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CX5_Pete
I wonder what makes the Michelin 3 lbs heavier.I guess there's a good news for you. While I was comparing tires between Continental TrueContact and Michelin Premier LTX, I found Discount Tire has Michelin Premier LTX 225/55 R19 99V listed for special order at $191 each. Of course this is in US market and things may be different in Canada.
But I'd like to clarify certain things. Here are the specs I gathered from Tire Rack and Discount Tire for these two tires:
Tire
Size
UTQGMaximum
Inflation
Pressure
Tread
Depth
Tire
Weight
Warranty
Continental TrueContact 225/55 R19 99H 800 A A 51 psi 10/32" 25 lbs. 6 Years / 90,000 Miles Michelin Premier LTX 225/55 R19 99V 620 A A 44 psi 8.5/32" 28 lbs.* 6 Years / 60,000 Miles
No matter how I look at them, Continental TrueContact has much better tread-life warranty and tread-wear number from government certified UTQG than Michelin Premier LTX. TrueContact should last a lot more miles than Premier LTX based on these two numbers.
Both tires ranked very well in Tire Rack's performance category. Continental TrueContact ranked number one out of 22 Standard Touring All-Season tires whereas Michelin Premier LTX ranked number one out of 22 Crossover/SUV Touring All-Season tires.
There is another issue here. The maximum inflation pressure on Michelin Premier LTX V-rated tire is only at 44 psi. While it's still over CX-5's spec of 36 psi, but many people. including me, over-inflated to 38~40 psi. To me it's getting too close to 44 psi especially in hot Texas summer. Mind you OEM Toyo A23 has 51 psi maximum inflation pressure and Conti TrueContact has the same. This factor alone may sway me to Conti TrueContact for my replacement as I think this is more important than speed ratings. Not to mention I can save almost $100 for a set of new tires.