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Continental Cross Contact A/T vs General Grabber APT — Compared

Relative Score (0–100): the weighted average of the categories below, each 60% road tests and 40% owner reviews. Based on 0 + 1 road tests and 14 + 82 owner reviews. How we score

Grabber APT is ahead, 68–62

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General Grabber APT
Tire BGeneral

Grabber APT

All-Terrain tire

Tests – · 1 test Owners 67 · 82 reviews

Best test result: #5 of 18 in 2022 Consumer Reports All Terrain Truck Tires (tested tread life (miles))

Category by category

Relative Score per category, 0–100. Open “Why this score” for the tests and owner ratings behind it.

  1. 64

    Dry

    Grabber APT +3
    67
    Why this score
    SourceCross Contact A/TGrabber APT
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 66 (est.)≈ 68 (est.)
    Reviews found online6267

    Cross Contact A/T: 60% × 65.5 (est.) + 40% × 62.2 = 64

    Grabber APT: 60% × 67.6 (est.) + 40% × 67.3 = 67

    No road tests of dry for Cross Contact A/T. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.40).

    No road tests of dry for Grabber APT. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.40).

  2. 64

    Wet

    Grabber APT +9
    73
    Why this score
    SourceCross Contact A/TGrabber APT
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 66 (est.)≈ 72 (est.)
    Reviews found online6374

    Cross Contact A/T: 60% × 65.7 (est.) + 40% × 62.5 = 64

    Grabber APT: 60% × 72.2 (est.) + 40% × 74 = 73

    No road tests of wet for Cross Contact A/T. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.56).

    No road tests of wet for Grabber APT. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.56).

  3. 53

    Snow

    Grabber APT +13
    66
    Why this score
    SourceCross Contact A/TGrabber APT
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 60 (est.)≈ 68 (est.)
    Reviews found online4163

    Cross Contact A/T: 60% × 60.4 (est.) + 40% × 41.3 = 53

    Grabber APT: 60% × 67.7 (est.) + 40% × 63.3 = 66

    No road tests of snow for Cross Contact A/T. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.33).

    No road tests of snow for Grabber APT. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.33).

  4. 65

    Comfort

    Grabber APT +1
    66
    Why this score
    SourceCross Contact A/TGrabber APT
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 68 (est.)≈ 68 (est.)
    Reviews found online6063

    Cross Contact A/T: 60% × 67.6 (est.) + 40% × 60.4 = 65

    Grabber APT: 60% × 68.1 (est.) + 40% × 63.1 = 66

    No road tests of comfort for Cross Contact A/T or Grabber APT. The test half is the tested tires’ average (69): owners’ comfort ratings barely follow the road tests.

  5. –

    Noise

    No comparison
    63
    Why this score
    SourceCross Contact A/TGrabber APT
    Professional tests (TWG score)–≈ 67 (est.)
    Reviews found online–57

    Grabber APT: 60% × 67.3 (est.) + 40% × 56.7 = 63

    No road tests of noise for Grabber APT. The test half is the tested tires’ average (67): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests.

  6. 65

    Treadwear

    Grabber APT +5
    70
    Why this score
    SourceCross Contact A/TGrabber APT
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests≈ 65 (est.)71
    Reviews found online6468

    Cross Contact A/T: 60% × 65.2 (est.) + 40% × 64.4 = 65

    Grabber APT: 60% × 70.9 + 40% × 68 = 70

    No road tests of treadwear for Cross Contact A/T. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.31).

  7. 62

    Handling (owners)

    Cross Contact A/T +2
    60
    Why this score
    SourceCross Contact A/TGrabber APT
    Reviews found online6260
Scores at a glance
CategoryContinental Cross Contact A/TGeneral Grabber APT
Relative Score 62 68
Dry 64 67
Wet 64 73
Snow 53 66
Comfort 65 66
Noise – 63
Treadwear 65 70
Handling (owners) 62 60

Higher is better. The Relative Score follows your weights below; category scores do not change.

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Headline score

Cross Contact A/T

Grabber APT

Only categories both tires have data for count toward the headline score.

The professional test results behind the scores

Per discipline: the average % of the best tire over every test both tires were in, and how many of those tests each one won. “Different tests” rows compare results from separate tests.

DisciplineCategoryCross Contact A/TGrabber APTΔHead-to-head
Also published by the testers (not in the score)
Overall Ranking Overall #7/7 2017 Drive Out Off Road 4x4 Tyre Test #6/18 2022 Consumer Reports All Terrain Truck Tires – Different tests

Pros, cons & observations

Themes extracted from owner reviews found online — not the opinion of TireWheelGuide.

Tire A Cross Contact A/T

Pros

  • Excellent on-road comfort and handling with acceptable noise levels
  • High potential longevity and mileage for many users, with sets lasting upwards of 50,000 to 80,000 km/miles
  • Competent dry and wet performance on paved surfaces

Cons

  • Susceptibility to punctures and fragile sidewalls reported by some drivers
  • Rapid, premature tread wear experienced by certain users
  • Poor traction and spinning issues in winter conditions such as snow and ice
All owner themes in the Cross Contact A/T review

Tire B Grabber APT

Pros

  • Excellent traction in wet, snowy, and light off-road conditions
  • Quiet and comfortable ride quality for an all-terrain tire
  • Attractive, rugged aesthetic that enhances vehicle appearance

Cons

  • Difficulty in achieving proper wheel balance, leading to vibrations
  • Inconsistent tread life reports, with some users experiencing premature wear
  • Tendency to pick up and retain gravel in tread grooves
All owner themes in the Grabber APT review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Continental Cross Contact A/T B · General Grabber APT
CategoryAll-Terrain tireAll-Terrain tire
Vehicle typeSUV and 4x4SUV and 4x4
Sizes available—25
Rim diameters—16″ – 22″
Tread depth—12 - 16/32″
UTQG—360 - 740 A - AA A - B
Treadwear warranty—60,000 mi
Sidewall—Black Side Wall - Raised Outline White Lettering
Max pressure—44 - 90 psi

Which one should you actually buy?

Continental Cross Contact A/T

General Grabber APT

Winner: General Grabber APT — better snow, wet and treadwear. Where the Continental Cross Contact A/T is ahead, it is by less than 3 points. Continental Cross Contact A/T rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 14 reviews), so read this result as provisional.

Pick tire B You drive through snowy winters

General Grabber APT scores 66 vs 53 on snow.

Pick tire B Your priority is wet-weather safety

General Grabber APT scores 73 vs 64 on wet.

Pick tire B You want the longest tread life

General Grabber APT scores 70 vs 65 on treadwear.

Pick tire B You want the most grip on dry roads

General Grabber APT scores 67 vs 64 on dry.

Tire A · Continental Cross Contact A/T
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Tire B · General Grabber APT
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Cross Contact A/T or Grabber APT?

Which is better in the wet, Cross Contact A/T or Grabber APT?

General Grabber APT, 73 vs 64 on our wet score.

Which grips better on dry roads, Cross Contact A/T or Grabber APT?

General Grabber APT, 67 vs 64 on our dry score.

Which is better in snow, Cross Contact A/T or Grabber APT?

General Grabber APT, 66 vs 53 on our snow score.

Which is more comfortable, Cross Contact A/T or Grabber APT?

Neither, by our numbers: 65 vs 66 on the comfort score, within 3 points.

Which lasts longer, Cross Contact A/T or Grabber APT?

General Grabber APT, 70 vs 65 on our treadwear score.

How do we compare tires?

Every category score blends two independent signals. 60% comes from professional tire tests (braking distances, lap times, noise measurements), each result compared with every other tire in the same test and newer tests counting more. 40% comes from owner reviews found online, adjusted for how generously each site rates. Both use one scale: the average tested tire gets 70, the best 100. When a tire has only one of the two, the missing half is estimated from the other and the score stays closer to average; with no road test and fewer than five owner reviews it gets no score yet.

Handling is the exception: road tests measure it inside the dry and wet scores, so its own row comes from owner ratings only and starts as less important.

Community buzz from Reddit and forums is shown for context only — it never changes the score. Full methodology