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Continental ContiCrossContact LX vs Laufenn S fit EQ — 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 + 4 road tests and 35 + 14 owner reviews. How we score

ContiCrossContact LX leads, 56–53 Narrow edge

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Laufenn S fit EQ
Tire BLaufenn

S fit EQ

Summer

± 9

Tests 53 · 4 tests Owners 54 · 14 reviews

Best test result: #5 of 14 in 2018 New and Worn Summer Tyre Test (wet handling)

Category by category

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

  1. 57

    Dry

    ContiCrossContact LX +6
    51
    Why this score
    SourceContiCrossContact LXS fit EQ
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 3 tests≈ 61 (est.)49
    Reviews found online5153

    ContiCrossContact LX: 60% × 60.8 (est.) + 40% × 50.8 = 57

    S fit EQ: 60% × 48.8 + 40% × 53.4 = 51

    No road tests of dry for ContiCrossContact LX. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.42).

  2. 59

    Wet

    ContiCrossContact LX +9
    50
    Why this score
    SourceContiCrossContact LXS fit EQ
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 3 tests≈ 62 (est.)47
    Reviews found online5554

    ContiCrossContact LX: 60% × 62.1 (est.) + 40% × 54.9 = 59

    S fit EQ: 60% × 47 + 40% × 53.6 = 50

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

  3. 60

    Snow

    No comparison
    –
    Why this score
    SourceContiCrossContact LXS fit EQ
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 65 (est.)–
    Reviews found online53–

    ContiCrossContact LX: 60% × 64.9 (est.) + 40% × 52.8 = 60

    No road tests of snow for ContiCrossContact LX. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.32).

  4. 56

    Comfort

    S fit EQ +2
    58
    Why this score
    SourceContiCrossContact LXS fit EQ
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 65 (est.)≈ 66 (est.)
    Reviews found online5153

    ContiCrossContact LX: 40% × 65 (est.) + 60% × 50.5 = 56

    S fit EQ: 40% × 65.6 (est.) + 60% × 53.3 = 58

    No road tests of comfort for ContiCrossContact LX. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.21).

    No road tests of comfort for S fit EQ. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.21).

  5. 64

    Noise

    ContiCrossContact LX +8
    56
    Why this score
    SourceContiCrossContact LXS fit EQ
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests≈ 66 (est.)49
    Reviews found online60≈ 66 (est.)

    ContiCrossContact LX: 60% × 66.3 (est.) + 40% × 59.6 = 64

    S fit EQ: 60% × 48.8 + 40% × 66.3 (est.) = 56

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

    No owner ratings of noise for S fit EQ. The owner half is the owners’ average (66): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests, so the tests say nothing about how owners would rate it.

  6. 52

    Treadwear

    S fit EQ +9
    61
    Why this score
    SourceContiCrossContact LXS fit EQ
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests≈ 58 (est.)64
    Reviews found online4356

    ContiCrossContact LX: 60% × 58.1 (est.) + 40% × 43 = 52

    S fit EQ: 60% × 64.3 + 40% × 55.9 = 61

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

  7. 46

    Handling (owners)

    Level
    46
    Why this score
    SourceContiCrossContact LXS fit EQ
    Reviews found online4646
  8. –

    Efficiency

    No comparison
    71
    Why this score
    SourceContiCrossContact LXS fit EQ
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests–71
Scores at a glance
CategoryContinental ContiCrossContact LXLaufenn S fit EQ
Relative Score 56 53
Dry 57 51
Wet 59 50
Snow 60 –
Comfort 56 58
Noise 64 56
Treadwear 52 61
Handling (owners) 46 46
Efficiency – 71

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

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Only one of the two tires has a score here, so this weight changes nothing in the head-to-head.

Less important
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Only one of the two tires has a score here, so this weight changes nothing in the head-to-head.

Recomputed
Headline score
± 8

ContiCrossContact LX

± 9

S fit EQ

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

Pros

  • Strong dry-road grip and handling performance
  • Quiet and comfortable ride quality on pavement
  • Competitive price point compared to premium alternatives

Cons

  • Poor wet-weather performance, including hydroplaning and sliding
  • Inconsistent and often premature tread wear
  • Susceptibility to uneven wear patterns
All owner themes in the ContiCrossContact LX review

Tire B S fit EQ

Pros

  • Attractive price point offering high value for money
  • Low road noise resulting in a quiet, comfortable ride for daily commuting
  • Competent dry grip and handling under normal driving conditions

Cons

  • Flimsy sidewalls prone to bubbling and easy puncture from potholes
  • Poor wet weather performance with tendencies toward understeer and traction loss
  • Lack of steering feedback and poor turn-in response
All owner themes in the S fit EQ review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Continental ContiCrossContact LX B · Laufenn S fit EQ
CategoryAll SeasonSummer
Vehicle typeSUV and 4x4Passenger Car / Crossover
Sizes available424
Rim diameters16″ – 18″15″ – 20″
Tread depth10/32″—
UTQG680 A B360 A A
Treadwear warranty65,000 mi—
SidewallBlackwall—
Max pressure44 psi—
Sizes in common00

Which one should you actually buy?

Continental ContiCrossContact LX

Laufenn S fit EQ

Narrow edge: Continental ContiCrossContact LX — better wet, noise and dry. Pick the Laufenn S fit EQ if treadwear matters most to you.

Pick tire A Your priority is wet-weather safety

Continental ContiCrossContact LX scores 59 vs 50 on wet.

Pick tire B You want the longest tread life

Laufenn S fit EQ scores 61 vs 52 on treadwear.

Pick tire A You want a quieter cabin

Continental ContiCrossContact LX scores 64 vs 56 on noise.

Pick tire A You want the most grip on dry roads

Continental ContiCrossContact LX scores 57 vs 51 on dry.

Tire A · Continental ContiCrossContact LX
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ContiCrossContact LX or S fit EQ?

Which is better in the wet, ContiCrossContact LX or S fit EQ?

Continental ContiCrossContact LX, 59 vs 50 on our wet score.

Which grips better on dry roads, ContiCrossContact LX or S fit EQ?

Continental ContiCrossContact LX, 57 vs 51 on our dry score.

Which is quieter, ContiCrossContact LX or S fit EQ?

Continental ContiCrossContact LX, 64 vs 56 on our noise score.

Which is more comfortable, ContiCrossContact LX or S fit EQ?

Neither, by our numbers: 56 vs 58 on the comfort score, within 3 points.

Which lasts longer, ContiCrossContact LX or S fit EQ?

Laufenn S fit EQ, 61 vs 52 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