I originally had a different post regarding the Crossclimate2 and thought I’d get better traction from this forum…yuk yuk…

I'm now considering the Continental Extreme Contact DWS 06 Plus as well as the Michelin Pilot All Season 4. I just need some input on folks that are running one of these tires. Both are good choices.

I have a 2018 Countryman S All4 with worn Bridgestone Turanza Run-flats. When it came time to buy tires for our Honda Accord 4 months ago, because of the Pandemic there wasn't many tires to choose from. I didn't like the look of the tread on the Crossclimate2 since we hardly have any other weather in So Cal other than heat. My first thought seeing the tread was "drag" meaning the tire coefficient of friction is going to be high. They are a quiet tire and surprisingly handle pretty well. I am now honestly considering both the Continental Extreme Contact DWS 06 Plus as well as the Michelin Pilot All Season 4, they too (in reviews) seem to be a both great tires.

Question for anyone that has either tires or know of both. I know that the Michelins tend to be a little more “bumpy” with their stiffer side wall vs the Conti DWS 06. The Michelin also have a bit more “road noise” but I can’t imagine that they could be any worst then the Stock Bridgestone Turanza Run-Flats. I’m figuring the Conti probably is a better ride and quieter on the open road where the Michelin has a little stiffer ride, a bit more road noise but I would assume the Michelin handles better in dry climate. I don't run it through canyons too often but I do drive it like I stole it I figure anything I get is going to be better than those Run-flats. The other thing is the price point. The Conti’s are running about $181 vs the All Sport 4 @ $205 a tire so they are both very good on the price point vs the Crossclimate2 at a whopping $242 a tire.

I hate bad road noise which translate into a noisy cabin (I also have a Ford F250 that is loud in the cab) so in my car I can handle the road noise from the run-flats, but have nothing else to compare to for the Countryman in cabin noise. The interior can be a bit noisy and I’m good with that, just don’t want to make it worst. I just love my Mini and it’s been a blast to drive. I'm looking for a tire that handles well, low road noise and is good in rain.

Thank you for reading this

Mike

 

The Pilot Sport A/S 4 is my go-to tire for most of my vehicles that get driven in cold weather. (I typically have sets of summer and all-season or winter tires.) I knew when I added a Countryman to the garage a few months ago that I wanted to ditch the run-flat tires ASAP. Since the Countryman is our all-weather car, however, I didn’t want to get a set of dedicated summer tires and then get a second set of wheels with all-seasons or winter tires like I do for our other cars. I of course looked at the PS A/S 4, but in doing so came across the Vredestein Hypertrac. Vredestein has been popular in Europe for many years, and TireRack’s test results show it to be a really strong match for the PS A/S 4. The one aspect that sold me on giving the Hypertrac a shot was that it was noted to be quieter than the PS A/S 4. Our road trip car, coupled with it being the all-weather car, I thought having an equally capable, but slightly quieter tire, might be a good choice. Anyway, to make a long story longer, I opted to give the Hypertrac a shot and so far, a couple thousand miles in, I haven’t regretted it at all. The handling is very capable, certainly better than the factory tires as expected, and indeed the Hypertracs are relatively quiet (seemingly quieter than the PS A/S 4’s I have on my other car at the moment).

If you give the Hypertracs a shot, just make sure you’re getting the revised compound version. It was introduced a while ago, but depending on where you get them, they might have old stock. I believe TireRack only has the revised compound version at this point, so that would make purchasing easier.

 

Thank you for getting back to me. How much road noise is there with the PS A/S 4? Are they the same as the runflats or worst? The Countryman All4 cabin is a bit noisy anyways. I have a considerible amount of road noise now and at higher speeds its no horrible. Hypertrac are hard to find here on the west coast and I'm probaby going to purchase them from America's Tires chain since they are close and have great pricing.
What I've been reading about the Conti's haven't been good so leaning towards the Pilot All Season.

 

I haven’t had the PS A/S 4’s on my Countryman, so I can’t say for sure how the Hypertracs compare. And at the moment only one of my other cars is running the A/S 4’s, and it’s a convertible so it’s really hard to say for sure how your experience with them on a Countryman would be. They’re really great tires, and if you don’t want to try out the Hypertracs, I really, really don’t think you can go wrong with the A/S 4’s.

 

Thank you again and I'm going to try those out and report back. I have to order them so will be a few days