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Cooper CS4 Touring looks discontinued: no new owner reviews or road tests in five years and no current EU tyre label.

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Cooper CS4 Touring vs General Grabber H/T — 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 0 + 1 road tests and 35 + 6 owner reviews. How we score

Grabber H/T is ahead, 75–67

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Cooper CS4 Touring
Tire ACooper

CS4 Touring

All Season

± 7

Tests – · none yet Owners 65 · 35 reviews

General Grabber H/T
Tire BGeneral

Grabber H/T

All-Season tire

± 6Provisional

Tests 73 · 1 test Owners 79 · 6 reviews

Best test result: #1 of 9 in 2024 Tire Rack Highway All Season Tyre Test (dry braking)

Category by category

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

  1. 67

    Dry

    Grabber H/T +10
    77
    Why this score
    SourceCS4 TouringGrabber H/T
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests≈ 67 (est.)77
    Reviews found online6678

    CS4 Touring: 60% × 67.2 (est.) + 40% × 66.2 = 67

    Grabber H/T: 60% × 77 + 40% × 78.1 = 77

    No road tests of dry for CS4 Touring. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.41).

  2. 70

    Wet

    Grabber H/T +7
    77
    Why this score
    SourceCS4 TouringGrabber H/T
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests≈ 70 (est.)74
    Reviews found online6982

    CS4 Touring: 60% × 69.9 (est.) + 40% × 69.2 = 70

    Grabber H/T: 60% × 73.9 + 40% × 81.6 = 77

    No road tests of wet for CS4 Touring. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).

  3. 64

    Snow

    Grabber H/T +6
    70
    Why this score
    SourceCS4 TouringGrabber H/T
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests≈ 67 (est.)63
    Reviews found online5980

    CS4 Touring: 60% × 66.8 (est.) + 40% × 58.8 = 64

    Grabber H/T: 60% × 63.4 + 40% × 79.7 = 70

    No road tests of snow for CS4 Touring. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.32).

  4. 66

    Comfort

    Grabber H/T +7
    73
    Why this score
    SourceCS4 TouringGrabber H/T
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 68 (est.)≈ 70 (est.)
    Reviews found online6575

    CS4 Touring: 40% × 68.1 (est.) + 60% × 65.3 = 66

    Grabber H/T: 40% × 70 (est.) + 60% × 74.8 = 73

    No road tests of comfort for CS4 Touring. 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 Grabber H/T. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.20).

  5. 67

    Noise

    Grabber H/T +4
    71
    Why this score
    SourceCS4 TouringGrabber H/T
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 66 (est.)≈ 66 (est.)
    Reviews found online6878

    CS4 Touring: 60% × 66.3 (est.) + 40% × 67.7 = 67

    Grabber H/T: 60% × 66.3 (est.) + 40% × 78.1 = 71

    No road tests of noise for CS4 Touring or Grabber H/T. The test half is the tested tires’ average (66): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests.

  6. 64

    Treadwear

    Grabber H/T +10
    74
    Why this score
    SourceCS4 TouringGrabber H/T
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 65 (est.)≈ 71 (est.)
    Reviews found online6278

    CS4 Touring: 60% × 64.9 (est.) + 40% × 61.9 = 64

    Grabber H/T: 60% × 70.6 (est.) + 40% × 78 = 74

    No road tests of treadwear for CS4 Touring. 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 Grabber H/T. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.36).

  7. 67

    Handling (owners)

    Grabber H/T +10
    77
    Why this score
    SourceCS4 TouringGrabber H/T
    Reviews found online6777
Scores at a glance
CategoryCooper CS4 TouringGeneral Grabber H/T
Relative Score 67 75
Dry 67 77
Wet 70 77
Snow 64 70
Comfort 66 73
Noise 67 71
Treadwear 64 74
Handling (owners) 67 77

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± 7

CS4 Touring

± 6

Grabber H/T

Pros, cons & observations

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

Tire A CS4 Touring

Pros

  • Excellent wet and winter weather traction, including reliable performance in heavy rain and snow without hydroplaning
  • Low road noise and high ride comfort
  • Good overall value for the money with competitive longevity

Cons

  • Grip decreases noticeably as the tire wears down toward the end of its life
  • Faster tread wear reported under heavy-load or towing conditions
  • Discontinued by the manufacturer, making replacement matching difficult
All owner themes in the CS4 Touring review

Tire B Grabber H/T

Pros

  • Excellent wet-weather traction and stability
  • High value-to-price ratio
  • Robust construction capable of handling heavy towing loads

Cons

  • Limited availability in certain regional markets
  • Lack of long-term tread life data due to the tire's relatively recent market introduction
All owner themes in the Grabber H/T review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Cooper CS4 Touring B · General Grabber H/T
CategoryAll SeasonAll-Season tire
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverSUV and 4x4
Sizes available141
Rim diameters17″15″ – 22″
Tread depth11/32″11 - 14/32″
UTQG520 A A720 B A - B
Treadwear warranty60,000 mi—
SidewallBlackwallBlack Side Wall - Raised Outline White Lettering
Max pressure44 psi44 - 80 psi

Which one should you actually buy?

Cooper CS4 Touring

General Grabber H/T

Winner: General Grabber H/T — better dry, treadwear and handling. It leads or ties in every category we score. General Grabber H/T rests on little evidence so far (1 test, 6 reviews), so read this result as provisional.

Pick tire B You want the most grip on dry roads

General Grabber H/T scores 77 vs 67 on dry.

Pick tire B You want the longest tread life

General Grabber H/T scores 74 vs 64 on treadwear.

Pick tire B You enjoy sharp, responsive handling

General Grabber H/T scores 77 vs 67 on handling.

Pick tire B Your priority is wet-weather safety

General Grabber H/T scores 77 vs 70 on wet.

Tire A · Cooper CS4 Touring
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Tire B · General Grabber H/T
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CS4 Touring or Grabber H/T?

Which is better in the wet, CS4 Touring or Grabber H/T?

General Grabber H/T, 77 vs 70 on our wet score.

Which grips better on dry roads, CS4 Touring or Grabber H/T?

General Grabber H/T, 77 vs 67 on our dry score.

Which is better in snow, CS4 Touring or Grabber H/T?

General Grabber H/T, 70 vs 64 on our snow score.

Which is quieter, CS4 Touring or Grabber H/T?

General Grabber H/T, 71 vs 67 on our noise score.

Which is more comfortable, CS4 Touring or Grabber H/T?

General Grabber H/T, 73 vs 66 on our comfort score.

Which lasts longer, CS4 Touring or Grabber H/T?

General Grabber H/T, 74 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