The magazine attempted three runs, one at 1.8 bar, then at 2 bar, then 2.2 bar and finally 2.4 bar. Rock Tractionįor rock traction, the tyres had to get the Ford up a solid 30 degree incline. This time the Hankook was the winning tyre, with the BF Goodrich and Goodyear rounding out the top three. Gravelįor the gravel braking test, again from 50 mph, the pressure was reduced from 2.4 bar to 1.8 bar. The wet braking winning Dunlop, could only manage fifth place, with Bridgestone rounding out the top three. Under wet handling tests the Goodyear moved to the top spot, with Hankook holding second place. The Dunlop narrowly beat the Hankook to first place, with the Goodyear finishing third. Wetīraking down from 50 mph on wet roads proved close, with the gap between the best and worst on test just 4.9 meters. The Ford Ranger was put through braking tests on gravel, traction on rocky surfaces and traction in mud, and the tyre was even tested on a rig to see how strong the sidewalls are. The off road tests were far more thorough. Instead of testing dry and wet road performance, only wet braking and wet handling were tested, as the variance in dry performance was small. In order to test the tyres in their most common conditions, the magazine chose to focus on off road performance. It takes ten mud terrain (M/T) tyres in 265/75 R16, sticks them on a 4x4 Ford Ranger pickup truck, and puts them through wet, gravel, rock and endurance tests to find out which tyre will be the most useful for hardcore off road use. It's not often we see a proper off road tyre test, but this one by the South African Magazine "Drive Out" seems to tick all the boxes. 2016 All Terrain and Off Road MT Tyre Test
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