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Cooper Discoverer All Season vs Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3

In this article we will be looking at independent tyre test data, and real world driver reviews of the Cooper Discoverer All Season and the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 to find out which tyre is best for your own driving.

There are a few basic differences between the two tyres. The Cooper Discoverer All Season is an Touring All-Season tyre designed to be fitted to Passenger-Cars, and the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 is an Premium-Touring All-Season tyre designed to be fitted to Passenger-Cars

Discoverer-All-Season VS Vector-4Seasons-Gen-3

Test Results

Independent comparison tyre tests are the best source of data to get tyre information from, and the good news is there have been five tests which compare both tyres directly!

Summary of five total tests comparing both tyres directly
TyreTest WinsPerformance
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3five
five wins

While it might look like the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 is better than the Cooper Discoverer All Season purely based on the higher number of test wins, tyres are very complicated objects which means where one tyre is better than the other can be more important in real world use.

Let's look at how the two tyres compare across multiple tyre test categories.

Dry Braking

Looking at data from four tyre tests, the Cooper Discoverer All Season was better during four dry braking tests. On average the Cooper Discoverer All Season stopped the vehicle in 3.08% less distance than the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3.

Cooper Discoverer All Season
41.53M
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
42.85M
Dry braking in meters, lower is better

Best In Dry Braking: Cooper Discoverer All Season

Cooper Discoverer All Season
38.5M
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
39.2M (+0.7M)
Cooper Discoverer All Season
41.1M
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
41.9M (+0.8M)
Cooper Discoverer All Season
43.8M
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
46.5M (+2.7M)
Cooper Discoverer All Season
42.7M
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
43.8M (+1.1M)

Dry Handling [s]

Looking at data from two tyre tests, the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 was better during two dry handling [s] tests. On average the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 was 2.48% faster around a lap than the Cooper Discoverer All Season.

Cooper Discoverer All Season
79.41s
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
77.44s
Dry handling time in seconds, lower is better

Best In Dry Handling [s]: Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3

Cooper Discoverer All Season
103.43s (+2.21s)
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
101.22s
Cooper Discoverer All Season
55.38s (+1.73s)
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
53.65s

Dry Handling [Km/H]

Looking at data from one tyre tests, the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 was better during one dry handling [km/h] tests. On average the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 was 2.07% faster around a lap than the Cooper Discoverer All Season.

Cooper Discoverer All Season
94.8Km/H
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
96.8Km/H
Dry Handling Average Speed, higher is better

Best In Dry Handling [Km/H]: Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3

Cooper Discoverer All Season
94.8Km/H (-2Km/H)
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
96.8Km/H

Subj. Dry Handling

Looking at data from two tyre tests, the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 was better during two subj. dry handling tests. On average the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 scored 6.49% more points than the Cooper Discoverer All Season.

Cooper Discoverer All Season
8.65 Points
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
9.25 Points
Subjective Dry Handling Score, higher is better

Best In Subj. Dry Handling: Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3

Cooper Discoverer All Season
8.8 Points (-0.2 Points)
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
9 Points
Cooper Discoverer All Season
8.5 Points (-1 Points)
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
9.5 Points

Wet Braking

Looking at data from four tyre tests, the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 was better during three wet braking tests. On average the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 stopped the vehicle in 8.46% less distance than the Cooper Discoverer All Season.

Cooper Discoverer All Season
46.43M
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
42.5M
Wet braking in meters, lower is better

Best In Wet Braking: Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3

Cooper Discoverer All Season
41.2M (+4.3M)
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
36.9M
Cooper Discoverer All Season
59.6M (+8.9M)
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
50.7M
Cooper Discoverer All Season
50.4M
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
51M (+0.6M)
Cooper Discoverer All Season
34.5M (+3.1M)
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
31.4M

Wet Handling [s]

Looking at data from two tyre tests, the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 was better during two wet handling [s] tests. On average the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 was 5.5% faster around a wet lap than the Cooper Discoverer All Season.

Cooper Discoverer All Season
82.51s
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
77.97s
Wet handling time in seconds, lower is better

Best In Wet Handling [s]: Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3

Cooper Discoverer All Season
73.91s (+3.08s)
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
70.83s
Cooper Discoverer All Season
91.1s (+6s)
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
85.1s

Wet Handling [Km/H]

Looking at data from one tyre tests, the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 was better during one wet handling [km/h] tests. On average the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 was 2.32% faster around a wet lap than the Cooper Discoverer All Season.

Cooper Discoverer All Season
75.9Km/H
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
77.7Km/H
Wet Handling Average Speed, higher is better

Best In Wet Handling [Km/H]: Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3

Cooper Discoverer All Season
75.9Km/H (-1.8Km/H)
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
77.7Km/H

Subj. Wet Handling

Looking at data from two tyre tests, the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 was better during two subj. wet handling tests. On average the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 scored 24.48% more points than the Cooper Discoverer All Season.

Cooper Discoverer All Season
7.25 Points
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
9.6 Points
Subjective Wet Handling Score, higher is better

Best In Subj. Wet Handling: Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3

Cooper Discoverer All Season
7 Points (-2.2 Points)
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
9.2 Points
Cooper Discoverer All Season
7.5 Points (-2.5 Points)
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
10 Points

Wet Circle

Looking at data from one tyre tests, the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 was better during one wet circle tests. On average the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 was 1.54% faster around a wet circle than the Cooper Discoverer All Season.

Cooper Discoverer All Season
16.93s
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
16.67s
Wet Circle Lap Time in seconds, lower is better

Best In Wet Circle: Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3

Cooper Discoverer All Season
16.93s (+0.26s)
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
16.67s

Straight Aqua

Looking at data from three tyre tests, the Cooper Discoverer All Season was better during two straight aqua tests. On average the Cooper Discoverer All Season floated at a 2.03% higher speed than the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3.

Cooper Discoverer All Season
82.62Km/H
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
80.94Km/H
Float Speed in Km/H, higher is better

Best In Straight Aqua: Cooper Discoverer All Season

Cooper Discoverer All Season
81.96Km/H
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
79.03Km/H (-2.93Km/H)
Cooper Discoverer All Season
86.7Km/H
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
82.6Km/H (-4.1Km/H)
Cooper Discoverer All Season
79.2Km/H (-2Km/H)
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
81.2Km/H

Curved Aquaplaning

Looking at data from two tyre tests, the Cooper Discoverer All Season was better during two curved aquaplaning tests. On average the Cooper Discoverer All Season slipped out at a 7.98% higher speed than the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3.

Cooper Discoverer All Season
2.63m/sec2
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
2.42m/sec2
Remaining lateral acceleration, higher is better

Best In Curved Aquaplaning: Cooper Discoverer All Season

Cooper Discoverer All Season
2.319m/sec2
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
1.988m/sec2 (-0.33m/sec2)
Cooper Discoverer All Season
2.95m/sec2
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
2.85m/sec2 (-0.1m/sec2)

Snow Braking

Looking at data from three tyre tests, the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 was better during three snow braking tests. On average the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 stopped the vehicle in 5.47% less distance than the Cooper Discoverer All Season.

Cooper Discoverer All Season
25.58M
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
24.18M
Snow braking in meters, lower is better

Best In Snow Braking: Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3

Cooper Discoverer All Season
26.7M (+2.83M)
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
23.87M
Cooper Discoverer All Season
28.7M (+0.1M)
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
28.6M
Cooper Discoverer All Season
21.34M (+1.26M)
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
20.08M

Snow Traction

Looking at data from two tyre tests, the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 was better during two snow traction tests. On average the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 accelerated 21.36% faster than the Cooper Discoverer All Season.

Cooper Discoverer All Season
16.95s
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
13.33s
Snow acceleration time, lower is better

Best In Snow Traction: Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3

Cooper Discoverer All Season
28.03s (+6.47s)
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
21.56s
Cooper Discoverer All Season
5.86s (+0.76s)
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
5.1s

Snow Traction

Looking at data from one tyre tests, the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 was better during one snow traction tests. On average the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 had 4.65% better snow traction than the Cooper Discoverer All Season.

Cooper Discoverer All Season
4329N
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
4540N
Pulling Force in Newtons, higher is better

Best In Snow Traction: Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3

Cooper Discoverer All Season
4329N (-211N)
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
4540N

Snow Handling [s]

Looking at data from two tyre tests, the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 was better during two snow handling [s] tests. On average the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 was 8.21% faster around a lap than the Cooper Discoverer All Season.

Cooper Discoverer All Season
92.64s
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
85.03s
Snow handling time in seconds, lower is better

Best In Snow Handling [s]: Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3

Cooper Discoverer All Season
92.98s (+11.63s)
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
81.35s
Cooper Discoverer All Season
92.3s (+3.6s)
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
88.7s

Snow Handling [Km/H]

Looking at data from one tyre tests, the Cooper Discoverer All Season was better during one snow handling [km/h] tests. On average the Cooper Discoverer All Season was 0.33% faster around a lap than the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3.

Cooper Discoverer All Season
61.5Km/H
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
61.3Km/H
Snow handling average speed, higher is better

Best In Snow Handling [Km/H]: Cooper Discoverer All Season

Cooper Discoverer All Season
61.5Km/H
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
61.3Km/H (-0.2Km/H)

Subj. Snow Handling

Looking at data from two tyre tests, the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 was better during two subj. snow handling tests. On average the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 scored 12.12% more points than the Cooper Discoverer All Season.

Cooper Discoverer All Season
7.25 Points
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
8.25 Points
Subjective Snow Handling Score, higher is better

Best In Subj. Snow Handling: Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3

Cooper Discoverer All Season
6 Points (-1 Points)
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
7 Points
Cooper Discoverer All Season
8.5 Points (-1 Points)
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
9.5 Points

Snow Slalom

Looking at data from one tyre tests, the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 was better during one snow slalom tests. On average the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 was 2.01% faster through a slalom than the Cooper Discoverer All Season.

Cooper Discoverer All Season
4.39m/sec2
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
4.48m/sec2
Lateral acceleration, higher is better

Best In Snow Slalom: Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3

Cooper Discoverer All Season
4.39m/sec2 (-0.09m/sec2)
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
4.48m/sec2

Subj. Comfort

Looking at data from two tyre tests, the Cooper Discoverer All Season was better during one subj. comfort tests. On average the Cooper Discoverer All Season scored 2.56% more points than the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3.

Cooper Discoverer All Season
9.75 Points
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
9.5 Points
Subjective Comfort Score, higher is better

Best In Subj. Comfort: Cooper Discoverer All Season

Cooper Discoverer All Season
9.5 Points
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
9.5 Points
Cooper Discoverer All Season
10 Points
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
9.5 Points (-0.5 Points)

Noise

Looking at data from two tyre tests, the Cooper Discoverer All Season was better during two noise tests. On average the Cooper Discoverer All Season measured 1.96% quieter than the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3.

Cooper Discoverer All Season
70.2dB
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
71.6dB
External noise in dB, lower is better

Best In Noise: Cooper Discoverer All Season

Cooper Discoverer All Season
70.7dB
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
72.5dB (+1.8dB)
Cooper Discoverer All Season
69.7dB
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
70.7dB (+1dB)

Rough Noise

Looking at data from one tyre tests, the Cooper Discoverer All Season was better during one rough noise tests. On average the Cooper Discoverer All Season measured 0.15% quieter than the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3.

Cooper Discoverer All Season
66.9dB
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
67dB
Internal rough surface noise in dB, lower is better

Best In Rough Noise: Cooper Discoverer All Season

Cooper Discoverer All Season
66.9dB
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
67dB (+0.1dB)

Price

Looking at data from two tyre tests, the Cooper Discoverer All Season was better during two price tests. On average the Cooper Discoverer All Season cost 8.6% less than the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3.

Cooper Discoverer All Season
313.95
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
343.5
Price in local currency, lower is better

Best In Price: Cooper Discoverer All Season

Cooper Discoverer All Season
67.9
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
87 (+19.1)
Cooper Discoverer All Season
560
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
600 (+40)

Rolling Resistance

Looking at data from three tyre tests, the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 was better during three rolling resistance tests. On average the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 had a 10.47% lower rolling resistance than the Cooper Discoverer All Season.

Cooper Discoverer All Season
9.17kg / t
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
8.21kg / t
Rolling resistance in kg t, lower is better

Best In Rolling Resistance: Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3

Cooper Discoverer All Season
9.72kg / t (+1.76kg / t)
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
7.96kg / t
Cooper Discoverer All Season
8.54kg / t (+1.1kg / t)
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
7.44kg / t
Cooper Discoverer All Season
9.26kg / t (+0.02kg / t)
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
9.24kg / t

Real World Driver Reviews

Tyre Reviews also collects real world driver reviews for the Cooper Discoverer All Season and Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3.

In total the Cooper Discoverer All Season has been reviewed 1 times and drivers have given the tyre 90% overall.

The Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 has been reviewed 68 times and drivers have given the tyre 81% overall.

This means in real world driving, people prefer the Cooper Discoverer All Season.

Best Review for the Cooper Discoverer All Season
Given 90% 215/60 R16 on a combination of roads for 50,000 spirited miles
I bought this tyre from Camskill at very low promotional price. They did over 50 k miles and I am really impressed from the accuracy of steering and handling. These tyres like wet roads and feels like they grip more. I tried premium tyres and these were better and quieter and I wish I can find them again on offer.
Helpful 869 - tyre reviewed on November 27, 2024
View all Cooper Discoverer All Season driver reviews >>
Best Review for the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
Given 83% 205/55 R16 on a combination of roads for 3,750 spirited miles
Almost time to switch back to my summer tyres. So, here’s my impression of my “mild climate winter” tyres. I used to drive on Continental WinterContact TS860 winter tyres, but last winters, I noticed that I almost never drive on snow. And in spring and fall, when temperatures jump up and down, I was sometimes driving on my winter tyres at temperatures around 20°C. So now, I followed your advice and chose All Season tyres for the winter season. I drove them for about 6.000 km now in temperatures between -2 and +16 °C, in the dry and in lots of rain.
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Helpful 2311 - tyre reviewed on March 24, 2023
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Conclusion

In conclusion the Cooper Discoverer All Season performed better in dry braking, straight aqua, curved aquaplaning, snow handling [km/h], subj. comfort, noise, rough noise and price, while the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 performed better in dry handling [s], dry handling [km/h], subj. dry handling, wet braking, wet handling [s], wet handling [km/h], subj. wet handling, wet circle, snow braking, snow traction, snow traction, snow handling [s], subj. snow handling, snow slalom and rolling resistance.

Interestingly, both tyres performed equally well in dry handling, wet handling and snow handling, showing that they are closely matched in these areas.

Which tyre is best for you depends a lot on your driving style and situation, plus what you want from the tyre. Comparing all the data in the tyre reviews database, on balance Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 seems to be the best tyre overall.

However, it's important to note that both tyres have their strengths.

Remember, the best tyre for you might depend on which of these factors are most important for your specific driving needs and conditions.

Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3

Overall Winner: Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3

Based on the tyre test data and user reviews we have in our database, the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 has demonstrated better overall performance in this comparison. However, as you can see from the spider diagram above, each tyre has its own strengths which should be considered in your final tyre buying choice.

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Footnote

This page has been developed using tyre industry testing best practices. This means we are only comparing tests which have had both tyres in the same test.

Why is this important? Tyre testing is heavily affected by things like surface grip levels and surface temperature, which means you can only compare values from the same day. During a tyre test external condition changes are calculated into the overall results, but it is not possible to calculate this between tyre tests performed on different days or at different locations.

As a result you will see other tests on Tyre Reviews which feature both the %s and %s, but as they weren't conducted on the same day, the results are not comparable.

Lots of other websites do this sort of tyre comparison, Tyre Reviews doesn't.