Tests 68 · 3 tests Owners 55 · 8 reviews
Best test result: #3 of 10 in 2020 SUV 4x4 Summer Tyre Test (noise)
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Cooper Zeon 4XS Sport 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 3 + 0 road tests and 8 + 119 owner reviews. How we score
Grabber X3 is ahead, 67–62
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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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66
Dry
Grabber X3 +470Why this score
Source Zeon 4XS Sport Grabber X3 Professional tests (TWG score) · 3 / – tests 72 ≈ 69 (est.) Reviews found online 57 71 Zeon 4XS Sport: 60% × 72.3 + 40% × 56.5 = 66
Grabber X3: 60% × 69.2 (est.) + 40% × 71.3 = 70
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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65
Wet
Grabber X3 +671Why this score
Source Zeon 4XS Sport Grabber X3 Professional tests (TWG score) · 3 / – tests 64 ≈ 70 (est.) Reviews found online 66 71 Zeon 4XS Sport: 60% × 63.7 + 40% × 66 = 65
Grabber X3: 60% × 70.4 (est.) + 40% × 70.8 = 71
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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Snow
No comparison70Why this score
Source Zeon 4XS Sport Grabber X3 Professional tests (TWG score) – ≈ 70 (est.) Reviews found online – 70 Grabber X3: 60% × 69.9 (est.) + 40% × 69.8 = 70
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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61
Comfort
Grabber X3 +364Why this score
Source Zeon 4XS Sport Grabber X3 Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 66 (est.) ≈ 67 (est.) Reviews found online 54 58 Zeon 4XS Sport: 60% × 66.4 (est.) + 40% × 53.6 = 61
Grabber X3: 60% × 67.2 (est.) + 40% × 58 = 64
No road tests of comfort for Zeon 4XS Sport or Grabber X3. The test half is the tested tires’ average (69): owners’ comfort ratings barely follow the road tests.
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66
Noise
Zeon 4XS Sport +561Why this score
Source Zeon 4XS Sport Grabber X3 Professional tests (TWG score) · 2 / – tests 65 ≈ 67 (est.) Reviews found online ≈ 67 (est.) 52 Zeon 4XS Sport: 60% × 64.7 + 40% × 67.3 (est.) = 66
Grabber X3: 60% × 67.3 (est.) + 40% × 51.7 = 61
No owner ratings of noise for Zeon 4XS Sport. The owner half is the owners’ average (67): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests, so the tests say nothing about how owners would rate it.
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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53
Treadwear
Grabber X3 +1265Why this score
Source Zeon 4XS Sport Grabber X3 Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 59 (est.) ≈ 66 (est.) Reviews found online 44 65 Zeon 4XS Sport: 60% × 59 (est.) + 40% × 44.2 = 53
Grabber X3: 60% × 65.6 (est.) + 40% × 65.4 = 65
No road tests of treadwear for Zeon 4XS Sport. 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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54
Handling (owners)
Grabber X3 +458Why this score
Source Zeon 4XS Sport Grabber X3 Reviews found online 54 58
Scores at a glance
| Category | Cooper Zeon 4XS Sport | General Grabber X3 |
|---|---|---|
| Relative Score | 62 | 67 |
| Dry | 66 | 70 |
| Wet | 65 | 71 |
| Snow | – | 70 |
| Comfort | 61 | 64 |
| Noise | 66 | 61 |
| Treadwear | 53 | 65 |
| Handling (owners) | 54 | 58 |
Higher is better. The Relative Score follows your weights below; category scores do not change.
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Headline score
62
/ 100
Zeon 4XS Sport
67
/ 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 Zeon 4XS Sport
Pros
- Excellent wet weather traction and braking performance
- Superior cabin quietness and low road noise
- Strong dry grip and confident handling on winding roads
Cons
- Faster than average tread wear rates
- Reports of vibration issues potentially linked to balancing or manufacturing defects
- Perceived lack of sidewall stiffness under heavy cornering loads
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 · Cooper Zeon 4XS Sport | B · General Grabber X3 |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Summer | 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
Cooper Zeon 4XS Sport
67
/ 100
General Grabber X3
Winner: General Grabber X3 — better treadwear, wet and dry. Pick the Cooper Zeon 4XS Sport if noise matters most to you.
Pick tire B
You want the longest tread life
General Grabber X3 scores 65 vs 53 on treadwear.
Pick tire B
Your priority is wet-weather safety
General Grabber X3 scores 71 vs 65 on wet.
Pick tire A
You want a quieter cabin
Cooper Zeon 4XS Sport scores 66 vs 61 on noise.
Pick tire B
You want the most grip on dry roads
General Grabber X3 scores 70 vs 66 on dry.
Tire A · Cooper Zeon 4XS Sport
Tire B · General Grabber X3
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Zeon 4XS Sport or Grabber X3?
Which is better in the wet, Zeon 4XS Sport or Grabber X3?
General Grabber X3, 71 vs 65 on our wet score.
Which grips better on dry roads, Zeon 4XS Sport or Grabber X3?
General Grabber X3, 70 vs 66 on our dry score.
Which is quieter, Zeon 4XS Sport or Grabber X3?
Cooper Zeon 4XS Sport, 66 vs 61 on our noise score.
Which is more comfortable, Zeon 4XS Sport or Grabber X3?
General Grabber X3, 64 vs 61 on our comfort score.
Which lasts longer, Zeon 4XS Sport or Grabber X3?
General Grabber X3, 65 vs 53 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