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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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Michelin Cross Terrain vs Pirelli Scorpion ATR — Compared

Relative Score (0–100): the weighted average of the categories below, each 60% road tests and 40% owner reviews. Based on 0 + 0 road tests and 3 + 32 owner reviews. How we score

Cross Terrain leads, 72–68 Narrow edge

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Michelin Cross Terrain
Tire AMichelin

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. 70

    Dry

    Scorpion ATR +1
    71
    Why this score
    SourceCross TerrainScorpion ATR
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 69 (est.)≈ 70 (est.)
    Reviews found online7173

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

    Scorpion ATR: 60% × 69.7 (est.) + 40% × 72.7 = 71

    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).

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

  2. 74

    Wet

    Cross Terrain +8
    66
    Why this score
    SourceCross TerrainScorpion ATR
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 73 (est.)≈ 67 (est.)
    Reviews found online7565

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

    Scorpion ATR: 60% × 67.1 (est.) + 40% × 64.9 = 66

    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).

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

  3. –

    Snow

    No comparison
    63
    Why this score
    SourceCross TerrainScorpion ATR
    Professional tests (TWG score)–≈ 66 (est.)
    Reviews found online–59

    Scorpion ATR: 60% × 66.2 (est.) + 40% × 58.8 = 63

    No road tests of snow for Scorpion ATR. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.33).

  4. 70

    Comfort

    Cross Terrain +2
    68
    Why this score
    SourceCross TerrainScorpion ATR
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 69 (est.)≈ 69 (est.)
    Reviews found online7068

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

    Scorpion ATR: 60% × 68.9 (est.) + 40% × 67.6 = 68

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

  5. –

    Noise

    No comparison
    69
    Why this score
    SourceCross TerrainScorpion ATR
    Professional tests (TWG score)–≈ 67 (est.)
    Reviews found online–72

    Scorpion ATR: 60% × 67.3 (est.) + 40% × 71.7 = 69

    No road tests of noise for Scorpion ATR. The test half is the tested tires’ average (67): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests.

  6. 73

    Treadwear

    Cross Terrain +8
    65
    Why this score
    SourceCross TerrainScorpion ATR
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 69 (est.)≈ 65 (est.)
    Reviews found online7865

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

    Scorpion ATR: 60% × 65.3 (est.) + 40% × 64.7 = 65

    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).

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

  7. 71

    Handling (owners)

    Cross Terrain +2
    69
    Why this score
    SourceCross TerrainScorpion ATR
    Reviews found online7169
Scores at a glance
CategoryMichelin Cross TerrainPirelli Scorpion ATR
Relative Score 72 68
Dry 70 71
Wet 74 66
Snow – 63
Comfort 70 68
Noise – 69
Treadwear 73 65
Handling (owners) 71 69

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Headline score

Cross Terrain

Scorpion ATR

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 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

Tire B Scorpion ATR

Pros

  • Exceptionally smooth and quiet ride on the highway for an all-terrain tire
  • Confident dry and wet traction with reliable handling in rain and mud
  • Sturdy construction offering good puncture resistance on rough terrain

Cons

  • Poor performance in deep, hard-packed snow and ice
  • Inconsistent tread life, with some users experiencing rapid wear or steel belts showing prematurely
  • Wet traction and hydroplaning resistance decline noticeably as the tread wears down
All owner themes in the Scorpion ATR review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Michelin Cross Terrain B · Pirelli Scorpion ATR
CategoryAll Season All Terrain and Off Road tiresAll-Terrain tire
Vehicle typeSUV and 4x4SUV and 4x4
Sizes available—18
Rim diameters—14″ – 22″
Tread depth—11/32″
UTQG—440 A B
Treadwear warranty—50,000 mi
Sidewall—Blackwall
Max pressure—44 psi

Which one should you actually buy?

Michelin Cross Terrain

Pirelli Scorpion ATR

Narrow edge: Michelin Cross Terrain — better wet and treadwear. Where the Pirelli Scorpion ATR is ahead, it is by less than 3 points. Michelin Cross Terrain rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 3 reviews), so read this result as provisional.

Pick tire A Your priority is wet-weather safety

Michelin Cross Terrain scores 74 vs 66 on wet.

Pick tire A You want the longest tread life

Michelin Cross Terrain scores 73 vs 65 on treadwear.

Tire A · Michelin Cross Terrain
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Tire B · Pirelli Scorpion ATR
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Cross Terrain or Scorpion ATR?

Which is better in the wet, Cross Terrain or Scorpion ATR?

Michelin Cross Terrain, 74 vs 66 on our wet score.

Which grips better on dry roads, Cross Terrain or Scorpion ATR?

Neither, by our numbers: 70 vs 71 on the dry score, within 3 points.

Which is more comfortable, Cross Terrain or Scorpion ATR?

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

Which lasts longer, Cross Terrain or Scorpion ATR?

Michelin Cross Terrain, 73 vs 65 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