I had to leave our X at the dealership for some warranty items; delaminating front grill chrome, rear brake light full of water. Since they had to keep the car for parts I took a tech version home. Our X has Michelins, the tech has Contis, perfect for a comparison since everything else is the same. In general the contis are similar NVHwise to the Michelins, however, there is a noticeable performance difference. During hard cornering, the Contis howl like an injured wolf. During exactly the same maneuvers the Michelins provide excellent grip with no obvious signs of distress.
I have been very impressed overall with this latest iteration of the Michelin latitude, they offer similar performance to the summer only versions I had on our previous MDX which had a very short life and were horribly noisy when worn.
Advantage Michelin.
I don't know if the Michelin tire is available on the tech version but I would certainly tell the dealer I wanted the Michelins over the Conti if available as a no cost swap. :2cents:
I have been very impressed overall with this latest iteration of the Michelin latitude, they offer similar performance to the summer only versions I had on our previous MDX which had a very short life and were horribly noisy when worn.
Advantage Michelin.
I don't know if the Michelin tire is available on the tech version but I would certainly tell the dealer I wanted the Michelins over the Conti if available as a no cost swap. :2cents: