Cooper Tire Europe has launched the latest in its acclaimed Discoverer range of 4x4 tyres, the UK-built Discoverer M+S2.
Replacing the existing Discoverer M+S product, the new tyre is designed to offer superior grip and braking ability, particularly in wet, snowy or icy conditions, making it perfect for winter 4x4 and SUV driving.
With a third of all road accidents happening on wet, snowy or icy road surfaces*, having a tyre that grips the road is imperative, and the key to the Discoverer M+S2 lies in its innovative new directional tread pattern. The tyre is studdable and the optimised offset stud pattern help maximise grip on icy roads, when studs are fitted.
Available to buy in sizes ranging from 15 to 18 inch from UK Cooper stockists in September, the studdable Discoverer M+S2 is ideal for most popular 4x4 and SUV vehicles, including Suzuki Vitara, Land Rover and Range Rover Discovery, Land Rover Freelander, Jeep Cherokee, Nissan Murano and Volkswagen Touareg.
Julian Baldwin, managing director of Cooper Tire Europe, said, “In winter weather, especially snow, rain and ice, a car’s grip on the road is more important than ever.
“Our Discoverer product range is already one of the best-respected tyres in the UK for 4x4 vehicles, thanks to its superb traction qualities. But our engineering and design team have excelled themselves once more to make a product that holds on to the road even better in extreme weather.”
The Discoverer M+S2 is T-rated (190kph or 118mph).
The tyre meets current noise regulations and, boosting the M+S2’s ‘green’ credentials, the silica-rich tread is made with clean oil.
*DfT: Road Casualties Great Britain: 2007 Annual Report – 56,568 of the total 182,115 accidents in ’07 in which there was a casualty happened when road surfaces condition was classed as either ‘Wet/Flood’ or ‘Snow/Ice’. This represents 31%.
Cooper Discoverer M+S2 sizes available from September:
205/70 R 15 96 T
215/65 R 16 98 T
215/70 R 16 100 T
225/70 R 16 103 T
225/75 R 16 104 T
235/65 R 17 XL 108 T XL
235/75 R 15 XL 109 T XL
245/70 R 16 107 T
255/55 R 18 XL 109 T XL
265/70 R 16 112 T
