Skip to content
Head-to-head Updated May 2026

Continental VancoFourSeason vs Cooper Discoverer S/T Maxx — Compared (May 2026)

Our Relative Score blends 60% objective test data with 40% owner-review signal — so any two tires can be compared even if they were never tested on the same day.

VS
Cooper Discoverer S/T Maxx tread pattern
Objective (60%)
–/100
No test data yet
User signal (40%)
88/100
260 owner reviews
Dry
95
Wet
90
Snow
87
Comfort
87
Noise
82
Treadwear
87
Handling
84

Prices change daily — check the retailer for your size.

VerdictWinner: Cooper Discoverer S/T Maxx — better snow, treadwear and wet. It leads or ties in every category we score.
Read full

TireWheelGuide may earn a commission from purchases made via links on this page.

Category breakdown

7 categories, side by side

Each bar is the Relative Score for that category. Expand a tile to see the test results and owner ratings behind it.

Dry

Weight: Neutral
Score (0–100) Discoverer S/T Maxx leads by 25
A — Continental VancoFourSeason
70
B — Cooper Discoverer S/T Maxx
95
Why this score
SourceVancoFourSeasonDiscoverer S/T Maxx
Tire Rack owners 66 84
Tyre Reviews owners – 92
SimpleTire owners – 98
America's Tire owners – 95

Wet

Weight: Important
Score (0–100) Discoverer S/T Maxx leads by 35
A — Continental VancoFourSeason
55
B — Cooper Discoverer S/T Maxx
90
Why this score
SourceVancoFourSeasonDiscoverer S/T Maxx
Tire Rack owners 52 89
Tyre Reviews owners – 77
SimpleTire owners – 96
America's Tire owners – 89

Snow

Weight: Neutral
Score (0–100) Discoverer S/T Maxx leads by 58
A — Continental VancoFourSeason
29
B — Cooper Discoverer S/T Maxx
87
Why this score
SourceVancoFourSeasonDiscoverer S/T Maxx
Tire Rack owners 78 87
Tyre Reviews owners – 70
SimpleTire owners – 90

Comfort

Weight: Neutral
Score (0–100) Discoverer S/T Maxx leads by 21
A — Continental VancoFourSeason
66
B — Cooper Discoverer S/T Maxx
87
Why this score
SourceVancoFourSeasonDiscoverer S/T Maxx
Tire Rack owners 40 86
Tyre Reviews owners – 70
SimpleTire owners – 92
America's Tire owners – 86

Noise

Weight: Neutral
Score (0–100) Discoverer S/T Maxx leads by 15
A — Continental VancoFourSeason
67
B — Cooper Discoverer S/T Maxx
82
Why this score
SourceVancoFourSeasonDiscoverer S/T Maxx
SimpleTire owners – 86
America's Tire owners – 81

Treadwear

Weight: Important
Score (0–100) Discoverer S/T Maxx leads by 52
A — Continental VancoFourSeason
35
B — Cooper Discoverer S/T Maxx
87
Why this score
SourceVancoFourSeasonDiscoverer S/T Maxx
Tire Rack owners 74 74
Tyre Reviews owners – 87
SimpleTire owners – 90
America's Tire owners – 87

Handling

Weight: Neutral
Score (0–100) Discoverer S/T Maxx leads by 15
A — Continental VancoFourSeason
69
B — Cooper Discoverer S/T Maxx
84
Why this score
SourceVancoFourSeasonDiscoverer S/T Maxx
Tyre Reviews owners – 78
America's Tire owners – 85

Scores at a glance

Continental VancoFourSeason vs Cooper Discoverer S/T Maxx: scores by category (0–100)
CategoryContinental VancoFourSeasonCooper Discoverer S/T Maxx
Relative Score 54 88
Dry 70 95
Wet 55 90
Snow 29 87
Comfort 66 87
Noise 67 82
Treadwear 35 87
Handling 69 84

Higher is better. The Relative Score follows your weights below; category scores do not change.

Personalize

Weight the categories that matter to you

Wet grip and treadwear start at “Important” — the two things buyers rank highest. Move the sliders and the scores update instantly.

Neutral
NoneLessNeutralMoreMost
Important
NoneLessNeutralMoreMost
Neutral
NoneLessNeutralMoreMost
Neutral
NoneLessNeutralMoreMost
Neutral
NoneLessNeutralMoreMost
Important
NoneLessNeutralMoreMost
Neutral
NoneLessNeutralMoreMost
Recomputed
Headline score

Tire A

Tire B

Specifications

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Continental VancoFourSeason B · Cooper Discoverer S/T Maxx
Sizes available130
Rim diameters16″16″ – 20″
Tread depth11 - 15/32″19/32″
UTQG280 A A—
SidewallBlack Side WallBlack Side Wall - Raised Outline White Lettering
Max pressure51 - 90 psi35 - 80 psi
Final verdict

Which one should you actually buy?

Continental

Cooper

Winner: Cooper Discoverer S/T Maxx — better snow, treadwear and wet. It leads or ties in every category we score.

Pick tire B You drive through snowy winters

Cooper Discoverer S/T Maxx scores 87 vs 29 on snow.

Pick tire B You want the longest tread life

Cooper Discoverer S/T Maxx scores 87 vs 35 on treadwear.

Pick tire B Your priority is wet-weather safety

Cooper Discoverer S/T Maxx scores 90 vs 55 on wet.

Pick tire B You want the most grip on dry roads

Cooper Discoverer S/T Maxx scores 95 vs 70 on dry.

Tire A · Continental VancoFourSeason
Tire B · Cooper Discoverer S/T Maxx

How do we compare tires?

Every category score blends two independent signals. 60% comes from professional tire tests (braking distances, lap times, noise measurements) normalized against the best tire in each test and weighted toward recent tests. 40% comes from thousands of owner reviews collected from retailers and review sites. When a tire has only one of the two, we use what exists and say so.

Community buzz from Reddit and forums is shown for context only — it never changes the score.