Ok so in the time I've had my x (and my moms had her pilot which has the same tire size 245 65 r 17) I have done quite a bit of driving on a bunch of different tires.
Michelin latitude touring ( on the pilot and x)
- pros
-Absolutely no road noise whatsoever these have been the quietest tires I've rode on in my truck the only thing you hear is drive line noise and the wonderful rear end in our trucks
-These tires were excellent in the rain and the hard packed snow they were a very "grippy" tire and they wore nicely I got a decent amount of miles out of them.
-On rainy days 4x4 auto would stay quiet even though I have a heavy foot especially at stoplights.
-They were great when hitting standing water on the highway no hydroplaning and tracked straight no wheel pulling to one side.
-con's
-They were reaching the end of their life in the winter and I ended up changing them a little earlier because I felt they were no longer safe even though there was some tread left
-They are not an "aggressive" looking tire they're just a car tire upsized and slapped on an SUV.
-In fresh powdery snow they struggled until they packed up with snow which sometimes was quick and sometimes took a little while.
Nitto Terra grappler (on the x)
-pros
-Low road noise the only time I hear them is on a freshly paved stretch of highway with the radio and the HVAC off and it doesnt get louder than drive line noise.
-Aggressive looking tire
-They're a good tire in fresh powder as well as the slushy snow
-Less expensive than my michelins
-Have a thicker sidewall and a heavy tread ( overall theyre a heavier tire)
-They're good on dirt and soft as well as hard sand I don't have to air down as much as I did for soft sand as I had to with the Michelin's.
-con's
-On the packed icy snow they don't stick as well as my Michelin's did I have to remind myself that every noe and then.
-In the rain they're not as good as my Michelin's were either they tend to set off the auto 4 if I really have my foot in it
-They're not the best tire for the ice either they really like to spin sometimes but I have yet to feel unsafe or uncomfortable driving on ice with them
Michelin cross terrain(on the honda pilot)
-pros
-low road noise they're not as quiet as my latitudes but they're quieter than my Terra grapplers
-they look like an SUV tire they're not really aggressive but not really mild either although they won't give you an offroading look
-they're pretty good in the snow
-not as good as my terragrapplers on the powdery stuff or the slushy stuff but much better than my latitudes were
-they're a durable tire my mom rubs them on the curbs plenty and they show minimal sidewall rash
-con's
-on the more expensive side these were the most expensive out of the three if I remember correctly even though we got them at Costco
-they were spotty on the snow sometimes losing grip at odd times then miraculously finding it again(no I wasn't on ice I've checked)
-they have a stiffer sidewall than the latitudes therefore have a little stiffer ride
My final say?
I was not unhappy or disappointed with any of the tires that I have used some had their strengths and others their weaknesses the current setup now is the pilot has the cross terrains and the x has the terragrapplers and I don't think that is going to change I like the more aggressive tread and the advantages of the terragrapplers and my mom likes the advantages of the cross terrain. You really can't go wrong with any of them. Good luck choosing on a tire
