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Cooper Zeon CS Sport looks discontinued: no new owner reviews or road tests in five years and no current EU tyre label.

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Continental CrossContact LX25 vs Cooper Zeon CS Sport — 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 1 + 1 road tests and 26 + 8 owner reviews. How we score

Too close to call: CrossContact LX25 and Zeon CS Sport are level at 77.

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Cooper Zeon CS Sport
Tire BCooper

Zeon CS Sport

Summer

± 8Provisional

Tests – · 1 test Owners 80 · 8 reviews

Best test result: #4 of 16 in 2020 ADAC 18 Inch Summer Tyre Test (wear)

Category by category

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

  1. 75

    Dry

    Zeon CS Sport +2
    77
    Why this score
    SourceCrossContact LX25Zeon CS Sport
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / – tests70≈ 74 (est.)
    Reviews found online8382

    CrossContact LX25: 60% × 70.4 + 40% × 82.8 = 75

    Zeon CS Sport: 60% × 73.7 (est.) + 40% × 81.8 = 77

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

  2. 80

    Wet

    Zeon CS Sport +2
    82
    Why this score
    SourceCrossContact LX25Zeon CS Sport
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 78 (est.)≈ 80 (est.)
    Reviews found online8387

    CrossContact LX25: 60% × 77.6 (est.) + 40% × 83.2 = 80

    Zeon CS Sport: 60% × 79.6 (est.) + 40% × 86.8 = 82

    No road tests of wet for CrossContact LX25. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).

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

  3. 53

    Snow

    No comparison
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    Why this score
    SourceCrossContact LX25Zeon CS Sport
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / – tests40–
    Reviews found online72–

    CrossContact LX25: 60% × 40.2 + 40% × 71.8 = 53

  4. 76

    Comfort

    Level
    76
    Why this score
    SourceCrossContact LX25Zeon CS Sport
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 71 (est.)≈ 71 (est.)
    Reviews found online7980

    CrossContact LX25: 40% × 70.9 (est.) + 60% × 79.4 = 76

    Zeon CS Sport: 40% × 71 (est.) + 60% × 79.9 = 76

    No road tests of comfort for CrossContact LX25. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.20).

    No road tests of comfort for Zeon CS Sport. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.20).

  5. 71

    Noise

    No comparison
    –
    Why this score
    SourceCrossContact LX25Zeon CS Sport
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 66 (est.)–
    Reviews found online77–

    CrossContact LX25: 60% × 66.3 (est.) + 40% × 77.4 = 71

    No road tests of noise for CrossContact LX25. The test half is the tested tires’ average (66): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests.

  6. 72

    Treadwear

    Level
    72
    Why this score
    SourceCrossContact LX25Zeon CS Sport
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests≈ 70 (est.)72
    Reviews found online7672

    CrossContact LX25: 60% × 69.8 (est.) + 40% × 75.5 = 72

    Zeon CS Sport: 60% × 72.2 + 40% × 72.4 = 72

    No road tests of treadwear for CrossContact LX25. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.36).

  7. 79

    Handling (owners)

    CrossContact LX25 +4
    75
    Why this score
    SourceCrossContact LX25Zeon CS Sport
    Reviews found online7975
Scores at a glance
CategoryContinental CrossContact LX25Cooper Zeon CS Sport
Relative Score 77 77
Dry 75 77
Wet 80 82
Snow 53 –
Comfort 76 76
Noise 71 –
Treadwear 72 72
Handling (owners) 79 75

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

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Headline score
± 7

CrossContact LX25

± 8

Zeon CS Sport

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.

DisciplineCategoryCrossContact LX25Zeon CS SportΔHead-to-head
Also published by the testers (not in the score)
Overall Ranking Overall #2/3 Michelin CrossClimate 2 vs Continental CrossContact LX25 vs Goodyear WeatherReady #15/14 2020 TCS Summer Tire Test R18 – Different tests

Pros, cons & observations

Themes extracted from owner reviews found online — not the opinion of TireWheelGuide.

Tire A CrossContact LX25

Pros

  • Extremely quiet and smooth ride quality at all speeds
  • Significantly improved wet and snow traction
  • Enhanced braking performance and responsiveness

Cons

  • Tends to pick up and throw gravel from the road surface
  • Can feel a bit harsh or firm when hitting deep potholes
  • Occasional reports of unexpectedly rapid treadwear in rare instances
All owner themes in the CrossContact LX25 review

Tire B Zeon CS Sport

Pros

  • Excellent wet and dry traction
  • Superior ride comfort and low road noise
  • High value for money compared to premium brands

Cons

  • Rapid tread wear reported by some users
  • Potential for premature replacement under high-mileage or aggressive use
  • Less rigid sidewall feel compared to some dedicated performance run-flat tires
All owner themes in the Zeon CS Sport review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Continental CrossContact LX25 B · Cooper Zeon CS Sport
CategoryAll SeasonSummer
Vehicle typeSUV and 4x4Passenger Car / Crossover
Sizes available40—
Rim diameters16″ – 22″—
Tread depth10 - 12/32″—
UTQG740 A A - B—
SidewallBlack Side Wall - Raised Outline White Lettering—
Max pressure44 - 51 psi—

Which one should you actually buy?

Continental CrossContact LX25

Cooper Zeon CS Sport

Too close to call: Continental CrossContact LX25 and Cooper Zeon CS Sport are within 2 points overall. Cooper Zeon CS Sport rests on little evidence so far (1 test, 8 reviews), so read this result as provisional.

Tire A · Continental CrossContact LX25
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Tire B · Cooper Zeon CS Sport
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CrossContact LX25 or Zeon CS Sport?

Which is better in the wet, CrossContact LX25 or Zeon CS Sport?

Neither, by our numbers: 80 vs 82 on the wet score, within 3 points.

Which grips better on dry roads, CrossContact LX25 or Zeon CS Sport?

Neither, by our numbers: 75 vs 77 on the dry score, within 3 points.

Which is more comfortable, CrossContact LX25 or Zeon CS Sport?

Neither, by our numbers: 76 vs 76 on the comfort score, within 3 points.

Which lasts longer, CrossContact LX25 or Zeon CS Sport?

Neither, by our numbers: 72 vs 72 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