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Michelin X Ice Snow vs Pirelli Scorpion All Terrain — 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 13 + 0 road tests and 19 + 0 owner reviews. How we score

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Michelin X Ice Snow
Tire AMichelin

X Ice Snow

Winter

± 5

Tests 70 · 13 tests Owners 79 · 19 reviews

Best test result: #1 of 20 in 2025 Studded, Friction and European Winter Tyre Test (comfort (tester's mark))

Category by category

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

  1. 68

    Dry

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    SourceX Ice SnowScorpion All Terrain
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 11 / – tests65–
    Reviews found online72–

    X Ice Snow: 60% × 65.3 + 40% × 72.2 = 68

  2. 71

    Wet

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    SourceX Ice SnowScorpion All Terrain
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 12 / – tests64–
    Reviews found online81–

    X Ice Snow: 60% × 64.2 + 40% × 80.6 = 71

  3. 77

    Snow

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    SourceX Ice SnowScorpion All Terrain
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 12 / – tests73–
    Reviews found online82–

    X Ice Snow: 60% × 73.3 + 40% × 81.8 = 77

  4. 81

    Comfort

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    SourceX Ice SnowScorpion All Terrain
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 3 / – tests82–
    Reviews found online80–

    X Ice Snow: 40% × 82.3 + 60% × 80 = 81

  5. 75

    Noise

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    SourceX Ice SnowScorpion All Terrain
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 8 / – tests81–
    Reviews found online≈ 67 (est.)–

    X Ice Snow: 60% × 81.2 + 40% × 66.6 (est.) = 75

    No owner ratings of noise for X Ice Snow. 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. 76

    Treadwear

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    SourceX Ice SnowScorpion All Terrain
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 72 (est.)–
    Reviews found online83–

    X Ice Snow: 60% × 72.1 (est.) + 40% × 83.1 = 76

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

  7. 76

    Handling (owners)

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    SourceX Ice SnowScorpion All Terrain
    Reviews found online76–
  8. 77

    Efficiency

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    SourceX Ice SnowScorpion All Terrain
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 6 / – tests77–
Scores at a glance
Michelin X Ice Snow vs Pirelli Scorpion All Terrain: scores by category (0–100)
CategoryMichelin X Ice SnowPirelli Scorpion All Terrain
Relative Score 73 –
Dry 68 –
Wet 71 –
Snow 77 –
Comfort 81 –
Noise 75 –
Treadwear 76 –
Handling (owners) 76 –
Efficiency 77 –

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

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Headline score
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X Ice Snow

Scorpion All 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 X Ice Snow

Pros

  • Exceptional traction and lateral grip in deep snow and slush
  • High level of confidence and stability on icy surfaces
  • Excellent tread life and durability over multiple seasons

Cons

  • Average performance and handling on dry or wet pavement
  • Increased road noise as the tires wear over time
  • Can feel slightly 'twitchy' or less stable at the absolute limit of handling
All owner themes in the X Ice Snow review

Tire B Scorpion All Terrain

Not enough owner reviews yet to extract themes.

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Michelin X Ice Snow B · Pirelli Scorpion All Terrain
CategoryWinterAll Terrain and Off Road All Season tire
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverSUV and 4x4
Sizes available1002
Rim diameters13″ – 21″20″

Which one should you actually buy?

Michelin X Ice Snow

Pirelli Scorpion All Terrain

Only Michelin X Ice Snow has enough test and review data for a Relative Score, so there is no head-to-head winner yet.

Tire A · Michelin X Ice Snow
Tire B · Pirelli Scorpion All Terrain

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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