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HT vs AT vs MT Tires Tested: What's the Best Type of Tire for Your SUV or Pickup?
- Tested size
- 265/70 R17
- Tires tested
- 4
- Disciplines
- 15
- Test vehicle
- Ford F-150 Raptor
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| ft ↓ | s ↓ | Points ↑ | ft ↓ | s ↓ | Points ↑ | mph ↑ | s ↓ | Points ↑ | s ↓ | Points ↑ | % ↑ | Points ↑ | lb ↓ | kg/t ↓ | |||||||||
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| 1 | 1 | 99.06 | 151 | 100.98 | 10.0 | 99.9 | 195 | 82.2 | 10.0 | 55.4 | 98.5 | 62.78 | 8.0 | 53.55 | 9.0 | 100 | 83.1 | 10.0 | 165.8 | 100.0 | 9.0 | 100.0 | |
StrengthsBest in test for dry braking, wet braking, wet handling, comfort, weight and rolling resistance, and surprisingly capable on hard-packed dirt. ConsiderationsSlowest on loose gravel and the least mud traction in the test, as it rolls on top of loose surfaces rather than digging in. Score contributionCategory score × of overall score Dry99.94 × 35.64% = 35.62 Wet98.48 × 49.5% = 48.75 Off road83.11 × 0.99% = 0.82 Comfort100 × 6.93% = 6.93 Rolling Resistance100 × 6.93% = 6.93 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 2 | 95.11 | 157 | 100.84 | 9.8 | 98.0 | 211 | 85.2 | 9.0 | 57.7 | 93.4 | 62.26 | 9.2 | 52.93 | 9.5 | 119 | 88.8 | 9.8 | 172.4 | 97.7 | 9.9 | 90.9 | |
StrengthsMatched the road tire in dry handling and comfort, with the best dry braking of the off-road tires and a clear gain in dirt, gravel and mud traction. ConsiderationsWet braking and wet handling dropped noticeably compared with the highway tire, and it was looser at the rear on gravel. Score contributionCategory score × of overall score Dry97.99 × 35.64% = 34.93 Wet93.38 × 49.5% = 46.23 Off road88.81 × 0.99% = 0.88 Comfort97.69 × 6.93% = 6.77 Rolling Resistance90.91 × 6.93% = 6.3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 3 | 92.32 | 159 | 102.32 | 8.0 | 95.2 | 216 | 85.9 | 8.5 | 53.5 | 91.1 | 61.12 | 9.8 | 52.62 | 10.0 | 149 | 94.5 | 9.0 | 171.3 | 91.2 | 10.3 | 87.4 | |
StrengthsFastest on hard-packed dirt, a clear step up on gravel, and half as much mud traction again as the road tire. ConsiderationsLongest wet braking and worst aquaplaning resistance in the test, with more sidewall shimmy and cornering noise on the road. Score contributionCategory score × of overall score Dry95.18 × 35.64% = 33.93 Wet91.07 × 49.5% = 45.09 Off road94.51 × 0.99% = 0.94 Comfort91.15 × 6.93% = 6.32 Rolling Resistance87.38 × 6.93% = 6.06 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | 4 | 91.45 | 158 | 103.63 | 7.2 | 94.3 | 213 | 86.6 | 8.0 | 65.3 | 92.5 | 60.92 | 10.0 | 54.14 | 7.5 | 199 | 94.4 | 8.5 | 235.5 | 82.5 | 11.5 | 78.3 | |
StrengthsAlmost double the mud traction of the road tire, the best aquaplaning resistance, the most confidence on gravel and very quiet for a mud terrain in a straight line. ConsiderationsSlowest in dry handling and on hard dirt, with long wet braking, the heaviest construction and the highest rolling resistance of the 265 size tires. Score contributionCategory score × of overall score Dry94.26 × 35.64% = 33.6 Wet92.46 × 49.5% = 45.77 Off road94.44 × 0.99% = 0.94 Comfort82.52 × 6.93% = 5.72 Rolling Resistance78.26 × 6.93% = 5.42 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ref |
Reference MT Mud Terrain
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— | — | — | 102.50 | 7.9 | — | 207 | 86.0 | 8.0 | — | — | 60.80 | 10.0 | 52.75 | 8.0 | — | — | 8.0 | 306.4 | 75.6 | 12.0 | 75.0 |
Score contributionCategory score × of overall score Dry— Wet— Off road— Comfort75.6 × 6.93% = 5.24 Rolling Resistance75 × 6.93% = 5.2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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These are calculated scenarios, not new test awards. The published verdict may reflect judgement, close results and factors outside this calculation.
Not ranked: a measurement needed for these weights is missing. Missing results are not treated as zero or redistributed.
Reference tires provide context only. They do not set the benchmark and cannot win the personalised ranking.
Weighting vs real impact
What decides this ranking
The weighting is how much each category counts. The real impact is how much of the difference between the tires it creates: a discipline in which every tire performed about the same barely changes the order, however much it counts.
No weighting is recorded for this test, so the weighting here starts from Tire Reviews’ season defaults, not from the test’s own scoring.
- Dry Weighting 35.6% Real impact 28%
- Wet Weighting 49.5% Real impact 42%
- Off road Weighting 1% Real impact 2%
- Comfort Weighting 6.9% Real impact 15%
- Rolling Resistance Weighting 6.9% Real impact 13%
- Subj. Dry Handling counts for 3.2% of the score but creates 15% of the difference between the tires, because their results in it were far apart.
- Wet Handling counts for 19.8% of the score but creates only 9% of the difference, because most tires performed about the same in it.
Every discipline 15
| Discipline | Weighting | Real impact |
|---|---|---|
| Dry Braking | 16.4% | 6% |
| Dry Handling | 16% | 6% |
| Subj. Dry Handling | 3.2% | 15% |
| Wet Braking | 19.8% | 15% |
| Wet Handling | 19.8% | 9% |
| Subj. Wet Handling | 5% | 10% |
| Straight Aqua | 5% | 8% |
| Gravel Handling | 0.2% | <1% |
| Subj. Gravel Handling | 0.2% | <1% |
| Dirt Handling | 0.2% | <1% |
| Subj. Dirt Handling | 0.2% | <1% |
| Mud Performance | 0.2% | 1% |
| Subj. Comfort | 5.8% | 13% |
| Tire Weight | 1.2% | 2% |
| Rolling Resistance | 6.9% | 13% |
How it is worked out: each discipline’s weighting is multiplied by the spread of its results (the gap across the middle half of the tires, as a percentage of the best result), then shared out so that all the disciplines add up to 100%. It estimates what separates the tires; it is not a second set of weights, and it follows the weights you set.
How your ranking is calculated
Each discipline is scored against the best non-reference tire in the full test field: best ÷ result × 100 when lower is better, or result ÷ best × 100 when higher is better. Discipline scores are rounded to two decimal places, then combined using your weights.
Within-category weights divide that category’s share of the overall score. A 50% wet category and 40% wet-braking share give wet braking 20% of the total. A weight is a scoring priority, not a measure of its actual effect on the ranking: the performance gaps matter too. What decides this ranking ↑
Published joint positions are preserved separately. Calculated positions tie only when their underlying scores match; two displayed scores can look equal after rounding.
A zero weight excludes that category or discipline. At least one active discipline is required, and the disciplines in every active category must have a positive total.
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