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

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Hankook Kinergy 4S vs Michelin Cross Terrain — Compared

Relative Score (0–100): the weighted average of the categories below, each 60% road tests and 40% owner reviews. Based on 3 + 0 road tests and 13 + 3 owner reviews. How we score

Cross Terrain leads, 72–68 Narrow edge

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Hankook Kinergy 4S
Tire AHankook

Kinergy 4S

All Season

Tests 67 · 3 tests Owners 67 · 13 reviews

Best test result: #3 of 11 in 2017 All Season VS Winter Tyre Test (dry braking)

Michelin Cross Terrain
Tire BMichelin

Cross Terrain

All Season All Terrain and Off Road tires

Provisional

Tests – · none yet Owners 74 · 3 reviews

Category by category

Relative Score per category, 0–100. Open “Why this score” for the tests and owner ratings behind it.

  1. 68

    Dry

    Cross Terrain +2
    70
    Why this score
    SourceKinergy 4SCross Terrain
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 3 / – tests70≈ 69 (est.)
    Reviews found online6671

    Kinergy 4S: 60% × 69.7 + 40% × 65.6 = 68

    Cross Terrain: 60% × 69.2 (est.) + 40% × 71.3 = 70

    No road tests of dry for Cross Terrain. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.40).

  2. 72

    Wet

    Cross Terrain +2
    74
    Why this score
    SourceKinergy 4SCross Terrain
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 3 / – tests74≈ 73 (est.)
    Reviews found online6975

    Kinergy 4S: 60% × 73.8 + 40% × 68.7 = 72

    Cross Terrain: 60% × 72.8 (est.) + 40% × 75.1 = 74

    No road tests of wet for Cross Terrain. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.56).

  3. 69

    Snow

    No comparison
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    Why this score
    SourceKinergy 4SCross Terrain
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 2 / – tests66–
    Reviews found online73–

    Kinergy 4S: 60% × 66.2 + 40% × 72.8 = 69

  4. 68

    Comfort

    Cross Terrain +2
    70
    Why this score
    SourceKinergy 4SCross Terrain
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 69 (est.)≈ 69 (est.)
    Reviews found online6770

    Kinergy 4S: 60% × 68.7 (est.) + 40% × 66.7 = 68

    Cross Terrain: 60% × 69.4 (est.) + 40% × 70.4 = 70

    No road tests of comfort for Kinergy 4S or Cross Terrain. The test half is the tested tires’ average (69): owners’ comfort ratings barely follow the road tests.

  5. 61

    Noise

    No comparison
    –
    Why this score
    SourceKinergy 4SCross Terrain
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 2 / – tests56–
    Reviews found online≈ 67 (est.)–

    Kinergy 4S: 60% × 56.2 + 40% × 67.3 (est.) = 61

    No owner ratings of noise for Kinergy 4S. The owner half is the owners’ average (67): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests, so the tests say nothing about how owners would rate it.

  6. 63

    Treadwear

    Cross Terrain +10
    73
    Why this score
    SourceKinergy 4SCross Terrain
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / – tests62≈ 69 (est.)
    Reviews found online6378

    Kinergy 4S: 60% × 62.4 + 40% × 63.2 = 63

    Cross Terrain: 60% × 69.3 (est.) + 40% × 77.5 = 73

    No road tests of treadwear for Cross Terrain. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.31).

  7. 63

    Handling (owners)

    Cross Terrain +8
    71
    Why this score
    SourceKinergy 4SCross Terrain
    Reviews found online6371
Scores at a glance
CategoryHankook Kinergy 4SMichelin Cross Terrain
Relative Score 68 72
Dry 68 70
Wet 72 74
Snow 69 –
Comfort 68 70
Noise 61 –
Treadwear 63 73
Handling (owners) 63 71

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

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Headline score

Kinergy 4S

Cross Terrain

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 Kinergy 4S

Pros

  • Exceptional grip and stability in wet and torrential rain conditions
  • Strong performance in snow and slush, often cited as a viable alternative to dedicated winter tires
  • High value-for-money proposition compared to premium competitors

Cons

  • Reports of premature tread wear and shorter-than-expected service life
  • Inconsistent dry-road handling and feedback compared to dedicated summer tires
  • Occasional reports of poor traction on greasy or specific wet road surfaces
All owner themes in the Kinergy 4S review

Tire B Cross Terrain

Pros

  • Exceptional tread life and overall mileage
  • Superior quietness and ride comfort
  • Reliable grip and performance in winter conditions

Cons

  • Limited performance capabilities for high-speed or aggressive driving
  • Discontinued product availability
  • Performance bias favors winter conditions over dry or wet handling
All owner themes in the Cross Terrain review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Hankook Kinergy 4S B · Michelin Cross Terrain
CategoryAll SeasonAll Season All Terrain and Off Road tires
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverSUV and 4x4
Sizes available67—
Rim diameters13″ – 18″—

Which one should you actually buy?

Hankook Kinergy 4S

Michelin Cross Terrain

Narrow edge: Michelin Cross Terrain — better treadwear and handling. It leads or ties in every category we score. Michelin Cross Terrain rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 3 reviews), so read this result as provisional.

Pick tire B You want the longest tread life

Michelin Cross Terrain scores 73 vs 63 on treadwear.

Pick tire B You enjoy sharp, responsive handling

Michelin Cross Terrain scores 71 vs 63 on handling.

Tire A · Hankook Kinergy 4S
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Tire B · Michelin Cross Terrain
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Kinergy 4S or Cross Terrain?

Which is better in the wet, Kinergy 4S or Cross Terrain?

Neither, by our numbers: 72 vs 74 on the wet score, within 3 points.

Which grips better on dry roads, Kinergy 4S or Cross Terrain?

Neither, by our numbers: 68 vs 70 on the dry score, within 3 points.

Which is more comfortable, Kinergy 4S or Cross Terrain?

Neither, by our numbers: 68 vs 70 on the comfort score, within 3 points.

Which lasts longer, Kinergy 4S or Cross Terrain?

Michelin Cross Terrain, 73 vs 63 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