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Highlanders are a beast on their own in the snow!

Put a set on my 2017 Highlander. Zero loss in gas mileage compared to the OEM tires and very good in all weather

I had those tires and are the best. I called them military tires.

Thanks for the review. I just ordered a set for wifes Palisade. We had the Toyo Celcius II, which were great. But I like trying new things. I had a 10 Highlander and it was terrible in the snow, just my opinion...and oh god that traction control warning lol EJECT EJECT EJECT, like dude settle down I just got a bit of slippage lol. Best vehicle I've ever had in snow has been Mitsubishi Outlander, but too small for my family.

These all-weather tires give about 85% of the snow traction and ice traction that you would get from 'Michelin X-ice Snow' winter tires. On the other hand, Michelin 'Defender' all-season tires only give you around 50% of the snow and ice traction that you would get from 'Michelin X-ice Snow' winter tires. So if you are like me, and you are fed up of having to keep a second set of tires (mounted on separate rims) in your garage, then get the CrossClimate 2 tires and you get traction that is pretty good, almost as good as a dedicated winter tire.

I'm thinking about getting these for MK8 Golf R for the winter...

The Continental allseasoncontact 2 is as good, if not better.

Highway 62 and Baker Road. Bro was driving through my hood. About to buy these so I can leave EP at 5AM to get to Lutsen on heavy snow days and ski the pow pow.

My son has autism and this happens a lot

Didn't anyone not just watch this guy run a Red Light ? Maybe they should rename the tires, " Impunity " ? 🚔😳🚦

How about the PIRELLI SCORPION WEATHERACTIVE

Reporting from the Pacific Northwest. Ex-mechanic, Lived in Alaska for 10 years. I purchased a full set of these tires (From Discount Tire as well) in the fall during our typical rainy season. The first thing I noticed was they are a bit noisier than our previous tires but not so much that it was a real concern. The next thing I noticed was that the water-pumping ability is second-to-none. Normally, when our 2021 Subaru Ascent hit deep water (1/2" to 2") with only one side of the vehicle, the vehicle would pull pretty hard to the side hitting the water, as result of rolling resistance from the water piling up in front of the tires on that side. Not with these tires--The pull is almost completely absent, being barely noticeable. The directional, diagonal deep grooves in the tires act as a constant pump, ejecting water from under the tires keeping the tire surface in full contact with the road. If you look out the side windows as you drive through deeper water, you can actually see the pattern of the pump grooves in the spray of the water being ejected to the sides of the vehicle. Very impressed. As Winter kicked in, the vehicle was driven over a mountain pass through the Cascades just after a blizzard. On the hard pack left behind by the plow trucks, it felt like driving on dry pavement, during turns, acceleration and braking. In fresh, un-plowed snow, it was more obvious that you were in snow but was far superior to tires I used up in Alaska that were both siped AND had studs. Yes, that is what I said, they out-performed STUDDED tires. Honestly, I did not think that possible, but the proof is in the pudding. I have long been a subscriber to the idea of buying products based on warranty, not cost, the reasoning being that if the manufacture stands behind the product and shows that by including a decent warranty, I am less likely to have to replace the product sooner, in the long run saving me money. This has worked well for me in almost every consumer-product category. That being said, a 60k mile warranty on not just winter tires, but multi-season tires is almost unheard of. With winter tires I have tried in the past, including in Alaska, the tire compound is too soft to survive summer conditions for long and thus the manufacturer usually gave warranties in the 30k-40k range, at best. Michelin puts their money where their mouth is by including a warranty usually only seen on standard, single season tires. TOTALLY impressed with the entire package, but expect to pay more--They are NOT cheap tires. But, as I said, if they last longer than other tires, and don't require mounting/balancing of a second set of winter tires, you will actually SAVE money in the long run. Way to go Michelin!

Eden Prairie, Minnesota.

Fitted a brand new pair of CrossClimate 2s on my car yesterday, coming from Bridgestone A005 Evo, can’t wait to get them on to snow to test them out!

We got this on our Subaru Ascent and Outback. We will not go back to other all-season tires and probably won't need winter tires ever again unless it's black ice. Probably all tires are useless in black ice except studded ones.

How he talks about them is how I talk about mine. I have a 22 equinox that's FWD and dude they are fucking wicked unless I hammer it in the snow they don't slip and even when they do slip they keep me moving or get me moving. I feel so much more confident driving in the snow with mine on

My cross climates just demolished the recent storm we had in SE MN,I was out the entire time driving for Uber and doordash, I can count the amount of times ABS kicked in on one hand. Truly remarkable. I had to stop myself from driving too fast cause these tires will give you confidence and you may get into some trouble 😂😂

All Climate is not All Season. All Season offer zero lateral traction in snow, it's the reason you see people fishtail into loss of control. However, the Michelin All Climate are an intelligent choice where you may not have frequent snowy, slick driving conditions, say Texas or Western Washington. A step up from All Climate is Studless Snow and Ice and a step up from Studless is studded. Don't be fooled into believing a Studless tire is a studdable/un-studded tire as advertised by some sellers. Studdable/un-studded is the bottom of the barrel by which All Climate will out perform.

Amazing

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you MN man! I know those roads... I just bought a full set of those crossclimate 2s... i hope i enjoy them

I want snow just to try mine out 😭

Hankook Kinergy 4s2 and so on is just as good

Impartial testing has shown the CC2 is not as good as a snow tire, but yet it is slightly improved -in snow- over quality all season performance tire such as the Sport 4 AS. But then you give up the dry and rain advantages and performance of the Sport 4 AS the rest of the year.

How durabilité/longevity? Are they noisy?

Just got some for my accord. Hoping it can give some improvement over sporty all season tires I had. Plows do a pretty great job anyway here in MN but I cant wait to test them out!

We liked the Michelin Cross Climate 2 tires on our Forester so much that we put a set on my wife’s Outback as well. We get 5-7 feet of snow every winter and these tires are Awesome on dry, wet, slushy, snowy, logging and forest roads. When they wear out, we’ll replace them with another set.

Man that looks bomb. What’s this place called? I’m creating a list!

Get a 2nd set of wheels from a junkyard for $75 on which to permanently mount your winter tires. Boom! You're switching tires at the shop in the Fall & Spring for $25. Lot's of work hauling 4 wheels from the shop to your garage twice per year, however.

Oh ... you can absolutely get stuck in dedicated winter tires.

Lol, 2 year old video, how are those tires now? CrossClimate tires are the biggest scam in tire manufacturing history!!! When they are new they are amazing, the next year they are 100% useless!!!!

I've just bought a car with 2 sets of tires, summer tires can't go another season but winter tires are done after this winter, so I'm gonna buy mcc2, amazing how everyone is hyping them up...

I have a 2019 Highlander Hybrid and I had a set of these put on 1,000- miles ago. My one reservation had been what I'd read about fuel economy. To date, I'm getting incrementally better MPG than with my OEM Bridgestone Dueler Ecopia tires. The Michelin Defender is rated at 80K rather than the 60K for the CrossClimate 2 but the winter handling should more than make up for that in peace of mind.

Lots of people love these tires. Different formulations for Europe vs. US/NA, but consensus seems to be they are the real deal and worth the money. Just got mine yesterday and notice improvements in every category, from tracking to road noise, to handling (yes, a tad of understeer which more reviewers document), to urban MPG. Can't wait to see how they wear.

Only got 30k miles out of the set we bought. Wore em down to the wires. Lincoln MKT AWD.

You can eat those!

What are you doing that for?

Lmao that old man

Have a set that are going on my son's car soon. 1 winter on them and they were great. Quiet, smoother than the Continrntal All season that yhe car came with and better in deeper snow than the old X Ice that I had on my vehicle (Highlander.) and those were really good winters.

Try Michelin X-Ice Snow and you see a lot better grip, because these are real winter tires what are made for north winters. cross climate can't catch them, because cross climate is not 100% winter tire, it's more universal tire what have some winter properties. I live in north Europe and in my country have law what banned cross climate tires, because thery are not enough for our north winters. In my country is allowed only winter tires what is made for north winters, like Michelin X-ice Snow. Michelin X-Ice Snow is real winter tire and real winner, i use even studded tires Michelin X-Ice North 4.

In SNOW/ICE and all things equal( cars/temps/tires size) ..... Dedicated SNOW tire >Performance Snow Tire> Allweather tire(CrossClimate2)>AllSeason Tire>Summer Tire(DeathWish)

Because you drive slow with car with low power. These tires are super bad on ice and snow if you want to drive faster and have bigger power. All tires like that will handle with slow ride on the snow. Thy are much better at summer.

Wort wort wort!

Typical American, anything is weird if it’s not American way.

I have a friend who have made it from Italy to Norway . He is so impressed by those tyres. Leaving a country at + 25celsius and then arriving home at -12celsius is something incredible. I am stubborn.

I might get the 911 carerra 4s but the 996 targa looks good as well!

I would like to see when it will be 50% done. How it works than. Especially in wet corner.

Good review

these tires are really good at everything except ice and powder snow... but for that slushy snow they are amazing

you clearly haven't tried the vikingcontact from continental lol