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Continental Cross Contact A/T vs Continental PureContact LS — 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 14 + 25 owner reviews. How we score

PureContact LS is ahead, 70–62

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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. 64

    Dry

    PureContact LS +7
    71
    Why this score
    SourceCross Contact A/TPureContact LS
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 66 (est.)≈ 70 (est.)
    Reviews found online6273

    Cross Contact A/T: 60% × 65.5 (est.) + 40% × 62.2 = 64

    PureContact LS: 60% × 69.6 (est.) + 40% × 72.5 = 71

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

  2. 64

    Wet

    PureContact LS +9
    73
    Why this score
    SourceCross Contact A/TPureContact LS
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 66 (est.)≈ 72 (est.)
    Reviews found online6374

    Cross Contact A/T: 60% × 65.7 (est.) + 40% × 62.5 = 64

    PureContact LS: 60% × 72.3 (est.) + 40% × 74.2 = 73

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

  3. 53

    Snow

    PureContact LS +14
    67
    Why this score
    SourceCross Contact A/TPureContact LS
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 60 (est.)≈ 68 (est.)
    Reviews found online4164

    Cross Contact A/T: 60% × 60.4 (est.) + 40% × 41.3 = 53

    PureContact LS: 60% × 68.1 (est.) + 40% × 64.4 = 67

    No road tests of snow for Cross Contact A/T. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.33).

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

  4. 65

    Comfort

    Level
    65
    Why this score
    SourceCross Contact A/TPureContact LS
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 68 (est.)≈ 68 (est.)
    Reviews found online6061

    Cross Contact A/T: 60% × 67.6 (est.) + 40% × 60.4 = 65

    PureContact LS: 60% × 67.8 (est.) + 40% × 61.4 = 65

    No road tests of comfort for Cross Contact A/T or PureContact LS. The test half is the tested tires’ average (69): owners’ comfort ratings barely follow the road tests.

  5. –

    Noise

    No comparison
    70
    Why this score
    SourceCross Contact A/TPureContact LS
    Professional tests (TWG score)–≈ 67 (est.)
    Reviews found online–73

    PureContact LS: 60% × 67.3 (est.) + 40% × 73.3 = 70

    No road tests of noise for PureContact LS. The test half is the tested tires’ average (67): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests.

  6. 65

    Treadwear

    PureContact LS +3
    68
    Why this score
    SourceCross Contact A/TPureContact LS
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 65 (est.)≈ 67 (est.)
    Reviews found online6469

    Cross Contact A/T: 60% × 65.2 (est.) + 40% × 64.4 = 65

    PureContact LS: 60% × 66.7 (est.) + 40% × 69.1 = 68

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

  7. 62

    Handling (owners)

    PureContact LS +11
    73
    Why this score
    SourceCross Contact A/TPureContact LS
    Reviews found online6273
Scores at a glance
CategoryContinental Cross Contact A/TContinental PureContact LS
Relative Score 62 70
Dry 64 71
Wet 64 73
Snow 53 67
Comfort 65 65
Noise – 70
Treadwear 65 68
Handling (owners) 62 73

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

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Headline score

Cross Contact A/T

PureContact LS

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 Cross Contact A/T

Pros

  • Excellent on-road comfort and handling with acceptable noise levels
  • High potential longevity and mileage for many users, with sets lasting upwards of 50,000 to 80,000 km/miles
  • Competent dry and wet performance on paved surfaces

Cons

  • Susceptibility to punctures and fragile sidewalls reported by some drivers
  • Rapid, premature tread wear experienced by certain users
  • Poor traction and spinning issues in winter conditions such as snow and ice
All owner themes in the Cross Contact A/T review

Tire B PureContact LS

Pros

  • Exceptionally quiet and comfortable ride quality
  • Strong wet and dry traction with reliable handling
  • Good balance of everyday comfort and long treadlife

Cons

  • Soft sidewalls can lead to less responsive or wandering handling during aggressive cornering
  • Develops temporary flat spotting when parked, causing morning vibrations
  • Poor winter performance, particularly lacking traction on snow and ice despite being an all-season tire
All owner themes in the PureContact LS review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Continental Cross Contact A/T B · Continental PureContact LS
CategoryAll-Terrain tireAll Season
Vehicle typeSUV and 4x4Passenger Car / Crossover
Tread depth—10/32″
UTQG—700 A A
Treadwear warranty—70,000 mi
Sidewall—Black Side Wall
Max pressure—51 psi

Which one should you actually buy?

Continental Cross Contact A/T

Continental PureContact LS

Winner: Continental PureContact LS — better snow, handling and wet. It leads or ties in every category we score. Continental Cross Contact A/T rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 14 reviews), so read this result as provisional.

Pick tire B You drive through snowy winters

Continental PureContact LS scores 67 vs 53 on snow.

Pick tire B You enjoy sharp, responsive handling

Continental PureContact LS scores 73 vs 62 on handling.

Pick tire B Your priority is wet-weather safety

Continental PureContact LS scores 73 vs 64 on wet.

Pick tire B You want the most grip on dry roads

Continental PureContact LS scores 71 vs 64 on dry.

Tire A · Continental Cross Contact A/T
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Tire B · Continental PureContact LS
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Cross Contact A/T or PureContact LS?

Which is better in the wet, Cross Contact A/T or PureContact LS?

Continental PureContact LS, 73 vs 64 on our wet score.

Which grips better on dry roads, Cross Contact A/T or PureContact LS?

Continental PureContact LS, 71 vs 64 on our dry score.

Which is better in snow, Cross Contact A/T or PureContact LS?

Continental PureContact LS, 67 vs 53 on our snow score.

Which is more comfortable, Cross Contact A/T or PureContact LS?

Neither, by our numbers: 65 vs 65 on the comfort score, within 3 points.

Which lasts longer, Cross Contact A/T or PureContact LS?

Continental PureContact LS, 68 vs 65 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