Bridgestone WeatherPeak vs Michelin CrossClimate 2 — Compared

“Bridgestone Weatherpeak worth more than Michelin Pilot sport all season? Finally it's that time - new tires :( I happen to live close enough to costco, so I'm leaning toward getting tires from them. I was looking at Bridgestone Weatherpeak, because i've been using Bridgestone tires for as long as I can remember, but I saw michelin pilot sport all season 4 for roughly $100 cheaper (for 4). I don't mind spending more if it's worth the extra cost. Just for some info. it's a 2019 impreza, and I live near Seattle. Not a lot of snow, but mostly rain. lots of rain. We have a separate car that we drive for more rugged weather and train.”

“Bridgestone Weatherpeaks on a stock 18' Outback. Love them already I'm writing this because I haven't seen a review of the tires on my car yet..and I figure why not. I'll update after I've driven in heavy snows..... I've driven about 200 miles on my new Weatherpeaks on my stock Subaru Outback. Unfortunately I missed a heavy snow event (tires took a long time to ship). But today was heavy rain all day and 40-50 F. I was shocked with how good the tires performed in the downpour. On very wet roads with massive puddles, the Weatherpeaks felt like my old tires did on completely dry roads. (With that said, my old tires didn't need to be replaced quite yet. They had some life left, but with winter coming up I felt it was a good time to get some new ones....) Grip was fantastic. No slipping at all. Even when I hit really large puddles at speed I didn't hydroplane.. definitely would have with the Duelers. .. The tires do feel slightly "softer" in the turns when its dry than the stock tires (Dueler HP's) but they still feel great...and are a much smoother and quieter ride overall. Even on dry roads I feel like the car has better control. I haven't really been keeping track of MPG yet, but nothing that has caught my attention yet.”

“Bridgestone WeatherPeak I bought the BridgeStone WeatherPeak in November. 3 days ago, my tire had 2 cuts like this. When I took it to the dealership they said it was due to some road hazard. Something on the road had cut the tires. They replaced it, and 2 days later another tire ripped, this time it was 1 cut instead of 2 like this. I went back to the dealership and they said the same thing again that, it was due to something on the road or someone slashed it. What is the real issue? I don't know enough about tires to answer this. Read more”

“My Official review of the Cross Climate 2 tires. I put some new shoes on the Outback after reading some threads on here and decided with my weather here in Missouri the Cross Climate 2s were the best fit. In rain, they are great so no more sliding or hydroplaning what so ever. In snow, they are even more amazing. They grip extremely well. The one downside to them that concerns me, and I didn't think about this when I purchased them, is that fact you can't do a full tire rotation to them like conventional tires as they are directional so you can only do front to back and vise versa. For this reason I am concerned if I will get 60K out of them and avoid the inner/outer wear. Sure you can dismount the tire from the wheel and remount them but I had heard that's bad for them. Overall, they are excellent. If you are concerned about the tire rotation thing, I would say the Michelin Defenders or the Falkan Wildpeaks are probably a better bet. I plan on getting the Falkans next but hopefully that wont be for at least 50K more miles. Read more”

“CC2 is a super safe way to go, I’d just keep on with them if you’re happy so far. Other options probably won’t last as long or have as good traction in the occasional snow/ice. I have a set of 18” wheels so I use 235/60R18 tires and rotate them, live in the northeast, lots of snow in winter. I’ve used Pirelli Scorpion WeatherActive, they were great, lasted a bit over 40k miles until they got down to just over 2/16th. I’m on Bridgestone UltraWeather now, feel fantastic so far, slightly better efficiency than WeatherActives, slightly quieter too. They’re basically a next gen version of WeatherPeak but in an XL load rating which the ID.4 specifies.”

“Michelin Cross climate 2 in winter snowstorm 1/2024 review I had these installed on my 2021 Honda CR-V hybrid AWD back in August from the OEM Hancook tires. The road noise went away after driving about 500 miles. These tires are freaking amazing! Large puddle on the road? No hydroplaning. My MPG didn’t suffer that much (about 0.3-0.5 mpg decrease). Recently got hit by the snowstorm in Michigan and it’s nice having the confidence driving in the bad road conditions. On my way home from work, there were so many accidents with cars in ditches and unable to go up a hill. I had to take backroads and I had no problem traversing through the back dirt roads. There was a hill that a lot of cars weren’t able to get up but I just squeezed past them without any issues. I was amazed how great these tires are. So glad I spent the extra money for these - I hope they last a while before I get another set!”