Cooper’s Winter Groove

New from Cooper Tire for the upcoming cold season is the recently launched Discoverer M+S Sport, a range of winter tyres introduced to meet the needs of high performance 4×4 vehicles. According to Cooper the Discoverer M+S Sport’s number one strength is its winter traction, particularly during snow and icy conditions. The tread design of the tyre incorporates biting edges that offer a high degree of grip without compromising tread element stiffness. Cooper attributes the road grasping qualities of the tread to a patent pending feature it calls “Snow Groove Design Technology.” The tyremaker reports that this unique design utilises the superior traction characteristics of ‘snow on snow’ grip as opposed to ‘rubber on snow’, while at the same time dispensing of unwanted snow build up in the tyre’s grooves. The zigzag sipe pattern present on the Discoverer M+S Sport ensures strong wet traction as well as winter performance. The depth of the sipes allows their efficacy to continue as the tyre continues to wear with use.

The Discoverer M+S Sport is available in T, H and V speed ratings to cover 15- to 19-inch rim fitments.

In addition, strong sales of Cooper Tire’s new line-up of passenger car winter tyres, the Weathermaster Snow, has led Cooper to introduce a variety of new sizes in H and V speed ratings, allowing the tyres to be fitted to an even broader selection of high performance vehicles.

The Weathermaster Snow benefits from all the characteristics that make Cooper’s Weathermaster line successful, including a tread pattern that optimises the tyre’s road holding capabilities in both wet and snow environments, whilst working in conjunction with the vehicle’s braking system to minimise stopping distances in slippery situations. The Weathermaster Snow is available in a wide range of sizes to cover 15- to 18-inch rims.

Both tyres benefit from a high silica content in their compound which, together with the aforementioned extensive siping, helps keep the tread blocks flexible during the lower temperatures of winter, aiding grip in the wet and traction in the snow.