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Head-to-head Updated May 2026

Cooper CS4 Touring vs Michelin Premier LTX — Compared (May 2026)

Our Relative Score blends 60% objective test data with 40% owner-review signal — so any two tires can be compared even if they were never tested on the same day.

Tire A Cooper

Cooper CS4 Touring

All Season Touring tires

Cooper CS4 Touring tread pattern
Objective (60%)
–/100
No test data yet
User signal (40%)
80/100
6 owner reviews
Dry
82
Wet
80
Snow
–
Comfort
92
Treadwear
78
Handling
80

Prices change daily — check the retailer for your size.

VS
Tire B Michelin

Michelin Premier LTX

Premium Touring All Season tire

Michelin Premier LTX tread pattern
Objective (60%)
–/100
No test data yet
User signal (40%)
63/100
1 owner review
Dry
85
Wet
83
Snow
71
Comfort
88
Treadwear
57
Handling
80

Prices change daily — check the retailer for your size.

VerdictWinner: Cooper CS4 Touring — better treadwear and comfort. Pick the Michelin Premier LTX if dry and wet matter most to you.
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Category breakdown

6 categories, side by side

Each bar is the Relative Score for that category. Expand a tile to see the test results and owner ratings behind it.

Dry

Weight: Neutral
Score (0–100) Premier LTX leads by 3
A — Cooper CS4 Touring
82
B — Michelin Premier LTX
85
Why this score
SourceCS4 TouringPremier LTX
Tire Rack owners – 89
Tyre Reviews owners 82 80
SimpleTire owners 95 –

Wet

Weight: Important
Score (0–100) Premier LTX leads by 3
A — Cooper CS4 Touring
80
B — Michelin Premier LTX
83
Why this score
SourceCS4 TouringPremier LTX
Tire Rack owners – 86
Tyre Reviews owners 80 80
SimpleTire owners 90 –

Snow

Weight: Neutral
Score (0–100)
A — Cooper CS4 Touring
–
B — Michelin Premier LTX
71
Why this score
SourceCS4 TouringPremier LTX
Tire Rack owners – 71
Tyre Reviews owners – 70
SimpleTire owners 86 –

Comfort

Weight: Neutral
Score (0–100) CS4 Touring leads by 4
A — Cooper CS4 Touring
92
B — Michelin Premier LTX
88
Why this score
SourceCS4 TouringPremier LTX
Tire Rack owners – 86
Tyre Reviews owners 92 90
SimpleTire owners 89 –

Treadwear

Weight: Important
Score (0–100) CS4 Touring leads by 21
A — Cooper CS4 Touring
78
B — Michelin Premier LTX
57
Why this score
SourceCS4 TouringPremier LTX
Tire Rack owners – 53
Tyre Reviews owners 78 60
SimpleTire owners 86 –

Handling

Weight: Neutral
Score (0–100)
A — Cooper CS4 Touring
80
B — Michelin Premier LTX
80
Why this score
SourceCS4 TouringPremier LTX
Tyre Reviews owners 80 80

Scores at a glance

Cooper CS4 Touring vs Michelin Premier LTX: scores by category (0–100)
CategoryCooper CS4 TouringMichelin Premier LTX
Relative Score 82 77
Dry 82 85
Wet 80 83
Snow – 71
Comfort 92 88
Treadwear 78 57
Handling 80 80

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Headline score

Tire A

Tire B

Only categories both tires have data for count toward the headline score.

From owners

Pros, cons & observations

Themes extracted from owner reviews across retailers and review sites — not the opinion of TireWheelGuide.

Tire A Cooper CS4 Touring

Not enough owner reviews yet to extract themes.

Tire B Michelin Premier LTX

The Michelin Premier LTX is generally regarded as a high-performing tire that offers a refined driving experience. However, users express significant concern regarding the initial tread depth, which many feel limits the tire's overall longevity and value proposition.

Pros

  • High levels of overall performance and handling
  • Strong brand reputation for quality and engineering
  • Comfortable and refined ride characteristics

Cons

  • Insufficient initial tread depth
  • Concerns regarding premature tread wear
  • Perceived lack of value due to limited lifespan

Observations

  • Users suggest that the tire's performance potential is hampered specifically by the shallow tread design regardless of vehicle application.
Specifications

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Cooper CS4 Touring B · Michelin Premier LTX
CategoryAll Season Touring tiresPremium Touring All Season tire
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverSUV and 4x4
Tread depth11/32″—
UTQG520 A A—
Treadwear warranty60,000 mi—
SidewallBlackwall—
Max pressure44 psi—
Final verdict

Which one should you actually buy?

Cooper

Michelin

Winner: Cooper CS4 Touring — better treadwear and comfort. Pick the Michelin Premier LTX if dry and wet matter most to you.

Pick tire A You want the longest tread life

Cooper CS4 Touring scores 78 vs 57 on treadwear.

Pick tire A You want the most comfortable ride

Cooper CS4 Touring scores 92 vs 88 on comfort.

Pick tire B You want the most grip on dry roads

Michelin Premier LTX scores 85 vs 82 on dry.

Pick tire B Your priority is wet-weather safety

Michelin Premier LTX scores 83 vs 80 on wet.

Tire A · Cooper CS4 Touring
Tire B · Michelin Premier LTX

How do we compare tires?

Every category score blends two independent signals. 60% comes from professional tire tests (braking distances, lap times, noise measurements) normalized against the best tire in each test and weighted toward recent tests. 40% comes from thousands of owner reviews collected from retailers and review sites. When a tire has only one of the two, we use what exists and say so.

Community buzz from Reddit and forums is shown for context only — it never changes the score.