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Michelin Premier LTX vs Continental ProContact TX — 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 + 0 road tests and 2 + 43 owner reviews. How we score

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Michelin Premier LTX
Tire AMichelin

Premier LTX

Premium Touring All Season tire

Tests – · none yet Owners – · 2 reviews (needs 5)

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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    Dry

    No comparison
    68
    Why this score
    SourcePremier LTXProContact TX
    Professional tests (TWG score)–≈ 68 (est.)
    Reviews found online–68

    ProContact TX: 60% × 68.2 (est.) + 40% × 68.4 = 68

    No road tests of dry for ProContact TX. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.42).

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    Wet

    No comparison
    73
    Why this score
    SourcePremier LTXProContact TX
    Professional tests (TWG score)–≈ 72 (est.)
    Reviews found online–74

    ProContact TX: 60% × 72.3 (est.) + 40% × 73.5 = 73

    No road tests of wet for ProContact TX. 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 comparison
    64
    Why this score
    SourcePremier LTXProContact TX
    Professional tests (TWG score)–≈ 67 (est.)
    Reviews found online–60

    ProContact TX: 60% × 66.7 (est.) + 40% × 59.9 = 64

    No road tests of snow for ProContact TX. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.37).

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    Comfort

    No comparison
    67
    Why this score
    SourcePremier LTXProContact TX
    Professional tests (TWG score)–≈ 69 (est.)
    Reviews found online–66

    ProContact TX: 40% × 68.6 (est.) + 60% × 66 = 67

    No road tests of comfort for ProContact TX. The test half is the tested tires’ average (69): owners’ comfort ratings barely follow the road tests.

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    Noise

    No comparison
    67
    Why this score
    SourcePremier LTXProContact TX
    Professional tests (TWG score)–≈ 67 (est.)
    Reviews found online–67

    ProContact TX: 60% × 66.6 (est.) + 40% × 67.4 = 67

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

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    Treadwear

    No comparison
    70
    Why this score
    SourcePremier LTXProContact TX
    Professional tests (TWG score)–≈ 69 (est.)
    Reviews found online–73

    ProContact TX: 60% × 68.6 (est.) + 40% × 73.3 = 70

    No road tests of treadwear for ProContact TX. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.35).

Scores at a glance
Michelin Premier LTX vs Continental ProContact TX: scores by category (0–100)
CategoryMichelin Premier LTXContinental ProContact TX
Relative Score – 69
Dry – 68
Wet – 73
Snow – 64
Comfort – 67
Noise – 67
Treadwear – 70

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

Weight the categories that matter to you

Wet grip starts at “Important”. Treadwear starts at “Neutral” here: road tests measured it for at most one of the two tires, so it rests on owner reviews. Move the sliders and the scores update instantly.

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Headline score

Premier LTX

± 8

ProContact TX

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 Premier LTX

Pros

  • High levels of overall performance and handling
  • Strong brand reputation for quality and engineering
  • Comfortable and refined ride characteristics

Cons

  • Insufficient initial tread depth
  • Concerns regarding premature tread wear
  • Perceived lack of value due to limited lifespan
All owner themes in the Premier LTX review

Tire B ProContact TX

Not enough owner reviews yet to extract themes.

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Michelin Premier LTX B · Continental ProContact TX
CategoryPremium Touring All Season tireAll-Season tire
Vehicle typeSUV and 4x4Passenger Car / Crossover
Sizes available249
Rim diameters18″ – 20″15″ – 21″
Tread depth—8 - 10/32″
UTQG—400 - 540 A A - B
Sidewall—Black Side Wall
Max pressure—44 - 51 psi

Which one should you actually buy?

Michelin Premier LTX

Continental ProContact TX

Only Continental ProContact TX has enough test and review data for a Relative Score, so there is no head-to-head winner yet.

Tire A · Michelin Premier LTX
Tire B · Continental ProContact TX

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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