Tests – · none yet Owners 72 · 18 reviews
Head-to-head
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General Grabber Arctic vs Hankook Winter i cept IZ3 — 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 + 1 road tests and 18 + 0 owner reviews. How we score
Winter i cept IZ3 is ahead, 73–66
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Tests 75 · 1 test Owners – · none yet
Best test result: #2 of 14 in 2025 Friction and Studded Winter Tyre Test (wet braking)
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
Winter i cept IZ3 +773Why this score
Source Grabber Arctic Winter i cept IZ3 Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests ≈ 67 (est.) 74 Reviews found online 65 ≈ 71 (est.) Grabber Arctic: 60% × 66.6 (est.) + 40% × 64.6 = 66
Winter i cept IZ3: 60% × 74.3 + 40% × 70.6 (est.) = 73
No road tests of dry for Grabber Arctic. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.41).
No owner ratings of dry for Winter i cept IZ3. The owner half is estimated from its road-test score, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.41).
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74
Wet
No comparison–Why this score
Source Grabber Arctic Winter i cept IZ3 Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 73 (est.) – Reviews found online 75 – Grabber Arctic: 60% × 72.9 (est.) + 40% × 74.8 = 74
No road tests of wet for Grabber Arctic. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).
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77
Snow
No comparison–Why this score
Source Grabber Arctic Winter i cept IZ3 Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 74 (est.) – Reviews found online 82 – Grabber Arctic: 60% × 74 (est.) + 40% × 81.6 = 77
No road tests of snow for Grabber Arctic. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.32).
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68
Comfort
No comparison–Why this score
Source Grabber Arctic Winter i cept IZ3 Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 68 (est.) – Reviews found online 67 – Grabber Arctic: 40% × 68.3 (est.) + 60% × 67.1 = 68
No road tests of comfort for Grabber Arctic. The test half is the tested tires’ average (69): owners’ comfort ratings barely follow the road tests.
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66
Noise
Winter i cept IZ3 +672Why this score
Source Grabber Arctic Winter i cept IZ3 Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests ≈ 66 (est.) 76 Reviews found online 65 ≈ 66 (est.) Grabber Arctic: 60% × 66.4 (est.) + 40% × 64.8 = 66
Winter i cept IZ3: 60% × 75.7 + 40% × 66.4 (est.) = 72
No road tests of noise for Grabber Arctic. The test half is the tested tires’ average (66): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests.
No owner ratings of noise for Winter i cept IZ3. 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.
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70
Treadwear
No comparison–Why this score
Source Grabber Arctic Winter i cept IZ3 Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 68 (est.) – Reviews found online 72 – Grabber Arctic: 60% × 68.4 (est.) + 40% × 71.6 = 70
No road tests of treadwear for Grabber Arctic. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.36).
Scores at a glance
| Category | General Grabber Arctic | Hankook Winter i cept IZ3 |
|---|---|---|
| Relative Score | 66 | 73 |
| Dry | 66 | 73 |
| Wet | 74 | – |
| Snow | 77 | – |
| Comfort | 68 | – |
| Noise | 66 | 72 |
| Treadwear | 70 | – |
Higher is better. The Relative Score follows your weights below; category scores do not change.
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Recomputed
Headline score
66
/ 100
Grabber Arctic
73
/ 100
Winter i cept IZ3
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.
| Discipline | Category | Grabber Arctic | Winter i cept IZ3 | Δ | Head-to-head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Also published by the testers (not in the score) | |||||
| Overall Ranking | Overall | #4/8 2022 Consumer Reports Winter/Snow Truck/SUV Tires | #4/14 2025 Friction and Studded Winter Tyre Test | – | Different tests |
Pros, cons & observations
Themes extracted from owner reviews found online — not the opinion of TireWheelGuide.
Tire A Grabber Arctic
Pros
- Exceptional traction and handling in snow and slush
- Great value and affordable price point compared to premium competitors
- Reliable cold-weather performance on wet and icy surfaces
Cons
- Moderate road noise when studded or on dry/slightly wet pavement
- Average performance on hard-packed ice unless studded
- Directional/rotational tread pattern may limit tire rotation options for some drivers
Tire B Winter i cept IZ3
Not enough owner reviews yet to extract themes.
Specs side by side
| Attribute | A · General Grabber Arctic | B · Hankook Winter i cept IZ3 |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Winter | Winter |
| Vehicle type | SUV and 4x4 | Passenger Car / Crossover |
| Sizes available | 8 | 33 |
| Rim diameters | 16″ – 20″ | 15″ – 20″ |
| Tread depth | 12/32″ | — |
| Sidewall | Blackwall | — |
| Max pressure | 51 psi | — |
| Sizes in common | 0 | 0 |
Which one should you actually buy?
66
/ 100
General Grabber Arctic
73
/ 100
Hankook Winter i cept IZ3
Winner: Hankook Winter i cept IZ3 — better dry and noise. It leads or ties in every category we score. General Grabber Arctic rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 18 reviews), so read this result as provisional. Hankook Winter i cept IZ3 rests on little evidence so far (1 test, 0 reviews), so read this result as provisional.
Pick tire B
You want the most grip on dry roads
Hankook Winter i cept IZ3 scores 73 vs 66 on dry.
Pick tire B
You want a quieter cabin
Hankook Winter i cept IZ3 scores 72 vs 66 on noise.
Tire A · General Grabber Arctic
Tire B · Hankook Winter i cept IZ3
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Grabber Arctic or Winter i cept IZ3?
Which grips better on dry roads, Grabber Arctic or Winter i cept IZ3?
Hankook Winter i cept IZ3, 73 vs 66 on our dry score.
Which is quieter, Grabber Arctic or Winter i cept IZ3?
Hankook Winter i cept IZ3, 72 vs 66 on our noise 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