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Bridgestone Turanza EL440 vs Continental CrossContact LX25 — Compared

Relative Score (0–100): 60% professional tests, 40% owner reviews.

CrossContact LX25 is ahead, 73–40

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Category by category

Relative Score per category, 0–100. Open “Why this score” for the tests and owner ratings behind it.

  1. 38

    Dry

    CrossContact LX25 +37
    75
    Why this score
    SourceTuranza EL440CrossContact LX25
    Professional tests (TWG score)–70
    Reviews found online2283
  2. 43

    Wet

    CrossContact LX25 +36
    79
    Why this score
    SourceTuranza EL440CrossContact LX25
    Reviews found online3382
  3. 46

    Snow

    CrossContact LX25 +7
    53
    Why this score
    SourceTuranza EL440CrossContact LX25
    Professional tests (TWG score)–40
    Reviews found online3072
  4. 46

    Comfort

    CrossContact LX25 +28
    74
    Why this score
    SourceTuranza EL440CrossContact LX25
    Reviews found online2479
  5. 52

    Noise

    CrossContact LX25 +19
    71
    Why this score
    SourceTuranza EL440CrossContact LX25
    Reviews found online3177
  6. 39

    Treadwear

    CrossContact LX25 +32
    71
    Why this score
    SourceTuranza EL440CrossContact LX25
    Reviews found online2175
  7. 28

    Handling

    CrossContact LX25 +51
    79
    Why this score
    SourceTuranza EL440CrossContact LX25
    Reviews found online2879
Scores at a glance
CategoryBridgestone Turanza EL440Continental CrossContact LX25
Relative Score 40 73
Dry 38 75
Wet 43 79
Snow 46 53
Comfort 46 74
Noise 52 71
Treadwear 39 71
Handling 28 79

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Headline score

Turanza EL440

CrossContact LX25

Pros, cons & observations

Themes extracted from owner reviews found online — not the opinion of TireWheelGuide.

Tire A Turanza EL440

Pros

  • Precise steering response and good handling on dry roads
  • Quiet and comfortable ride quality when brand new
  • Strong initial road grip for daily commuting

Cons

  • Significantly premature tread wear, with many users needing replacements between 20,000 and 30,000 miles
  • Excessive and worsening road noise as the tires age
  • Poor wet-weather traction and a tendency to understeer in corners
All owner themes in the Turanza EL440 review

Tire B CrossContact LX25

Pros

  • Extremely quiet and smooth ride quality at all speeds
  • Significantly improved wet and snow traction
  • Enhanced braking performance and responsiveness

Cons

  • Tends to pick up and throw gravel from the road surface
  • Can feel a bit harsh or firm when hitting deep potholes
  • Occasional reports of unexpectedly rapid treadwear in rare instances
All owner themes in the CrossContact LX25 review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Bridgestone Turanza EL440 B · Continental CrossContact LX25
CategorySummerAll Season
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverSUV and 4x4
Sizes available940
Rim diameters16″ – 19″16″ – 22″
Tread depth10/32″10 - 12/32″
UTQG480 A A740 A A - B
Treadwear warranty50,000 mi—
SidewallBlackwallBlack Side Wall - Raised Outline White Lettering
Max pressure51 psi44 - 51 psi

Which one should you actually buy?

Bridgestone Turanza EL440

Continental CrossContact LX25

Winner: Continental CrossContact LX25 — better handling, dry and wet. It leads or ties in every category we score.

Pick tire B You enjoy sharp, responsive handling

Continental CrossContact LX25 scores 79 vs 28 on handling.

Pick tire B You want the most grip on dry roads

Continental CrossContact LX25 scores 75 vs 38 on dry.

Pick tire B Your priority is wet-weather safety

Continental CrossContact LX25 scores 79 vs 43 on wet.

Pick tire B You want the longest tread life

Continental CrossContact LX25 scores 71 vs 39 on treadwear.

Tire A · Bridgestone Turanza EL440
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Tire B · Continental CrossContact LX25
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How do we compare tires?

Every category score blends two independent signals. 60% comes from professional tire tests (braking distances, lap times, noise measurements), each result compared with every other tire in the same test and newer tests counting more. 40% comes from owner reviews found online, adjusted for how generously each site rates. Both use one scale: the average tested tire gets 70, the best 100. When a tire has only one of the two, the missing half is estimated from the other and the score stays closer to average; with no road test and fewer than five owner reviews it gets no score yet.

Community buzz from Reddit and forums is shown for context only — it never changes the score.

73

Leads

CrossContact LX25

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