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Bridgestone Turanza GR80 looks discontinued: no new owner reviews or road tests in five years and no current EU tyre label.

Head-to-head Updated

Bridgestone Turanza GR80 vs Continental CrossContact LX25 — Compared

Relative Score (0–100): the weighted average of the categories below, each 60% road tests and 40% owner reviews (comfort 40/60). Based on 0 + 1 road tests and 6 + 26 owner reviews. How we score

CrossContact LX25 is ahead, 77–58

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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. 56

    Dry

    CrossContact LX25 +19
    75
    Why this score
    SourceTuranza GR80CrossContact LX25
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests≈ 60 (est.)70
    Reviews found online5083

    Turanza GR80: 60% × 60.4 (est.) + 40% × 49.6 = 56

    CrossContact LX25: 60% × 70.4 + 40% × 82.7 = 75

    No road tests of dry for Turanza GR80. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.41).

  2. 63

    Wet

    CrossContact LX25 +17
    80
    Why this score
    SourceTuranza GR80CrossContact LX25
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 65 (est.)≈ 77 (est.)
    Reviews found online6083

    Turanza GR80: 60% × 64.8 (est.) + 40% × 59.9 = 63

    CrossContact LX25: 60% × 77.5 (est.) + 40% × 83.1 = 80

    No road tests of wet for Turanza GR80. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).

    No road tests of wet for CrossContact LX25. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).

  3. –

    Snow

    No comparison
    53
    Why this score
    SourceTuranza GR80CrossContact LX25
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests–40
    Reviews found online–72

    CrossContact LX25: 60% × 40.2 + 40% × 71.7 = 53

  4. 62

    Comfort

    CrossContact LX25 +14
    76
    Why this score
    SourceTuranza GR80CrossContact LX25
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 67 (est.)≈ 71 (est.)
    Reviews found online5979

    Turanza GR80: 40% × 66.6 (est.) + 60% × 58.6 = 62

    CrossContact LX25: 40% × 70.8 (est.) + 60% × 79.4 = 76

    No road tests of comfort for Turanza GR80. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.20).

    No road tests of comfort for CrossContact LX25. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.20).

  5. –

    Noise

    No comparison
    71
    Why this score
    SourceTuranza GR80CrossContact LX25
    Professional tests (TWG score)–≈ 66 (est.)
    Reviews found online–78

    CrossContact LX25: 60% × 66.4 (est.) + 40% × 77.5 = 71

    No road tests of noise for CrossContact LX25. The test half is the tested tires’ average (66): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests.

  6. 55

    Treadwear

    CrossContact LX25 +17
    72
    Why this score
    SourceTuranza GR80CrossContact LX25
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 60 (est.)≈ 70 (est.)
    Reviews found online4876

    Turanza GR80: 60% × 59.9 (est.) + 40% × 48.3 = 55

    CrossContact LX25: 60% × 69.8 (est.) + 40% × 75.5 = 72

    No road tests of treadwear for Turanza GR80. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.36).

    No road tests of treadwear for CrossContact LX25. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.36).

  7. 51

    Handling (owners)

    CrossContact LX25 +28
    79
    Why this score
    SourceTuranza GR80CrossContact LX25
    Reviews found online5179
Scores at a glance
CategoryBridgestone Turanza GR80Continental CrossContact LX25
Relative Score 58 77
Dry 56 75
Wet 63 80
Snow – 53
Comfort 62 76
Noise – 71
Treadwear 55 72
Handling (owners) 51 79

Higher is better. The Relative Score follows your weights below; category scores do not change.

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Headline score
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Turanza GR80

± 7

CrossContact LX25

Only categories both tires have data for count toward the headline score.

Pros, cons & observations

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

Tire A Turanza GR80

Pros

  • High initial performance satisfaction reported by some users
  • Positive overall driving experience for select owners

Cons

  • Premature tread wear occurring well before expected service life
  • Poor long-term grip performance after two years of use
  • Susceptibility to sidewall nicks and air leakage on rough road surfaces
All owner themes in the Turanza GR80 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 GR80 B · Continental CrossContact LX25
CategoryAll SeasonAll Season
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverSUV and 4x4
Sizes available—40
Rim diameters—16″ – 22″
Tread depth—10 - 12/32″
UTQG—740 A A - B
Sidewall—Black Side Wall - Raised Outline White Lettering
Max pressure—44 - 51 psi

Which one should you actually buy?

Bridgestone Turanza GR80

Continental CrossContact LX25

Winner: Continental CrossContact LX25 — better handling, dry and wet. It leads or ties in every category we score. Bridgestone Turanza GR80 rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 6 reviews), so read this result as provisional.

Pick tire B You enjoy sharp, responsive handling

Continental CrossContact LX25 scores 79 vs 51 on handling.

Pick tire B You want the most grip on dry roads

Continental CrossContact LX25 scores 75 vs 56 on dry.

Pick tire B Your priority is wet-weather safety

Continental CrossContact LX25 scores 80 vs 63 on wet.

Pick tire B You want the longest tread life

Continental CrossContact LX25 scores 72 vs 55 on treadwear.

Tire A · Bridgestone Turanza GR80
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Tire B · Continental CrossContact LX25
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Turanza GR80 or CrossContact LX25?

Which is better in the wet, Turanza GR80 or CrossContact LX25?

Continental CrossContact LX25, 80 vs 63 on our wet score.

Which grips better on dry roads, Turanza GR80 or CrossContact LX25?

Continental CrossContact LX25, 75 vs 56 on our dry score.

Which is more comfortable, Turanza GR80 or CrossContact LX25?

Continental CrossContact LX25, 76 vs 62 on our comfort score.

Which lasts longer, Turanza GR80 or CrossContact LX25?

Continental CrossContact LX25, 72 vs 55 on our treadwear score.

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.

Handling is the exception: road tests measure it inside the dry and wet scores, so its own row comes from owner ratings only and starts as less important.

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