All terrains spend plenty of time on the roads, so commuting scenarios are just as important as trail testing. After a rather lukewarm reception from the BF Goodrich KO2, the all terrain king-of-the-hill currently has no decisive ruler.Īs the tires were being mounted on our test rigs, a snow/ice storm descended on our local mountains. And with its strong grasp in the mud terrain segment, the A/T X is General Tire’s next logical step. Their original Red-Letter Grabber, first featured on the 2010 4Runner in the Baja 1000, has been replaced by the Grabber X3. Looking at General Tire’s off-road portfolio, an aggressive all terrain tire was the missing puzzle piece. “At the same time we have introduced the APT, which complements the A/T X, for someone looking for a tire that is primarily driven on the road but also has off-road capability,” Beierwaltes added. We made the sidewall more aggressive and added a raised white letter option.”įor those die-hard AT2 fans looking for something more modest, General Tire has you covered. We took what made the AT2 so good performance-wise and improved upon it to create the A/T X. “The AT2 has been a highly successful tire, but it has been in the market for quite some time. “Yes, the A/T X will replace the AT2,” said Beierwaltes.
There’s been speculation that the AT/X was replacing General Tire’s AT2, so we reached out to Brian Beierwaltes, Senior Manager Marketing, Passenger & Light Truck Tires for General Tire, for confirmation.
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No one can get a full picture from a one-hour demo event, so we again opted to delay any news until we had adequate time with these tires.Īfter a few thousand miles of testing through the gamut of weather and terrain, on three different platforms, with direct bases of comparison from both leading mud terrain and all terrain tires, we’re ready to share our thoughts.Īesthetically, The Grabber A/T X combines the familiar tread pattern of their longstanding AT2, a mild but dependable all terrain, and an aggressive sidewall reminiscent of other segment leaders. Part of establishing Outworld was our commitment to due diligence in testing, so that readers can have a more realistic sense of what to expect when making these bigger purchases. Product reviews are something we take seriously. Would we be sacrificing off-road command in exchange? These were some of the questions we had going in, and they couldn’t be answered overnight. How would these match up to the former BF Goodrich K/O2 we’ve run the past two years? Our 2000 4Runner is the bruiser, but even it deserves a bit more comfort on those long hauls. Our 2007 4Runner and 2005 GX470 builds were designed from the onset with on and off-road balance in mind, and all terrain tires have been standard since day one.
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