However as Tire Rack did not test off road, snow performances would give us a good indication on how well the tires perform off road. Only 3 peak logo certified tires require both tires to pass a certain threshold of snow traction level as determined by the legislation. -0.8% in average of Noise, Comfort & Ride Quality.Īs both tires has only the M+S logo on it, they can not be legally certified as a snow tire.Grabber X3 came out slightly ahead at 5.67/10 rating compared to the 5.5/10 rating of Mud-Terrain T/A KM3 with noise & ride quality being the main differences. In the end the scores for both tires are really close but at a very low level compared to AT or ATR segments. This would result in a high level of noise due to the air vibration generated by the air in the grooves. With such a large pattern void, air pumping is at its maximum for mud terrain tires. When it comes to mud terrain, noise, comfort & ride quality is usually the lowest priority. Grabber X3 managed to brake 1 feet (0.3m) earlier compared to Mud-Terrain T/A KM3 from a speed of 50mph (80km/h) down to 0. While things overwhelmingly favored Grabber X3 in wet, there was not much difference between the 2 tires when it comes to dry braking. However this is the default daily usage and the tires have to perform at a very consistent level. Overall, it can be clearly seen that Grabber X3 is much stronger in wet compared to Mud-Terrain T/A KM3.Īs for dry, safety is usually not an issue as the braking distance is much longer than wet. For the subjective wet handling rating, Grabber X3 fared better with a subjective score of 6.31/10 compared to 5.75/10 of Mud-Terrain T/A KM3. ![]() The advantage in wet continued in handling as Grabber X3 had a 1 second advantage in lap time against Mud-Terrain T/A KM3. From the wet braking test, Grabber X3 out-brake Mud-Terrain T/A KM3 with a braking distance difference of 8.9 feet (2.7m) ! Mud terrain tires are usually not known for its wet braking capabilities as it has a low contact area due to the large voids for off road usages. It was so important that the EU label has wet braking as one of its three criteria. ![]() Hence it is more likely to get into a road accident during wet conditions rather than on a sunny day. The friction of coefficient of the tire/road dramatically decreases in wet roads compared to dry roads.
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