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 + 1 road tests and 245 + 0 owner reviews. How we score
Too close to call: Dynapro AT2 Xtreme 72, Encounter AT2 71.
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Tests 69 · 1 test Owners 77 · 245 reviews
Best test result: #1 of 30 in 2026 Tire Rack All Terrain Tyre Snow Test (ice traction)
“New shoes on my ‘23 XSE Wanted to stick with black rims but saw these on an older gen and loved the look. Wrapped in 245/65R17 Hankook Dynapro AT2 Xtreme‘s. Also replaced the OEM springs with Eibach lift springs for a bit more ride height.”
Tests 72 · 1 test Owners – · none yet
Best test result: #2 of 9 in 2025 Tire Rack All Terrain Tyre Test (dry braking)
Relative Score per category, 0–100. Open “Why this score” for the tests and owner ratings behind it.
| Source | Dynapro AT2 Xtreme | Encounter AT2 |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / 1 tests | 73 | 72 |
| Reviews found online | 79 | ≈ 70 (est.) |
Dynapro AT2 Xtreme: 60% × 72.8 + 40% × 78.8 = 75
Encounter AT2: 60% × 72.4 + 40% × 69.8 (est.) = 71
No owner ratings of dry for Encounter AT2. The owner half is estimated from its road-test score, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.41).
| Source | Dynapro AT2 Xtreme | Encounter AT2 |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / 1 tests | 64 | 74 |
| Reviews found online | 79 | ≈ 73 (est.) |
Dynapro AT2 Xtreme: 60% × 63.5 + 40% × 78.6 = 70
Encounter AT2: 60% × 74.1 + 40% × 72.5 (est.) = 73
No owner ratings of wet for Encounter AT2. The owner half is estimated from its road-test score, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).
| Source | Dynapro AT2 Xtreme | Encounter AT2 |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / – tests | 69 | – |
| Reviews found online | ≈ 70 (est.) | – |
| Ice Braking (% of best) · 1 shared test · wins 1–0 | 98% | 86% |
| Ice Traction (% of best) · 1 shared test · wins 1–0 | 100% | 89% |
| Snow Braking (% of best) · 1 shared test · wins 1–0 | 88% | 88% |
| Snow Traction (% of best) · 1 shared test · wins 1–0 | 88% | 87% |
| Snow Handling (tester's mark) (% of best) · 1 shared test · wins 1–0 | 82% | 68% |
Dynapro AT2 Xtreme: 60% × 68.9 + 40% × 70 (est.) = 69
No owner ratings of snow for Dynapro AT2 Xtreme. The owner half is estimated from its road-test score, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.32).
| Source | Dynapro AT2 Xtreme | Encounter AT2 |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / 1 tests | 71 | 69 |
| Reviews found online | 70 | ≈ 69 (est.) |
Dynapro AT2 Xtreme: 40% × 70.7 + 60% × 70.3 = 70
Encounter AT2: 40% × 69 + 60% × 68.7 (est.) = 69
No owner ratings of comfort for Encounter AT2. The owner half is estimated from its road-test score, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.20).
| Source | Dynapro AT2 Xtreme | Encounter AT2 |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / 1 tests | 72 | 67 |
| Reviews found online | 76 | ≈ 66 (est.) |
Dynapro AT2 Xtreme: 60% × 71.7 + 40% × 75.8 = 73
Encounter AT2: 60% × 67.2 + 40% × 66.4 (est.) = 67
No owner ratings of noise for Encounter AT2. The owner half is the owners’ average (66): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests, so the tests say nothing about how owners would rate it.
| Source | Dynapro AT2 Xtreme | Encounter AT2 |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) | ≈ 70 (est.) | – |
| Reviews found online | 77 | – |
Dynapro AT2 Xtreme: 60% × 70.2 (est.) + 40% × 76.6 = 73
No road tests of treadwear for Dynapro AT2 Xtreme. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.36).
| Source | Dynapro AT2 Xtreme | Encounter AT2 |
|---|---|---|
| Reviews found online | 72 | – |
| Category | Hankook Dynapro AT2 Xtreme | Sumitomo Encounter AT2 |
|---|---|---|
| Relative Score | 72 | 71 |
| Dry | 75 | 71 |
| Wet | 70 | 73 |
| Snow | 69 | – |
| Comfort | 70 | 69 |
| Noise | 73 | 67 |
| Treadwear | 73 | – |
| Handling (owners) | 72 | – |
Higher is better. The Relative Score follows your weights below; category scores do not change.
Wet grip starts at “Important”. Treadwear starts at “Neutral” here: road tests measured it for at most one of the two tires, so it rests on owner reviews. Move the sliders and the scores update instantly.
Only one of the two tires has a score here, so this weight changes nothing in the head-to-head.
Only one of the two tires has a score here, so this weight changes nothing in the head-to-head.
Only one of the two tires has a score here, so this weight changes nothing in the head-to-head.
Dynapro AT2 Xtreme
Encounter AT2
Only categories both tires have data for count toward the headline score.
Per discipline: the average % of the best tire over every test both tires were in, and how many of those tests each one won. “Different tests” rows compare results from separate tests.
In the overall rankings of 1 tests that ran both, Hankook Dynapro AT2 Xtreme finished ahead 1 times and Sumitomo Encounter AT2 0 times.
| Discipline | Category | Dynapro AT2 Xtreme | Encounter AT2 | Δ | Head-to-head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry Braking | Dry | 94% #4/12 · 2024 Tire Rack All Terrain Tyres On-Road Test | 98% #2/9 · 2025 Tire Rack All Terrain Tyre Test | – | Different tests |
| Wet Braking | Wet | 92% #5/12 · 2024 Tire Rack All Terrain Tyres On-Road Test | 97% #2/9 · 2025 Tire Rack All Terrain Tyre Test | – | Different tests |
| Wet Handling | Wet | 90% #8/12 · 2024 Tire Rack All Terrain Tyres On-Road Test | 99% #3/9 · 2025 Tire Rack All Terrain Tyre Test | – | Different tests |
| Ice Braking | Snow | 98% | 86% | +12.6 | 1–0 in 1 shared test Newest: 2026 Tire Rack All Terrain Tyre Snow Test · 265/70 R17 |
| Ice Traction | Snow | 100% | 89% | +11.3 | 1–0 in 1 shared test Newest: 2026 Tire Rack All Terrain Tyre Snow Test · 265/70 R17 |
| Snow Braking | Snow | 88% | 88% | +0.4 | 1–0 in 1 shared test Newest: 2026 Tire Rack All Terrain Tyre Snow Test · 265/70 R17 |
| Snow Handling (tester's mark) | Snow | 82% | 68% | +14.9 | 1–0 in 1 shared test Newest: 2026 Tire Rack All Terrain Tyre Snow Test · 265/70 R17 |
| Snow Traction | Snow | 88% | 87% | +0.7 | 1–0 in 1 shared test Newest: 2026 Tire Rack All Terrain Tyre Snow Test · 265/70 R17 |
| Comfort (tester's mark) | Comfort | 87% #3/12 · 2024 Tire Rack All Terrain Tyres On-Road Test | 83% #3/9 · 2025 Tire Rack All Terrain Tyre Test | – | Different tests |
| Noise (tester's mark) | Noise | 87% #5/12 · 2024 Tire Rack All Terrain Tyres On-Road Test | 74% #6/9 · 2025 Tire Rack All Terrain Tyre Test | – | Different tests |
| Also published by the testers (not in the score) | |||||
| Overall Ranking | Overall | #14/30 | #23/30 | – | 1–0 in 1 shared test Newest: 2026 Tire Rack All Terrain Tyre Snow Test · 265/70 R17 |
Themes extracted from owner reviews found online — not the opinion of TireWheelGuide.
Not enough owner reviews yet to extract themes.
From Reddit, forums and review threads. Not part of our score
Community sentiment toward the Hankook Dynapro AT2 Xtreme is largely positive, with owners frequently praising its aggressive appearance and confident performance in snow and wet conditions. Drivers also appreciate its comfortable ride quality compared to competing all-terrain tires and its strong 70,000-mile warranty. While noted as being slightly pricey and showing minor trade-offs in dry handling due to aggressive lugs, it is widely favored as an upgrade over older all-terrain models.
“new shoes. hankook dynapro at2 xtreme”
“I had the Dynapro AT2’s on my Lightning and they’re ok. I’d say they’re excellent dry, ok wet and in mud, marginal in snow. When I was looking for new tires I wanted an All Terrain that was slightly more aggressive for off-road and Three-Peak snow rated. But, with the Lightning, they couldn’t be a heavy tire as it would hurt range. Ended up settling on the Dynapro AT2 Xtreme. Essentially this is the newer version of the AT2. I’ve got about 10,000 miles on them so far and I’ll say dry handling is a little worse than the old AT2 (probably due to the more aggressive lugs), wet handling is about the same, but mud and snow handling is noticeably improved. So all in all, I probably wouldn’t get the AT2 again but I would do the AT2 Xtreme again.”
“Fresh shoes 18x9.5 +38 gram light 57DR with 255/60 hankook dynapro AT2 Xtreme.”
Based on 11 community posts
We haven't collected enough community discussion about this tire yet.
| Attribute | A · Hankook Dynapro AT2 Xtreme | B · Sumitomo Encounter AT2 |
|---|---|---|
| Category | All-Terrain tire | All-Terrain tire |
| Vehicle type | — | SUV and 4x4 |
| Sizes available | 16 | 30 |
| Rim diameters | 15″ – 20″ | 16″ – 22″ |
| Tread depth | — | 12/32″ |
| UTQG | 480 - 660 A A - B | 660 B B |
| Treadwear warranty | — | 65,000 mi |
| Sidewall | — | Blackwall |
| Max pressure | — | 50 psi |
| Sizes in common | 8 | 8 |
Hankook Dynapro AT2 Xtreme
Sumitomo Encounter AT2
Too close to call: Hankook Dynapro AT2 Xtreme and Sumitomo Encounter AT2 are within 2 points overall. Hankook Dynapro AT2 Xtreme is stronger on noise and dry. Sumitomo Encounter AT2 is stronger on wet. Sumitomo Encounter AT2 rests on little evidence so far (1 test, 0 reviews), so read this result as provisional.
Hankook Dynapro AT2 Xtreme scores 73 vs 67 on noise.
Hankook Dynapro AT2 Xtreme scores 75 vs 71 on dry.
Sumitomo Encounter AT2 scores 73 vs 70 on wet.
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Sumitomo Encounter AT2, 73 vs 70 on our wet score.
Hankook Dynapro AT2 Xtreme, 75 vs 71 on our dry score.
Hankook Dynapro AT2 Xtreme, 73 vs 67 on our noise score.
Neither, by our numbers: 70 vs 69 on the comfort score, within 3 points.
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
