Tests – · none yet Owners – · 4 reviews (needs 5)
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Cooper Discoverer A/T3 Sport vs General Grabber AT3 — 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 + 2 road tests and 4 + 251 owner reviews. How we score
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Tests 70 · 2 tests Owners 78 · 251 reviews
Best test result: #2 of 8 in 2018 Auto Bild SUV All Season Tyre Test (noise)
“How long have I got? Grabber at3s, plenty of tread but I’m seeing some cracks forming. Are these something I need to be concerned about imminently or am I safe to continue driving for a few more months?”
Category by category
Relative Score per category, 0–100. Open “Why this score” for the tests and owner ratings behind it.
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Dry
No comparison71Why this score
Source Discoverer A/T3 Sport Grabber AT3 Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests – 66 Reviews found online – 78 Grabber AT3: 60% × 66.4 + 40% × 78.4 = 71
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Wet
No comparison72Why this score
Source Discoverer A/T3 Sport Grabber AT3 Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests – 68 Reviews found online – 78 Grabber AT3: 60% × 68.2 + 40% × 78.3 = 72
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Snow
No comparison75Why this score
Source Discoverer A/T3 Sport Grabber AT3 Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests – 77 Reviews found online – 73 Grabber AT3: 60% × 76.9 + 40% × 73.2 = 75
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Comfort
No comparison75Why this score
Source Discoverer A/T3 Sport Grabber AT3 Professional tests (TWG score) – ≈ 71 (est.) Reviews found online – 78 Grabber AT3: 40% × 70.7 (est.) + 60% × 78 = 75
No road tests of comfort for Grabber AT3. The test half is the tested tires’ average (69): owners’ comfort ratings barely follow the road tests.
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Noise
No comparison72Why this score
Source Discoverer A/T3 Sport Grabber AT3 Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests – 76 Reviews found online – ≈ 67 (est.) Grabber AT3: 60% × 75.8 + 40% × 66.6 (est.) = 72
No owner ratings of noise for Grabber AT3. The owner half is the owners’ average (67): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests, so the tests say nothing about how owners would rate it.
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Treadwear
No comparison75Why this score
Source Discoverer A/T3 Sport Grabber AT3 Professional tests (TWG score) – ≈ 71 (est.) Reviews found online – 81 Grabber AT3: 60% × 71.5 (est.) + 40% × 81.4 = 75
No road tests of treadwear for Grabber AT3. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.35).
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Handling (owners)
No comparison74Why this score
Source Discoverer A/T3 Sport Grabber AT3 Reviews found online – 74 -
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Efficiency
No comparison53Why this score
Source Discoverer A/T3 Sport Grabber AT3 Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests – 53
Scores at a glance
| Category | Cooper Discoverer A/T3 Sport | General Grabber AT3 |
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| Relative Score | – | 73 |
| Dry | – | 71 |
| Wet | – | 72 |
| Snow | – | 75 |
| Comfort | – | 75 |
| Noise | – | 72 |
| Treadwear | – | 75 |
| Handling (owners) | – | 74 |
| Efficiency | – | 53 |
Higher is better. The Relative Score follows your weights below; category scores do not change.
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Headline score
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Discoverer A/T3 Sport
73
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Grabber AT3
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 Discoverer A/T3 Sport
Pros
- Exceptional ride comfort on long trips and asphalt
- Very low fuel consumption compared to other tires
- Strong dry grip and above-average on-road performance
Cons
- Snow performance decreases significantly after the first year
- Slight oversteer tendencies on wet roundabouts
- Slipping tendencies in wet mud conditions
Tire B Grabber AT3
Pros
- Exceptionally low road noise for an all-terrain tire, maintaining high highway comfort
- Strong on-road handling and grip in both dry and wet conditions
- Reliable light off-road traction, particularly on grass, gravel, dirt tracks, and light mud
Cons
- Softer sidewalls can lead to vulnerability against sharp stones, flints, or tree stumps
- Subpar performance on compacted snow and ice compared to dedicated winter tires
- Tread can pack up and struggle in deep, heavy, or extremely soft mud
What real owners are saying
From Reddit, forums and review threads. Not part of our score
Tire A
Cooper Discoverer A/T3 Sport
We haven't collected enough community discussion about this tire yet.
Tire B
Positive
General Grabber AT3
Community feedback for the General Grabber AT3 is largely positive, with owners highlighting strong tread longevity, smooth ride comfort, and low road noise. Drivers also appreciate its off-road capability in gravel, mud, and snow, though occasional questions arise regarding sidewall damage, cracking, and tire sizing fitment.
r/Audi
·6 upvotes ·2024-04-13
“I feel not many people in this group will like this but I'll post for the hell of it. Some 215/60/17 general grabber at3 I fitted to my A4 to test if it would fit from the standard 225/50/17”
r/4Runner
·2 upvotes ·2021-04-11
“I have ran the cooper at3 and they are great for a mostly highway tire. I just put the grabber a/tx on but don't have many miles on them yet, went with then because they are more aggressive than the at3 but not as heavy and crazy like my previous st maxx. I have no experience with falken. For what you need it if you're tires the AT3s will be good, they are not loud. My new generals have a bit more noise.”
audiworld.com
“Only got 32K on them and installed General Grabber AT3. Took a 2000 mile trip and I think the all terrain tires ride better and look bad ***.”
Top themes
#tread life and durability#gravel and off-road performance#ride comfort and low noise#snow and loose terrain grip#tire damage and sidewall integrity#fitment and tire pressure
Based on 20 community posts
Specs side by side
| Attribute | A · Cooper Discoverer A/T3 Sport | B · General Grabber AT3 |
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| Category | All Terrain and Off Road All Season tire | All-Terrain tire |
| Vehicle type | SUV and 4x4 | SUV and 4x4 |
| Sizes available | — | 77 |
| Rim diameters | — | 15″ – 22″ |
Which one should you actually buy?
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Cooper Discoverer A/T3 Sport
73
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General Grabber AT3
Only General Grabber AT3 has enough test and review data for a Relative Score, so there is no head-to-head winner yet.
Tire A · Cooper Discoverer A/T3 Sport
Tire B · General Grabber AT3
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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