OVERSEAS: Top 4x4 Magazine Rates Maxxis Bighorn 10/10 in the Mud
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03 June 2010
The Maxxis Bighorn MT-762 was judged to be the
best tyre in the mud in a review conducted by a leading Australian
4x4 magazine.
Australian 4WD Action tested 11 tyres over five terrains to
determine the best type of 'all round' tyre for 4x4 drivers.
The 265/75R16 Bighorn emerged in equal second
place overall, gaining high scores in the sand, hill climb and
swerve tests, and was especially impressive in the mud.
The reviewer reported "Mud is definitely what this tyre was made
for, with no clogging evident. It easily drove the bog hole at low
speed the first time, scoring it a perfect 10/10".
At the end of the test the Bighorn MT-762 was
awarded Highly Recommended status after it finished in equal second
place with a score of 9/10 in the on-road swerve test, gained 7/10
marks in the braking test and drove out of the sand ruts with ease
to come in "at the top end of the [sand] test with an 8/10
score". The Maxxis Bighorn was also voted
equal second in the hill climb, where it scored an impressive 9/10
after successfully climbing about a third of the way up the hill on
the first and second attempts and cresting it with just a small
amount of wheel spin on the third run.
"We are delighted with the results of Australian 4WD Action
magazine's tyre test. The Bighorn's
performances in the tough off-road terrain challenges speak for
themselves and but for a low score in the in-cabin noise test,
which came as no surprise given that the Bighorn
is purpose-designed as an off-road tyre, it would very likely have
come out top," says Maxxis UK
managing director Derek McMartin.
Pointing out that the only way to get realistic and relevant
results is to put a series of 4x4 tyres through their paces in this
kind of extensive test, Australian 4WD Action magazine was
impressed by the Maxxis Bighorns, concluding "No
matter what we threw at these tyres, they just gripped".
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