AT tyres review

[Aidan]

something I picked up off the SA forum

http://www.leisurewheels.co.za/blogs/15 ... es-tested/

[tforturton]

Surprised to see the much-favoured BFGs come 14 th out of 15. Still, I don't recognise a lot of those names, so they're probably not that easily available in the UK. Good result for General Grabber, though. Shame they didn't test them on road noise and fuel consumption....

[silverbullet]

Well who'd have thought it? A yawning gulf between the BFG's and the top 4

From the test author and worth bearing in mind:

...this test was aimed at the typical, modern application of All Terrain tyres. Mostly, this doesn't include mud and serious off-roading, but rather city driving in dry and wet conditions, as well as some gravel, with the weight of bakkies or SUVs.

That said, we considered this first tyre test a bit of an experiment. We now know what we can and can't do, practically, so the Mud Terrain test in 2013 will include a mud test, sidewall strength test, road noise evaluation, durability test and the usual dry/wet road tests.

[chuckle-bus-tom]

Personally I like being able to drift my doka at the slightest wetting of the roads. BFG's all the way

[Simon Baxter]

Got my eye on the Hankooks for my Mefros when I get that far down the project line.

[max and caddy]

Quite interesting but no mud test....and even if there was its not proper mud I bet...best option would be to buy all ten and some m/Ts for the mud as well.

[..lee..]

There was a similar test done in the states. I fell on it whilst researching tyres for mine. Grabbers came out better than the bfg's there too. Now grabbers use a different pattern on some of the at2's

Lee

[hugomonkey]

AT´s are the new ones and AT 2´s are the old ones that are basically a copy of the bfg`s

[ELVIS]

I got AT2s and really rate them noise wise. Although old ones were dynapro MTs

Did look at the AT which as Hugo says has a differing pattern, looks more like a performance car tyre from a distance. They get rated highly and chatted to a bloke in the car park the other day and he said they were superb on road and just as capable as a traditional AT tread off road.

[hugomonkey]

ive got the AT´s and they are fantastic, road , mud , sand , snow, ice, wet or dry i have yet to be anything other than impressed and would definately buy again

[..lee..]

Rich has AT's on the panel van. Wet rock grip is amazing. Following the pinzgauers off road they honestly shocked me !

[silverbullet]

The new AT looks like it should be a fair bit quieter and less draggy on tarmac.

[hotpod]

i cant see if they are snowflake rated. anyone know?
i think the at2's are but i cant find any mention of it on the at's

[ELVIS]

Sure when i was looking the ATs are not, that is what swung me to the AT2s, however....................

across the range, some tyres of same 'model' or type may not be snowflaked as it is size deoendant. Dont go purely on type ie NOT all AT2s are snowflaked.

[slobbo]

I've got the Hankook RF10s on my T3 Syncro and have always thought they were as good as the BFGs. Seems they are better.

I've just bought Hankook RA23 for my T4 Syncro and whilst I haven't been far on them yet early indications are that they are nice and quiet. More road biased than the RF10.