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Continental Cross Contact A/T vs Continental VikingContact 7 — Compared

Relative Score (0–100): the weighted average of the categories below, each 60% road tests and 40% owner reviews. Based on 0 + 8 road tests and 14 + 32 owner reviews. How we score

VikingContact 7 leads, 66–62 Narrow edge

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Continental VikingContact 7
Tire BContinental

VikingContact 7

Winter

Tests 75 · 8 tests Owners 60 · 32 reviews

Best test result: #1 of 20 in 2020 Nordic and Studded Winter Tyre Test (snow braking)

Category by category

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

  1. 64

    Dry

    VikingContact 7 +2
    66
    Why this score
    SourceCross Contact A/TVikingContact 7
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 8 tests≈ 66 (est.)76
    Reviews found online6249

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

    VikingContact 7: 60% × 76.4 + 40% × 49.4 = 66

    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).

  2. 64

    Wet

    VikingContact 7 +2
    66
    Why this score
    SourceCross Contact A/TVikingContact 7
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 8 tests≈ 66 (est.)68
    Reviews found online6362

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

    VikingContact 7: 60% × 68.4 + 40% × 62.1 = 66

    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).

  3. 53

    Snow

    VikingContact 7 +22
    75
    Why this score
    SourceCross Contact A/TVikingContact 7
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 8 tests≈ 60 (est.)79
    Reviews found online4170

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

    VikingContact 7: 60% × 78.6 + 40% × 70.1 = 75

    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).

  4. 65

    Comfort

    VikingContact 7 +5
    70
    Why this score
    SourceCross Contact A/TVikingContact 7
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests≈ 68 (est.)70
    Reviews found online6071

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

    VikingContact 7: 60% × 70 + 40% × 71 = 70

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

  5. –

    Noise

    No comparison
    80
    Why this score
    SourceCross Contact A/TVikingContact 7
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 6 tests–88
    Reviews found online–68

    VikingContact 7: 60% × 88.1 + 40% × 68.1 = 80

  6. 65

    Treadwear

    Cross Contact A/T +6
    59
    Why this score
    SourceCross Contact A/TVikingContact 7
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 65 (est.)≈ 62 (est.)
    Reviews found online6454

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

    VikingContact 7: 60% × 62 (est.) + 40% × 54 = 59

    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 VikingContact 7. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.31).

  7. 62

    Handling (owners)

    Cross Contact A/T +2
    60
    Why this score
    SourceCross Contact A/TVikingContact 7
    Reviews found online6260
Scores at a glance
CategoryContinental Cross Contact A/TContinental VikingContact 7
Relative Score 62 66
Dry 64 66
Wet 64 66
Snow 53 75
Comfort 65 70
Noise – 80
Treadwear 65 59
Handling (owners) 62 60

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.

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Headline score

Cross Contact A/T

VikingContact 7

Only categories both tires have data for count toward the headline score.

The professional test results behind the scores

Per discipline: the average % of the best tire over every test both tires were in, and how many of those tests each one won. “Different tests” rows compare results from separate tests.

DisciplineCategoryCross Contact A/TVikingContact 7ΔHead-to-head
Also published by the testers (not in the score)
Overall Ranking Overall #7/7 2017 Drive Out Off Road 4x4 Tyre Test #2/15 2025 Teknikens Värld Winter Tire Test R17 – Different tests

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 VikingContact 7

Pros

  • Exceptionally quiet and comfortable ride quality
  • Strong performance in slush and deep snow
  • Stable and predictable handling at highway speeds

Cons

  • Mixed reports regarding tread life and longevity
  • Noticeable decline in ice-braking performance compared to top-tier ice specialists
  • Compound may harden or performance may degrade after multiple seasons
All owner themes in the VikingContact 7 review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Continental Cross Contact A/T B · Continental VikingContact 7
CategoryAll-Terrain tireWinter
Vehicle typeSUV and 4x4Passenger Car / Crossover
Sizes available—134
Rim diameters—14″ – 22″
Tread depth—10 - 11/32″
Sidewall—Black Side Wall
Max pressure—44 - 51 psi

Which one should you actually buy?

Continental Cross Contact A/T

Continental VikingContact 7

Narrow edge: Continental VikingContact 7 — better snow and comfort. Pick the Continental Cross Contact A/T if treadwear matters most to you. 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 VikingContact 7 scores 75 vs 53 on snow.

Pick tire A You want the longest tread life

Continental Cross Contact A/T scores 65 vs 59 on treadwear.

Pick tire B You want the most comfortable ride

Continental VikingContact 7 scores 70 vs 65 on comfort.

Tire A · Continental Cross Contact A/T
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Tire B · Continental VikingContact 7
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Cross Contact A/T or VikingContact 7?

Which is better in the wet, Cross Contact A/T or VikingContact 7?

Neither, by our numbers: 64 vs 66 on the wet score, within 3 points.

Which grips better on dry roads, Cross Contact A/T or VikingContact 7?

Neither, by our numbers: 64 vs 66 on the dry score, within 3 points.

Which is better in snow, Cross Contact A/T or VikingContact 7?

Continental VikingContact 7, 75 vs 53 on our snow score.

Which is more comfortable, Cross Contact A/T or VikingContact 7?

Continental VikingContact 7, 70 vs 65 on our comfort score.

Which lasts longer, Cross Contact A/T or VikingContact 7?

Continental Cross Contact A/T, 65 vs 59 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