Tests 64 · 4 tests Owners 70 · 8 reviews
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Riken Snow vs Cooper Discoverer A/T3 Sport — 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 4 + 0 road tests and 8 + 4 owner reviews. How we score
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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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68
Dry
No comparison–Why this score
Source Snow Discoverer A/T3 Sport Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 68 (est.) – Reviews found online 67 – Snow: 60% × 67.8 (est.) + 40% × 67.4 = 68
No road tests of dry for Snow. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.42).
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67
Wet
No comparison–Why this score
Source Snow Discoverer A/T3 Sport Professional tests (TWG score) · 4 / – tests 64 – Reviews found online 71 – Snow: 60% × 64.3 + 40% × 71.4 = 67
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71
Snow
No comparison–Why this score
Source Snow Discoverer A/T3 Sport Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 71 (est.) – Reviews found online 72 – Snow: 60% × 71.1 (est.) + 40% × 71.6 = 71
No road tests of snow for Snow. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.37).
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65
Comfort
No comparison–Why this score
Source Snow Discoverer A/T3 Sport Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 68 (est.) – Reviews found online 63 – Snow: 40% × 68.1 (est.) + 60% × 63.3 = 65
No road tests of comfort for Snow. The test half is the tested tires’ average (69): owners’ comfort ratings barely follow the road tests.
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69
Treadwear
No comparison–Why this score
Source Snow Discoverer A/T3 Sport Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 68 (est.) – Reviews found online 71 – Snow: 60% × 67.8 (est.) + 40% × 70.9 = 69
No road tests of treadwear for Snow. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.35).
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66
Handling (owners)
No comparison–Why this score
Source Snow Discoverer A/T3 Sport Reviews found online 66 –
Scores at a glance
| Category | Riken Snow | Cooper Discoverer A/T3 Sport |
|---|---|---|
| Relative Score | 68 | – |
| Dry | 68 | – |
| Wet | 67 | – |
| Snow | 71 | – |
| Comfort | 65 | – |
| Treadwear | 69 | – |
| Handling (owners) | 66 | – |
Higher is better. The Relative Score follows your weights below; category scores do not change.
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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.
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Headline score
68
/ 100
Snow
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/ 100
Discoverer A/T3 Sport
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 Snow
Pros
- Exceptional grip and reliability in deep snow, ice, and mud
- Outstanding value for the price point compared to premium competitors
- Surprisingly good dry road handling and cornering performance
Cons
- ABS can trigger more frequently during hard braking on wet roads
- Lower-class tire categorization compared to top-tier premium brands
Tire B 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
Specs side by side
| Attribute | A · Riken Snow | B · Cooper Discoverer A/T3 Sport |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Winter | All Terrain and Off Road All Season tire |
| Vehicle type | Passenger Car / Crossover | SUV and 4x4 |
| Sizes available | 41 | — |
| Rim diameters | 15″ – 18″ | — |
Which one should you actually buy?
68
/ 100
Riken Snow
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/ 100
Cooper Discoverer A/T3 Sport
Only Riken Snow has enough test and review data for a Relative Score, so there is no head-to-head winner yet.
Tire A · Riken Snow
Tire B · Cooper Discoverer A/T3 Sport
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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