Tyrereview compares Michelin summer, all-season, all-weather, winter tires
Test was done on snow and wet/dry pavement. The thing I was most interested in was how the Cross Climate 2 fared against the X-Ice.
As expected the winter tire is the best in pure snow grip, but it did horribly on regular pavement (dry or wet). The Cross Climate 2 was more like the all season on pavement but still did very well in winter in braking and lap times
This test shows everything is a compromise. If you want the best winter grip, you will lose horribly when the roads are clear....for example, the braking from 60 to zero was 40 feet longer on the winter tires.
One thing that was also interesting is the the X-Ice has the best rolling resistance with the CC2 the worse.
Anyway, watch the youtube and you can decide what is best for your usage patterns. For people living in metro areas, choosing an all-weather like the Cross Climate 2 might be a good compromise. You get capable winter tires but don't give up much when the roads are clearer. CC2 also has good treadlife. I bought the CC2 for our secondary car and was impressed driving it around last winter in Ottawa.
Of course, this may vary greatly with non-Michelin models. So YMMV
As expected the winter tire is the best in pure snow grip, but it did horribly on regular pavement (dry or wet). The Cross Climate 2 was more like the all season on pavement but still did very well in winter in braking and lap times
This test shows everything is a compromise. If you want the best winter grip, you will lose horribly when the roads are clear....for example, the braking from 60 to zero was 40 feet longer on the winter tires.
One thing that was also interesting is the the X-Ice has the best rolling resistance with the CC2 the worse.
Anyway, watch the youtube and you can decide what is best for your usage patterns. For people living in metro areas, choosing an all-weather like the Cross Climate 2 might be a good compromise. You get capable winter tires but don't give up much when the roads are clearer. CC2 also has good treadlife. I bought the CC2 for our secondary car and was impressed driving it around last winter in Ottawa.
Of course, this may vary greatly with non-Michelin models. So YMMV