They look different but they are pretty quiet and seen to offer good traction. I live in Minnesota and we still get some snow here. A little more money than some other equivalent tires but I am not disappointed I went with these.

Love my Cross Climate 2s! I live where part of the large winter storm is hurting currently and these tires have been phenomenal! Snow has been pretty deep and today a mix of snow and sleet/frozen rain. The traction is great!

Perhaps the finest tires I have ever used. I'm on my second set and they are simply the best. I recommend them to everyone. Adhesion in snow, ice, rain is super. I get about 70,000 miles per set.

When I got a "new" used car, I put these same tires on my car again. I love these tires! They are especially good on wet roads for traction. Helps me get though snow with no problem. Would especially recommend them four all wheel drive cars.

Only about 300 miles so far but very satisfied. I don't understand the noise criticism being good and bad...can't be both but my limited experience is they are not overly noisy. Traction is not criticized by anyone so I'm expecting that to continue this winter in Illinois. So far so good!

I drove about 40k on these in North Carolina on an Acura MDX. Acura found all 4 tires had separated at the bead, requiring all all-new set of tires. What did I replace them with? The same tire--because despite the defect, they're the best tires I've ever run on this car. Wet/snow/ice/dry traction is unbeatable. They have a premium look to them, too. Michelin stood by their product and made it clear that they accepted responsibility for the defect--which I think was just a fluke. I'm beyond pleased with these tires

Awesome Tires! Same day I got them installed, it just happened to be that there was a severe thunderstorm and there was floods everywhere. These tires are great in the rain and super quiet. I drive on the interstate everyday and they are awesome! I highly recommend these tires to anyone.

Great tire, wet and dry handling and traction are the best I have ever had. Corners without any problems or noise. I was surprised that the noise level was very acceptable, they were quiter than my previous Bridgstones summer tires. Very comfortable ride. Too early to comment on durability.Have not tried them in snow but will this winter. Over all a great buy.I have highly recommended to my friends and family.

Excellent Ride and performance! When I was researching tires to purchase the Michelin Cross Climate 2 stood out because of the number of reviews. I found that on the 4 tire stores near me, the Cross Climate 2 had almost 5k reviews 4.8 rating. No other tire came close with number of reviews. This was a testament of the excellence of this tire!

Traction improvement 100% over my old no name tires. Winter weather has just started in my area and I'm looking forward to seeing how these tires respond on wet, icy pavement. So far, so good. Got really tired of the slipping and sliding so I flashed out for the good stuff even for my old beater. If you can only afford one improvement - get good tires. I saw reviews saying these tires were noisy. They are not. I can feel them gripping the road and it feels good. They grip so hard sometimes I hear them whine when stopping. Good tires