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General Grabber Arctic LT vs Michelin CrossClimate+ — 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 0 + 13 road tests and 7 + 121 owner reviews. How we score

CrossClimate+ is ahead, 79–69

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Michelin CrossClimate+
Tire BMichelin

CrossClimate+

All Season

± 5

Tests 81 · 13 tests Owners 78 · 121 reviews

Best test result: #1 of 15 in 2019 Summer and All Season Tyre Test (dry handling)

Category by category

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

  1. 69

    Dry

    CrossClimate+ +18
    87
    Why this score
    SourceGrabber Arctic LTCrossClimate+
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 13 tests≈ 68 (est.)94
    Reviews found online6978

    Grabber Arctic LT: 60% × 68.4 (est.) + 40% × 68.9 = 69

    CrossClimate+: 60% × 93.9 + 40% × 77.5 = 87

    No road tests of dry for Grabber Arctic LT. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.42).

  2. 74

    Wet

    CrossClimate+ +7
    81
    Why this score
    SourceGrabber Arctic LTCrossClimate+
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 13 tests≈ 73 (est.)81
    Reviews found online7581

    Grabber Arctic LT: 60% × 73.3 (est.) + 40% × 75.4 = 74

    CrossClimate+: 60% × 80.8 + 40% × 80.6 = 81

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

  3. 70

    Snow

    Grabber Arctic LT +2
    68
    Why this score
    SourceGrabber Arctic LTCrossClimate+
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 9 tests≈ 70 (est.)65
    Reviews found online7072

    Grabber Arctic LT: 60% × 70.3 (est.) + 40% × 69.7 = 70

    CrossClimate+: 60% × 65 + 40% × 72.3 = 68

    No road tests of snow for Grabber Arctic LT. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.32).

  4. 67

    Comfort

    CrossClimate+ +8
    75
    Why this score
    SourceGrabber Arctic LTCrossClimate+
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests≈ 68 (est.)71
    Reviews found online6677

    Grabber Arctic LT: 40% × 68.2 (est.) + 60% × 66.1 = 67

    CrossClimate+: 40% × 70.9 + 60% × 77 = 75

    No road tests of comfort for Grabber Arctic LT. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.20).

  5. 65

    Noise

    CrossClimate+ +2
    67
    Why this score
    SourceGrabber Arctic LTCrossClimate+
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 9 tests≈ 66 (est.)68
    Reviews found online64≈ 66 (est.)

    Grabber Arctic LT: 60% × 66.3 (est.) + 40% × 64 = 65

    CrossClimate+: 60% × 67.6 + 40% × 66.3 (est.) = 67

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

    No owner ratings of noise for CrossClimate+. The owner half is the owners’ average (66): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests, so the tests say nothing about how owners would rate it.

  6. 65

    Treadwear

    CrossClimate+ +17
    82
    Why this score
    SourceGrabber Arctic LTCrossClimate+
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 3 tests≈ 65 (est.)83
    Reviews found online6480

    Grabber Arctic LT: 60% × 65.5 (est.) + 40% × 63.5 = 65

    CrossClimate+: 60% × 83.2 + 40% × 79.7 = 82

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

  7. –

    Handling (owners)

    No comparison
    72
    Why this score
    SourceGrabber Arctic LTCrossClimate+
    Reviews found online–72
  8. –

    Efficiency

    No comparison
    74
    Why this score
    SourceGrabber Arctic LTCrossClimate+
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 8 tests–74
Scores at a glance
CategoryGeneral Grabber Arctic LTMichelin CrossClimate+
Relative Score 69 79
Dry 69 87
Wet 74 81
Snow 70 68
Comfort 67 75
Noise 65 67
Treadwear 65 82
Handling (owners) – 72
Efficiency – 74

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Grabber Arctic LT

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CrossClimate+

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Pros, cons & observations

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

Tire A Grabber Arctic LT

Pros

  • Strong traction on packed snow, ice and freshly fallen unplowed snow, including on steep driveways
  • Marked improvement over previous all-season, all-terrain and 'no season' tires in slippery conditions
  • Improved braking and stopping in slippery conditions

Cons

  • One reviewer would like a more aggressive tread pattern
  • Tight fit when mounting on stock Ford wheels, though no leaks were reported in cold weather
  • Cost is not criticized directly, but one reviewer notes the Michelin Latitude X-Ice was 'quite expensive', implying the General is the more budget-oriented choice
All owner themes in the Grabber Arctic LT review

Tire B CrossClimate+

Pros

  • Strong snow and cold-weather traction for an all-season tyre, with many owners reporting winter-tyre-like confidence on snow, slush and hills, including on front-wheel-drive cars.
  • Excellent dry handling and steering response with precise, summer-tyre-like feel, along with generally very good wet grip and braking.
  • Long tread life: many reports of 30,000–55,000+ km or miles with low wear, including taxi and van use and 4-year/50,000-mile ownership.

Cons

  • Performance degradation with age: several owners report grip (wet and snow), noise and ride deteriorating after about 1–2 years, with hardening or cracking of the rubber in some cases.
  • Limitations on ice, packed snow and deep or steep snow, where some owners found them inferior to dedicated winter tyres or to rivals such as the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons.
  • Wet-weather concerns for some, including aquaplaning, being pulled around by standing water, and scary steering feel as the tyres aged.
All owner themes in the CrossClimate+ review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · General Grabber Arctic LT B · Michelin CrossClimate+
CategoryWinterAll Season
Vehicle typeSUV and 4x4Passenger Car / Crossover
Sizes available663
Rim diameters16″ – 18″13″ – 19″
Tread depth16/32″—
SidewallBlackwall—
Max pressure80 psi—
Sizes in common00

Which one should you actually buy?

General Grabber Arctic LT

Michelin CrossClimate+

Winner: Michelin CrossClimate+ — better dry, treadwear and comfort. Where the General Grabber Arctic LT is ahead, it is by less than 3 points. General Grabber Arctic LT rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 7 reviews), so read this result as provisional.

Pick tire B You want the most grip on dry roads

Michelin CrossClimate+ scores 87 vs 69 on dry.

Pick tire B You want the longest tread life

Michelin CrossClimate+ scores 82 vs 65 on treadwear.

Pick tire B You want the most comfortable ride

Michelin CrossClimate+ scores 75 vs 67 on comfort.

Pick tire B Your priority is wet-weather safety

Michelin CrossClimate+ scores 81 vs 74 on wet.

Tire A · General Grabber Arctic LT
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Grabber Arctic LT or CrossClimate+?

Which is better in the wet, Grabber Arctic LT or CrossClimate+?

Michelin CrossClimate+, 81 vs 74 on our wet score.

Which grips better on dry roads, Grabber Arctic LT or CrossClimate+?

Michelin CrossClimate+, 87 vs 69 on our dry score.

Which is better in snow, Grabber Arctic LT or CrossClimate+?

Neither, by our numbers: 70 vs 68 on the snow score, within 3 points.

Which is quieter, Grabber Arctic LT or CrossClimate+?

Neither, by our numbers: 65 vs 67 on the noise score, within 3 points.

Which is more comfortable, Grabber Arctic LT or CrossClimate+?

Michelin CrossClimate+, 75 vs 67 on our comfort score.

Which lasts longer, Grabber Arctic LT or CrossClimate+?

Michelin CrossClimate+, 82 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