Michelin CrossClimate 2 vs Continental CrossContact LX25 vs Goodyear WeatherReady

THIS DATA IS BASED ON INTERNAL MICHELIN TESTING.

Now that's clearly out of the way, I think it's quite an interesting datapoint. I'm confident the data will be good as when companies put competitor data in the public eye, they risk being sued over it, so they triple check everything is fair.

Notes on the data below. 

The Goodyear® Assurance® WeatherReady® has already been replaced with the WeatherReady 2. The wet braking and snow traction were performed on tires buffed down to 3/32", and the traction results are a percentage based result compared to a standard reference tire, so ignore the fact it says pulling force in newtons. Basically, higher is better.

The same dataset also has a wear test where the Michelin CrossClimate 2 had an estimated tread life life (based on calculating the most-worn groove of a rotated set) of 77,590 miles versus Bridgestone WeatherPeak at 41,127 miles.

Test Publication:
Unknown
Test Size: 235/55 R18
Tires Tested: 3 tires
Test Categories:
3 categories (3 tests)
Similar Tests

Test Category Best Performer Worst Performer Difference
Dry (1 tests)
Dry Braking Michelin CrossClimate 2: 34.44 M Goodyear Assurance WeatherReady: 39.56 M5.1 M (12.9%)
Wet (1 tests)
Wet Braking - Worn Michelin CrossClimate 2: 43.56 M Goodyear Assurance WeatherReady: 60.53 M17.0 M (28.0%)
Snow (1 tests)
Snow Traction Michelin CrossClimate 2: 93 N Continental CrossContact LX25: 63 N30.0 N (47.6%)

Dry

Dry Braking

Wet

Wet Braking - Worn

Snow

Snow Traction

Results

1st: Michelin CrossClimate 2

Michelin CrossClimate 2
  • 235/55 R18
  • 3PMSF: yes
Test#ResultBestDifference%
Dry Braking1st34.44 M100%
Wet Braking - Worn1st43.56 M100%
Snow Traction1st93 N100%
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2nd: Continental CrossContact LX25

Continental CrossContact LX25
  • 235/55 R18
  • 3PMSF: no
Test#ResultBestDifference%
Dry Braking2nd36.91 M34.44 M+2.47 M93.31%
Wet Braking - Worn2nd59.68 M43.56 M+16.12 M72.99%
Snow Traction3rd63 N93 N-30 N67.74%
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3rd: Goodyear Assurance WeatherReady

Goodyear Assurance WeatherReady
  • 235/55 R18
  • 3PMSF: yes
Test#ResultBestDifference%
Dry Braking3rd39.56 M34.44 M+5.12 M87.06%
Wet Braking - Worn3rd60.53 M43.56 M+16.97 M71.96%
Snow Traction2nd65 N93 N-28 N69.89%
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