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Michelin Primacy Alpin looks discontinued: no new owner reviews or road tests in five years and no current EU tyre label.

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Continental CrossContact LX25 vs Michelin Primacy Alpin — 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 + 0 road tests and 26 + 5 owner reviews. How we score

CrossContact LX25 leads, 77–75 Narrow edge

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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 +2
    73
    Why this score
    SourceCrossContact LX25Primacy Alpin
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / – tests70≈ 71 (est.)
    Reviews found online8375

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

    Primacy Alpin: 60% × 70.8 (est.) + 40% × 75 = 73

    No road tests of dry for Primacy Alpin. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.41).

  2. 80

    Wet

    Level
    80
    Why this score
    SourceCrossContact LX25Primacy Alpin
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 77 (est.)≈ 78 (est.)
    Reviews found online8384

    CrossContact LX25: 60% × 77.4 (est.) + 40% × 83 = 80

    Primacy Alpin: 60% × 78 (est.) + 40% × 84 = 80

    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).

    No road tests of wet for Primacy Alpin. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).

  3. 53

    Snow

    No comparison
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    Why this score
    SourceCrossContact LX25Primacy Alpin
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / – tests40–
    Reviews found online72–

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

  4. 76

    Comfort

    CrossContact LX25 +3
    73
    Why this score
    SourceCrossContact LX25Primacy Alpin
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 71 (est.)≈ 70 (est.)
    Reviews found online7975

    CrossContact LX25: 40% × 70.8 (est.) + 60% × 79.3 = 76

    Primacy Alpin: 40% × 70 (est.) + 60% × 75.1 = 73

    No road tests of comfort for CrossContact LX25 or Primacy Alpin. The test half is the tested tires’ average (69): owners’ comfort ratings barely follow the road tests.

  5. 71

    Noise

    No comparison
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    Why this score
    SourceCrossContact LX25Primacy Alpin
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 66 (est.)–
    Reviews found online77–

    CrossContact LX25: 60% × 66.5 (est.) + 40% × 77.4 = 71

    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.

  6. 72

    Treadwear

    CrossContact LX25 +3
    69
    Why this score
    SourceCrossContact LX25Primacy Alpin
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 70 (est.)≈ 68 (est.)
    Reviews found online7671

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

    Primacy Alpin: 60% × 68.2 (est.) + 40% × 71.1 = 69

    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 Primacy Alpin. 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 +2
    77
    Why this score
    SourceCrossContact LX25Primacy Alpin
    Reviews found online7977
Scores at a glance
CategoryContinental CrossContact LX25Michelin Primacy Alpin
Relative Score 77 75
Dry 75 73
Wet 80 80
Snow 53 –
Comfort 76 73
Noise 71 –
Treadwear 72 69
Handling (owners) 79 77

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

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Headline score
± 7

CrossContact LX25

± 8

Primacy Alpin

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 Primacy Alpin

Pros

  • Outstanding grip and braking performance on both packed and loose snow
  • Superior wet-weather traction compared to standard summer tires
  • Excellent tread life and durability over multiple winter seasons

Cons

  • Slightly reduced fuel economy compared to summer tires
  • Less steering feedback and progressiveness than dedicated summer performance tires
  • Limited traction in very deep snow conditions
All owner themes in the Primacy Alpin review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Continental CrossContact LX25 B · Michelin Primacy Alpin
CategoryAll SeasonWinter
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 Primacy Alpin

Narrow edge: Continental CrossContact LX25 — better comfort and treadwear. It leads or ties in every category we score. Michelin Primacy Alpin rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 5 reviews), so read this result as provisional.

Pick tire A You want the most comfortable ride

Continental CrossContact LX25 scores 76 vs 73 on comfort.

Pick tire A You want the longest tread life

Continental CrossContact LX25 scores 72 vs 69 on treadwear.

Tire A · Continental CrossContact LX25
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CrossContact LX25 or Primacy Alpin?

Which is better in the wet, CrossContact LX25 or Primacy Alpin?

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

Which grips better on dry roads, CrossContact LX25 or Primacy Alpin?

Neither, by our numbers: 75 vs 73 on the dry score, within 3 points.

Which is more comfortable, CrossContact LX25 or Primacy Alpin?

Continental CrossContact LX25, 76 vs 73 on our comfort score.

Which lasts longer, CrossContact LX25 or Primacy Alpin?

Continental CrossContact LX25, 72 vs 69 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