Tests – · none yet Owners 71 · 17 reviews
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Firestone Transforce AT2 vs Nexen Roadian CT8 — 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 + 0 road tests and 17 + 6 owner reviews. How we score
Transforce AT2 is ahead, 69–61
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Tests – · none yet Owners 57 · 6 reviews
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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69
Dry
Transforce AT2 +861Why this score
Source Transforce AT2 Roadian CT8 Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 69 (est.) ≈ 64 (est.) Reviews found online 69 58 Transforce AT2: 60% × 68.5 (est.) + 40% × 69.4 = 69
Roadian CT8: 60% × 63.8 (est.) + 40% × 57.9 = 61
No road tests of dry for Transforce AT2. 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 Roadian CT8. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.41).
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72
Wet
Transforce AT2 +1062Why this score
Source Transforce AT2 Roadian CT8 Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 71 (est.) ≈ 64 (est.) Reviews found online 72 58 Transforce AT2: 60% × 71.3 (est.) + 40% × 71.8 = 72
Roadian CT8: 60% × 63.8 (est.) + 40% × 58.1 = 62
No road tests of wet for Transforce AT2. 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 Roadian CT8. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).
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72
Snow
No comparison–Why this score
Source Transforce AT2 Roadian CT8 Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 71 (est.) – Reviews found online 73 – Transforce AT2: 60% × 71.2 (est.) + 40% × 72.7 = 72
No road tests of snow for Transforce AT2. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.32).
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59
Comfort
Roadian CT8 +362Why this score
Source Transforce AT2 Roadian CT8 Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 66 (est.) ≈ 67 (est.) Reviews found online 54 59 Transforce AT2: 40% × 65.8 (est.) + 60% × 54.2 = 59
Roadian CT8: 40% × 66.7 (est.) + 60% × 59 = 62
No road tests of comfort for Transforce AT2 or Roadian CT8. The test half is the tested tires’ average (69): owners’ comfort ratings barely follow the road tests.
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69
Noise
No comparison–Why this score
Source Transforce AT2 Roadian CT8 Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 66 (est.) – Reviews found online 73 – Transforce AT2: 60% × 66.3 (est.) + 40% × 73.3 = 69
No road tests of noise for Transforce AT2. The test half is the tested tires’ average (66): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests.
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71
Treadwear
Transforce AT2 +1259Why this score
Source Transforce AT2 Roadian CT8 Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 69 (est.) ≈ 62 (est.) Reviews found online 74 54 Transforce AT2: 60% × 69.3 (est.) + 40% × 74.2 = 71
Roadian CT8: 60% × 61.9 (est.) + 40% × 53.6 = 59
No road tests of treadwear for Transforce AT2. 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 Roadian CT8. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.36).
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Handling (owners)
No comparison62Why this score
Source Transforce AT2 Roadian CT8 Reviews found online – 62
Scores at a glance
| Category | Firestone Transforce AT2 | Nexen Roadian CT8 |
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| Relative Score | 69 | 61 |
| Dry | 69 | 61 |
| Wet | 72 | 62 |
| Snow | 72 | – |
| Comfort | 59 | 62 |
| Noise | 69 | – |
| Treadwear | 71 | 59 |
| Handling (owners) | – | 62 |
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Headline score
69
/ 100
Transforce AT2
61
/ 100
Roadian CT8
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 Transforce AT2
Pros
- Excellent value and competitive price point for a commercial line tire
- Quiet on-road operation despite the deep, aggressive tread design
- Reliable durability and high mileage potential based on long-term user history
Cons
- Prone to highway wandering and tracking grooves or ridges in the road
- Difficulty in achieving proper road balance, causing high-speed vibrations
- Unstable or 'floaty' feel at highway speeds for specific heavy-duty applications
Tire B Roadian CT8
Pros
- Affordable price point offering good value compared to other budget options
- Strong dry handling and stable road manners
- Sturdy physical construction noted by some heavy-duty users
Cons
- Severe wet-weather performance, particularly poor cornering grip that degrades with age
- Structural integrity issues including premature bulging and broken steel belts
- Catastrophic failures reported such as unexpected tire blowouts and tread separations at relatively low mileage
Specs side by side
| Attribute | A · Firestone Transforce AT2 | B · Nexen Roadian CT8 |
|---|---|---|
| Category | All-Terrain tire | Summer |
| Vehicle type | SUV and 4x4 | Van |
| Sizes available | 17 | 29 |
| Rim diameters | 16″ – 20″ | 13″ – 17″ |
| Tread depth | 32/32″ | 11/32″ |
| Sidewall | Outlined White Lettering | Blackwall |
| Max pressure | 80 psi | 65 psi |
| Sizes in common | 1 | 1 |
Which one should you actually buy?
69
/ 100
Firestone Transforce AT2
61
/ 100
Nexen Roadian CT8
Winner: Firestone Transforce AT2 — better treadwear, wet and dry. Pick the Nexen Roadian CT8 if comfort matters most to you. Firestone Transforce AT2 rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 17 reviews), so read this result as provisional. Nexen Roadian CT8 rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 6 reviews), so read this result as provisional.
Pick tire A
You want the longest tread life
Firestone Transforce AT2 scores 71 vs 59 on treadwear.
Pick tire A
Your priority is wet-weather safety
Firestone Transforce AT2 scores 72 vs 62 on wet.
Pick tire A
You want the most grip on dry roads
Firestone Transforce AT2 scores 69 vs 61 on dry.
Pick tire B
You want the most comfortable ride
Nexen Roadian CT8 scores 62 vs 59 on comfort.
Tire A · Firestone Transforce AT2
Tire B · Nexen Roadian CT8
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Transforce AT2 or Roadian CT8?
Which is better in the wet, Transforce AT2 or Roadian CT8?
Firestone Transforce AT2, 72 vs 62 on our wet score.
Which grips better on dry roads, Transforce AT2 or Roadian CT8?
Firestone Transforce AT2, 69 vs 61 on our dry score.
Which is more comfortable, Transforce AT2 or Roadian CT8?
Nexen Roadian CT8, 62 vs 59 on our comfort score.
Which lasts longer, Transforce AT2 or Roadian CT8?
Firestone Transforce AT2, 71 vs 59 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