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Continental CrossContact LX25 vs Firestone TZ200 — Compared

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

CrossContact LX25 is ahead, 76–63

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Tire BFirestone

TZ200

Summer

Tests – · none yet Owners 62 · 26 reviews

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 +12
    63
    Why this score
    SourceCrossContact LX25TZ200
    Professional tests (TWG score)70–
    Reviews found online8361
  2. 79

    Wet

    CrossContact LX25 +14
    65
    Why this score
    SourceCrossContact LX25TZ200
    Reviews found online8264
  3. 53

    Snow

    No comparison
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    Why this score
    SourceCrossContact LX25TZ200
    Professional tests (TWG score)40–
    Reviews found online72–
  4. 74

    Comfort

    CrossContact LX25 +9
    65
    Why this score
    SourceCrossContact LX25TZ200
    Reviews found online7961
  5. 71

    Noise

    No comparison
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    Why this score
    SourceCrossContact LX25TZ200
    Reviews found online77–
  6. 71

    Treadwear

    CrossContact LX25 +7
    64
    Why this score
    SourceCrossContact LX25TZ200
    Reviews found online7562
  7. 79

    Handling

    CrossContact LX25 +19
    60
    Why this score
    SourceCrossContact LX25TZ200
    Reviews found online7960
Scores at a glance
CategoryContinental CrossContact LX25Firestone TZ200
Relative Score 76 63
Dry 75 63
Wet 79 65
Snow 53 –
Comfort 74 65
Noise 71 –
Treadwear 71 64
Handling 79 60

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Headline score

CrossContact LX25

TZ200

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
All owner themes in the CrossContact LX25 review

Tire B TZ200

Pros

  • Excellent value for money compared to premium brands
  • Strong dry-weather grip and handling
  • High tread life and durability

Cons

  • Reports of excessive road noise or humming at highway speeds
  • Inconsistent wet-weather traction
  • Potential for unpredictable handling characteristics as the tread wears down
All owner themes in the TZ200 review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Continental CrossContact LX25 B · Firestone TZ200
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

Firestone TZ200

Winner: Continental CrossContact LX25 — better handling, wet and dry. It leads or ties in every category we score.

Pick tire A You enjoy sharp, responsive handling

Continental CrossContact LX25 scores 79 vs 60 on handling.

Pick tire A Your priority is wet-weather safety

Continental CrossContact LX25 scores 79 vs 65 on wet.

Pick tire A You want the most grip on dry roads

Continental CrossContact LX25 scores 75 vs 63 on dry.

Pick tire A You want the most comfortable ride

Continental CrossContact LX25 scores 74 vs 65 on comfort.

Tire A · Continental CrossContact LX25
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Tire B · Firestone TZ200
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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.

76

Leads

CrossContact LX25

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