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Michelin Cross Terrain looks discontinued: no new owner reviews or road tests in five years and no current EU tyre label.

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Continental ContiCrossContact LX 2 vs Michelin Cross Terrain — Compared

Relative Score (0–100): the weighted average of the categories below, each 60% road tests and 40% owner reviews. Based on 0 + 0 road tests and 28 + 3 owner reviews. How we score

Cross Terrain leads, 72–70 Narrow edge

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Michelin Cross Terrain
Tire BMichelin

Cross Terrain

All Season All Terrain and Off Road tires

Provisional

Tests – · none yet Owners 74 · 3 reviews

Category by category

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

  1. 69

    Dry

    Cross Terrain +1
    70
    Why this score
    SourceContiCrossContact LX 2Cross Terrain
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 68 (est.)≈ 69 (est.)
    Reviews found online7071

    ContiCrossContact LX 2: 60% × 68.5 (est.) + 40% × 69.6 = 69

    Cross Terrain: 60% × 69.2 (est.) + 40% × 71.3 = 70

    No road tests of dry for ContiCrossContact LX 2. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.40).

    No road tests of dry for Cross Terrain. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.40).

  2. 72

    Wet

    Cross Terrain +2
    74
    Why this score
    SourceContiCrossContact LX 2Cross Terrain
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 71 (est.)≈ 73 (est.)
    Reviews found online7275

    ContiCrossContact LX 2: 60% × 71.1 (est.) + 40% × 72.2 = 72

    Cross Terrain: 60% × 72.8 (est.) + 40% × 75.1 = 74

    No road tests of wet for ContiCrossContact LX 2. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.56).

    No road tests of wet for Cross Terrain. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.56).

  3. 61

    Snow

    No comparison
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    Why this score
    SourceContiCrossContact LX 2Cross Terrain
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 65 (est.)–
    Reviews found online55–

    ContiCrossContact LX 2: 60% × 64.9 (est.) + 40% × 54.8 = 61

    No road tests of snow for ContiCrossContact LX 2. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.33).

  4. 68

    Comfort

    Cross Terrain +2
    70
    Why this score
    SourceContiCrossContact LX 2Cross Terrain
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 69 (est.)≈ 69 (est.)
    Reviews found online6670

    ContiCrossContact LX 2: 60% × 68.7 (est.) + 40% × 66.4 = 68

    Cross Terrain: 60% × 69.4 (est.) + 40% × 70.4 = 70

    No road tests of comfort for ContiCrossContact LX 2 or Cross Terrain. The test half is the tested tires’ average (69): owners’ comfort ratings barely follow the road tests.

  5. 69

    Treadwear

    Cross Terrain +4
    73
    Why this score
    SourceContiCrossContact LX 2Cross Terrain
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 67 (est.)≈ 69 (est.)
    Reviews found online7178

    ContiCrossContact LX 2: 60% × 67.3 (est.) + 40% × 71.1 = 69

    Cross Terrain: 60% × 69.3 (est.) + 40% × 77.5 = 73

    No road tests of treadwear for ContiCrossContact LX 2. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.31).

    No road tests of treadwear for Cross Terrain. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.31).

  6. 69

    Handling (owners)

    Cross Terrain +2
    71
    Why this score
    SourceContiCrossContact LX 2Cross Terrain
    Reviews found online6971
Scores at a glance
CategoryContinental ContiCrossContact LX 2Michelin Cross Terrain
Relative Score 70 72
Dry 69 70
Wet 72 74
Snow 61 –
Comfort 68 70
Treadwear 69 73
Handling (owners) 69 71

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

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Headline score

ContiCrossContact LX 2

Cross Terrain

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 ContiCrossContact LX 2

Pros

  • Exceptional tread life and long-term durability
  • Strong wet and dry road grip and braking performance
  • Good capability for light off-roading, gravel, and sand

Cons

  • Poor traction and handling in deep snow, ice, or heavy mud
  • Can exhibit loud road noise and a harsh ride on rough or damaged roads
  • Cornering precision can feel reduced at higher speeds
All owner themes in the ContiCrossContact LX 2 review

Tire B Cross Terrain

Pros

  • Exceptional tread life and overall mileage
  • Superior quietness and ride comfort
  • Reliable grip and performance in winter conditions

Cons

  • Limited performance capabilities for high-speed or aggressive driving
  • Discontinued product availability
  • Performance bias favors winter conditions over dry or wet handling
All owner themes in the Cross Terrain review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Continental ContiCrossContact LX 2 B · Michelin Cross Terrain
CategoryAll SeasonAll Season All Terrain and Off Road tires
Vehicle typeSUV and 4x4SUV and 4x4
Sizes available39—
Rim diameters15″ – 20″—

Which one should you actually buy?

Continental ContiCrossContact LX 2

Michelin Cross Terrain

Narrow edge: Michelin Cross Terrain — better treadwear. It leads or ties in every category we score. Michelin Cross Terrain rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 3 reviews), so read this result as provisional.

Pick tire B You want the longest tread life

Michelin Cross Terrain scores 73 vs 69 on treadwear.

Tire A · Continental ContiCrossContact LX 2
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Tire B · Michelin Cross Terrain
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ContiCrossContact LX 2 or Cross Terrain?

Which is better in the wet, ContiCrossContact LX 2 or Cross Terrain?

Neither, by our numbers: 72 vs 74 on the wet score, within 3 points.

Which grips better on dry roads, ContiCrossContact LX 2 or Cross Terrain?

Neither, by our numbers: 69 vs 70 on the dry score, within 3 points.

Which is more comfortable, ContiCrossContact LX 2 or Cross Terrain?

Neither, by our numbers: 68 vs 70 on the comfort score, within 3 points.

Which lasts longer, ContiCrossContact LX 2 or Cross Terrain?

Michelin Cross Terrain, 73 vs 69 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