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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
Data analyzed and reviewed by Jonathan Benson
3 min read Updated
Below are all the data points for the What's the best type of tire for your SUV or Pickup truck? HT, AT and MT compared and tested, displaying how each tire performed across all test categories. The spider chart below provides a complete overview of performance, where one hundred percent represents the best performance in each category. The larger the area covered by each tire's plot, the better its overall performance.
How to read these charts: For each test category, data is presented relative to the best performing tire. The direction indicates whether lower or higher values are better - pay close attention to this when interpreting results.

Performance Overview

This radar chart shows relative performance across all test categories, with 100% representing the best performance in each category. Reference tires may have gaps where data is not available.

General Grabber HTS60
General Grabber APT
General Grabber ATx
General Grabber X3
Reference MT Mud Terrain

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Dry Performance Overview

Dry Braking (M)

Dry braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was General Grabber HTS60 with a result of 46 M. The difference between best and worst was 5.2%.
  1. General Grabber HTS60
    46 M
  2. General Grabber APT
    47.9 M
  3. General Grabber X3
    48.1 M
  4. General Grabber ATx
    48.5 M

Dry Handling (s)

Dry handling time in seconds (Lower is better)

Key Insight: All the tires in the dry handling test finished less than 3% apart.
  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
    102.5 s
  5. General Grabber X3
    103.63 s

Subj. Dry Handling ( Points)

Subjective Dry Handling Score (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was General Grabber HTS60 with a result of 10 Points. The difference between best and worst was 28%.
  1. General Grabber HTS60
    10 Points
  2. General Grabber APT
    9.8 Points
  3. General Grabber ATx
    8 Points
  4. Reference MT Mud Terrain
    7.9 Points
  5. General Grabber X3
    7.2 Points

Wet Performance Overview

Wet Braking (M)

Wet braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was General Grabber HTS60 with a result of 59.3 M. The difference between best and worst was 9.7%.
  1. General Grabber HTS60
    59.3 M
  2. Reference MT Mud Terrain
    63 M
  3. General Grabber APT
    64.2 M
  4. General Grabber X3
    65 M
  5. General Grabber ATx
    65.7 M

Wet Handling (s)

Wet handling time in seconds (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was General Grabber HTS60 with a result of 82.2 s. The difference between best and worst was 5.1%.
  1. General Grabber HTS60
    82.2 s
  2. General Grabber APT
    85.2 s
  3. General Grabber ATx
    85.9 s
  4. Reference MT Mud Terrain
    86 s
  5. General Grabber X3
    86.6 s

Subj. Wet Handling ( Points)

Subjective Wet Handling Score (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was General Grabber HTS60 with a result of 10 Points. The difference between best and worst was 20%.
  1. General Grabber HTS60
    10 Points
  2. General Grabber APT
    9 Points
  3. General Grabber ATx
    8.5 Points
  4. Reference MT Mud Terrain
    8 Points
  5. General Grabber X3
    8 Points

Straight Aqua (Km/H)

Float Speed in Km/H (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was General Grabber X3 with a result of 105.1 Km/H. The difference between best and worst was 18.1%.
  1. General Grabber X3
    105.1 Km/H
  2. General Grabber APT
    92.9 Km/H
  3. General Grabber HTS60
    89.1 Km/H
  4. General Grabber ATx
    86.1 Km/H

Off road Performance Overview

Gravel Handling (s)

Gravel Handling time in seconds (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Reference MT Mud Terrain with a result of 60.8 s. The difference between best and worst was 3.2%.
  1. Reference MT Mud Terrain
    60.8 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 ( Points)

Subjective Gravel Handling Score (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Reference MT Mud Terrain with a result of 10 Points. The difference between best and worst was 20%.
  1. Reference MT Mud Terrain
    10 Points
  2. General Grabber X3
    10 Points
  3. General Grabber ATx
    9.8 Points
  4. General Grabber APT
    9.2 Points
  5. General Grabber HTS60
    8 Points

Dirt Handling (s)

Dirt handling time in seconds (Lower is better)

Key Insight: All the tires in the dirt handling test finished less than 3% apart.
  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 ( Points)

Subjective Dirt Handling Score (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was General Grabber ATx with a result of 10 Points. The difference between best and worst was 25%.
  1. General Grabber ATx
    10 Points
  2. General Grabber APT
    9.5 Points
  3. General Grabber HTS60
    9 Points
  4. Reference MT Mud Terrain
    8 Points
  5. General Grabber X3
    7.5 Points

Mud Performance (%)

The tires ability in mud based on percentage (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was General Grabber X3 with a result of 199 %. The difference between best and worst was 49.7%.
  1. General Grabber X3
    199 %
  2. General Grabber ATx
    149 %
  3. General Grabber APT
    119 %
  4. General Grabber HTS60
    100 %

Comfort Performance Overview

Subj. Comfort ( Points)

Subjective Comfort Score (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was General Grabber HTS60 with a result of 10 Points. The difference between best and worst was 20%.
  1. General Grabber HTS60
    10 Points
  2. General Grabber APT
    9.8 Points
  3. General Grabber ATx
    9 Points
  4. General Grabber X3
    8.5 Points
  5. Reference MT Mud Terrain
    8 Points

Tire Weight (Kg)

Tire Weight Per Set (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was General Grabber HTS60 with a result of 75.2 Kg. The difference between best and worst was 45.9%.
  1. General Grabber HTS60
    75.2 Kg
  2. General Grabber ATx
    77.7 Kg
  3. General Grabber APT
    78.2 Kg
  4. General Grabber X3
    106.8 Kg
  5. Reference MT Mud Terrain
    139 Kg

Value Performance Overview

Rolling Resistance (kg / t)

Rolling resistance in kg t (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was General Grabber HTS60 with a result of 9 kg / t. The difference between best and worst was 25%.
  1. General Grabber HTS60
    9 kg / t
  2. General Grabber APT
    9.9 kg / t
  3. General Grabber ATx
    10.3 kg / t
  4. General Grabber X3
    11.5 kg / t
  5. Reference MT Mud Terrain
    12 kg / t

Overall Findings

Based on the weighted scoring from all tests, here are the overall results:

Position Tire Score
General Grabber HTS60 0%
2 General Grabber APT 0%
3 General Grabber ATx 0%
4 General Grabber X3 0%
5 Reference MT Mud Terrain 0%

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