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Cooper Discoverer A/TR looks discontinued: no new owner reviews or road tests in five years and no current EU tyre label.

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Continental CrossContact LX25 vs Cooper Discoverer A/TR — Compared

Relative Score (0–100): the weighted average of the categories below, each 60% road tests and 40% owner reviews (comfort 40/60). Based on 1 + 0 road tests and 26 + 11 owner reviews. How we score

CrossContact LX25 is ahead, 77–66

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Cooper Discoverer A/TR
Tire BCooper

Discoverer A/TR

All-Terrain tire

± 8Provisional

Tests – · none yet Owners 65 · 11 reviews

Category by category

Relative Score per category, 0–100. Open “Why this score” for the tests and owner ratings behind it.

  1. 75

    Dry

    CrossContact LX25 +7
    68
    Why this score
    SourceCrossContact LX25Discoverer A/TR
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / – tests70≈ 68 (est.)
    Reviews found online8367

    CrossContact LX25: 60% × 70.4 + 40% × 82.7 = 75

    Discoverer A/TR: 60% × 67.7 (est.) + 40% × 67.4 = 68

    No road tests of dry for Discoverer A/TR. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.41).

  2. 80

    Wet

    CrossContact LX25 +12
    68
    Why this score
    SourceCrossContact LX25Discoverer A/TR
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 77 (est.)≈ 69 (est.)
    Reviews found online8367

    CrossContact LX25: 60% × 77.5 (est.) + 40% × 83.1 = 80

    Discoverer A/TR: 60% × 68.9 (est.) + 40% × 67.4 = 68

    No road tests of wet for CrossContact LX25. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).

    No road tests of wet for Discoverer A/TR. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).

  3. 53

    Snow

    No comparison
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    Why this score
    SourceCrossContact LX25Discoverer A/TR
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / – tests40–
    Reviews found online72–

    CrossContact LX25: 60% × 40.2 + 40% × 71.7 = 53

  4. 76

    Comfort

    CrossContact LX25 +11
    65
    Why this score
    SourceCrossContact LX25Discoverer A/TR
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 71 (est.)≈ 67 (est.)
    Reviews found online7963

    CrossContact LX25: 40% × 70.8 (est.) + 60% × 79.4 = 76

    Discoverer A/TR: 40% × 67.5 (est.) + 60% × 62.8 = 65

    No road tests of comfort for CrossContact LX25. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.20).

    No road tests of comfort for Discoverer A/TR. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.20).

  5. 71

    Noise

    No comparison
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    Why this score
    SourceCrossContact LX25Discoverer A/TR
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 66 (est.)–
    Reviews found online78–

    CrossContact LX25: 60% × 66.4 (est.) + 40% × 77.5 = 71

    No road tests of noise for CrossContact LX25. The test half is the tested tires’ average (66): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests.

  6. 72

    Treadwear

    CrossContact LX25 +8
    64
    Why this score
    SourceCrossContact LX25Discoverer A/TR
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 70 (est.)≈ 65 (est.)
    Reviews found online7662

    CrossContact LX25: 60% × 69.8 (est.) + 40% × 75.5 = 72

    Discoverer A/TR: 60% × 64.9 (est.) + 40% × 62.1 = 64

    No road tests of treadwear for CrossContact LX25. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.36).

    No road tests of treadwear for Discoverer A/TR. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.36).

  7. 79

    Handling (owners)

    CrossContact LX25 +20
    59
    Why this score
    SourceCrossContact LX25Discoverer A/TR
    Reviews found online7959
Scores at a glance
CategoryContinental CrossContact LX25Cooper Discoverer A/TR
Relative Score 77 66
Dry 75 68
Wet 80 68
Snow 53 –
Comfort 76 65
Noise 71 –
Treadwear 72 64
Handling (owners) 79 59

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Headline score
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CrossContact LX25

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Discoverer A/TR

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

Pros, cons & observations

Themes extracted from owner reviews found online — not the opinion of TireWheelGuide.

Tire A CrossContact LX25

Pros

  • Extremely quiet and smooth ride quality at all speeds
  • Significantly improved wet and snow traction
  • Enhanced braking performance and responsiveness

Cons

  • Tends to pick up and throw gravel from the road surface
  • Can feel a bit harsh or firm when hitting deep potholes
  • Occasional reports of unexpectedly rapid treadwear in rare instances
All owner themes in the CrossContact LX25 review

Tire B Discoverer A/TR

Pros

  • Remarkably low road noise for an all-terrain tire with a deep, chunky tread.
  • Excellent wet weather performance and resistance to aquaplaning.
  • Long-lasting tread life with high mileage capabilities (some users exceeding 50,000 to 80,000+ kms).

Cons

  • Some instances of severe edge chipping and cuts to the steel when used on rough outback gravel roads.
  • Tramlining effects in the steering as the tires wear down.
  • Off-road capability diminishes noticeably as the tread wears past a certain point.
All owner themes in the Discoverer A/TR review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Continental CrossContact LX25 B · Cooper Discoverer A/TR
CategoryAll SeasonAll-Terrain tire
Vehicle typeSUV and 4x4SUV and 4x4
Sizes available40—
Rim diameters16″ – 22″—
Tread depth10 - 12/32″—
UTQG740 A A - B—
SidewallBlack Side Wall - Raised Outline White Lettering—
Max pressure44 - 51 psi—

Which one should you actually buy?

Continental CrossContact LX25

Cooper Discoverer A/TR

Winner: Continental CrossContact LX25 — better handling, wet and comfort. It leads or ties in every category we score. Cooper Discoverer A/TR rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 11 reviews), so read this result as provisional.

Pick tire A You enjoy sharp, responsive handling

Continental CrossContact LX25 scores 79 vs 59 on handling.

Pick tire A Your priority is wet-weather safety

Continental CrossContact LX25 scores 80 vs 68 on wet.

Pick tire A You want the most comfortable ride

Continental CrossContact LX25 scores 76 vs 65 on comfort.

Pick tire A You want the longest tread life

Continental CrossContact LX25 scores 72 vs 64 on treadwear.

Tire A · Continental CrossContact LX25
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Tire B · Cooper Discoverer A/TR
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CrossContact LX25 or Discoverer A/TR?

Which is better in the wet, CrossContact LX25 or Discoverer A/TR?

Continental CrossContact LX25, 80 vs 68 on our wet score.

Which grips better on dry roads, CrossContact LX25 or Discoverer A/TR?

Continental CrossContact LX25, 75 vs 68 on our dry score.

Which is more comfortable, CrossContact LX25 or Discoverer A/TR?

Continental CrossContact LX25, 76 vs 65 on our comfort score.

Which lasts longer, CrossContact LX25 or Discoverer A/TR?

Continental CrossContact LX25, 72 vs 64 on our treadwear score.

How do we compare tires?

Every category score blends two independent signals. 60% comes from professional tire tests (braking distances, lap times, noise measurements), each result compared with every other tire in the same test and newer tests counting more. 40% comes from owner reviews found online, adjusted for how generously each site rates. Both use one scale: the average tested tire gets 70, the best 100. When a tire has only one of the two, the missing half is estimated from the other and the score stays closer to average; with no road test and fewer than five owner reviews it gets no score yet.

Handling is the exception: road tests measure it inside the dry and wet scores, so its own row comes from owner ratings only and starts as less important.

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