P.S.: Grabber TR is a niche AT tyre model allegedly specifically designed for gravel and rocky roads commonly encountered in the regions like the Mediterranean, northern Africa, West Asia, Texas, etc. These are better than the Goodyear AT s because the ATs seems to. However, the manufacturer claims that X3 contains many new technologies and stronger construction. The Grabbers are much louder but have better handling and protection against wear and tear. Regarding the model X3, its tread appears to be very similar to General's long existing Grabber MT tyre, only with smaller thread elements. Now the "bestest" of them all is the brand new AT3. The model AT was the current state-of-the-art model until a few days ago. So, the oldest and most outdated model (which you can still see around and possibly buy) is AT2. The newest AT3 model supersedes both the AT2 and AT tyres. So, the currently named General Grabber AT tyre model is actually newer than AT2 and SUPERSEDES it. However, instead of naming that new model AT3 or whatever, the marketing idiots decided to name it AT again! Several years after that, they invented a completely new model to replace AT2 because the new model has much better noise characteristics and wet performance (required by EU market), while allegedly having the same off road performance. They then, in the early 2000s, invented a model Grabber AT2 and discontinued the first model Grabber AT. You will hardly ever see it in real life, or find pictures of it on the Internet.
Once upon a time (in the 90s), General had a tyre model named Grabber AT. The unusual case, which rarely anybody knows, is that Grabber AT2 is the oldest model, which has for a long time been superseded by the model AT! General now has four AT class tyres in its selling catalogue: Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation. This is great news for Jimnys, as there are not many brand name AT and MT tyres that are made in "Samurai/Jimny friendly" sizes.Īnybody willing to be an early tester? I bought my new set of tyres in winter of 2016, so I won't be the one. The Grabber X3 comes in LT215/75 R15, and possibly more to come. The best thing about both models is that they come in "Samurai/Jimny friendly" sizes. It appears that both models were released very recently - middle of September 2016. These all-terrain Grabbers will take anything a daily driven truck can throw at them and retain the smooth road manners a mud-terrain just can’t provide.While wandering through the Internet, I have just stumbled upon two new tyre models from General.
Even with the variety of terrain and driving conditions thrown at them, the A/T Xs have taken everything in stride. Both the A/TX and the AT2 have a very similar tread design and consist of a five-row tread pattern with the major difference in their shoulders. They’ve taken us out to the King of Hammers, on a cross-country road trip, and out to dinner. When driving on ice, it also performed impressively, which we consider a really great advantage. Your car will perform well on all types of terrain, from a small snowstorm to a blizzard of 18 inches. So far, we have logged approximately 2,000 miles with the test truck since the A/T Xs were mounted up. The AT2 tire is on top when it comes to traction. So while it was hard not to base our opinions on the immediate improvements the Grabber A/T Xs made, we tried to limit our comparisons to the many past trips out cruising around in the SoCal desert, our nation’s highways, and even some Colorado snow. We found a well-worn GMC Sierra, a lifted daily driver with M/T tires that should have been replaced many miles ago. We had another set of 35x12.50R17 tires sent back to SoCal, and they were waiting for us when we returned. Although our NOLA experience more than proved the Grabber A/T X is a worthy tire that pushed its usefulness to the top end of the all-terrain market, we tried something new with this tire test.