Michelin Cross Climate 2 Performance Tire Review for 2020-2024 Toyota Highlanders

Hey fam, today I'll take you to the Costco Tire Center where I'll have new Michelin Cross Climate 2 all-season tires installed for the upcoming winter season. Enjoy!

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[BusMaster]

Nice! My father bought these tires for his Edge. Also, these are all weather tires as opposed to all season. Difference is A/W tires have the 3-peak mountain snowflake rating while A/S tires have the M+S rating only.

[islandbirdw]

I bought the first all season tire for my VW sport wagon a month ago. At first they dropped the fuel mileage about 0.7-1.2 mpg. I’ve yet to test them out on snow but they handle really well on wet roads.

[affoidman]

Just got these from Costco as well. Only downside was Costco was so booked I had to wait 2 weeks to get them installed. But hey, now I’m ready for the snow!

[philipyuen]

Nice decibel meter test. I had just bought at Costco cross climate2 at Costco and will get to test snow/slush/ice in NYC area soon. Thank you.

[BB-tsqx]

I live in tahoe and I have a 22 rav4 and the tires that came with it were terrible, my traction kept flashing so I switched to these tires and they are amazing, my traction light hasn’t come on yet. I love it

[SpencersStuffTV]

I'm running the cross climate 2s on a Honda accord 2012. These tires are stellar. Wet performance is great, feedback is great, they work very well in hot weather... I have not used them in snow yet but I'm very excited to. You will not be disappointed.

[mpineyro]

I purchased mine from Costco. Getting them ready on Saturday to be install. Hope they are as good as they say they are. Took advantage of the discount from Costco

[Eatshhhushi]

I had these tires on my 2014 Honda Accord sedan and 2019 Acura RDX A-Spec. On the RDX the tires are making very loud noise. No issues with the Accord, however. I had 15k on them. The tire PSI is 34-36. I will do a tire balance, rotate and 4 wheel alignment to see if the noise goes away. Not happy with the noise now!

[toastynik]

best tyres ive bought yet, I highly recomend these tyres.

[robertdascalu]

For my car i heve optioned for a set of 2 weel 3 timese: 2 for summer in front 2 all season for the back that stay all year on the car and 2 for cheep winter tyers in the front. In the past i ve had dedicated tiers for summer and winter an they got old and craced both of them. Here in Romania is mosthy hot and i opted for michelin for summer and all season sets. Winter is abowt 4 months. I drive on year about 15000 km .

[djtaz]

Great video I did the same thing today I got them on Costco ! Now I have to wait ✋ for the installation .

[PackFan]

Nice video review, especially with the add-on noise level check. I also had these installed on my 2018 Highlander and look forward to their expected excellent winter performance here in Wisconsin.

[paulp]

Thanks for the video. I am looking at those cross climate tires also. I have those bridgestone tires on my highlander also. The road noise is not good. I had the Michelin Defender LTX on a VW Atlas and they were really quiet and great for control and wet driving. I think those cross climate tires are probably the best bet since they are snow rated too.

[acwyau]

Live in Vancouver, and I just ordered these at my local Costco as well. Can't wait to try them on my car, as my current tires are only average in rain and absolutely terrible in snow.

[wolfsongrambler]

They perform better than most all season tires out there but they will not replace your winter tires in heavy snow conditions. My 2016 Corolla kept losing tracks on icy surfaces to my disappointment. They're do well on light snow conditions though.

[pwling]

Tires without the 3 peaks and snow flake won’t be allowed on highway between Vancouver and Whistler in Winter. I just had the cross climate 2 installed in my 2021 Venza. Very quiet compared to the stock Ecopias.

[SquareGshock]

Thanks for the detailed review. Did you notice a drop in MPG compared to the Bridgestone Alenza sport A/S?

[utubular]

Great review! I probably did the same extensive research you did, wanting better wet and snow performance, and also decided on the Cross Climate 2s for my RDX. I could tell that they are a tad noisier at lower speeds than the stock Continentals. I also don’t pick up as much speed going down the same hills so I’m sure my gas mileage will suffer (but I’ve never kept track of that so can’t tell you by how much). The increase in traction however is phenomenal! I’m convinced that the stock tires were only selected to minimize noise and maximize fuel economy. I thought the stock tires performed okay until I felt these Michelins. Can’t wait to try them in the snow!

[donbahn]

I have these on a 2007 Miata, really predictable in turns, great wet weather traction, and worke well here in Pennsylvania this summer with 90+ F temps. I am hoping for snow to play with them in.

[shahrozunar]

I got these tires for Highlander 2021 XLE Hybrid last month and one of these popped up in 5 days, Costco kept pushing i hit something so i had to show them dash cam video. Well had no other option so they gave me the new one, I have lost fuel mileage as well as it's noisy