Cooper Discoverer CrossRange NRT Reviews

Extract the best cornering, braking, steering response, and overall handling performance from your sedan, crossover, light truck, or SUV by installing a set of Ultra-high performance (UHP) summer tires. UHP-summer tires are designed around the weight, torque, power, and handling properties of high-performance vehicles, but they have a drawback. They use a softer tread compound, almost as soft as a pencil eraser (and sometimes so soft that a thumbnail can leave an impression on the sidewall), which helps to deliver great adhesion to the pavement for braking and cornering. The downside of that tread compound is that it will stiffen up and lose traction on colder days; tire manufacturers advise against using any UHP-summer tire if temperatures are below 40-45 degrees F. Obviously, the best way around this would be a set of all-season tires that are designed for high performance levels, but can offer dependable traction year-round, and that’s where the Cooper Discoverer CrossRange NRT comes in. Incidentally, NRT in the tire’s name stands for Noise Reduction Technology.

The Discoverer CrossRange NRT is a fantastic hybrid all-season tire that’s actually featured as OEM on select Mercedes-Benz SUVs and crossovers (hybrid as it has characteristics of UHP tires as well despite being an all-season). So what does the Cooper have to offer that makes the German marquee confident about this product line? Let’s go in for a closer look with a Cooper Discoverer CrossRange NRT review:

Features and Benefits

Here are some of the innovations and design features that make the Cooper Discoverer CrossRange NRT a truly valuable performer:

• Advanced tread formulation is designed for consistent traction, great wear properties
• Asymmetric all-season tread with a system of circumferential and lateral grooves that divert water away from the tire’s contact patch to resist hydroplaning on wet roads
• Reinforced shoulder boosts the tread’s rigidity for enhanced cornering ability
• Tread pitch is randomized and computer-tuned to negate certain frequencies and resonances to keep road noise low
• Solid center rib boosts straight-line stability as well as steering response
• Casing and internal construction are designed for a refined, comfortable ride

Pros and Cons

PROS:

• Handling is crisp and sharp with quick steering response
• Long tread life
• A favorable H-speed rating
• Ride quality is forgiving and quiet
• Confident grip on wet or dry pavement

CONS:

• Not good in heavy snow
• No limited manufacturer’s tread life warranty coverage
• Can become noisy on some pavement surfaces

SimpleTire’s view on Cooper Discoverer CrossRange NRT tires

Are you familiar with SimpleTire’s SimpleScore system? SimpleScore is a system to give you an easy at-a-glance idea of a tire’s strengths and weaknesses. We take into account the tire’s specs, the manufacturer's information, customer reviews, and other data points for generating 1-10 scores for traction, handling, and longevity, as well as an overall average SimpleScore. In the case of the Cooper Discoverer CrossRange NRT, the SimpleScore ratings look like this:

Cooper Discoverer CrossRange NRT:

• Traction: 8.4
• Handling: 8.6
• Longevity: 7.5
• Overall average SimpleScore: 8.1

If you’re looking for a performance-oriented tire that delivers year-round grip and a forgiving ride, the Cooper Discoverer CrossRange NRT is a great option. The asymmetric tread design of the Discoverer CrossRange features larger blocks towards the outboard side for improved dry-weather grip and smaller tread elements pointing to the inboard for enhanced wet-weather performance, as well as helping to encourage low noise, even wear properties and good heat dispersal. Steering response is light and immediate without ever being overly sensitive or touchy, and the Cooper Discoverer CrossRange NRT can be pushed to your vehicle’s limit on curvy roads or interstate onramps, sticking like glue to the pavement the whole time.

Ride quality is comfortable, if a little firm at times, and the Discoverer CrossRange doesn’t lose its composure or start getting hard to handle on irregular or broken pavement surfaces. The solid center rib contributes to road manners and straight-line stability that are first-rate, and the Discoverer CrossRange NRT continues to offer the same kind of confidence even at high speeds. Mercedes-Benz has chosen the Discoverer CrossRange NRT as the OEM tire of choice for select high-performance SUV and crossover models, which by itself is quite a statement about this tire’s quality and performance. It’s true that the Cooper Discoverer CrossRange NRT doesn’t offer good grip in heavy snow or off the pavement, but of course those aren’t really design or performance targets for an all-season tire. Our take is that the Cooper Discover CrossRange NRT is a great choice for a balance between the sharp, no-nonsense handling and performance of a UHP and the versatility and practicality of an all-season, but at the price of an all-season tire.

Vehicles Cooper Discoverer CrossRange NRT is a good replacement tire for

The Cooper Discoverer CrossRange NRT would make a great replacement tire for popular SUVs and crossovers such as these:

• Dodge Durango
• GMC Sierra
• Jeep Gladiator
• Nissan Titan
• RAM 2500
• Chevrolet Silverado 2500
• Ford Expedition
• Honda CR-V
• Kia Sportage
• Mitsubishi Montero
• Hyundai Palisade
• Kia Sorento
• Buick Enclave
• Volkswagen Tiguan
• Toyota RAV4