The Toyo Open Country A/T III is an all-terrain tire made for light trucks with enhanced off-road capabilities and all-season usage.
It delivers good gripping off-road traction with low noise and predictable on-road handling.
It is an on-off-road all-terrain tire with the M+S symbol sometimes used as Original Equipment (O.E.) on light and medium-duty 4WD truck, pickup, and sport utility vehicles.
The tire was introduced in March 2020 with various sizes ranging from 15- to 20” rim diameters.
You will get to know more about this new addition in this Toyo Open Country A/T III review.
Toyo Open Country A/T III
Performance
Toyo Open Country A/T3 comes with increased wet performance, durable tread life which portrays advanced tread design and construction, as well as all-new-tread compounding built for drivers who desire a combination of customary on-road capacity, enhanced off-road capabilities, and all-season versatility, including traction on light snow.
It comes with a new tread compound and design to provide confident wet braking and good handling.
The tire is built with a cut-and-chip resistance for good off-road gripping and stone ejecting blocks for a quiet ride.
Toyo Open Country A/T III comes with two distinct sidewalls designs on all sizes which allows for subtle customization.
For now, this is available for sizes with Outline White Lettering (OWL) on the serial side only.
Toyo Open Country A/T III provides confident wet braking and handling with an even-wear appearance.
Technology
- The tire has more evenly distributed void areas for enhanced on- and off-road traction.
- It has increased tread block rigidity and a better-worn appearance.
- Toyo Open Country A/T III comes with staggered shoulder lugs with biting edges for better off-road traction.
- The staggered shoulder lugs and more lateral grooves create more traction on all surfaces, including snow.
- The tire is built with a cut-and-chip resistance for good off-road gripping and stone ejecting blocks for a quiet ride.
- Open Country A/T III is designed with 3-D multi-wave sipes for enhanced wet and snow traction aimed at reducing irregular wear.
Warranty
Toyo Open Country A/T III comes with a 5 year or 65,000-mile tread-life warranty (for P-metric sizes ), 5 years or 50,000-mile tread-life warranty (for LT and flotation sizes), as well as a half-mile uniformity warranty for the rear ( if the front and rear tires are different).
Workmanship and material warranty of first 1/32″ of wear, 5 years or free replacement for first 25% tire wear then prorated to final 2/32” of the remaining depth and Manufacturer’s special warranty of ‘No Regrets 500 Mile’ or 45 Day Trial.
Tire Sizes
15”
P 215/75R15 100TSL OWL, P 225/75R15 102T SL BSW, LT 235/75R15 104/101S C OWL, P 235/75R15 108TXL OWL, LT 30X9.50R15 104S C OWL.
16”
215/70R16 100T SL BSW, LT 215/85R16 115/112Q E BSW, 225/70R16 103T SL OWL, LT 225/75R16 115/112Q E BSW, P 225/75R16 104S SL BSW, 235/70R16 106T SL OWL, 235/70R16 106T SL BSW, LT 235/85R16 120/116R E BSW, P 245/70R16 106S SL BSW, P 245/70R16 106S SL OWL, 245/75R16 111T SL BSW, 245/75R16 111T SL OWL, LT 245/75R16 120/116S E OWL, LT 245/75R16 120/116S E BSW, 255/65R16 109T SL BSW, 255/70R16 115T XL BSW, 255/70R16 115T XL OWL, P 265/70R16 111T SL OWL, 265/75R16 116T SL BSW, 265/75R16 116T SL OWL, LT 265/75R16 123/120R E BSW, LT 265/75R16 123/120R E OWL, LT 285/75R16 126/123R E OWL, LT 285/75R16 126/123R E BSW, LT 295/75R16 128/125R E BSW, LT 305/70R16 124/121R E BSW
17”
215/65R17 103T XL BSW, 225/65R17 102T SL BSW, LT 235/80R17 120/117R E BSW, 245/65R17 111T XL OWL, 245/65R17 111T XL BSW, 245/70R17 110T SL BSW, LT 245/70R17 119/116R E BSW, LT 245/75R17 121/118S E BSW, 265/70R17 115T SL BSW, LT 265/70R17 121/118S E OWL, LT 265/70R17 121/118S E BSW, LT 285/70R17 121/118S E OWL, LT 285/70R17 121/118S E BSW, LT 285/70R17 116/113Q C BSW, LT 285/75R17 117/114Q C BSW
18”
225/55R18102H XL BSW, 225/60R18104T XL BSW, 235/60R18107T XL BSW, 235/65R18110T XL BSW, 255/55R18109H XL BSW, 265/65R18114T SL BSW, LT 275/65R18123/120S E OWL, LT 275/70R18125/122S E OWL, LT 285/65R18 125/122S E BSW, LT 295/70R18 129/126S E BSW, LT 325/65R18 127/124R E BSW, LT 35X12.50R18 128Q F BSW, LT 35X12.50R18 118R D BSW
20”
245/50R20 105H XL BSW, P 245/60R20 107T SL BSW, 255/50R20 109T XL BSW, 255/55R20 110H XL BSW, 265/50R20 111T XL BSW, LT 275/65R20 126/123S E BSW, LT 285/55R20 122/119T E BSW, LT 295/55R20 123/120T E BSW, LT 295/60R20 126/123S E BSW, 305/50R20 120T XL BSW, LT 305/55R20 125/122Q F BSW, LT 325/60R20 126/123R E BSW, LT 35X12.50R20 125Q F BSW, LT 35X12.50R20 121R E BSW, LT 35X13.50R20 126Q F BSW
Pros
- Good traction on dry and wet terrain.
- Great all-weather traction and driving safety.
- Improved great handling
- Low noise
- Good road surface grip
- Good on snow.
- Guaranteed longer tread-year.
Cons
- Relatively new hence none noticed yet.
Alfred's TakeToyo Open Country A/T III comes with a 5 year or 65,000-mile tread-life warranty (for P-metric sizes ), 5 years or 50,000-mile tread-life warranty (for LT and flotation sizes).
The company says additional SKUs up to 22” rim diameter will be available later.
Conclusion
Being an all-weather all-terrain tire, Open Country A/T III will greatly be ideal for your light truck comfort drive.
The technology employed guarantees fair wear, good traction, and great handling even under wet and wintry conditions.
As a result of the cut-and-chip resistance and stone ejecting blocks, good off-road gripping and the relatively noiseless ride are assured.
Even though the new tire comes with limited available sizes of between 15 – to 20” rim diameters, for now, the company says additional SKUs up to 22” rim diameter will be available later.
It is our hope that you will find our Toyo Open Country A/T III review informative enough to aid your good decision-making.
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