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Continental CrossContact LX25 vs Michelin Primacy Tour A/S — 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 + 1 road tests and 26 + 9 owner reviews. How we score

CrossContact LX25 is ahead, 73–62

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Michelin Primacy Tour A/S
Tire BMichelin

Primacy Tour A/S

All Season

± 6Provisional

Tests 77 · 1 test Owners 48 · 9 reviews

Best test result: #1 of 11 in 2024 TireRack All Season and Weather Tyre Test (dry 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 +2
    73
    Why this score
    SourceCrossContact LX25Primacy Tour A/S
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / 1 tests7082
    Reviews found online8358

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

    Primacy Tour A/S: 60% × 82.4 + 40% × 58.3 = 73

  2. 80

    Wet

    CrossContact LX25 +11
    69
    Why this score
    SourceCrossContact LX25Primacy Tour A/S
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests≈ 77 (est.)78
    Reviews found online8355

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

    Primacy Tour A/S: 60% × 78.1 + 40% × 55.2 = 69

    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

    Primacy Tour A/S +3
    56
    Why this score
    SourceCrossContact LX25Primacy Tour A/S
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / 1 tests4064
    Reviews found online7245

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

    Primacy Tour A/S: 60% × 63.8 + 40% × 44.7 = 56

  4. 76

    Comfort

    CrossContact LX25 +19
    57
    Why this score
    SourceCrossContact LX25Primacy Tour A/S
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 71 (est.)≈ 65 (est.)
    Reviews found online7952

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

    Primacy Tour A/S: 40% × 65.3 (est.) + 60% × 51.7 = 57

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

  5. 71

    Noise

    No comparison
    –
    Why this score
    SourceCrossContact LX25Primacy Tour A/S
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 66 (est.)–
    Reviews found online78–

    CrossContact LX25: 60% × 66.4 (est.) + 40% × 77.5 = 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 +28
    44
    Why this score
    SourceCrossContact LX25Primacy Tour A/S
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 70 (est.)≈ 53 (est.)
    Reviews found online7630

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

    Primacy Tour A/S: 60% × 53.4 (est.) + 40% × 30.2 = 44

    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 Tour A/S. 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 +25
    54
    Why this score
    SourceCrossContact LX25Primacy Tour A/S
    Reviews found online7954
Scores at a glance
CategoryContinental CrossContact LX25Michelin Primacy Tour A/S
Relative Score 73 62
Dry 75 73
Wet 80 69
Snow 53 56
Comfort 76 57
Noise 71 –
Treadwear 72 44
Handling (owners) 79 54

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

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Headline score
± 7

CrossContact LX25

± 6

Primacy Tour A/S

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 LX25Primacy Tour A/SΔHead-to-head
Dry Braking Dry 93% #2/3 · Michelin CrossClimate 2 vs Continental CrossContact LX25 vs Goodyear WeatherReady 99% #1/10 · 2026 Tire Rack All-Weather vs Winter Tyre Test – Different tests
Snow Traction Snow 68% #3/3 · Michelin CrossClimate 2 vs Continental CrossContact LX25 vs Goodyear WeatherReady 90% #7/11 · 2024 TireRack All Season and Weather 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 #3/10 2026 Tire Rack All-Weather vs Winter 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 Primacy Tour A/S

Pros

  • Comfortable and quiet ride quality suitable for highway cruising
  • Predictable and stable handling under normal dry conditions
  • Reliable puncture resistance that allows for easy repairs

Cons

  • Poor wet-weather performance and cornering grip
  • Pronounced understeer and early squealing during cornering
  • Faster-than-expected tread wear and premature replacement needs
All owner themes in the Primacy Tour A/S review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Continental CrossContact LX25 B · Michelin Primacy Tour A/S
CategoryAll SeasonAll Season
Vehicle typeSUV and 4x4Passenger Car / Crossover
Sizes available406
Rim diameters16″ – 22″18″ – 22″
Tread depth10 - 12/32″—
UTQG740 A A - B540 A - B A
SidewallBlack Side Wall - Raised Outline White Lettering—
Max pressure44 - 51 psi—
Sizes in common11

Which one should you actually buy?

Continental CrossContact LX25

Michelin Primacy Tour A/S

Winner: Continental CrossContact LX25 — better treadwear, handling and comfort. Pick the Michelin Primacy Tour A/S if snow matters most to you. Michelin Primacy Tour A/S rests on little evidence so far (1 test, 9 reviews), so read this result as provisional.

Pick tire A You want the longest tread life

Continental CrossContact LX25 scores 72 vs 44 on treadwear.

Pick tire A You enjoy sharp, responsive handling

Continental CrossContact LX25 scores 79 vs 54 on handling.

Pick tire A You want the most comfortable ride

Continental CrossContact LX25 scores 76 vs 57 on comfort.

Pick tire A Your priority is wet-weather safety

Continental CrossContact LX25 scores 80 vs 69 on wet.

Tire A · Continental CrossContact LX25
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CrossContact LX25 or Primacy Tour A/S?

Which is better in the wet, CrossContact LX25 or Primacy Tour A/S?

Continental CrossContact LX25, 80 vs 69 on our wet score.

Which grips better on dry roads, CrossContact LX25 or Primacy Tour A/S?

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

Which is better in snow, CrossContact LX25 or Primacy Tour A/S?

Michelin Primacy Tour A/S, 56 vs 53 on our snow score.

Which is more comfortable, CrossContact LX25 or Primacy Tour A/S?

Continental CrossContact LX25, 76 vs 57 on our comfort score.

Which lasts longer, CrossContact LX25 or Primacy Tour A/S?

Continental CrossContact LX25, 72 vs 44 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