It seems like every model year and every generation of light trucks and SUVs is a little more sophisticated and refined than the last. Ride quality, comfort and amenities, noise level, road manners, braking, and handling all just keep getting better and more car-like. Since things are headed that way for light trucks and SUVs, it just makes sense that drivers would want versatile, durable all-season tires that will play to those strengths in their vehicles. Like with automotive all-season tires, they’re the best choice for most drivers thanks to their quiet and accommodating ride, predictable handling, year-round performance, and long tread life.

That brings us to the Dunlop Grandtrek PT2A. The Grandtrek PT2A is designed for street/sport trucks, for drivers who love the looks of a low-profile tire on a large-diameter rim as well as enhancing handling, road manners, and traction on wet or dry pavement.

But there’s no reason to just take us at our word on that – let’s go in for a closer look with this Dunlop Grandtrek PT2A review:

Features and Benefits

Here are some of the great features and innovations that make the Dunlop Grandtrek PT2A a great value and a great performer among all-season light truck tires:

• Circumferential, angled, and lateral grooves evacuate water from the tire’s contact patch to resist hydroplaning on wet roads
• Solid center rib enhances straight-line stability on the highway as well as delivering nimble steering response
• Long-wearing next-generation tread compound designed for great traction on wet or dry roads
• Shoulder blocks are reinforced to resist the forces of hard maneuvers and boost the cornering ability
• The multi-pitch tread design is randomized and computer-tuned to help keep road noise to a minimum, canceling certain frequencies, overtones, and resonances
• Internal construction includes a polyester casing with a twin steel belt package and nylon cap ply for great ride quality and stability at highway speed
• M+S rated for mud/snow traction

Pros and Cons

So, is this Dunlop tire the right choice for your ride and budget? Before you decide, let’s take a look at the pros and cons:

PROS:

• Handling is accurate and predictable with quick steering response
• Low highway noise and composed ride quality
• M+S rated

CONS:

• The tire is not backed by a limited manufacturer tread life warranty
• Cannot be used in moderate to severe winter weather conditions as the tire is not Three Peak Mountain Snowflake certified
• Not good for off-road driving

SimpleTire’s view on Dunlop Grandtrek PT2A tires

Are you familiar with SimpleScore? SimpleScore is the proprietary system that the SimpleTire team has developed so that you can get an at-a-glance idea of a tire’s strengths and weaknesses. We take into account specs, reviews, and other data points and then distill that information down to a numerical score between 1 and 10 for the categories of traction, handling, and durability, along with an overall average SimpleScore. For the Dunlop Grandtrek PT2A, SimpleScore numbers look like this:

Dunlop Grandtrek PT2A

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

The ride quality of the Grandtrek PT2A is refined and compliant – the Dunlop noise/vibration/harshness team’s effort paid off with a tire that can deliver a ride that rivals the best premium Grand Touring tires. The Grandtrek PT2A never gets jittery or loses its composure even on irregular pavement or rough surfaces, and little of that roughness is transmitted to the passenger compartment. Straight-line road manners are stable and secure, making lengthy road trips a pleasure. The M+S rating means enhanced traction in mud and snow (although that rating isn’t as strong as with a tire with a Three Peak Mountain Snowflake rating), and wet-weather traction is equally capable with short braking distances and competent, predictable handling. It’s our take here at SimpleTire that the Dunlop Grandtrek PT2A is a great all-season tire that delivers Grand Touring ride comfort and handling, and it would make a perfect complement to the handling and ride properties of a wide range of light trucks, SUVs, and crossovers.

Vehicles the Dunlop Grandtrek PT2A is an OEM tire for

The Grandtrek PT2A from Dunlop is the OEM tire for the 2008 to 2020 Lexus LX570.

Vehicles the Dunlop Grandtrek PT2A is a good replacement tire for

Here’s a partial list of the vehicles that would be great candidates for the Dunlop Grandtrek PT2A as a replacement tire for OEM:

• Chevrolet Tahoe
• Dodge Durango
• Ford Excursion
• GMC Sierra
• Honda Ridgeline
• Jeep Gladiator
• Nissan Titan
• RAM 2500
• Toyota Tundra
• Volkswagen Tiguan