Across 223 reviews averaging 75.1%, most owners describe the Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance as a quiet, comfortable tire with strong everyday grip in both the wet and dry, and many also notice improved fuel economy. The main recurring drawback is its notably soft sidewalls: around one in five owners report vague steering, a floaty feel or reduced confidence, particularly when driving briskly or at higher speeds. Tread life is more divisive than other areas, with near as many owners disappointed in wear as those praising long mileage.
What owners mention most counted across 218 reviews
Had these fitted to my 2001 Subaru Legacy in size 205/55/16 this summer. So far i've got 10000km with them and i hardly see any wear what so ever. I've had two nail punctures while parking in front of my home. Those are not the tire fault, but still subjectively, it is a minus on my buy again criteria. On the road they feel quiet, comfortable and a little bit too flexy. Went through a mountain pass and on the corners i could feel the tire flexing two much. I've driven dirt roads and had no issues, also on the sandy beach, the car holds its own. On the motorway those have great rolling qualities and while being soft, they don't heat up as much as my old ones(by far). This is great as they don't become sticky and the "miles per gallon" are kept high.
Overall: Great tires for good money, but could be better, if they had stiffer sidewalls. I would buy them again, if not for wanting to try other brands summer tires. I like to compare things myself.
Hi,
I bought this tire in 205/55/r16. The tire is very comfortable, but this means that the side wall flexes. The dry grip is awesome under hard braking on a relativly un-worn asphalt it breaks witouth ABS ( if you could modulate the brake) in very short distance. The wet braking is very good. so is the traction. The tires are soft, and when they heat up they become very sticky.
The tire holds very well, but the flaw is the soft/flexy sidewall. Under hard cornering it flexes so much, even at low speed. My recommended pressure for this tire is 30 psi. But when they are at 30 psi they look so under inflated. I pump them to 34 psi and they are wearing even. (soft sidewall).
I think that this tire performs much better than Michelin Primacy or Energy Saver....
Would i buy this tire again? Well in the profile 55 no, because i like to "hunt" for apexes etc.. 225/40-45 Yes.
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Ich lebe im australischen Outback, in New South Wales, genauer in Tilpa. Ich habe einen in Australien hergestellten Ford Falcon (BA). Ich hatte diese Reifen vor 6 Monaten drauf. Ich kann nur sagen, dass sie mit allem klarkommen: Tageshöchstwerte von 52°C, Überschwemmungen, felsige Schotterstraßen und Asphalt. Die meisten Straßen hier draußen sind staubige Schotterpisten. Ich hatte nie ein Loch im Reifen. Extreme Temperaturen – nie ein Reifen geplatzt. Extremer Regen – exzellenter Grip und kein Aquaplaning. Im Outback ist Verlässlichkeit das wichtigste und macht den Unterschied, ob man sein Ziel am selben Tag oder in einer Woche erreicht. Ich kann diese Reifen jedem wärmstens empfehlen, der Top-Performance und Qualität erwartet.
Ich bin sehr angetan von diesen Reifen. Ich bin ein behutsamer Fahrer und reiße viele Kilometer auf der Autobahn herunter. Und diese Reifen halten 65-70 Tausend Kilometer, im Gegensatz zu meinen bisherigen 60 Tausend. Ich mag auch, dass sie leise sind und immer gute Bodenhaftung bieten, bei Nässe und bei Trockenheit. Würde sie wieder kaufen.
Mein Auto wurde mir mit Conty 5 Reifen geliefert und die waren auch toll für rassiges Fahren, aber viel zu steif auf Landstraßen, Kreuzungen, abgesenkten Bordsteinen in der Stadt, etc. Und auch nicht besonders beeindruckend bei Nässe. Ich lebe in der Schweiz und ein Großteil meiner Strecken besteht aus dem wöchentlichen Pendeln über 400 Kilometer Autobahn, plus einige Fahrten ans Meer oder ins Gebirge.
GY Efficient Grip war eine sinnvolle Lösung, um den Komfort zu verbessern, ohne Kompromisse beim Alltagsgebrauch einzugehen. Ich habe beide auf der Autobahn ausprobiert und tatsächlich ist der Conty besser bei hoher Geschwindigkeit. Dennoch ist das meiner Meinung nach seine einzige Stärke und ich bin froh über den Wechsel: Komfort, Abnutzung, Lärm, Verbrauch… hat sich in dieser Reihenfolge alles verbessert.
After lots of reading I had these fitted in February 2014. They ran a total of 798 days, for 39573 miles, when I had a blowout on the motorway. No idea what caused the initial puncture.
Thread had still another 5-6.000 miles on them, but I decided to change them for 4 Michelin Primacy 's. This mainly because the last 5-8.000 miles were VERY noisy. So noisy I had the car checked for bad bearings, however turned out the tires were unevenly worn (sawtoothing). Alignment was checked and adjusted BEFORE I had them fitted, and alignment was checked again after diagnosing the problem, and was declared ok. I rotated the wheels front-to-back every 10.000 miles, and they didn't run in winter.
Had alignment checked when fitting the Michelins (and the rim was checked aswell) and all was still in order. Car is quiet again, no more 'singing' noise at certain speeds.
We'll see if the Michelins last as long (they bloody better) and if the sawtoothing returns. MPG is still the same at 64,20MPG measured.
in conclusion, I was very happy with the Goodyears' mileage, handling, price, but the sawtoothing problem was a major pain. What bothers me most is that the definite cause is not known, so I can't do anything to prevent it from happening again with the Michelins. I just hope it was a combination of my car + my driving + my roads + my tires that just didn't work out.
IF the sawtoothing hadn't happened, I would have fitted them again.
