I believe the MasterCraft AXT (Cooper AT3 rebrand, made in the same factory here in the US) has superceded the AT2. AXT are a great tire, claimed tread life is just under the Coopers but cheaper and still come with a 50,000mi warranty. They like the Coopers are M+S rated.

I read where the MasterCraft supposedly use almost the same compound as Cooper does in its flagship models, and while slightly softer (hence Coopers having a longer projected tread life/warranty) the softer compound yields slightly better wet and cold weather traction. That's unsubstantiated, but a call to MasterCraft/Cooper should confirm if it is the case.

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