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Continental Cross Contact A/T vs General Grabber AT2 — Compared

Relative Score (0–100): the weighted average of the categories below, each 60% road tests and 40% owner reviews. Based on 0 + 0 road tests and 14 + 86 owner reviews. How we score

Grabber AT2 is ahead, 68–62

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General Grabber AT2
Tire BGeneral

Grabber AT2

All-Terrain tire

Tests – · none yet Owners 68 · 86 reviews

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 AT2 +3
    67
    Why this score
    SourceCross Contact A/TGrabber AT2
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 66 (est.)≈ 67 (est.)
    Reviews found online6267

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

    Grabber AT2: 60% × 67.3 (est.) + 40% × 66.7 = 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 AT2. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.40).

  2. 64

    Wet

    Grabber AT2 +2
    66
    Why this score
    SourceCross Contact A/TGrabber AT2
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 66 (est.)≈ 67 (est.)
    Reviews found online6364

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

    Grabber AT2: 60% × 66.6 (est.) + 40% × 64 = 66

    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 AT2. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.56).

  3. 53

    Snow

    Grabber AT2 +17
    70
    Why this score
    SourceCross Contact A/TGrabber AT2
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 60 (est.)≈ 70 (est.)
    Reviews found online4171

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

    Grabber AT2: 60% × 70.1 (est.) + 40% × 70.6 = 70

    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 AT2. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.33).

  4. 65

    Comfort

    Grabber AT2 +4
    69
    Why this score
    SourceCross Contact A/TGrabber AT2
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 68 (est.)≈ 69 (est.)
    Reviews found online6070

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

    Grabber AT2: 60% × 69.2 (est.) + 40% × 69.5 = 69

    No road tests of comfort for Cross Contact A/T or Grabber AT2. The test half is the tested tires’ average (69): owners’ comfort ratings barely follow the road tests.

  5. –

    Noise

    No comparison
    66
    Why this score
    SourceCross Contact A/TGrabber AT2
    Professional tests (TWG score)–≈ 67 (est.)
    Reviews found online–63

    Grabber AT2: 60% × 67.3 (est.) + 40% × 62.9 = 66

    No road tests of noise for Grabber AT2. The test half is the tested tires’ average (67): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests.

  6. 65

    Treadwear

    Grabber AT2 +5
    70
    Why this score
    SourceCross Contact A/TGrabber AT2
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 65 (est.)≈ 68 (est.)
    Reviews found online6474

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

    Grabber AT2: 60% × 68.1 (est.) + 40% × 73.7 = 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).

    No road tests of treadwear for Grabber AT2. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.31).

  7. 62

    Handling (owners)

    Grabber AT2 +3
    65
    Why this score
    SourceCross Contact A/TGrabber AT2
    Reviews found online6265
Scores at a glance
CategoryContinental Cross Contact A/TGeneral Grabber AT2
Relative Score 62 68
Dry 64 67
Wet 64 66
Snow 53 70
Comfort 65 69
Noise – 66
Treadwear 65 70
Handling (owners) 62 65

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Headline score

Cross Contact A/T

Grabber AT2

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

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 AT2

Pros

  • Excellent off-road grip in mud, sand, and dirt
  • Impressively low road noise for an aggressive all-terrain tread pattern
  • Long-lasting tread life and durability

Cons

  • Subpar or dangerous wet-weather and wet-tarmac grip reported by some users
  • Thin sidewalls susceptible to punctures from sharp rocks during serious off-roading
  • Tendency for some tires to go out of shape or cup over time, causing increased noise
All owner themes in the Grabber AT2 review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Continental Cross Contact A/T B · General Grabber AT2
CategoryAll-Terrain tireAll-Terrain tire
Vehicle typeSUV and 4x4SUV and 4x4
Tread depth—14/32″
UTQG—640 A B
Treadwear warranty—60,000 mi
Sidewall—Outlined White Lettering
Max pressure—44 psi

Which one should you actually buy?

Continental Cross Contact A/T

General Grabber AT2

Winner: General Grabber AT2 — better snow, treadwear and comfort. It leads or ties in every category we score. 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 AT2 scores 70 vs 53 on snow.

Pick tire B You want the longest tread life

General Grabber AT2 scores 70 vs 65 on treadwear.

Pick tire B You want the most comfortable ride

General Grabber AT2 scores 69 vs 65 on comfort.

Pick tire B You want the most grip on dry roads

General Grabber AT2 scores 67 vs 64 on dry.

Tire A · Continental Cross Contact A/T
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Tire B · General Grabber AT2
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Cross Contact A/T or Grabber AT2?

Which is better in the wet, Cross Contact A/T or Grabber AT2?

Neither, by our numbers: 64 vs 66 on the wet score, within 3 points.

Which grips better on dry roads, Cross Contact A/T or Grabber AT2?

General Grabber AT2, 67 vs 64 on our dry score.

Which is better in snow, Cross Contact A/T or Grabber AT2?

General Grabber AT2, 70 vs 53 on our snow score.

Which is more comfortable, Cross Contact A/T or Grabber AT2?

General Grabber AT2, 69 vs 65 on our comfort score.

Which lasts longer, Cross Contact A/T or Grabber AT2?

General Grabber AT2, 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