Tyres: Pirellis/Yokos/what else?

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Firstly, apologies if this has been disscussed to death previously. Secondly, I realise any replies will be based on subjective opinions. Having destroyed the rear tyres on Stelvio 2K last year, and then finally finishing them off with a series of 'interesting' driving demonstrations I am on the lookout for some replacements. The original fit Pirellis I found were OK in the dry but made the car feel twitchy and on a knife edge in the wet. Obviously I realise the car will not be the same in the wet as dry, but in my opinion it felt too twitchy. People I have spoke with have all come with suggestions, but the most seem to say good things about Yokohamas, particularly in the dry. I travelled a lot with a 340R on S2K and the driver did not like it in the wet, so I don't fancy those Yokos. Plus do they make them in standard Elise sizes? So I'll get to my point, has anyone else experienced other Yoko 'models' on their Elise and what are their opinions of the tyre. Tyre wear is a consideration but not a priority, as sometimes you find yourself doing unfriendly things to the tyres, plus at the moment it is not used as everday transport. Lastly, only the rears are shot, but should I look to replace the fronts at the same time, especially if I change make of tyre, or is this really only an issue on the track. Any comments or suggestions much appreciated. Thanks.