There’s a good reason why the number of light trucks, SUVs and crossovers on the roads is continuing to grow. Trucks and SUVs are practical, comfortable and rugged, and they need tires that are designed for their weight, power, center of gravity, braking and handling properties. Like with automotive tires for sedans and minivans, all-season SUV tires make the most sense for most drivers thanks to their year-round versatility and traction, ride quality that’s compliant and comfortable, low noise, long wear and capable handling.

That brings us to the BlackHawk Agility SUV. It’s an affordable all-season tire that’s engineered for SUVs and crossovers, and a tire you can depend on to check all the boxes mentioned above. But don’t just take our word for it; we’re going to go in for a closer look with the BlackHawk Agility SUV review:

Features and Benefits

Here are some of the great innovations and features that make the BlackHawk Agility SUV a valuable performer for your SUV or crossover:

• Contact patch is optimized to put more rubber in contact with the road for enhanced braking, handling, traction and wear properties
• Advanced tread compound is designed for long wear and excellent traction on wet or dry roads
• All-season tread features a pattern of circumferential and angled grooves to quickly evacuate water from the tire’s contact patch and resist hydroplaning
• 60,000 mile manufacturer’s treadwear warranty
• Network of interlocking sipes multiplies the tire’s surface area and traction with hundreds of extra biting edges to slice through snow, slush, standing water
• Tread pitch randomized and computer-tuned noise cancellation frequencies and resonances to keep road noise low
• Rubber cushion layer in the tire’s internal construction helps isolate vibrations and roughness for a refined ride
• Solid, reinforced shoulder blocks enhance cornering ability by resisting inertia and momentum of hard maneuvers
• Wide range of sizes for various fitments
• Internal construction includes polyester casing with twin steel belt package and nylon reinforcement layer for durability and stability
• Solid center rib with angled grooves for excellent straight-line stability, road manners, steering response

Pros and Cons

PROS:

• Very affordable price
• Ride quality is quiet and comfortable
• Responsive handling
• Generous treadwear coverage

CONS:

• Not good offroad
• Not good in heavier snow
• Not Three Peak Mountain Snowflake certified for severe winter service

SimpleTire’s view on BlackHawk Agility SUV tires

Are you familiar with SimpleTire’s SimpleScore system? It’s the ratings system that the SimpleTire team devised to assign a numerical score for the categories of traction, handling and longevity for any given tire, as well as an overall average SimpleScore. We look at specs, reviews and other data points and then arrive at a rating between 1 and 10. For the BlackHawk Agility SUV, the SimpleScores are:

Traction: 7.9 Handling: 8.3 Longevity: 9.1 Overall average SimpleScore: 8.3

For a tire whose starting price is $82.96 per tire, those are obviously some pretty outstanding scores. The BlackHawk Agility SUV delivers features and performance that you’d expect from a premium brand tire that costs far more, starting out with its 60,000 mile manufacturer’s treadwear warranty.

We’re impressed with the ride quality of the BlackHawk Agility SUV – it’s supple and composed even on rough and uneven pavement, with little in the way of vibration and roughness being transmitted to the passengers. Road noise is muted, although the BlackHawk Agility SUV can be a little louder on certain pavement surfaces. Straight-line road manners are stable and steady, with a steering response that’s quick and accurate, thanks to its solid center rib. Cornering is neutral and predictable right up to the limits of your vehicle’s handling, with little tendency towards oversteer or understeer.

Traction on wet roads is confident and reliable, with short braking distances and little tendency towards hydroplaning even at higher speeds. Granted, this is a tire that doesn’t really perform well in heavier snow, but to be honest, that’s not the strong point of most all-season tires. With 49 sizes ranging from 16” to 21” rims, the BlackHawk Agility SUV is a great candidate for a wide range of fitments. Our overall take is that the BlackHawk Agility SUV is a tire that punches far above its weight class and compares well to far more expensive premium-brand tires when it comes to value and performance. This is a highly appealing tire if you’re driving an older vehicle and don’t want to empty out your bank account while purchasing new tires.

Vehicles the BlackHawk Agility SUV is a good replacement tire for

While the BlackHawk Agility SUV isn’t featured as the OEM tire on any vehicles, it would make a great replacement tire for makes and models like these:

• Dodge Durango
• Ford Excursion
• GMC Sierra
• Honda Ridgeline
• Jeep Gladiator
• Nissan Titan
• RAM 2500
• Toyota 4Runner
• Chevrolet Silverado 2500
• Ford Expedition
• Honda CR-V
• Kia Sportage
• Mitsubishi Montero
• Kia Sorento
• Hyundai Palisade