The General Grabber UHP is a high-performance summer tyre with generally reassuring dry and wet grip and quiet running. Owner reports suggest useful occasional off-road traction, but noise varies and typical longevity remains uncertain.
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Owners say84%from 19 owner reviews84% would buy againRead the reviews
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Across 19 owner ratings the General Grabber UHP averages 84%. Owners rate Dry Grip highest at 9 out of 10 and Handling lowest at 7.6. 14 of those reviews come from owners past 10,000 miles. 88% of owners score it 70% or better.
What is the General Grabber UHP's EU tyre label rating?
Across its range, the General Grabber UHP most commonly carries EU label ratings of D for fuel efficiency, C for wet grip and 75 dB for noise.
How comfortable and quiet are the General Grabber UHP?
Owners rate the General Grabber UHP 8.5 out of 10 for comfort and noise across 17 reviews.
How well do the General Grabber UHP wear, according to owners?
Owners rate the General Grabber UHP 8.6 out of 10 for wear across 17 reviews. 14 of those reviews come from owners past 10,000 miles, and the typical review covers 20,000 miles.
Would owners buy the General Grabber UHP again?
84% of owners say they would buy the General Grabber UHP again, based on the 19 owner reviews that answered the question. 53% of them gave it the highest possible answer.
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What do owners say about the General Grabber UHP's tread life?
Of the 17 owner reviews analysed for the General Grabber UHP, 14 mention tread life: 12 praise it (long-lasting) and 2 criticise it (wears quickly). Read those reviews
What do owners say about the General Grabber UHP's road noise?
Of the 17 owner reviews analysed for the General Grabber UHP, 9 mention road noise: 7 praise it (quiet) and 2 criticise it (noisy). One owner wrote: "Found to be nice and quiet, much better than the previous bridgestones". Read those reviews
What do owners say about the General Grabber UHP's dry grip?
Of the 17 owner reviews analysed for the General Grabber UHP, 8 mention dry grip: 7 praise it (strong dry grip) and 1 criticise it (limited dry grip). One owner wrote: "The grip compared to the budget tyre is just phenomenal". Read those reviews
What sizes does the General Grabber UHP come in?
The General Grabber UHP is available in 11 sizes, ranging from 255-305/35-70 R15-24.
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Owners of the General Grabber UHP generally describe reassuring dry and wet grip, with quiet running another recurring positive. Several also report useful traction away from tarmac, although these are personal experiences rather than a consistent assessment of demanding off-road use. Noise is not universally low, with around one in eight reviews complaining about it. The small sample is mostly positive overall, but it does not establish how grip or noise typically changes with age. As none of the reviews identifies a stage of tyre life, there is insufficient basis for a firm conclusion on typical longevity.
What owners mention most counted across 17 reviews
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Owner ratings averaged from 19 ratings
Owner score84%
Dry Grip90%
Wear86%
Wet Grip85%
Comfort85%
Road Feedback83%
Handling76%
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Most helpful 83%
“Brilliant tyre. I have a Navara truck which I have owned for 10 years. I am now on my 3rd set of these. As an all-round tyre they are great. I am not a green-laner, but when I do go off road these tyres grip well. In...”
“The Grabber UHP has been replaced by the Grabber GT. The UHP was very good in its day [it is now an old tyre] both on and off road with a minimum of 5mm of tread. Then it gets noisy. There are much better tyres out...”
“Driving Land Rover Defender. 26,000 mile Towing 2 ton trailer and 34,000 mile on M roads, A & b roads total of 60,000 miles,renewing in another 2k mile rear tyres would get about 5k more but will replace the 4.Will I be...”
Brilliant tyre. I have a Navara truck which I have owned for 10 years. I am now on my 3rd set of these. As an all-round tyre they are great. I am not a green-laner, but when I do go off road these tyres grip well. In the snow (very deep snow a few years ago) they perform well. No need for a summer/winter set or an on-road/off-road set. These will do just fine. They last well too.
The Grabber UHP has been replaced by the Grabber GT.
The UHP was very good in its day [it is now an old tyre] both on and off road with a minimum of 5mm of tread.
Then it gets noisy.
There are much better tyres out there now {October 2013] such as the Michelin Latitude Cross - a far superior, proper, 4x4 tyre that is quieter, more comfortable, grips better in all conditions on and off road, and, on wear to date, will do 40K compared to the 25K of the UHP.
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Driving Land Rover Defender. 26,000 mile Towing 2 ton trailer and 34,000 mile on M roads, A & b roads total of 60,000 miles,renewing in another 2k mile rear tyres would get about 5k more but will replace the 4.Will I be replacing with General Grabbers you bet, It's a no brainer!
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Suit the Jimny very well. Found to be nice and quiet, much better than the previous bridgestones. Good in the dry & wet, coped well in the snow and slush, seems to have improved the fuel use & wear has been excellent, still look good. When the fronts are due will use again.
Bought these to replace the stock "Goodyear Wrangler HP Allweathers". Those tyres weren't bad getting me through a very bad winter 2009/1010 but I decided to buy the grabbers after reading online reviews.
Subjectively the Grabbers seem to offer a little more feedback at the wheel,though they have a softer ride (maybe softer sidewalls).
In the dry the Grabbers were definitely superior with more feel as well as seemingly shorter braking distances, thus lending themselves to more spirited driving.
In the wet there hasn't even been a shimmy from the car. Which was supremely confidence inspiring.
Unfortunately apart from some frost/ice (which they performed admirably) I haven't had the snow to test the Generals and give a proper opinion. Which I guess makes it perfect for Ireland which snow/proper winters seems fairly rare.
Given the fact that they were cheaper than the original equipment Wrangler HP and have proven to be subjectively better with reasonable wear whe the time comes I'll buy another set of four.
Improved fuel efficiency over the previous Brigdestone's.
Dosn't tramline, nice and quiet on motoways and dual carriage ways genuinely feels solid on the wettest of roads, spirited driving on b roads provides a solid reassurance.
After 6 months still look like new.
Looking to fit to wife's Suzuki when tyre's are required.
I am on my second set (replacing all 4 each time) and highly recommend these. On a Hyundai Sante Fe 2.2 Diesel, I am getting about 28k miles on non motorway driving. Dry grip is amazing and pretty good in the wet. Had no problems in the snow either.
OEM factory tyres were Hankooks (cant remember the model), these had poor mileage and only got 17K when all were needing replacing, so with the General Grabbers I have been very please with the wear rate and excellent performance. Have recommended these to other SUV owners. Got a non repairable puncture on O/S rear (large screw on tyre edge) and so decided to replace all 4 tyres with 2.3mm tread still remaining.
I got a full set of these for the Kia after wearing through a budget brand pretty swiftly, as, despite the car, and it's poxy 135 bhp, I do like a spirited drive. Price wise, I paid around the lower range of mid range, one of the cheaper proper branded tyre anyway.
The grip compared to the budget tyre is just phenomenal. With the increase in grip, there is far less wheel spin from the inner wheel on acceleration out of corners, and as such, much less wear. I was very happy with my purchase, and then came the rain.....
What a revelation. In the past, corners in the wet had to be treated like you were carrying Faberge Eggs in the back, not now, gives far more confidence and road holding into the curves.
Wear after 10k miles is pretty good, rears (front wheel drive only most of the time, but occasional 4X4) are still pretty much perfect, and fronts are lasting well too.
Would certainly buy again, and am going to get a set for my other cars too!
Bought a set of these tyres to replace the original "summer" tyres fitted to my wife's Freelander. They offer far better performance on mud or snow than the original tyres with no obvious penalty in either fuel consumption or road noise. A set of 4 cost £150 less than the originals would have done and after a year's use, I would guess they will last at least the 27,000 miles the original tyres lasted. Highly recommended.
Had these on my Porsche Cayenne 3.2 just thought I would try them out on the basis that if they lasted half the time of the previous Bridgetones I would still be in pocket as they were near on half the cost, plus in then buying another set I wouldn't be running on half worn bridgestones.
To great joy the tyres I found, although to be a little softer in the side walls, superb. The grip in all weathers was brilliant and certainly excelled in the snow and mud.I even went out in the snow to deliberately get stuck, no joy there it just ploughed through (by complete contrast to the previous year).
Overall the tyres were up to 18K miles with plenty of tread left certainy enough to deal with this coming winter, my previous Bridgestones lasted 12K and needed replacing.
Just had to replace the rears after 25,000 miles, the fronts have perhaps another 5,000 remaining. I also have noticed that with about 2 - 2.5mm of tread left the tread blocks appear to be degrading severely at the edges.
Decent grip in both dry & wet, ok in snow but not great, nothing special in slippery conditions.
