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What's the best type of tire for your SUV or Pickup truck? HT, AT and MT compared and tested

Jonathan Benson
Tested and written by Jonathan Benson
3 min read Updated
Contents
  1. Introduction
  2. Dry
  3. Wet
  4. Off Road
  5. Environment
  6. Results
  7. General Grabber HTS60
  8. General Grabber APT
  9. General Grabber ATx
  10. General Grabber X3
  11. Reference MT Mud Terrain
Ever wondered what the best type of tire is to fit to your pickup truck? We can probably all agree that MT tires look the coolest, but what drawbacks are you making by fitting an M/T tire, then spending all your time on normal roads?

In this test, I team up with General Tire to test a HT road tire, a mild all terrain tire, an aggressive AT tire, and of course a chunky MT tire in both 265/70 R17 and LT315/70 R17 sizes.

As for what tires are best for your own driving conditions? Watch the video to find out.
 

All the data is below. Please note the "Reference Mud Terrain" tire is the LT315/70 R17 GRABBER X3

Dry

Dry Braking

Spread: 2.50 M (5.4%)|Avg: 47.63 M
Dry braking in meters (Lower is better)
Dry Braking: Safety Impact: Best vs Worst Tire

Dry Handling

Spread: 2.79 s (2.8%)|Avg: 102.05 s
Dry handling time in seconds (Lower is better)
  1. General Grabber APT
    100.84 s
  2. General Grabber HTS60
    100.98 s
  3. General Grabber ATx
    102.32 s
  4. Reference MT Mud Terrain
    102.50 s
  5. General Grabber X3
    103.63 s

Subj. Dry Handling

Spread: 2.80 Points (28%)|Avg: 8.58 Points
Subjective Dry Handling Score (Higher is better)
  1. General Grabber HTS60
    10.00 Points
  2. General Grabber APT
    9.80 Points
  3. General Grabber ATx
    8.00 Points
  4. Reference MT Mud Terrain
    7.90 Points
  5. General Grabber X3
    7.20 Points

Wet

Wet Braking

Spread: 6.40 M (10.8%)|Avg: 63.44 M
Wet braking in meters (Lower is better)
Wet Braking: Safety Impact: Best vs Worst Tire

Wet Handling

Spread: 4.40 s (5.4%)|Avg: 85.18 s
Wet handling time in seconds (Lower is better)
  1. General Grabber HTS60
    82.20 s
  2. General Grabber APT
    85.20 s
  3. General Grabber ATx
    85.90 s
  4. Reference MT Mud Terrain
    86.00 s
  5. General Grabber X3
    86.60 s

Subj. Wet Handling

Spread: 2.00 Points (20%)|Avg: 8.70 Points
Subjective Wet Handling Score (Higher is better)
  1. General Grabber HTS60
    10.00 Points
  2. General Grabber APT
    9.00 Points
  3. General Grabber ATx
    8.50 Points
  4. General Grabber X3
    8.00 Points
  5. Reference MT Mud Terrain
    8.00 Points

Straight Aqua

Spread: 19.00 Km/H (18.1%)|Avg: 93.30 Km/H
Float Speed in Km/H (Higher is better)
  1. General Grabber X3
    105.10 Km/H
  2. General Grabber APT
    92.90 Km/H
  3. General Grabber HTS60
    89.10 Km/H
  4. General Grabber ATx
    86.10 Km/H

Off Road

Dirt

Dirt Handling

Spread: 1.52 s (2.9%)|Avg: 53.20 s
Dirt handling time in seconds (Lower is better)
  1. General Grabber ATx
    52.62 s
  2. Reference MT Mud Terrain
    52.75 s
  3. General Grabber APT
    52.93 s
  4. General Grabber HTS60
    53.55 s
  5. General Grabber X3
    54.14 s

Subj. Dirt Handling

Spread: 2.50 Points (25%)|Avg: 8.80 Points
Subjective Dirt Handling Score (Higher is better)
  1. General Grabber ATx
    10.00 Points
  2. General Grabber APT
    9.50 Points
  3. General Grabber HTS60
    9.00 Points
  4. Reference MT Mud Terrain
    8.00 Points
  5. General Grabber X3
    7.50 Points

Gravel

Gravel Handling

Spread: 1.98 s (3.3%)|Avg: 61.58 s
Gravel Handling time in seconds (Lower is better)
  1. Reference MT Mud Terrain
    60.80 s
  2. General Grabber X3
    60.92 s
  3. General Grabber ATx
    61.12 s
  4. General Grabber APT
    62.26 s
  5. General Grabber HTS60
    62.78 s
 

Subj. Gravel Handling

Spread: 2.00 Points (20%)|Avg: 9.40 Points
Subjective Gravel Handling Score (Higher is better)
  1. General Grabber X3
    10.00 Points
  2. Reference MT Mud Terrain
    10.00 Points
  3. General Grabber ATx
    9.80 Points
  4. General Grabber APT
    9.20 Points
  5. General Grabber HTS60
    8.00 Points

Mud

Mud Performance

Spread: 99.00 % (49.7%)|Avg: 141.75 %
The tires ability in mud based on percentage (Higher is better)
  1. General Grabber X3
    199.00 %
  2. General Grabber ATx
    149.00 %
  3. General Grabber APT
    119.00 %
  4. General Grabber HTS60
    100.00 %

Environment

Rolling Resistance

Spread: 3.00 kg / t (33.3%)|Avg: 10.54 kg / t
Rolling resistance in kg t (Lower is better)
  1. General Grabber HTS60
    9.00 kg / t
  2. General Grabber APT
    9.90 kg / t
  3. General Grabber ATx
    10.30 kg / t
  4. General Grabber X3
    11.50 kg / t
  5. Reference MT Mud Terrain
    12.00 kg / t
19,000 km
£1.45/L
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Annual Difference
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Lifetime Savings
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Extra Fuel/Energy
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Extra CO2

Estimates based on typical driving conditions. Rolling resistance accounts for approximately 20% of IC vehicle fuel consumption and 25% of EV energy consumption. Actual savings vary based on driving style, vehicle weight, road conditions, and tire age. For comparative purposes only. Lifetime savings based on a 40,000km / 25,000 mile tread life.

Subj. Comfort

Spread: 2.00 Points (20%)|Avg: 9.06 Points
Subjective Comfort Score (Higher is better)
  1. General Grabber HTS60
    10.00 Points
  2. General Grabber APT
    9.80 Points
  3. General Grabber ATx
    9.00 Points
  4. General Grabber X3
    8.50 Points
  5. Reference MT Mud Terrain
    8.00 Points

Tire Weight

Spread: 63.80 Kg (84.8%)|Avg: 95.38 Kg
Tire Weight Per Set (Lower is better)
  1. General Grabber HTS60
    75.20 Kg
  2. General Grabber ATx
    77.70 Kg
  3. General Grabber APT
    78.20 Kg
  4. General Grabber X3
    106.80 Kg
  5. Reference MT Mud Terrain
    139.00 Kg

Results

1st

General Grabber HTS60

265/70 R17
General Grabber HTS60
Test # Result Best Diff %
Dry Braking 1st 46 M 100%
Dry Handling 2nd 100.98 s 100.84 s +0.14 s 99.86%
Subj. Dry Handling 1st 10 Points 100%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Wet Braking 1st 59.3 M 100%
Wet Handling 1st 82.2 s 100%
Subj. Wet Handling 1st 10 Points 100%
Straight Aqua 3rd 89.1 Km/H 105.1 Km/H -16 Km/H 84.78%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Gravel Handling 5th 62.78 s 60.8 s +1.98 s 96.85%
Subj. Gravel Handling 5th 8 Points 10 Points -2 Points 80%
Dirt Handling 4th 53.55 s 52.62 s +0.93 s 98.26%
Subj. Dirt Handling 3rd 9 Points 10 Points -1 Points 90%
Mud Performance 4th 100 % 199 % -99 % 50.25%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Subj. Comfort 1st 10 Points 100%
Tire Weight 1st 75.2 Kg 100%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Rolling Resistance 1st 9 kg / t 100%
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2nd

General Grabber APT

265/70 R17
General Grabber APT
Test # Result Best Diff %
Dry Braking 2nd 47.9 M 46 M +1.9 M 96.03%
Dry Handling 1st 100.84 s 100%
Subj. Dry Handling 2nd 9.8 Points 10 Points -0.2 Points 98%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Wet Braking 3rd 64.2 M 59.3 M +4.9 M 92.37%
Wet Handling 2nd 85.2 s 82.2 s +3 s 96.48%
Subj. Wet Handling 2nd 9 Points 10 Points -1 Points 90%
Straight Aqua 2nd 92.9 Km/H 105.1 Km/H -12.2 Km/H 88.39%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Gravel Handling 4th 62.26 s 60.8 s +1.46 s 97.65%
Subj. Gravel Handling 4th 9.2 Points 10 Points -0.8 Points 92%
Dirt Handling 3rd 52.93 s 52.62 s +0.31 s 99.41%
Subj. Dirt Handling 2nd 9.5 Points 10 Points -0.5 Points 95%
Mud Performance 3rd 119 % 199 % -80 % 59.8%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Subj. Comfort 2nd 9.8 Points 10 Points -0.2 Points 98%
Tire Weight 3rd 78.2 Kg 75.2 Kg +3 Kg 96.16%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Rolling Resistance 2nd 9.9 kg / t 9 kg / t +0.9 kg / t 90.91%
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3rd

General Grabber ATx

265/70 R17
General Grabber ATx
Test # Result Best Diff %
Dry Braking 4th 48.5 M 46 M +2.5 M 94.85%
Dry Handling 3rd 102.32 s 100.84 s +1.48 s 98.55%
Subj. Dry Handling 3rd 8 Points 10 Points -2 Points 80%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Wet Braking 5th 65.7 M 59.3 M +6.4 M 90.26%
Wet Handling 3rd 85.9 s 82.2 s +3.7 s 95.69%
Subj. Wet Handling 3rd 8.5 Points 10 Points -1.5 Points 85%
Straight Aqua 4th 86.1 Km/H 105.1 Km/H -19 Km/H 81.92%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Gravel Handling 3rd 61.12 s 60.8 s +0.32 s 99.48%
Subj. Gravel Handling 3rd 9.8 Points 10 Points -0.2 Points 98%
Dirt Handling 1st 52.62 s 100%
Subj. Dirt Handling 1st 10 Points 100%
Mud Performance 2nd 149 % 199 % -50 % 74.87%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Subj. Comfort 3rd 9 Points 10 Points -1 Points 90%
Tire Weight 2nd 77.7 Kg 75.2 Kg +2.5 Kg 96.78%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Rolling Resistance 3rd 10.3 kg / t 9 kg / t +1.3 kg / t 87.38%
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4th

General Grabber X3

265/70 R17
General Grabber X3
Test # Result Best Diff %
Dry Braking 3rd 48.1 M 46 M +2.1 M 95.63%
Dry Handling 5th 103.63 s 100.84 s +2.79 s 97.31%
Subj. Dry Handling 5th 7.2 Points 10 Points -2.8 Points 72%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Wet Braking 4th 65 M 59.3 M +5.7 M 91.23%
Wet Handling 5th 86.6 s 82.2 s +4.4 s 94.92%
Subj. Wet Handling 4th 8 Points 10 Points -2 Points 80%
Straight Aqua 1st 105.1 Km/H 100%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Gravel Handling 2nd 60.92 s 60.8 s +0.12 s 99.8%
Subj. Gravel Handling 1st 10 Points 100%
Dirt Handling 5th 54.14 s 52.62 s +1.52 s 97.19%
Subj. Dirt Handling 5th 7.5 Points 10 Points -2.5 Points 75%
Mud Performance 1st 199 % 100%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Subj. Comfort 4th 8.5 Points 10 Points -1.5 Points 85%
Tire Weight 4th 106.8 Kg 75.2 Kg +31.6 Kg 70.41%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Rolling Resistance 4th 11.5 kg / t 9 kg / t +2.5 kg / t 78.26%
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5th

Reference MT Mud Terrain

265/70 R17
Reference MT Mud Terrain
Test # Result Best Diff %
Dry Handling 4th 102.5 s 100.84 s +1.66 s 98.38%
Subj. Dry Handling 4th 7.9 Points 10 Points -2.1 Points 79%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Wet Braking 2nd 63 M 59.3 M +3.7 M 94.13%
Wet Handling 4th 86 s 82.2 s +3.8 s 95.58%
Subj. Wet Handling 4th 8 Points 10 Points -2 Points 80%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Gravel Handling 1st 60.8 s 100%
Subj. Gravel Handling 1st 10 Points 100%
Dirt Handling 2nd 52.75 s 52.62 s +0.13 s 99.75%
Subj. Dirt Handling 4th 8 Points 10 Points -2 Points 80%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Subj. Comfort 5th 8 Points 10 Points -2 Points 80%
Tire Weight 5th 139 Kg 75.2 Kg +63.8 Kg 54.1%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Rolling Resistance 5th 12 kg / t 9 kg / t +3 kg / t 75%
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