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Tire reviews & comparisons

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BF Goodrich Trail Terrain T/A

BF Goodrich Trail Terrain Detailed Review

So overall the BFG Trail Terrain is a very nice on road oriented all terrain tire for sure. It mostly shines in terms of fuel economy, overall ride comfort and winter performance. Puls its also great in terms of handling on dry roads in particular, and off road in gravel. Though it needs some help on wet roads for sure.

Goodyear Wrangler MTR

Goodyear Wrangler MT/R Review

The Goodyear Wrangler MTR is a very powerful off road tire that does not disappoint on any kind of rugged terrain. And its a surprise to see that these tire s are still able to perform okay on dry roads. But they are very poor on wet roads, so it's advice not to run them with traction control off. Also these tires are no so good with fuel efficiency and the tread wear, and same goes for icy roads and hard packed snow. But despite not having been rated with 3 peak mountain snowflake rating, these tires are still capable of taking on to deeper snow.

Toyo Open Country R/T

Toyo Open Country R/T Review

Overall the Toyo Open Country RT is overall great option for someone who likes to stay on roads with a hybrid tire, and yes who can compromise a little on it's wet grip. A pro tip though, if you have to run these tires in rainy season, just lower down the tire pressure it's going to help with the traction, also always drive these tires in rain with traction control ON at all times. The tire offers a great wear resistance, and it very robust with 3 ply strong sidewalls which can take on pretty much any kind of sharp close encounters.

Federal Couragia M/T

Federal Couragia M/T Review

The Federal Couragia M/T is a very powerful off road tire that does not disappoint on any kind of rugged terrain. And its a surprise to see that these tire s are still able to perform okay on dry roads. But they are very poor on wet roads, so it's advice not to run them with traction control off. Also these tires are no so good with fuel efficiency and the tread wear, and same goes for icy roads and hard packed snow. But despite not having been rated with 3 peak mountain snowflake rating, these tires are still capable of taking on to deeper snow.

BF Goodrich Km3

BF Goodrich Mud-Terrain T/A KM3 Review

The BFG KM3 is a great all rounder mud tire which offers a decent off road traction and a great on road experience. Off road the tire checks all boxes, while on roads, the tire has to compromise on some areas where the wet traction is the major one to look out for. Other than that, it's a great tire to have.

Toyo Open Country M/T

Toyo Open Country M/T Review

The Toyo Open Country MT is a confusing tire on wet as it does not provide enough lateral stability there as the tire severely lacks in overall siping and tread's flexibility. But on dry the tire is pretty great, in all departments, where you may have to compromise slightly while cornering (understeering issue), but only if you are going with E or F rated tries. Similarly off road the tire is okay, but nothing impressive. So overall it's okay for daily driving on dry roads, especially if you get smaller load rated tires.

Pro Comp Xtreme MT2

Pro Comp Xtreme MT2 Review

Pro Comp Xtreme MT2 is a great pick in the mud terrain category. The tire does great with mud, as it offers ones of the widest tread voids that you'll find (compared to other mud tires). The tire also does great with deep snow despite not having 3pmsfr symbol. And its on road traction is also okay, in both wet and dry conditions, but where it shines the most is the tread wear department.

Nitto Trail Grappler

Nitto Trail Grappler MT Review

Nitto Trail Grappler is a powerful mud terrain tires, which is capable of conquering nearly all sorts of rugged terrains. The tire although is not 3PMSF rated, it still offers good enough traction with deeper snow. And on mud these tire are phenomenal. Just make sure you rotate these tires religiously an if you are staying on roads. Also if you are going to get these tire just for the looks and are going to stay on roads, go with the lowest rating possible. I've mentioned all of them in the tire sizes section.

Atturo Trail Blade Ats

Atturo Trail Blade ATS Review

Well, I'd say in between. You see the Atturo Trail Blade is an all rounder tire in the category. Here everything is average including it's value to money. Which means that the tire is pretty balanced in both on and off road performance, that's because to summarize, it's optimized central ribs, where the middle most is elongated and surrounding have foundations, provide amazing dry traction, and full depth siping ensures wet is also not compromised. Moreover, we just also saw above, that how it also doesn't do so bad after all off roads, well with the exception of mud.

Yokohama Geolandar X-AT

Yokohama Geolandar X-AT G016 Review

Yokohama Geolandar X-AT although is a rugged terrain tire coming in between all & mud terrain, the tire could aggressive shoulder lugs, a little bit optimization over there can do wonders for this tire. The good thing is the tire is very impressive on roads, and provides you with a lot of comfort. It also handles deep snow very well but lacks a little on packed snow, with limited siping, that's why it's not graded with 3 peak mountain snowflake rating.

Nitto Terra Grappler

Nitto Terra Grappler G2 All Terrain Review

With newer generation, the Nitto Terra Grappler although has improved a lot of things, but while improving it's snow traction, the company did not focus too much on it's wet capabilities, and the tire lacks there. I personally have no complaints off road, well except for sand, as these tires aren't that capable off road anyways. Nonetheless, the tire now performs great on snow, and is very impressive over there and that can be expected with it's 3pmsf rating symbol on its sidewalls.

Pirelli Scorpion all terrain plus

Pirelli Scorpion All Terrain Plus Review

Pirelli Scorpion All Terrain Plus is well all rounder all terrain tire, which provides a good balanced traction on and off road. On roads the tire is one of the best ones in terms of handling, where its also going to impress with it's fuel consumption. However, it's loud on roads and so does not provide satisfactory on road comfort. Off road the tire does okay, where on rocks its performance is very efficient. Lastly, it's winter performance is it's highlighting feature where it provides you with one of the best circumferential traction in the all terrain category so it earns with 3 peak mountain snowflake rating.