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Continental Cross Contact A/T vs Firestone Destination LE2 — 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 + 102 owner reviews. How we score

Destination LE2 is ahead, 68–62

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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

    Destination LE2 +4
    68
    Why this score
    SourceCross Contact A/TDestination LE2
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 66 (est.)≈ 68 (est.)
    Reviews found online6268

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

    Destination LE2: 60% × 67.6 (est.) + 40% × 67.5 = 68

    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 Destination LE2. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.40).

  2. 64

    Wet

    Destination LE2 +5
    69
    Why this score
    SourceCross Contact A/TDestination LE2
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 66 (est.)≈ 69 (est.)
    Reviews found online6369

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

    Destination LE2: 60% × 69.4 (est.) + 40% × 69.1 = 69

    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 Destination LE2. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.56).

  3. 53

    Snow

    Destination LE2 +13
    66
    Why this score
    SourceCross Contact A/TDestination LE2
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 60 (est.)≈ 68 (est.)
    Reviews found online4163

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

    Destination LE2: 60% × 67.5 (est.) + 40% × 62.8 = 66

    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 Destination LE2. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.33).

  4. 65

    Comfort

    Destination LE2 +1
    66
    Why this score
    SourceCross Contact A/TDestination LE2
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 68 (est.)≈ 68 (est.)
    Reviews found online6064

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

    Destination LE2: 60% × 68.2 (est.) + 40% × 63.5 = 66

    No road tests of comfort for Cross Contact A/T or Destination LE2. The test half is the tested tires’ average (69): owners’ comfort ratings barely follow the road tests.

  5. –

    Noise

    No comparison
    69
    Why this score
    SourceCross Contact A/TDestination LE2
    Professional tests (TWG score)–≈ 67 (est.)
    Reviews found online–72

    Destination LE2: 60% × 67.3 (est.) + 40% × 71.6 = 69

    No road tests of noise for Destination LE2. The test half is the tested tires’ average (67): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests.

  6. 65

    Treadwear

    Destination LE2 +2
    67
    Why this score
    SourceCross Contact A/TDestination LE2
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 65 (est.)≈ 66 (est.)
    Reviews found online6467

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

    Destination LE2: 60% × 66.2 (est.) + 40% × 67.4 = 67

    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 Destination LE2. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.31).

  7. 62

    Handling (owners)

    Destination LE2 +6
    68
    Why this score
    SourceCross Contact A/TDestination LE2
    Reviews found online6268
Scores at a glance
CategoryContinental Cross Contact A/TFirestone Destination LE2
Relative Score 62 68
Dry 64 68
Wet 64 69
Snow 53 66
Comfort 65 66
Noise – 69
Treadwear 65 67
Handling (owners) 62 68

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Headline score

Cross Contact A/T

Destination LE2

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 Destination LE2

Pros

  • Excellent dry and wet traction
  • Affordable, high-value pricing
  • Quiet and comfortable highway ride

Cons

  • Tendency to pick up and retain small stones from gravel roads
  • Occasional reports of higher-than-expected road noise on specific vehicle models
  • Isolated instances of balancing difficulties or premature wear
All owner themes in the Destination LE2 review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Continental Cross Contact A/T B · Firestone Destination LE2
CategoryAll-Terrain tireAll-Season tire
Vehicle typeSUV and 4x4Passenger Car / Crossover
Sizes available—5
Rim diameters—16″ – 18″
Tread depth—11/32″
UTQG—520 A B
Treadwear warranty—60,000 mi
Sidewall—Blackwall
Max pressure—44 psi

Which one should you actually buy?

Continental Cross Contact A/T

Firestone Destination LE2

Winner: Firestone Destination LE2 — 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

Firestone Destination LE2 scores 66 vs 53 on snow.

Pick tire B You enjoy sharp, responsive handling

Firestone Destination LE2 scores 68 vs 62 on handling.

Pick tire B Your priority is wet-weather safety

Firestone Destination LE2 scores 69 vs 64 on wet.

Pick tire B You want the most grip on dry roads

Firestone Destination LE2 scores 68 vs 64 on dry.

Tire A · Continental Cross Contact A/T
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Tire B · Firestone Destination LE2
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Cross Contact A/T or Destination LE2?

Which is better in the wet, Cross Contact A/T or Destination LE2?

Firestone Destination LE2, 69 vs 64 on our wet score.

Which grips better on dry roads, Cross Contact A/T or Destination LE2?

Firestone Destination LE2, 68 vs 64 on our dry score.

Which is better in snow, Cross Contact A/T or Destination LE2?

Firestone Destination LE2, 66 vs 53 on our snow score.

Which is more comfortable, Cross Contact A/T or Destination LE2?

Neither, by our numbers: 65 vs 66 on the comfort score, within 3 points.

Which lasts longer, Cross Contact A/T or Destination LE2?

Neither, by our numbers: 65 vs 67 on the treadwear score, within 3 points.

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