Tests – · none yet Owners 76 · 10 reviews
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Michelin Pilot Super Sport ZP vs Continental CrossContact LX25 — 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 0 + 1 road tests and 10 + 26 owner reviews. How we score
CrossContact LX25 leads, 77–74 Narrow edge
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Tests 59 · 1 test Owners 79 · 26 reviews
Category by category
Relative Score per category, 0–100. Open “Why this score” for the tests and owner ratings behind it.
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77
Dry
Pilot Super Sport ZP +176Why this score
Source Pilot Super Sport ZP CrossContact LX25 Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests ≈ 74 (est.) 70 Reviews found online 82 84 Pilot Super Sport ZP: 60% × 74.1 (est.) + 40% × 82.3 = 77
CrossContact LX25: 60% × 70.4 + 40% × 83.5 = 76
No road tests of dry for Pilot Super Sport ZP. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.42).
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76
Wet
CrossContact LX25 +480Why this score
Source Pilot Super Sport ZP CrossContact LX25 Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 75 (est.) ≈ 78 (est.) Reviews found online 78 84 Pilot Super Sport ZP: 60% × 74.9 (est.) + 40% × 78.2 = 76
CrossContact LX25: 60% × 77.9 (est.) + 40% × 83.6 = 80
No road tests of wet for Pilot Super Sport ZP. 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 CrossContact LX25. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).
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Snow
No comparison53Why this score
Source Pilot Super Sport ZP CrossContact LX25 Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests – 40 Reviews found online – 72 CrossContact LX25: 60% × 40.3 + 40% × 72.2 = 53
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71
Comfort
CrossContact LX25 +677Why this score
Source Pilot Super Sport ZP CrossContact LX25 Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 70 (est.) ≈ 71 (est.) Reviews found online 73 80 Pilot Super Sport ZP: 40% × 69.8 (est.) + 60% × 72.6 = 71
CrossContact LX25: 40% × 71.2 (est.) + 60% × 80.2 = 77
No road tests of comfort for Pilot Super Sport ZP or CrossContact LX25. The test half is the tested tires’ average (69): owners’ comfort ratings barely follow the road tests.
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Noise
No comparison71Why this score
Source Pilot Super Sport ZP CrossContact LX25 Professional tests (TWG score) – ≈ 67 (est.) Reviews found online – 78 CrossContact LX25: 60% × 66.6 (est.) + 40% × 78 = 71
No road tests of noise for CrossContact LX25. The test half is the tested tires’ average (67): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests.
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67
Treadwear
CrossContact LX25 +572Why this score
Source Pilot Super Sport ZP CrossContact LX25 Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 66 (est.) ≈ 69 (est.) Reviews found online 67 76 Pilot Super Sport ZP: 60% × 66.5 (est.) + 40% × 67.2 = 67
CrossContact LX25: 60% × 69.4 (est.) + 40% × 75.5 = 72
No road tests of treadwear for Pilot Super Sport ZP. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.35).
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 0.35).
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Handling (owners)
No comparison79Why this score
Source Pilot Super Sport ZP CrossContact LX25 Reviews found online – 79
Scores at a glance
| Category | Michelin Pilot Super Sport ZP | Continental CrossContact LX25 |
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| Relative Score | 74 | 77 |
| Dry | 77 | 76 |
| Wet | 76 | 80 |
| Snow | – | 53 |
| Comfort | 71 | 77 |
| Noise | – | 71 |
| Treadwear | 67 | 72 |
| Handling (owners) | – | 79 |
Higher is better. The Relative Score follows your weights below; category scores do not change.
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Headline score
74
/ 100
Pilot Super Sport ZP
77
/ 100
CrossContact LX25
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 Pilot Super Sport ZP
Not enough owner reviews yet to extract themes.
Tire B 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
Specs side by side
| Attribute | A · Michelin Pilot Super Sport ZP | B · Continental CrossContact LX25 |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Summer tire | All Season |
| Vehicle type | Passenger Car / Crossover | SUV and 4x4 |
| Sizes available | — | 40 |
| Rim diameters | — | 16″ – 22″ |
| Tread depth | — | 10 - 12/32″ |
| UTQG | — | 740 A A - B |
| Sidewall | — | Black Side Wall - Raised Outline White Lettering |
| Max pressure | — | 44 - 51 psi |
Which one should you actually buy?
74
/ 100
Michelin Pilot Super Sport ZP
77
/ 100
Continental CrossContact LX25
Narrow edge: Continental CrossContact LX25 — better comfort, treadwear and wet. Where the Michelin Pilot Super Sport ZP is ahead, it is by less than 3 points. Michelin Pilot Super Sport ZP rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 10 reviews), so read this result as provisional.
Pick tire B
You want the most comfortable ride
Continental CrossContact LX25 scores 77 vs 71 on comfort.
Pick tire B
You want the longest tread life
Continental CrossContact LX25 scores 72 vs 67 on treadwear.
Pick tire B
Your priority is wet-weather safety
Continental CrossContact LX25 scores 80 vs 76 on wet.
Tire A · Michelin Pilot Super Sport ZP
Tire B · Continental CrossContact LX25
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Pilot Super Sport ZP or CrossContact LX25?
Which is better in the wet, Pilot Super Sport ZP or CrossContact LX25?
Continental CrossContact LX25, 80 vs 76 on our wet score.
Which grips better on dry roads, Pilot Super Sport ZP or CrossContact LX25?
Neither, by our numbers: 77 vs 76 on the dry score, within 3 points.
Which is more comfortable, Pilot Super Sport ZP or CrossContact LX25?
Continental CrossContact LX25, 77 vs 71 on our comfort score.
Which lasts longer, Pilot Super Sport ZP or CrossContact LX25?
Continental CrossContact LX25, 72 vs 67 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