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Michelin CrossClimate Review


LongTom

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Michelin CrossClimate tyres have been discussed at some length elsewhere and since the reviews were almost entirely positive I thought I'd give them a go as I needed a new set of boots on the mighty Superb anyway.

 

Well, I'm about 2k miles into a set of 4 and so far I'm very impressed.

 

The 1st thing that struck me was that they're very quiet, much quieter than the Bridgestone/Pirelli combo that was on the car when I bought it 20k miles ago.

 

They grip really well on wet and greasy roads when accelerating, braking and cornering.

 

They performed admirably over a dozen or so miles of mixed slush/mud/snow on North Yorkshire Moors B roads last weekend (I wasn't rallying about the place but at sensible speeds they inspired a great deal of confidence) even though there were 4 largish adults plus a boot-full of outdoor gear on board.

 

On the odd occasion I've encountered dry roads over the past couple of weeks they appear to perform at least as well as the summer tyres they replaced both with regard to grip and noise.

 

They feel really nice and smooth through A road corners and give good feedback through the steering wheel.

 

I'm doing around 18-20k miles annually (around 75% on motorway) and I'd expect a set of front tyres to last at least a year, time and miles will tell how well they wear over the longer term.

 

They each cost around £8 more than a mid-range summer tyre.  Based on my experience so far I think that's an absolute bargain.

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Fitted these on my wife's yeti and they are really quiet and perform well in all weather conditions , can't think of any down side to them , thinking of getting some aftermarket alloys for my perb and will definitely have these tyres fitted

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As a L&K owner I was also crying over the lack of 18" but I contacted Michelin and they are coming and should be here about Oct this year

So around a two year delay from original launch..... Of the seven or eight all climate tyres out now these are in the top half. Come October I'll have a proper look and see how they still compare against the others out there by then.

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Having had my MOT carried out yesterday (straight pass, naturally ;)) I thought I'd do a quick update on my (nearly a complete) year with Cross Climates fitted.

 

​Well it's a bit dull and uneventful really, they still grip well in pretty much all conditions*, they still give good steering feedback, they're still quiet and they still have 5mm tread left on the fronts and 6mm on the rears after 20k miles.

 

I'll certainly be getting another set of these when the time comes.

 

*The only time they let go a bit was when I had to perform an emergency stop (from 40mph) in damp and slimy conditions but I've not yet found a tyre that can deal with stopping the best part of 2 tonnes in those conditions without testing the ABS a bit.

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Having had my MOT carried out yesterday (straight pass, naturally ;)) I thought I'd do a quick update on my (nearly a complete) year with Cross Climates fitted.

 

​Well it's a bit dull and uneventful really, they still grip well in pretty much all conditions*, they still give good steering feedback, they're still quiet and they still have 5mm tread left on the fronts and 6mm on the rears after 20k miles.

 

I'll certainly be getting another set of these when the time comes.

 

*The only time they let go a bit was when I had to perform an emergency stop (from 40mph) in damp and slimy conditions but I've not yet found a tyre that can deal with stopping the best part of 2 tonnes in those conditions without testing the ABS a bit.

 

Nice to see you are getting on with them OK.  :sun:  The durability seems to be very good, what sort of driving do you do. Lots of M-way ? I have been thinking of switching to the cross climate from the OE tyres fitted to my car. 

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Got them fitted on Thursday and initially I am impressed, actually quieter than previous Michelin Primacy 3's. £270 fitted for 4

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Good to hear they're quieter than Primacy3's as well. I can't fault the Primacy's on my car at the moment for traction, but they're a lot noisier than the Dunlops I had before, not as loud as the Kumhos I had before that but they sawtoothed towards the end of their life. The Dunlops gripped well but lasted somewhere between 1/2 and 2/3 as long as I'd expect before wearing out. I have a separate set of wheels with Winter tyres on them fitted at the moment, so all season rubber isn't that important to me, but quieter tyres are always good.

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My mileage is probably around 80% motorway/dual carriageway and most of the rest rural A and B roads, I don't really like urban driving much and try to avoid it if possible (fortunately I live in a fairly rural area so this isn't too difficult) and I try to do most of my short (sub 5m) journeys by bike.

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I had mine fitted about a month ago and so far am well impressed, went up into the lower Alps last week and even on packed snow the traction control hardly came in at all, so yes they are a big improvement over the firestones I had before, though to be fair they were fireblades witch is really only a summer tyre. Looking at the reports on here I have high hopes for the longevity as well, will let yall know later!

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