worn out enough that the dealer refuses to put them on. Simply unacceptable. Bad quality is my best guess

Having to replace at just over 13,000 miles. Vehicle and tires are serviced at recommended intervals and kept at recommended inlation. No off-road use. Never had a tire sold with a new Mercedes (2019) loose tread requiring replacement at such low milage and little amount of time.

Comparing to the OE tires (Pirelli Scorpion Verde runflat), Kumho Ecsta PS71's side wall is notably softer, resulting in less road feedback. Steering is a bit vague around centre, but still precise when more steering is input. Afterall, sportiness is not the priority of this vehicle (2017 Mercedes-Benz GLC300 4MATIC). PS71 is comfortable over bumps, while its noise level is subjectively acceptable. Using them only for front tires for now, I have not driven them to the limit yet. So far no drama, wet or dry. I will keep an eye on them in the coming mileage. Reasonably priced, I am considering to buy another pair to replace the aging OE tires on rear axle.