A tire reviewer compares Cooper's new Stronghold to the older AT3 model, finding the Stronghold has a shorter lifespan and worse wet and snow traction. The newer tire underperforms on balance and overall grip.
All right, Cooper messed up when they made this tire. Let me tell you why. All right, so they got rid of the Cooper AT three and they made the Cooper Stronghold. Now, my opinion and a lot of other people's opinions that Cooper at 3 was a much better tire. Now, there's several reasons why the Stronghold is not a better tire than the Cooper at 3. So for one, people said that the at 3 lasts a lot longer than the Stronghold, which it does. And second, the wet traction, the wet traction and snow traction was much better on that at 3 than it is the Stronghold. All right, with that being said, let's go over the sidewall. That tire, it's a pretty good looking tire. Now, the tread blocks are a lot chunky on her compared to the at 3. Even though that thing's 3 peak mountain snow rating, that at 3 was a much better tire. Now let's go ahead and balance them out. All right, now let's take that damn sticker off. All right, we got her on there so far. It's rolling good. All right, roller coming down. So we're gonna do no cuts, no edits that way. Is it gonna be good? Is it gonna be bad? Usually they still balance out, but the problem with these Strongholds is the long life and the traction of it. So here balanced out at ounce and a quarter, three quarters here, and only seven pounds of four. So it's gonna ride like a Cadillac as far as wet traction and snow traction. And how long they gonna last? They should have kept the at 3.
