(1) - Balance of performance - Balance of performance proven by tests conducted in 2020 and 2021 on Dry braking, Wet braking new and worn, Snow braking new and worn, Snow traction new and worn, Longevity - see test details in legal mentions 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 - MICHELIN CrossClimate 2 SUV grabs 8 leading positions out of 8 tests. Legal wear limit or "worn" means when worn on machine (buffed) to the depth of Tread Wear Indicator according to European regulation: ECE R30r03f.
(2) - Best seller - Source = Panel Sell Out GFK Passenger Car All Season (all Tier) - Period: 01/2021 to 12/2021. Scope: Great Britain.
(3) - Snow braking test - Snow braking tests, conducted by TÜV SÜD Product Service on Michelin's request, between 50 and 0 kph, October 2021 - January 2022 (on new and on 2mm buffed), on dimension 235/60 R18 107V and 107W on Audi Q5 40TDI 204hp, Audi Q5 50TFSIe 300hp comparing MICHELIN CrossClimate 2 SUV (new: 30.5m - worn: 38.4m) versus BRIDGESTONE Weather Control A005 EVO (new: 37.1m - worn: 57.3m); CONTINENTAL AllSeasonContact (new: 32.6m - worn: 46.0m); GOODYEAR Vector 4Seasons SUV Gen-3 (new: 33.9m - worn: 45.8m); PIRELLI Scorpion Verde All Season SF (new: 42.5m - worn: 62.7m). Extrapolation from 30-10 km/h to 50-0 km/h is based on the mean decelerations resulting from the measured braking distances achieved in the actual tests.
(4) - Snow traction test - Snow traction tests, conducted by TÜV SÜD Product Service on Michelin's request, between 5 to 30 kph, October 2021 - January 2022 (worn means when worn on machine (buffed) to the depth of Tread Wear Indicator according to European regulation: ECE R30r03f), on dimension 235/60 R18 107V and 107W on Audi Q5 40TDI 204hp, Audi Q5 50TFSIe 300hp comparing MICHELIN CrossClimate 2 SUV (new: 100% - worn: 100%) versus BRIDGESTONE Weather Control A005 EVO (new:75.2% - worn: 67.3%); CONTINENTAL AllSeasonContact (new: 93.4% - worn: 84.1%); GOODYEAR Vector 4Seasons SUV Gen-3 (new: 88.8% - worn: 80.9%); PIRELLI Scorpion Verde All Season SF (new: 64.3% - worn: 46.3%). Calculations based on the mean accelerations resulting from the measured acceleration times from 5-30 km/h achieved in the actual tests.
(5) - Wet braking tests - Wet braking tests - Wet braking tests, conducted by TÜV SÜD Product Service on Michelin's request, between 80 and 20 kph, October 2021 - January 2022 (on new and on 2mm buffed), on dimension 235/60 R18 107V and 107W on Audi Q5 40TDI 204hp, Audi Q5 50TFSIe 300hp comparing MICHELIN CrossClimate 2 SUV (new: 26.5m - worn: 37.3m) versus BRIDGESTONE Weather Control A005 EVO (new: 27.5m - worn: 37.9m); CONTINENTAL AllSeasonContact (new: 28.0m - worn: 40.7m); GOODYEAR Vector 4Seasons SUV Gen-3 (new: 27.7m - worn: 37.6m); PIRELLI Scorpion Verde All Season SF (new: 30.4m - worn: 41.3m). Average of the performance on high and low μ wet surface with two different temperature ranges each.
(6) - Dry braking test - Dry braking tests, conducted by TÜV SÜD Product Service on Michelin's request, between 100 and 0 kph, October 2021 - January 2022 on dimension 235/60 R18 107V and 107W on Audi Q5 40TDI 204hp, Audi Q5 50TFSIe 300hp comparing MICHELIN CrossClimate 2 SUV (34.7m) versus BRIDGESTONE Weather Control A005 EVO (36.0 m); CONTINENTAL AllSeasonContact (36.1m) ; GOODYEAR Vector 4Seasons SUV Gen-3 (36.3m) ; PIRELLI Scorpion Verde All Season SF (36.6m).
(7) - Longevity - Longevity test conducted by DEKRA TEST CENTER, on Michelin's request, January 2022, on dimension 235/60 R18 107V and 107W on HYUNDAI Santa Fé 2.2 l. CRDI comparing MICHELIN CrossClimate 2 SUV (est. 34,093km) versus BRIDGESTONE Weather Control A005 EVO (est. -15,124 km); CONTINENTAL AllSeasonContact (est. -2,401 km) ; GOODYEAR Vector 4Seasons SUV Gen-3 (est. -1,440 km) ; PIRELLI Scorpion Verde All Season SF (-1,543 km). Longevity test run in average real usage (D50) with 11,568 km run and extrapolated longevity at 1.6mm.