Tyre reviews Michelin CrossClimate 2 SUV 8

For me, these are the best summer tires for a crossover, for its full use.
I used them on a Tiguan, drove 60,000 km on them - that's their limit, as it seems to me, with about 3mm left.
Now, I've bought my second set for a Touareg, having driven 50,000 km on the first set.
As for the tires:
1. They're not afraid of water on the road. As long as they're new and have a lot of tread, there are no puddles on the road. This is mentioned in many tests, but they don't hydroplane at adequate speeds and drive like they're on dry pavement. In my opinion, they're even better than winter tires with large gaps between the lugs (Bridgestone Blizzak DM-V3, DM-V2, VRX).
2. They're comfortable for highway driving. They're predictable, manageable, have low noise, and are quiet.
3. The tire is soft. Much softer than the Michelin Latitude Sport 3, with less tendency to follow road grooves, even for a 265 profile. However, they're also more prone to rolling in turns.
4. The ability to leave the road to explore the surroundings (not about driving through a carpet of mud). For me, this point may be one of the main ones, but what percentage of the time this tire spent off-road - 1-2% of 50,000 km, which is 500-1000 km. So, this point is in fourth place).
5. Regarding winter use - this tire is not designed for that. Yes, it doesn't become as hard as regular summer tires, and yes, you can drive carefully on snow, much more comfortably than on a regular summer tire. But on ice, it's completely unsuitable.
6. For the first few kilometers on the tire, I heard the sound of small rocks being collected by the tread lugs, but these were isolated sounds.

For me, this is the ultimate tire in terms of universality - you can drive both in the city and to a country house, you can drive a couple of thousand kilometers on the highway at decent speeds (140-180 km/h), then turn off the road and climb a mountain pass or drive to the Kola Peninsula, and on the way back, it might even snow, but the car will still drive confidently.

An excellent all-season tire. It's strange that they sometimes make a note on the website that it's only for summer. It's for both summer and winter (without studs)

Good handling on dry and wet roads. Behaves well in snowy and rainy conditions. So far, it justifies expectations.

Best

Manufacturing: Germany. Very soft and comfortable on the move. Potholes, asphalt joints, tram rails, manhole covers pass with ease. I hope it will last long. Chosen for comfortable and safe trips around the country, knowing how the road surface quality differs. With this tire, I am calm and confident.

The only drawback is that they are noisy. Someone with double glazing in their car may not even notice. Now I'm thinking about additional thermal film for the front windows.

The tire is soft. It handles the road well.

Great tires, not my first purchase.

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