Michelin Cross Climate 2

[MichaelC]

I now have 1 month of drive time on the Cross Climate 2 tires I got with my aftermarket 19" wheels (see Aftermarket wheels? thread for details).
Overall, I am very happy with their traction (better than the stock Continentals) and comfort/noise (equivalent to the stock Continentals). I have seen an efficiency hit of 0.4 mi/kWh on average, as shown in the summaries below:

September was all on the stock 19" wheels with Continental tires, and October was all on the aftermarket 19" wheels with Michelin tires.

My longest road trip to-date was in September (776 miles round trip), whereas my longest trip in October was only 97 miles. Temperatures have also cooled down a lot recently, which has had an impact--but I don't think enough to really skew these results.

I will take much longer road trip in mid-November (Kansas City to Baltimore and back), which will give me significantly more experience with these tires.

 

[teslarati97]

Interesting. I am currently getting 2.7mi/kWh on my winter tires and 19" kaliedo spoke wheels. Temperatures are already below 32F overnight.

 

[MichaelC]

We got our first freeze last night/this morning but have at least one more roller-coaster week of warmer temperatures ahead. Your previous reports on cold weather efficiency losses has me expecting lower numbers once the local temperatures stay consistently cold.

I plan to post monthly updates here so all seasons are represented. Granted, the more open wheel design will reduce efficiency a bit at higher speeds, so results may vary for those who use them on their stock wheels.

I'll be curious to see how well the built-in navigation deals with temperature changes on my upcoming road trip (which will also include some big elevation changes).