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Continental CrossContact LX25 vs Firestone Destination LE2 — Compared

Relative Score (0–100): 60% professional tests, 40% owner reviews.

CrossContact LX25 is ahead, 72–67

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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. 75

    Dry

    CrossContact LX25 +8
    67
    Why this score
    SourceCrossContact LX25Destination LE2
    Professional tests (TWG score)70–
    Reviews found online8367
  2. 79

    Wet

    CrossContact LX25 +10
    69
    Why this score
    SourceCrossContact LX25Destination LE2
    Reviews found online8269
  3. 52

    Snow

    Destination LE2 +14
    66
    Why this score
    SourceCrossContact LX25Destination LE2
    Professional tests (TWG score)39–
    Reviews found online7163
  4. 74

    Comfort

    CrossContact LX25 +8
    66
    Why this score
    SourceCrossContact LX25Destination LE2
    Reviews found online7964
  5. 71

    Noise

    CrossContact LX25 +3
    68
    Why this score
    SourceCrossContact LX25Destination LE2
    Reviews found online7771
  6. 71

    Treadwear

    CrossContact LX25 +4
    67
    Why this score
    SourceCrossContact LX25Destination LE2
    Reviews found online7567
  7. 79

    Handling

    CrossContact LX25 +11
    68
    Why this score
    SourceCrossContact LX25Destination LE2
    Reviews found online7968
Scores at a glance
CategoryContinental CrossContact LX25Firestone Destination LE2
Relative Score 72 67
Dry 75 67
Wet 79 69
Snow 52 66
Comfort 74 66
Noise 71 68
Treadwear 71 67
Handling 79 68

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CrossContact LX25

Destination LE2

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 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 CrossContact LX25 B · Firestone Destination LE2
CategoryAll Season—
Vehicle typeSUV and 4x4—
Sizes available405
Rim diameters16″ – 22″16″ – 18″
Tread depth10 - 12/32″11/32″
UTQG740 A A - B520 A B
Treadwear warranty—60,000 mi
SidewallBlack Side Wall - Raised Outline White LetteringBlackwall
Max pressure44 - 51 psi44 psi

Which one should you actually buy?

Continental CrossContact LX25

Firestone Destination LE2

Winner: Continental CrossContact LX25 — better handling, wet and dry. Pick the Firestone Destination LE2 if snow matters most to you.

Pick tire B You drive through snowy winters

Firestone Destination LE2 scores 66 vs 52 on snow.

Pick tire A You enjoy sharp, responsive handling

Continental CrossContact LX25 scores 79 vs 68 on handling.

Pick tire A Your priority is wet-weather safety

Continental CrossContact LX25 scores 79 vs 69 on wet.

Pick tire A You want the most grip on dry roads

Continental CrossContact LX25 scores 75 vs 67 on dry.

Tire A · Continental CrossContact LX25
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Tire B · Firestone Destination LE2
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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.

Community buzz from Reddit and forums is shown for context only — it never changes the score.

72

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CrossContact LX25

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