Tests 59 · 1 test Owners 78 · 26 reviews
Firestone F700 looks discontinued: no new owner reviews or road tests in five years and no current EU tyre label.
Head-to-head
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Continental CrossContact LX25 vs Firestone F700 — Compared
Relative Score (0–100): the weighted average of the categories below, each 60% road tests and 40% owner reviews. Based on 1 + 0 road tests and 26 + 8 owner reviews. How we score
CrossContact LX25 is ahead, 76–63
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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.
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75
Dry
CrossContact LX25 +1065Why this score
Source CrossContact LX25 F700 Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / – tests 70 ≈ 66 (est.) Reviews found online 83 63 CrossContact LX25: 60% × 70.4 + 40% × 82.6 = 75
F700: 60% × 66 (est.) + 40% × 63.4 = 65
No road tests of dry for F700. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.40).
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78
Wet
CrossContact LX25 +1761Why this score
Source CrossContact LX25 F700 Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 76 (est.) ≈ 63 (est.) Reviews found online 81 57 CrossContact LX25: 60% × 76.2 (est.) + 40% × 81.3 = 78
F700: 60% × 62.7 (est.) + 40% × 57.2 = 61
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 0.56).
No road tests of wet for F700. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.56).
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53
Snow
No comparison–Why this score
Source CrossContact LX25 F700 Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / – tests 40 – Reviews found online 71 – CrossContact LX25: 60% × 40.3 + 40% × 71.2 = 53
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74
Comfort
CrossContact LX25 +1163Why this score
Source CrossContact LX25 F700 Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 71 (est.) ≈ 67 (est.) Reviews found online 79 58 CrossContact LX25: 60% × 70.9 (est.) + 40% × 79.3 = 74
F700: 60% × 67.1 (est.) + 40% × 57.5 = 63
No road tests of comfort for CrossContact LX25 or F700. The test half is the tested tires’ average (69): owners’ comfort ratings barely follow the road tests.
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71
Noise
No comparison–Why this score
Source CrossContact LX25 F700 Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 67 (est.) – Reviews found online 77 – CrossContact LX25: 60% × 67.3 (est.) + 40% × 77.3 = 71
No road tests of noise for CrossContact LX25. The test half is the tested tires’ average (67): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests.
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71
Treadwear
CrossContact LX25 +962Why this score
Source CrossContact LX25 F700 Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 68 (est.) ≈ 64 (est.) Reviews found online 74 59 CrossContact LX25: 60% × 68.3 (est.) + 40% × 74.4 = 71
F700: 60% × 63.6 (est.) + 40% × 59 = 62
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 0.31).
No road tests of treadwear for F700. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.31).
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79
Handling (owners)
CrossContact LX25 +1861Why this score
Source CrossContact LX25 F700 Reviews found online 79 61
Scores at a glance
| Category | Continental CrossContact LX25 | Firestone F700 |
|---|---|---|
| Relative Score | 76 | 63 |
| Dry | 75 | 65 |
| Wet | 78 | 61 |
| Snow | 53 | – |
| Comfort | 74 | 63 |
| Noise | 71 | – |
| Treadwear | 71 | 62 |
| Handling (owners) | 79 | 61 |
Higher is better. The Relative Score follows your weights below; category scores do not change.
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Headline score
76
/ 100
CrossContact LX25
63
/ 100
F700
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 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
Tire B F700
Pros
- Reliable dry-weather traction
- Good steering feedback and handling characteristics
- Competitive tread life for some users
Cons
- Inconsistent wet-weather grip and braking performance
- High levels of road noise
- Prone to uneven or irregular tread wear patterns
Specs side by side
| Attribute | A · Continental CrossContact LX25 | B · Firestone F700 |
|---|---|---|
| Category | All Season | Summer |
| Vehicle type | SUV and 4x4 | Passenger Car / Crossover |
| Sizes available | 40 | — |
| Rim diameters | 16″ – 22″ | — |
| Tread depth | 10 - 12/32″ | — |
| UTQG | 740 A A - B | — |
| Sidewall | Black Side Wall - Raised Outline White Lettering | — |
| Max pressure | 44 - 51 psi | — |
Which one should you actually buy?
76
/ 100
Continental CrossContact LX25
63
/ 100
Firestone F700
Winner: Continental CrossContact LX25 — better handling, wet and comfort. It leads or ties in every category we score. Firestone F700 rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 8 reviews), so read this result as provisional.
Pick tire A
You enjoy sharp, responsive handling
Continental CrossContact LX25 scores 79 vs 61 on handling.
Pick tire A
Your priority is wet-weather safety
Continental CrossContact LX25 scores 78 vs 61 on wet.
Pick tire A
You want the most comfortable ride
Continental CrossContact LX25 scores 74 vs 63 on comfort.
Pick tire A
You want the most grip on dry roads
Continental CrossContact LX25 scores 75 vs 65 on dry.
Tire A · Continental CrossContact LX25
Tire B · Firestone F700
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CrossContact LX25 or F700?
Which is better in the wet, CrossContact LX25 or F700?
Continental CrossContact LX25, 78 vs 61 on our wet score.
Which grips better on dry roads, CrossContact LX25 or F700?
Continental CrossContact LX25, 75 vs 65 on our dry score.
Which is more comfortable, CrossContact LX25 or F700?
Continental CrossContact LX25, 74 vs 63 on our comfort score.
Which lasts longer, CrossContact LX25 or F700?
Continental CrossContact LX25, 71 vs 62 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