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Continental Cross Contact A/T vs Continental TrueContact Tour — 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 + 19 owner reviews. How we score

TrueContact Tour is ahead, 76–62

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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

    TrueContact Tour +12
    76
    Why this score
    SourceCross Contact A/TTrueContact Tour
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 66 (est.)≈ 73 (est.)
    Reviews found online6280

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

    TrueContact Tour: 60% × 72.7 (est.) + 40% × 80 = 76

    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 TrueContact Tour. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.40).

  2. 64

    Wet

    TrueContact Tour +16
    80
    Why this score
    SourceCross Contact A/TTrueContact Tour
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 66 (est.)≈ 78 (est.)
    Reviews found online6384

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

    TrueContact Tour: 60% × 77.8 (est.) + 40% × 84.1 = 80

    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 TrueContact Tour. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.56).

  3. 53

    Snow

    TrueContact Tour +17
    70
    Why this score
    SourceCross Contact A/TTrueContact Tour
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 60 (est.)≈ 70 (est.)
    Reviews found online4170

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

    TrueContact Tour: 60% × 69.8 (est.) + 40% × 69.5 = 70

    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 TrueContact Tour. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.33).

  4. 65

    Comfort

    TrueContact Tour +9
    74
    Why this score
    SourceCross Contact A/TTrueContact Tour
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 68 (est.)≈ 71 (est.)
    Reviews found online6079

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

    TrueContact Tour: 60% × 70.9 (est.) + 40% × 79.1 = 74

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

  5. –

    Noise

    No comparison
    72
    Why this score
    SourceCross Contact A/TTrueContact Tour
    Professional tests (TWG score)–≈ 67 (est.)
    Reviews found online–78

    TrueContact Tour: 60% × 67.3 (est.) + 40% × 78.3 = 72

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

  6. 65

    Treadwear

    TrueContact Tour +10
    75
    Why this score
    SourceCross Contact A/TTrueContact Tour
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 65 (est.)≈ 70 (est.)
    Reviews found online6481

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

    TrueContact Tour: 60% × 70.4 (est.) + 40% × 81.1 = 75

    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 TrueContact Tour. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.31).

  7. 62

    Handling (owners)

    TrueContact Tour +16
    78
    Why this score
    SourceCross Contact A/TTrueContact Tour
    Reviews found online6278
Scores at a glance
CategoryContinental Cross Contact A/TContinental TrueContact Tour
Relative Score 62 76
Dry 64 76
Wet 64 80
Snow 53 70
Comfort 65 74
Noise – 72
Treadwear 65 75
Handling (owners) 62 78

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Headline score

Cross Contact A/T

TrueContact Tour

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 TrueContact Tour

Pros

  • Extremely low road noise and a comfortable ride quality that absorbs bumps well
  • Impressive tread life and overall mileage durability
  • Reliable wet weather grip and cornering confidence

Cons

  • Some users reported a noticeable drop in fuel economy
  • Desire for improved water displacement grooves to better handle heavy rain
  • Limited performance in deep winter or heavy snow conditions
All owner themes in the TrueContact Tour review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Continental Cross Contact A/T B · Continental TrueContact Tour
CategoryAll-Terrain tireAll Season Premium Touring tires
Vehicle typeSUV and 4x4Passenger Car / Crossover
Tread depth—11/32″
UTQG—700 - 800 A A - B
Sidewall—Black Side Wall - White Wall
Max pressure—44 - 51 psi

Which one should you actually buy?

Continental Cross Contact A/T

Continental TrueContact Tour

Winner: Continental TrueContact Tour — better snow, wet and handling. 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. Continental TrueContact Tour rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 19 reviews), so read this result as provisional.

Pick tire B You drive through snowy winters

Continental TrueContact Tour scores 70 vs 53 on snow.

Pick tire B Your priority is wet-weather safety

Continental TrueContact Tour scores 80 vs 64 on wet.

Pick tire B You enjoy sharp, responsive handling

Continental TrueContact Tour scores 78 vs 62 on handling.

Pick tire B You want the most grip on dry roads

Continental TrueContact Tour scores 76 vs 64 on dry.

Tire A · Continental Cross Contact A/T
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Tire B · Continental TrueContact Tour
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Cross Contact A/T or TrueContact Tour?

Which is better in the wet, Cross Contact A/T or TrueContact Tour?

Continental TrueContact Tour, 80 vs 64 on our wet score.

Which grips better on dry roads, Cross Contact A/T or TrueContact Tour?

Continental TrueContact Tour, 76 vs 64 on our dry score.

Which is better in snow, Cross Contact A/T or TrueContact Tour?

Continental TrueContact Tour, 70 vs 53 on our snow score.

Which is more comfortable, Cross Contact A/T or TrueContact Tour?

Continental TrueContact Tour, 74 vs 65 on our comfort score.

Which lasts longer, Cross Contact A/T or TrueContact Tour?

Continental TrueContact Tour, 75 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