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General Grabber APT vs Nexen Roadian CT8 — Compared

Relative Score (0–100): the weighted average of the categories below, each 60% road tests and 40% owner reviews (comfort 40/60). Based on 1 + 0 road tests and 82 + 6 owner reviews. How we score

Grabber APT is ahead, 69–61

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General Grabber APT
Tire AGeneral

Grabber APT

All-Terrain tire

± 7

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))

Nexen Roadian CT8
Tire BNexen

Roadian CT8

Summer

± 8Provisional

Tests – · none yet Owners 57 · 6 reviews

Category by category

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

  1. 67

    Dry

    Grabber APT +6
    61
    Why this score
    SourceGrabber APTRoadian CT8
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 67 (est.)≈ 64 (est.)
    Reviews found online6758

    Grabber APT: 60% × 67.4 (est.) + 40% × 66.6 = 67

    Roadian CT8: 60% × 63.8 (est.) + 40% × 57.9 = 61

    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 0.41).

    No road tests of dry for Roadian CT8. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.41).

  2. 74

    Wet

    Grabber APT +12
    62
    Why this score
    SourceGrabber APTRoadian CT8
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 73 (est.)≈ 64 (est.)
    Reviews found online7558

    Grabber APT: 60% × 73.2 (est.) + 40% × 75.2 = 74

    Roadian CT8: 60% × 63.8 (est.) + 40% × 58.1 = 62

    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 0.55).

    No road tests of wet for Roadian CT8. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).

  3. 67

    Snow

    No comparison
    –
    Why this score
    SourceGrabber APTRoadian CT8
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 68 (est.)–
    Reviews found online64–

    Grabber APT: 60% × 68.4 (est.) + 40% × 63.9 = 67

    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 0.32).

  4. 63

    Comfort

    Grabber APT +1
    62
    Why this score
    SourceGrabber APTRoadian CT8
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 67 (est.)≈ 67 (est.)
    Reviews found online6059

    Grabber APT: 40% × 67 (est.) + 60% × 60.1 = 63

    Roadian CT8: 40% × 66.7 (est.) + 60% × 59 = 62

    No road tests of comfort for Grabber APT or Roadian CT8. The test half is the tested tires’ average (69): owners’ comfort ratings barely follow the road tests.

  5. 61

    Noise

    No comparison
    –
    Why this score
    SourceGrabber APTRoadian CT8
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 66 (est.)–
    Reviews found online53–

    Grabber APT: 60% × 66.3 (est.) + 40% × 52.5 = 61

    No road tests of noise for Grabber APT. The test half is the tested tires’ average (66): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests.

  6. 70

    Treadwear

    Grabber APT +11
    59
    Why this score
    SourceGrabber APTRoadian CT8
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / – tests71≈ 62 (est.)
    Reviews found online6954

    Grabber APT: 60% × 71.1 + 40% × 68.6 = 70

    Roadian CT8: 60% × 61.9 (est.) + 40% × 53.6 = 59

    No road tests of treadwear for Roadian CT8. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.36).

  7. 58

    Handling (owners)

    Roadian CT8 +4
    62
    Why this score
    SourceGrabber APTRoadian CT8
    Reviews found online5862
Scores at a glance
CategoryGeneral Grabber APTNexen Roadian CT8
Relative Score 69 61
Dry 67 61
Wet 74 62
Snow 67 –
Comfort 63 62
Noise 61 –
Treadwear 70 59
Handling (owners) 58 62

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

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Headline score
± 7

Grabber APT

± 8

Roadian CT8

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.

DisciplineCategoryGrabber APTRoadian CT8ΔHead-to-head
Also published by the testers (not in the score)
Overall Ranking Overall #6/18 2022 Consumer Reports All Terrain Truck Tires #12/16 2019 ADAC Van 215/65 R16 C Tyre Test – Different tests

Pros, cons & observations

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

Tire A 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

Tire B Roadian CT8

Pros

  • Affordable price point offering good value compared to other budget options
  • Strong dry handling and stable road manners
  • Sturdy physical construction noted by some heavy-duty users

Cons

  • Severe wet-weather performance, particularly poor cornering grip that degrades with age
  • Structural integrity issues including premature bulging and broken steel belts
  • Catastrophic failures reported such as unexpected tire blowouts and tread separations at relatively low mileage
All owner themes in the Roadian CT8 review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · General Grabber APT B · Nexen Roadian CT8
CategoryAll-Terrain tireSummer
Vehicle typeSUV and 4x4Van
Sizes available2529
Rim diameters16″ – 22″13″ – 17″
Tread depth12 - 16/32″11/32″
UTQG360 - 740 A - AA A - B—
Treadwear warranty60,000 mi—
SidewallBlack Side Wall - Raised Outline White LetteringBlackwall
Max pressure44 - 90 psi65 psi
Sizes in common22

Which one should you actually buy?

General Grabber APT

Nexen Roadian CT8

Winner: General Grabber APT — better wet, treadwear and dry. Where the Nexen Roadian CT8 is ahead, it is by less than 3 points. Nexen Roadian CT8 rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 6 reviews), so read this result as provisional.

Pick tire A Your priority is wet-weather safety

General Grabber APT scores 74 vs 62 on wet.

Pick tire A You want the longest tread life

General Grabber APT scores 70 vs 59 on treadwear.

Pick tire A You want the most grip on dry roads

General Grabber APT scores 67 vs 61 on dry.

Tire A · General Grabber APT
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Grabber APT or Roadian CT8?

Which is better in the wet, Grabber APT or Roadian CT8?

General Grabber APT, 74 vs 62 on our wet score.

Which grips better on dry roads, Grabber APT or Roadian CT8?

General Grabber APT, 67 vs 61 on our dry score.

Which is more comfortable, Grabber APT or Roadian CT8?

Neither, by our numbers: 63 vs 62 on the comfort score, within 3 points.

Which lasts longer, Grabber APT or Roadian CT8?

General Grabber APT, 70 vs 59 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