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Continental CrossContact LX25 vs Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen-2 — 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 + 8 road tests and 26 + 3,043 owner reviews. How we score

CrossContact LX25 leads, 73–71 Narrow edge

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Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen-2
Tire BGoodyear

Vector 4Seasons Gen-2

All Season

± 5

Tests 76 · 8 tests Owners 67 · 3,043 reviews

Best test result: #1 of 11 in 2017 All Season VS Winter Tyre Test (wet braking)

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 +18
    57
    Why this score
    SourceCrossContact LX25Vector 4Seasons Gen-2
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / 8 tests7057
    Reviews found online8358

    CrossContact LX25: 60% × 70.4 + 40% × 82.7 = 75

    Vector 4Seasons Gen-2: 60% × 56.9 + 40% × 58.1 = 57

  2. 80

    Wet

    Vector 4Seasons Gen-2 +2
    82
    Why this score
    SourceCrossContact LX25Vector 4Seasons Gen-2
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 8 tests≈ 77 (est.)88
    Reviews found online8373

    CrossContact LX25: 60% × 77.5 (est.) + 40% × 83.1 = 80

    Vector 4Seasons Gen-2: 60% × 87.9 + 40% × 72.6 = 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).

  3. 53

    Snow

    Vector 4Seasons Gen-2 +25
    78
    Why this score
    SourceCrossContact LX25Vector 4Seasons Gen-2
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / 6 tests4084
    Reviews found online7267

    CrossContact LX25: 60% × 40.2 + 40% × 71.7 = 53

    Vector 4Seasons Gen-2: 60% × 84.3 + 40% × 67.3 = 78

  4. 76

    Comfort

    CrossContact LX25 +9
    67
    Why this score
    SourceCrossContact LX25Vector 4Seasons Gen-2
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 71 (est.)≈ 68 (est.)
    Reviews found online7966

    CrossContact LX25: 40% × 70.8 (est.) + 60% × 79.4 = 76

    Vector 4Seasons Gen-2: 40% × 68.2 (est.) + 60% × 66.2 = 67

    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 Vector 4Seasons Gen-2. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.20).

  5. 71

    Noise

    Vector 4Seasons Gen-2 +1
    72
    Why this score
    SourceCrossContact LX25Vector 4Seasons Gen-2
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 5 tests≈ 66 (est.)75
    Reviews found online78≈ 66 (est.)

    CrossContact LX25: 60% × 66.4 (est.) + 40% × 77.5 = 71

    Vector 4Seasons Gen-2: 60% × 75.1 + 40% × 66.4 (est.) = 72

    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.

    No owner ratings of noise for Vector 4Seasons Gen-2. The owner half is the owners’ average (66): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests, so the tests say nothing about how owners would rate it.

  6. 72

    Treadwear

    Vector 4Seasons Gen-2 +2
    74
    Why this score
    SourceCrossContact LX25Vector 4Seasons Gen-2
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 3 tests≈ 70 (est.)77
    Reviews found online7670

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

    Vector 4Seasons Gen-2: 60% × 76.8 + 40% × 70.3 = 74

    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 +16
    63
    Why this score
    SourceCrossContact LX25Vector 4Seasons Gen-2
    Reviews found online7963
  8. –

    Efficiency

    No comparison
    74
    Why this score
    SourceCrossContact LX25Vector 4Seasons Gen-2
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 6 tests–74
Scores at a glance
CategoryContinental CrossContact LX25Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen-2
Relative Score 73 71
Dry 75 57
Wet 80 82
Snow 53 78
Comfort 76 67
Noise 71 72
Treadwear 72 74
Handling (owners) 79 63
Efficiency – 74

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

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Only one of the two tires has a score here, so this weight changes nothing in the head-to-head.

Recomputed
Headline score
± 7

CrossContact LX25

± 5

Vector 4Seasons Gen-2

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 LX25Vector 4Seasons Gen-2ΔHead-to-head
Dry Braking Dry 93% #2/3 · Michelin CrossClimate 2 vs Continental CrossContact LX25 vs Goodyear WeatherReady 90% #6/7 · 2020 ADAC SUV All Season Tyre Test – Different tests
Also published by the testers (not in the score)
Overall Ranking Overall #2/3 Michelin CrossClimate 2 vs Continental CrossContact LX25 vs Goodyear WeatherReady #4/7 2021 Motor All-Season Tire Test R16 – 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 Vector 4Seasons Gen-2

Pros

  • Exceptional grip and safety in wet, rainy, and standing water conditions
  • Outstanding traction and confidence in deep snow, ice, and cold winter weather
  • Comfortable, smooth, and relatively quiet ride quality

Cons

  • Reduced dry-weather performance and softer handling response in warm temperatures (above 20°C)
  • Prone to wheel spin, understeer, and tread squal when pushed hard or during aggressive starts in dry conditions
  • Vague or floaty steering feel on twisty roads or at highway speeds
All owner themes in the Vector 4Seasons Gen-2 review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Continental CrossContact LX25 B · Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen-2
CategoryAll SeasonAll Season
Vehicle typeSUV and 4x4Passenger Car / Crossover
Sizes available4034
Rim diameters16″ – 22″13″ – 20″
Tread depth10 - 12/32″—
UTQG740 A A - B—
SidewallBlack Side Wall - Raised Outline White Lettering—
Max pressure44 - 51 psi—
Sizes in common33

Which one should you actually buy?

Continental CrossContact LX25

Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen-2

Narrow edge: Continental CrossContact LX25 — better dry, handling and comfort. Pick the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen-2 if snow matters most to you.

Pick tire B You drive through snowy winters

Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen-2 scores 78 vs 53 on snow.

Pick tire A You want the most grip on dry roads

Continental CrossContact LX25 scores 75 vs 57 on dry.

Pick tire A You enjoy sharp, responsive handling

Continental CrossContact LX25 scores 79 vs 63 on handling.

Pick tire A You want the most comfortable ride

Continental CrossContact LX25 scores 76 vs 67 on comfort.

Tire A · Continental CrossContact LX25
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CrossContact LX25 or Vector 4Seasons Gen-2?

Which is better in the wet, CrossContact LX25 or Vector 4Seasons Gen-2?

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

Which grips better on dry roads, CrossContact LX25 or Vector 4Seasons Gen-2?

Continental CrossContact LX25, 75 vs 57 on our dry score.

Which is better in snow, CrossContact LX25 or Vector 4Seasons Gen-2?

Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen-2, 78 vs 53 on our snow score.

Which is quieter, CrossContact LX25 or Vector 4Seasons Gen-2?

Neither, by our numbers: 71 vs 72 on the noise score, within 3 points.

Which is more comfortable, CrossContact LX25 or Vector 4Seasons Gen-2?

Continental CrossContact LX25, 76 vs 67 on our comfort score.

Which lasts longer, CrossContact LX25 or Vector 4Seasons Gen-2?

Neither, by our numbers: 72 vs 74 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