General Grabber HTS60 Review & Rating for 2024

Most of us don’t realize it, but tires are as important to the health of our car and the safety of everyone traveling in it, as the vehicle’s engine. If they perform well, you can travel up and down the country without breaking a sweat. If they don’t, the results might be devastating, especially if you have a knack of driving on the edge of the speed limit.

Aware of these facts, we decided to review the General Grabber HTS60. It is a highway tire which comes with a warranty of up to 50,000 miles and can carry all types of SUVs, crossovers, vans, and even lightweight pickups. Throw into the mix its slogan of being an ‘all-weather’ model, and what you have is a tire which claims to meet the requirements of most urban drivers.

Is that claim justified? Check out our detailed review of the General Grabber HTS60 to find out.

General Grabber HTS60 Review: Test Drive

As you might have guessed by now, the sublime features which the General Grabber HTS60 comes equipped with aren’t present in name only. They make their presence felt the moment you take your vehicle out of your garage – or wherever you park it – and get moving. 

Treadwear and Durability

Three features play an important part as far as the treadwear and durability of the Grabber HTS60 are concerned, the first of which is the StabiliTread technology. By increasing the surface area of the tire which will come into contact with the dry tarmac, it helps the tire grip better, thereby ensuring even wear.

Secondly, you have the all-season tread compound. It empowers the tire to maintain its flexibility at all times of the year, from the scorching heat of the summer to the most demanding of winter extremes.  And then you have the DuraGen technology.

As we have already explained what this technology is supposed to do – provide better cut resistance to help the tire grip the road better, it’s important that we discuss how it benefits the tire. With a superior road grip, there will be fewer chances of the tire’s nook or cranny getting damaged.

Dry Performance

If there’s one area where the optimized symmetric rib tread pattern of this tire makes its presence count, it has to be when you’re driving the Grabber HTS60 on dry tarmac. The ribbed pattern optimizes the road contact of the tire and provides a unique mixture of maneuvering and controllability.

Furthermore, since it has a continuous center rib that tracks the road surface throughout the ride, the ribbed symmetric design increases the driving stability and steering response. On one end, that means that the steering becomes more precise (and faster) while responding to your commands.

On the other, as the tire’s structure is resting nicely along the road, you can more confidently control the movement of your vehicle. Then there’s the shoulder pattern of this tire whose optimal siping details, by increasing the number of biting edges, takes its cornering capability to a whole new level.  

Wet and Snow Performance

First things first, if you’re going to use these tires on wet roads for the majority of the year, make sure you get the metric size. The tread design of the metric size tires are equipped with circumferential grooves which channel water from the tire’s diameter.

Additionally, when driving in wet and winter conditions, these grooves eliminate slush and water from beneath the tire’s footprint. Consequently, your tire is able to avoid hydroplaning – a dangerous scenario which forces the car to skid by using water and slush to remove the vehicle’s contact with the surface.

What’s, while it performs admirably in wet conditions, the same can also be said about the performance of this tire on snow-laded roads. The cut and chip resistance which DuraGen technology empowers this tire with makes its presence felt by improving the tire’s grip in winter conditions.  

Noise and Comfort

To kill two birds with two stone, General equipped this tire with its exclusive Comfort Balance technology and an additional shock-absorbent layer. Both of them work in tandem to make the Grabber HTS60 one of the most comfortable (and quiet) tires on the market.

In fact, it won’t be wrong to state that the absorption sheet which exists under the tread patterns is a part of the Comfort Balance technology. As difficult it might be to imagine, the sheet works by segregating your car from the vehicle.

Once it achieves the segregation, there won’t be many road disturbances you’d be able to feel while driving the vehicle. And since it is these road disturbances which generate noise, your ride will become noise-free.

Off-road Performance

Since this tire provides better cut and chip resistance, you can easily use it for riding on loose dirt, mud or rocky tracks. That’s because the cuts in the tread help this tire provide better grip and traction on these difficult surfaces than your average highway tire which doesn’t come with cuts in its tread.

Having said that, these tires are meant for the highway and as far as you can manage, should be kept on one. They will perform their utility on difficult surfaces every once in a while, but if you need a dedicated all-terrain tire, there are better options on the market.