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Continental CrossContact LX25 vs Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 Connect — 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 + 3 road tests and 26 + 9 owner reviews. How we score

CrossContact LX25 is ahead, 76–70

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Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 Connect
Tire BMichelin

Pilot Sport Cup 2 Connect

Summer

± 6

Tests 73 · 3 tests Owners 66 · 9 reviews

Best test result: #3 of 10 in 2022 Sport Auto UHP, UUHP and Semi Slick Tyre Test (dry handling)

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 +1
    74
    Why this score
    SourceCrossContact LX25Pilot Sport Cup 2 Connect
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / 3 tests7074
    Reviews found online8376

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

    Pilot Sport Cup 2 Connect: 60% × 73.6 + 40% × 75.6 = 74

  2. 80

    Wet

    CrossContact LX25 +8
    72
    Why this score
    SourceCrossContact LX25Pilot Sport Cup 2 Connect
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 2 tests≈ 77 (est.)74
    Reviews found online8368

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

    Pilot Sport Cup 2 Connect: 60% × 73.7 + 40% × 68.4 = 72

    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

    No comparison
    –
    Why this score
    SourceCrossContact LX25Pilot Sport Cup 2 Connect
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / – tests40–
    Reviews found online72–

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

  4. 76

    Comfort

    CrossContact LX25 +9
    67
    Why this score
    SourceCrossContact LX25Pilot Sport Cup 2 Connect
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 71 (est.)≈ 68 (est.)
    Reviews found online7966

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

    Pilot Sport Cup 2 Connect: 40% × 68.1 (est.) + 60% × 65.8 = 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 Pilot Sport Cup 2 Connect. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.20).

  5. 71

    Noise

    CrossContact LX25 +2
    69
    Why this score
    SourceCrossContact LX25Pilot Sport Cup 2 Connect
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests≈ 66 (est.)70
    Reviews found online78≈ 66 (est.)

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

    Pilot Sport Cup 2 Connect: 60% × 70 + 40% × 66.4 (est.) = 69

    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 Pilot Sport Cup 2 Connect. 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

    CrossContact LX25 +14
    58
    Why this score
    SourceCrossContact LX25Pilot Sport Cup 2 Connect
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 70 (est.)≈ 62 (est.)
    Reviews found online7653

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

    Pilot Sport Cup 2 Connect: 60% × 61.8 (est.) + 40% × 53.4 = 58

    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).

    No road tests of treadwear for Pilot Sport Cup 2 Connect. 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 +5
    74
    Why this score
    SourceCrossContact LX25Pilot Sport Cup 2 Connect
    Reviews found online7974
  8. –

    Efficiency

    No comparison
    67
    Why this score
    SourceCrossContact LX25Pilot Sport Cup 2 Connect
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests–67
Scores at a glance
CategoryContinental CrossContact LX25Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 Connect
Relative Score 76 70
Dry 75 74
Wet 80 72
Snow 53 –
Comfort 76 67
Noise 71 69
Treadwear 72 58
Handling (owners) 79 74
Efficiency – 67

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

Weight the categories that matter to you

Wet grip starts at “Important”. Treadwear starts at “Neutral” here: road tests measured it for at most one of the two tires, so it rests on owner reviews. Move the sliders and the scores update instantly.

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

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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
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CrossContact LX25

± 6

Pilot Sport Cup 2 Connect

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 LX25Pilot Sport Cup 2 ConnectΔHead-to-head
Dry Braking Dry 93% #2/3 · Michelin CrossClimate 2 vs Continental CrossContact LX25 vs Goodyear WeatherReady 94% #9/10 · 2022 Sport Auto UHP, UUHP and Semi Slick 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 #8/11 2022 Tire Rack Extreme Performance Track Tyre Test – 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 Pilot Sport Cup 2 Connect

Pros

  • Significant lap time improvements and reliable dry grip
  • Enhanced wet performance and aquaplaning resistance compared to predecessor tires
  • Surprising daily driving comfort and compliance

Cons

  • Initial tread scrubbing and vibration when brand new
  • Can struggle under extremely high track temperatures (e.g., 54C)
  • Some users reported soft sidewalls or vague feedback near the limit
All owner themes in the Pilot Sport Cup 2 Connect review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Continental CrossContact LX25 B · Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 Connect
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

Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 Connect

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

Pick tire A You want the longest tread life

Continental CrossContact LX25 scores 72 vs 58 on treadwear.

Pick tire A You want the most comfortable ride

Continental CrossContact LX25 scores 76 vs 67 on comfort.

Pick tire A Your priority is wet-weather safety

Continental CrossContact LX25 scores 80 vs 72 on wet.

Tire A · Continental CrossContact LX25
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CrossContact LX25 or Pilot Sport Cup 2 Connect?

Which is better in the wet, CrossContact LX25 or Pilot Sport Cup 2 Connect?

Continental CrossContact LX25, 80 vs 72 on our wet score.

Which grips better on dry roads, CrossContact LX25 or Pilot Sport Cup 2 Connect?

Neither, by our numbers: 75 vs 74 on the dry score, within 3 points.

Which is quieter, CrossContact LX25 or Pilot Sport Cup 2 Connect?

Neither, by our numbers: 71 vs 69 on the noise score, within 3 points.

Which is more comfortable, CrossContact LX25 or Pilot Sport Cup 2 Connect?

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

Which lasts longer, CrossContact LX25 or Pilot Sport Cup 2 Connect?

Continental CrossContact LX25, 72 vs 58 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