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The General Grabber APT is a Premium Touring All Season tyre designed to be fitted to SUV and 4x4s.

9.0
Tyre Reviews Score Based on Professional Tests
High Confidence View Breakdown
Dry Grip
80%
Wet Grip
78%
Road Feedback
80%
Handling
78%
Wear
90%
Comfort
90%
Buy again
68%
Snow Grip
68%
Ice Grip
40%
4 Reviews
74% Average
20,070 miles driven
2 Tests (avg: 2nd)
General Grabber APT

General Grabber APT

All Season Mid-Range
BETA
9 / 10
Based on Professional Tests · High Confidence · Updated 23 Feb 2026

The Tyre Reviews Score is the most comprehensive tyre scoring system available. It aggregates professional test data from multiple independent publications, user reviews, and consistency analysis using Bayesian statistical methods, weighted normalisation, and recency-adjusted scoring to produce a single, reliable performance rating.

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Category Scores
Ice
85.4
0.84x / 1 test
Comfort
82.6
0.32x / 4 tests
Value
82
0.42x / 1 test
Dry
79.6
1.5x / 3 tests
Snow
77.1
1.38x / 4 tests
Off road
70.8
0.68x / 5 tests
Wet
59.2
1.93x / 4 tests
Cross-Category Performance

Cross-category scores are derived metrics that combine data from multiple test disciplines to evaluate real-world performance characteristics.

Traction
84.3
1 test
Handling
76.5
10 tests
Braking
68.3
4 tests
Score Components
Professional Tests
Weight: 80%
Tests: 2
Publications: 1
Period: 2019 - 2020
User Reviews
Weight: 15%
Reviews: 4
Avg Rating: 74.4%
Min Required: 5
Consistency
Weight: 5%
Score Std Dev: 0.79
History Points: 10
Methodology & Configuration
Scoring Process
  1. Collect Test Data: Gather results from professional tyre tests across multiple publications. Minimum 1 test(s) required.
  2. Normalize Positions: Convert test positions to percentile scores using exponential weighting (factor: 1.2).
  3. Apply Recency Weighting: More recent tests are weighted higher with a decay rate of 0.95.
  4. Incorporate User Reviews: Factor in user review data (minimum 5 reviews). Weight: 15%.
  5. Bayesian Smoothing: Apply Bayesian prior (score: 7, weight: 1.5) to prevent extreme scores with limited data.
  6. Calculate Final Score: Combine all components using normalization factor of 1.1. Max score with limited data: 9.5.
Component Weights
Test Data
80%
User Reviews
15%
Consistency
5%
All Configuration Parameters
ParameterValueDescription
safety_weight 0.7 Weight multiplier for safety-related metrics
performance_weight 0.55 Weight multiplier for performance metrics
comfort_weight 0.4 Weight multiplier for comfort metrics
value_weight 0.45 Weight multiplier for value-for-money metrics
user_reviews_weight 0.15 How much user reviews contribute to the final score
test_data_weight 0.8 How much professional test data contributes to the final score
consistency_weight 0.05 How much score consistency contributes to the final score
recency_decay_rate 0.95 Rate at which older test results lose influence (higher = slower decay)
min_test_count 1 Minimum number of professional tests required
min_review_count 5 Minimum number of user reviews required
score_version 1.9 Current version of the scoring algorithm
score_normalization_factor 1.1 Factor used to normalize raw scores to the 0-10 scale
confidence_factor_weight 0.2 How much data confidence affects the final score
position_penalty_weight 0.2 Penalty applied for poor test positions
gap_penalty_threshold 12 Score gap (%) that triggers additional penalties
min_metrics_count 2 Minimum number of test metrics needed per test
limited_data_threshold 2 Number of tests below which data is considered limited
single_test_penalty 0.75 Score multiplier when only one test is available
critical_metric_penalty 0.7 Penalty for poor performance on critical safety metrics
critical_metric_threshold 70 Score below which a critical metric penalty applies
position_exponential_factor 1.2 Exponent used to amplify position-based scoring
position_exponential_threshold 0.9 Position percentile below which exponential scoring applies
gap_multiplier_critical 3 Multiplier for critical gap penalties
max_category_weight 2 Maximum weight any single category can have
max_score_limited_data 9.5 Score cap when data is limited
bayesian_prior_weight 1.5 Weight of the Bayesian prior in smoothing
bayesian_prior_score 7 Prior score used for Bayesian smoothing
evidence_test_multiplier 1.9 Multiplier for test evidence in confidence calculation
evidence_metric_divisor 3 Divisor for metric count in evidence calculation
evidence_review_divisor 10 Divisor for review count in evidence calculation
combined_penalty_floor 0.2
Data Sources
TestPublicationDateSizePositionMetrics
HT vs AT vs MT vs Winter Tyres on Snow Tyre Reviews 2020 265/70 R17 2/5 7 metrics
What's the best type of tyre for your SUV or Pickup truck? HT, AT and MT compared and tested Tyre Reviews 2019 265/70 R17 2/5 15 metrics
All Tests
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2
Tests
2nd
Average
2nd
Best
2nd
Worst
Latest Tyre Test Results
HT vs AT vs MT vs Winter Tyres on Snow
265/70 R17 • 2020
2nd/5
The Grabber APT had good traction levels, but during the snow handling test the braking and turning was limited when compared to the HTS60 and the full winter tyre.
What's the best type of tyre for your SUV or Pickup truck? HT, AT and MT compared and tested
265/70 R17 • 2019
2nd/5
View Test Results

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Top 3 General Grabber APT Reviews

Given 78% while driving a Ford F 150 (265/70 R18) on mostly country roads for 16,000 average miles
Being an all-weather tire, it's surprisingly good all year with very few compromises ! Summer performance is very good ! I live north of Montreal, Canada so we get a lot of snow and ice from November to April so winter performance is my no1 priority : snow traction is as good as winter tires, ice traction is not as good as a real winter tire but close enough and way better than regular all-season tires ! Noise is a non-issue, very quiet tire ! Wear is not as good as I expected, they seem to wear quickly, they will need replacement at around 22 000 miles to keep a good winter performance, but I guess that's the price to pay for a better compound for wintry conditions. I would 100% recommend this tire !
Helpful 1003
December 19, 2024
Given 79% while driving a Nissan (275/70 R18) on mostly motorways for 70 average miles
Love the tire on my 2018 Nissan Titan pro4x. Got 70k out of each set. At 143k and about due for a third set. Mostly highway driving with some dirt roads mud and the occasional Texas snow thrown in.
Helpful 791
December 21, 2022
Initial Impressions Review
Given 79% while driving a Toyota Tundra (275/65 R18) on for 2,000 miles
The winter performance of these tires is downright terrifying. Hard-pack and ice are very sketchy when on a work truck, and the most scary of all is a light layer of snow on top of ice. The snow performance is fine, but if you know there is going to be ice, avoid getting on the road. Definitely a great summer/spring tire.
Helpful 120
January 28, 2026

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Initial Impressions Review
Given 67% while driving a Nissan Xterra (265/75 R16) on for 2,000 miles
they're great in every way, except the 3PMSF part, their deeper snow grip is fine, however, they struggle when there's a light cover of snow, and they're completely useless and plain dangerous when on ice, my GT Radial Champiro Touring AS are better, and those are basic M+S.
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January 24, 2026
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