Tests – · none yet Owners 60 · 14 reviews
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Continental Cross Contact A/T vs General Grabber X3 — 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 + 119 owner reviews. How we score
Grabber X3 is ahead, 68–62
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Tests – · none yet Owners 67 · 119 reviews
Category by category
Relative Score per category, 0–100. Open “Why this score” for the tests and owner ratings behind it.
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64
Dry
Grabber X3 +670Why this score
Source Cross Contact A/T Grabber X3 Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 66 (est.) ≈ 69 (est.) Reviews found online 62 71 Cross Contact A/T: 60% × 65.5 (est.) + 40% × 62.2 = 64
Grabber X3: 60% × 69.2 (est.) + 40% × 71.3 = 70
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 X3. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.40).
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64
Wet
Grabber X3 +771Why this score
Source Cross Contact A/T Grabber X3 Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 66 (est.) ≈ 70 (est.) Reviews found online 63 71 Cross Contact A/T: 60% × 65.7 (est.) + 40% × 62.5 = 64
Grabber X3: 60% × 70.4 (est.) + 40% × 70.8 = 71
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 X3. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.56).
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53
Snow
Grabber X3 +1770Why this score
Source Cross Contact A/T Grabber X3 Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 60 (est.) ≈ 70 (est.) Reviews found online 41 70 Cross Contact A/T: 60% × 60.4 (est.) + 40% × 41.3 = 53
Grabber X3: 60% × 69.9 (est.) + 40% × 69.8 = 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 X3. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.33).
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65
Comfort
Cross Contact A/T +164Why this score
Source Cross Contact A/T Grabber X3 Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 68 (est.) ≈ 67 (est.) Reviews found online 60 58 Cross Contact A/T: 60% × 67.6 (est.) + 40% × 60.4 = 65
Grabber X3: 60% × 67.2 (est.) + 40% × 58 = 64
No road tests of comfort for Cross Contact A/T or Grabber X3. The test half is the tested tires’ average (69): owners’ comfort ratings barely follow the road tests.
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Noise
No comparison61Why this score
Source Cross Contact A/T Grabber X3 Professional tests (TWG score) – ≈ 67 (est.) Reviews found online – 52 Grabber X3: 60% × 67.3 (est.) + 40% × 51.7 = 61
No road tests of noise for Grabber X3. The test half is the tested tires’ average (67): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests.
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65
Treadwear
Level65Why this score
Source Cross Contact A/T Grabber X3 Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 65 (est.) ≈ 66 (est.) Reviews found online 64 65 Cross Contact A/T: 60% × 65.2 (est.) + 40% × 64.4 = 65
Grabber X3: 60% × 65.6 (est.) + 40% × 65.4 = 65
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 X3. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.31).
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62
Handling (owners)
Cross Contact A/T +458Why this score
Source Cross Contact A/T Grabber X3 Reviews found online 62 58
Scores at a glance
| Category | Continental Cross Contact A/T | General Grabber X3 |
|---|---|---|
| Relative Score | 62 | 68 |
| Dry | 64 | 70 |
| Wet | 64 | 71 |
| Snow | 53 | 70 |
| Comfort | 65 | 64 |
| Noise | – | 61 |
| Treadwear | 65 | 65 |
| Handling (owners) | 62 | 58 |
Higher is better. The Relative Score follows your weights below; category scores do not change.
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Headline score
62
/ 100
Cross Contact A/T
68
/ 100
Grabber X3
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
Tire B Grabber X3
Pros
- Exceptional off-road traction in mud, sand, rocks, and snow
- Surprisingly quiet on the highway for a mud-terrain tire
- Aggressive and appealing visual design, including popular red lettering
Cons
- Initial high-speed handling instability or 'squirminess' reported by some drivers
- Prone to throwing rocks and debris, potentially chipping paint
- Occasional reports of rapid or uneven tread wear and cupping
Specs side by side
| Attribute | A · Continental Cross Contact A/T | B · General Grabber X3 |
|---|---|---|
| Category | All-Terrain tire | Mud-Terrain tire |
| Vehicle type | SUV and 4x4 | SUV and 4x4 |
| Sizes available | — | 6 |
| Rim diameters | — | 16″ – 18″ |
| Tread depth | — | 18 - 21/32″ |
| UTQG | — | AA A |
| Sidewall | — | Black Side Wall - Serrated Raised Lettering |
| Max pressure | — | 35 - 80 psi |
Which one should you actually buy?
62
/ 100
Continental Cross Contact A/T
68
/ 100
General Grabber X3
Winner: General Grabber X3 — better snow, wet and dry. 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 X3 scores 70 vs 53 on snow.
Pick tire B
Your priority is wet-weather safety
General Grabber X3 scores 71 vs 64 on wet.
Pick tire B
You want the most grip on dry roads
General Grabber X3 scores 70 vs 64 on dry.
Tire A · Continental Cross Contact A/T
Tire B · General Grabber X3
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Cross Contact A/T or Grabber X3?
Which is better in the wet, Cross Contact A/T or Grabber X3?
General Grabber X3, 71 vs 64 on our wet score.
Which grips better on dry roads, Cross Contact A/T or Grabber X3?
General Grabber X3, 70 vs 64 on our dry score.
Which is better in snow, Cross Contact A/T or Grabber X3?
General Grabber X3, 70 vs 53 on our snow score.
Which is more comfortable, Cross Contact A/T or Grabber X3?
Neither, by our numbers: 65 vs 64 on the comfort score, within 3 points.
Which lasts longer, Cross Contact A/T or Grabber X3?
Neither, by our numbers: 65 vs 65 on the treadwear score, within 3 points.
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