Tires MICHELIN or OEM BMW

Replaced them with plenty of tread life left with the Crossclimate2’s and the drive is night and day.

I have the Defender LTX M/S in 20”. They are night and day difference in terms of noise and ride. Not as pretty to look at, but I couldn’t take the noise anymore.

I now have more miles on the Michelin Platinums than I got on the Pirelli AT, and the Michelins aren’t even close to done.

I just got some defender platinum's and I am so happy with them so far. The truck is so quiet now.

I have the Michelin CrossClimate 2 and couldn’t be happier. Bonus: they look awesome.

Ja zadnje 4 godine se drzim Michelin Crossclimate 2 guma i nemam nikakvih primjedbi, cak i po snijegu su solidno odradile posao...

I have bought high end Michelin and mid range like Falken or Fulda. The Michelin Tires hold almost twice as long as other mid range. They also hold air better and don't rub away as fast. Handling is better and I gladly pay more for getting the best of the best.

I’ve had both, and they are both good. It’s the freezing rain and ice where I think the Michelins have a bit of an advantage.

Picked up a new set of Cross Climate 2’s over the weekend. Handling is great, especially in the rain. Aesthetically, I think they look super cool and unique. They have an aggressive look to them.

That being said, I did not do my due diligence beforehand and let the guy at discount t*re give me the run down on them. One thing he failed to mention was the lack of efficiency they bring (not blaming him). In my first couple of drives I noticed my wh/mi to be well over 300 and in one instance on a 5 mile drive it was 395 wh/mi. Crazy! This is in comparison to my average of 252 wh/mi for the last 5k miles I’ve driven. It’s important to note that I like to accelerate fast and have had the heat on due to the cold weather coming in (Chicago native).

I wanted to see how much of a difference it made if I changed my driving habits so for the past 15 miles or so. I turned “chill” mode on and turned off the AC system and have averaged around 210 wh/mi. Nice to know that efficiency is still attainable just a bit sad that I will be losing 30%+ of range when driving how I normally do.

Hoping that with time they will break in and I will see that number go down a bit. I will update the thread as I put more miles on them.

Michelin is the only brand that comes close and I've calculated they're roughly 30% more expensive and last me about 80% as long. I was a big Michelin fanboy and loyal to a fault.