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Firestone Destination X/T

Firestone Destination XT vs Cooper Discoverer A/T3 XLT

Both all-terrain tires although offers a great highway experience with their closed up lugs arrangement, the Cooper Discoverer AT3 still takes the lead in both dry and wet conditions. That's because the tire is more streamlined, allowing better rubber to road connection, and have interlocking sipes, which stay flexible during turning on wet pavements. The Firestone Destination on the other side, is only better with snowy roads, though it's fuel economy and comfort is also considerable. And off road, the tire again shows up slightly better, though it lacks in comparison on sandy dunes, with it's sharper sides.

Falken Wildpeak A/T3w

Sumitomo Encounter AT vs Falken Wildpeak AT3w

Both tires look very similar from the shoulder lugs, and that explains why they are both so good in handling on wet and snowy roads. Yet, the Sumitomo Encounter A/T offers superior dry grip, and steering response, along with fuel efficiency and comfort, whereas, the Falken Wildpeak AT3w provides better durability, and off-road traction on mud and rocks.

Cooper Discoverer A/T3 XLT

Sumitomo Encounter A/T vs Cooper Discoverer A/T3

Both tires are very on-road aligned with their 5 rib structure, with a slightly more open design, the Cooper AT3 does better on rugged terrains, where it can evacuate out dirt and mud faster. It's sidewall lugs, moreover, also allows it to have superior lateral traction on rocks. On roads, it does better with noise, and dry grip, but here overall performance is more noticeable on Sumitomo A/T.

Goodyear Wrangler Duratrac

Pirelli Scorpion All Terrain Plus vs Goodyear Wrangler Duratrac

Both tires offer some unique features that allow them to perform differently on various terrains. On roads, the Pirelli does better with grip, steering feedback, noise and fuel economy, whereas Duratrac gives you good enough wet traction and comfort. And off road, it rocks on almost all terrains expect for sand, where Pirelli Scorpion A/T Plus offers better climbing abilities.

BFG KO2

Goodyear Wrangler Workhorse AT vs BF Goodrich KO2

Both all-terrain tires are coming in at the extreme ends on aggressiveness scale. That's why Workhorse A/T does so much better on road, and BFG KO2 off-road. But even on roads, wet traction is seen better on KO2, whereas snow performance, fuel economy, wear and noise is better handled with Wrangler Workhorse. Off-road although KO2 take away the bigger piece of the pie, it still lacks on sand due to it's stiffer sides.

Goodyear Wrangler Duratrac

Yokohama Geolandar X-AT vs Goodyear Wrangler Duratrac

Both hybrid tires are pretty great, but Goodyear DuraTrac lacks in the needed durability, that's why its not so great on rocks. Though its pretty good when it comes to mud, as you get much better evacuation capabilities on this tire. You also get a better design for highways as well in its case, though the tire is very loud. Yokohama X A/T on the other side, provides superior comfort capabilities there combined with snow traction and with it's 3 ply sidewalls, it lets you crawl on rugged tracks with more confidence.

Firestone Destination XT

Firestone Destination X/T vs Falken Wildpeak AT3w

Both tires here are aggressive all-terrain though still, out of them, Falken Wildpeak AT3w does better in almost all types of rugged lands, including rocks, and mud. Though sand and snow traction is dealt with better on Destination X/T. On road, Firestone offers superior dry performance, whereas Falken gives you top-notch traction on wet.

Yokohama Geolandar AT

Sumitomo Encounter A/T vs Yokohama Geolandar A/T G015

Yokohama Geolandar A/T G015 is one of the best tires to have (in all-terrain tires) when it comes to comfort and on road noise. The tire offers amazing ride quality values. Though traction wise, the Sumitomo A/T takes the cherry. And off-road there are some pretty mixed up results, though I can tell you that Encounter A/T offers better self cleaning tread out of these two tires.

Falken Wildpeak AT3w

Goodyear Wrangler Workhorse AT vs Falken Wildpeak AT3w

Both all-terrain tires although look pretty aggressive, the Workhorse A/T provides a better grip on dry roads, superior noise reduction, fuel economy and off-road it's also great on sandy dunes. Falken AT3w on the other hand is superb on wet roads, and off road it shines on rocks and even a little bit of mud with its one of the deepest tread voids, reaching up to 19/32".

Firestone Destination X/T vs Toyo Open Country AT3

Firestone Destination X/T vs Toyo Open Country AT3

Firestone Destination X/T is an aggressive all-terrain tires, which provides better wet grip and snow traction, though both tires are 3pmsf rated. Off-road this tire is better on sand, mud and rocks, as I've just explained above. Toyo AT3, on the other hand, does better with dry roads, offers better tread wear, and gives you a very quieter ride, though with packed shoulders it lacks in providing efficient self cleaning tread, its still amazing on gravely roads.

General Grabber A/Tx

Sumitomo Encounter A/T vs General Grabber A/TX

Both tires are overall pretty great, but with more on-road aligned structure, the Sumitomo Encounter A/T does better on roads, whereas, the General Grabber A/TX is better suited for rugged tracks.

Goodyear Wrangler DuraTrac

Firestone Destination X/T vs Goodyear Wrangler Duratrac

Both tires are aggressive all-terrain options, where the Goodyear Duratrac is a lot more, so much that it should be considered rugged terrain tire (which lies between A/T and M/T). So having said that, it's not surprising to see this tire doing better on rugged paths, whereas Firestone X/T providing superior traction on highways. Though both of them are really great on snow, offering 3 peak mountain snowflake ratings.

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