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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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Cooper Discoverer A/TR vs General Grabber APT — 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 11 + 82 owner reviews. How we score

Grabber APT leads, 69–66 Narrow edge

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Cooper Discoverer A/TR
Tire ACooper

Discoverer A/TR

All-Terrain tire

± 8Provisional

Tests – · none yet Owners 65 · 11 reviews

General Grabber APT
Tire BGeneral

Grabber APT

All-Terrain tire

± 7

Tests – · 1 test Owners 67 · 82 reviews

Best test result: #5 of 18 in 2022 Consumer Reports All Terrain Truck Tires (tested tread life (miles))

Category by category

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

  1. 68

    Dry

    Discoverer A/TR +1
    67
    Why this score
    SourceDiscoverer A/TRGrabber APT
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 68 (est.)≈ 67 (est.)
    Reviews found online6767

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

    Grabber APT: 60% × 67.4 (est.) + 40% × 66.6 = 67

    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).

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

  2. 68

    Wet

    Grabber APT +6
    74
    Why this score
    SourceDiscoverer A/TRGrabber APT
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 69 (est.)≈ 73 (est.)
    Reviews found online6775

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

    Grabber APT: 60% × 73.2 (est.) + 40% × 75.2 = 74

    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).

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

  3. –

    Snow

    No comparison
    67
    Why this score
    SourceDiscoverer A/TRGrabber APT
    Professional tests (TWG score)–≈ 68 (est.)
    Reviews found online–64

    Grabber APT: 60% × 68.4 (est.) + 40% × 63.9 = 67

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

  4. 65

    Comfort

    Discoverer A/TR +2
    63
    Why this score
    SourceDiscoverer A/TRGrabber APT
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 67 (est.)≈ 67 (est.)
    Reviews found online6360

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

    Grabber APT: 40% × 67 (est.) + 60% × 60.2 = 63

    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).

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

  5. –

    Noise

    No comparison
    61
    Why this score
    SourceDiscoverer A/TRGrabber APT
    Professional tests (TWG score)–≈ 66 (est.)
    Reviews found online–53

    Grabber APT: 60% × 66.4 (est.) + 40% × 52.7 = 61

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

  6. 64

    Treadwear

    Grabber APT +6
    70
    Why this score
    SourceDiscoverer A/TRGrabber APT
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests≈ 65 (est.)71
    Reviews found online6269

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

    Grabber APT: 60% × 71.1 + 40% × 68.7 = 70

    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. 59

    Handling (owners)

    Discoverer A/TR +1
    58
    Why this score
    SourceDiscoverer A/TRGrabber APT
    Reviews found online5958
Scores at a glance
CategoryCooper Discoverer A/TRGeneral Grabber APT
Relative Score 66 69
Dry 68 67
Wet 68 74
Snow – 67
Comfort 65 63
Noise – 61
Treadwear 64 70
Handling (owners) 59 58

Higher is better. The Relative Score follows your weights below; category scores do not change.

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Headline score
± 8

Discoverer A/TR

± 7

Grabber APT

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/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

Tire B Grabber APT

Pros

  • Excellent traction in wet, snowy, and light off-road conditions
  • Quiet and comfortable ride quality for an all-terrain tire
  • Attractive, rugged aesthetic that enhances vehicle appearance

Cons

  • Difficulty in achieving proper wheel balance, leading to vibrations
  • Inconsistent tread life reports, with some users experiencing premature wear
  • Tendency to pick up and retain gravel in tread grooves
All owner themes in the Grabber APT review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Cooper Discoverer A/TR B · General Grabber APT
CategoryAll-Terrain tireAll-Terrain tire
Vehicle typeSUV and 4x4SUV and 4x4
Sizes available—25
Rim diameters—16″ – 22″
Tread depth—12 - 16/32″
UTQG—360 - 740 A - AA A - B
Treadwear warranty—60,000 mi
Sidewall—Black Side Wall - Raised Outline White Lettering
Max pressure—44 - 90 psi

Which one should you actually buy?

Cooper Discoverer A/TR

General Grabber APT

Narrow edge: General Grabber APT — better wet and treadwear. Where the Cooper Discoverer A/TR is ahead, it is by less than 3 points. Cooper Discoverer A/TR rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 11 reviews), so read this result as provisional.

Pick tire B Your priority is wet-weather safety

General Grabber APT scores 74 vs 68 on wet.

Pick tire B You want the longest tread life

General Grabber APT scores 70 vs 64 on treadwear.

Tire A · Cooper Discoverer A/TR
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Tire B · General Grabber APT
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Discoverer A/TR or Grabber APT?

Which is better in the wet, Discoverer A/TR or Grabber APT?

General Grabber APT, 74 vs 68 on our wet score.

Which grips better on dry roads, Discoverer A/TR or Grabber APT?

Neither, by our numbers: 68 vs 67 on the dry score, within 3 points.

Which is more comfortable, Discoverer A/TR or Grabber APT?

Neither, by our numbers: 65 vs 63 on the comfort score, within 3 points.

Which lasts longer, Discoverer A/TR or Grabber APT?

General Grabber APT, 70 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