Note: This is the first in a three-part series of an extended test of Cooper's newest all terrain tire, the Discoverer Road+Trail AT.
Cooper Tires in August added to its 40-plus-year-old Discoverer lineup with the Road+Trail AT.
In 2019 and into 2020 we tested a then-new-entry from Cooper, the A/T3 XLT. A lot has changed since then. One, there was a global pandemic. Second, rubber giant Goodyear acquired Cooper in June 2021.
The Cooper Discoverer Road+Trail AT was engineered to deliver a smooth, quiet ride regardless of terrain and offers rugged traction shoulders, which means the tread pattern extends over twice as far down the sidewall and is 50% thicker than in the predecessor product.Jason Cannon
The second difference is in the performance, said Jenny Paige, senior product marketing manager at Goodyear.
"We know the customer for the Discoverer Road+Trail AT values versatility – regarding both weather and terrain --- so this tire offers great dry, wet and snow traction while still providing off-road confidence," she said. "The Discoverer AT3 XLT is designed with our Durable Traction Technology which provides confidence when hauling heavy loads and tread that stands up to tough dirt and gravel. You could say they are sister products given that they both serve the all-terrain customer, but they cover different vehicle fitments, and the drivers of those different vehicle sets are looking for different attributes."
