Light trucks and SUVs are such a prevalent part of the automotive world these days, and most of those trucks and SUVs seldom (if ever) go off the paved roads. That’s why all-season tires are such a safe bet for most drivers of trucks, SUVs, and crossovers. They’re a jack-of-all-trades kind of tire that delivers long wear, year-round traction, ride quality that’s compliant and comfortable, solid road manners, handling that is predictable and stable, and low noise. Not surprisingly, there are many, many options for all-season tires for light trucks and SUVs, at every price point, and usually, there’s a straight-line correlation between price and quality on those cheaper tires.

Then there are tires like the Terra X H/T from Waterfall. The Waterfall Terra X H/T is a highway terrain tire that’s designed to be durable enough for light trucks, but with the kind of ride quality and handling you’d expect from an automotive Grand Touring tire. But don’t just take our word for it here – let’s go in for a closer look in this Waterfall Terra X H/T review:

Features and Benefits

Here are a few of the things that make the Waterfall Terra X H/T a standout performer and a great value:

• Four circumferential grooves and a network of angled and lateral grooves evacuate water from the tire’s contact patch to resist hydroplaning on wet pavement
• Solid center rib helps with straight-line stability and road manners as well as sharp steering response
• Advanced tread formulation designed for great wear properties and improved wet-weather traction
• Redesigned contact patch puts more rubber in contact with the road to ensure even wear, great handling, and braking performance
• A dense pattern of sipes multiplies surface area and traction with hundreds of extra biting edges to handle snow, slush, standing water
• 5-pitch tread pattern delivers a quiet ride by canceling frequencies and resonances
• Compound designed for lighter weight, improved heat dispersal, lower rolling resistance
• Low rolling resistance helps cut fuel consumption and emissions
• Backed by a 45,000 mile limited manufacturer tread life warranty

Pros and Cons

So, is this Waterfall tire the right choice for your ride and budget? Before you decide, let’s take a look at the tire’s pros and cons.

PROS:

• Generous warranty coverage
• Handling is neutral and precise
• Comfortable ride with low noise
• Confident performance and traction on wet or dry pavement

CONS:

• Some drivers report it can be noisy on some pavement surfaces
• Not good in mud or off-road
• Not good in heavier snow

SimpleTire’s view on Waterfall Terra X H/T tires

If you’re in the market for an all-season tire for a light truck or SUV but don’t want to clean out your checking account to do it, we think you can’t go wrong with the Terra X H/T from Waterfall. The Waterfall Terra X H/T’s performance and value rival premium-brand tires that are far more expensive, with dependable traction on dry or wet pavement as well as light snow and slush. Straight-line road manners and stability are as dead-on as a freight train, and the Waterfall Terra X H/T’s handling and cornering behavior are crisp and sharp, if not quite up to what you’d expect from a high-performance tire. We’re impressed with the forgiving ride quality of this tire, which does a great job of isolating passengers from vibrations and road irregularities and doesn’t lose its composure on rougher roads.

A 45,000 mile warranty is pretty remarkable for a tire at this price point (where many don’t have a mileage guarantee at all), and the advanced tread formulation is designed to deliver long wear along with great wet-weather performance. Considering the refined ride quality, great wear properties, and year-round performance, we feel this is a tire that delivers far above expectations for its price point and presents a superb value.

Vehicles the Waterfall Terra X H/T is a replacement tire for

• Cadillac Escalade
• Chevrolet Equinox
• Dodge Journey
• Ford Explorer
• GMC Terrain
• Honda Pilot
• Hyundai Tucson
• Jeep Cherokee
• Kia Telluride
• Mazda CX-50
• Nissan Rogue
• RAM 1500
• Subaru Outback
• Toyota Highlander
• Volkswagen Atlas