Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance 2 Reviews - Page 2

Bought to replace Continental Premium Contact Sport 5s on the assumption these would be much quieter. Tested on a UK VW Polo 95TSI Manual on motorways and country roads. Key attributes of the Goodyear as follows:
Handling - Relative to the Conti the Goodyear sidewall flexes more. This presents itself in a few ways. Firstly turning into a corner at high speed there is a moment where the sidewall flexes and you don't know if there is sufficient grip, there is a sense of vagueness to it. This also shows up on the motorway at high speed as the car has a greater tendency to wander, and feel more vague on the straight ahead. It saps rather than instils confidence. It isn't dramatically bad or dangerous, but if you like to know exactly where the levels of grip are, this isn't the tyre for you. In crosswinds these traits are exacerbated.
Comfort - It is marginally quieter than the Contis when rolling from 30-70mph, but not by a great deal. What is better is that when the Goodyear hits a bump, there is less of a 'crash' in the cabin (something the Polo is known for in basic spec): this is probably due to the softer sidewall. So comfort overall is slightly better than the Conti PC 5s.
Wet Grip - the tyre hangs on gamely, at least as good as the Contis, in the wet, but because of the amount of flex in the tyre to begin with, you are never quite sure where you stand. On the same roads in the same conditions the Goodyear will take you down a wet road as quickly, but on a road you don't know, you will back off because you can't trust it the same. It's not bad, it's just not as good as the Conti's.
I wouldn't recommend these tyres and would consider NEXEN NFeras or Conti Premium Contact 6/7 over these.

Excellent grip/durability ratio. It's a shame the sidewalls are so soft, which causes skidding and imprecision in steering. I recommend inflating the tire well above the car manufacturer's recommended pressure (+0.6 bar) to alleviate this problem (but if you go overboard, you noticeably lose grip and the tire wears prematurely in the center). What good is grip if you can't exploit it because the car feels like a flannel? In wet conditions, since the brakes aren't as strong, this problem isn't as noticeable (common with many new tires, by the way).

Last Summer: Only done 2000 miles to date. But seems a well rounded touring tyre. Exceptionally quiet and comfortable. Very strong in the dry but a little weak I think on wet braking. Steering more vague than old worn tyre but that is mostly due to approx 8 mm new tread. Recommended
Update June 2025. Done about 8000 miles. Very well balanced tyre. Exceptionally quiet and comfortable. 8 mm original tread done to circa 7.2 mm with about equal mileage on front and rear axle. Incredible wear. Just fitted two more to car.

Replaced all 4 previous Michelin tyres due due to tread getting low at 20,000 miles. It's a pure electric car, so needed the extra weight rating. Not had any wet weather yet, but dry performance is excellent - car really grips the road when cornering at motorway speeds, and the lower sound is unexpectedly noticeable compared with the Michelins. I am planning to keep the car for at least the next 3 years, so will be interested to see if there is any reduction in wear as claimed.

I have been driving my Goodyear Efficientgrip Performance 2 (215/55 R17 94W) for about 1000 miles and I'm quite surprised with the quiet and comfortable ride they deliver, a real premium experience. I have to admit that they struggle a bit on wet braking, but the rolling resistance is impressive, as the car kept the same fuel consumption as with the smaller OEM Michelin (205/60 R16 92V).

Average with aquaplaning, safe but I had better but also worse tyres. Good but not very good braking on wet. Long lasting tyre. Front one did 50k miles rear one 70k miles mostly motorway with max speed of 70-75 mph. Very good touring tyres for fleet cars or taxi drivers. Extremely good value for money, expensive but last 2x longer then average tyre.

Bought these tyres as a replacement for the factory fitted Continental Eco Contact 6, which were awfull in almost every way. I have to say the Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 2 really improved the car, and as opposed to the Contis, they really feel like premium tyres. Dry handling is much more precise, better feedback, not so much understeer and faster steering response, and in the wet the difference is enormous, the car feels extremely safe. Braking in both dry and wet is a big improvement, they make you feel safe all the time, aquaplaning resistance much better. Comfort was ok with the Contis, but with the Goodyear, the ride became smoother and a bit quieter. Rolling resistance seems to be ok too, the fuel consumption seems to be the same as with the Conti Eco tyres.

They are everything I expected from this kind of touring tyres. Not exactly sporty, but really confortable and safe excellent for a family estate that we use for long journeys. I definitely reccomend them, well balanced tyres that don't seem to have any real weaknesses.

The only small fault I can find is the lack of rim protection in this size, maybe they come with rim protection on other sizes.

I hope wear is as good as the reviews say, I was dissapointed by the Contis, as the fronts were done after two seasons.

I've recently put these tires on my KIA Cee'd SW from 2018, they're miles better than my previous Continental PremiumContact6. Especially in terms of comfort and noise they are not even comparable. I know from tests and having used them on my previous car as well that they perform really well all around.

I'm using the 91H verison and no the V rated version because I really want the best comfort available, and H speed rating is recommended in this size from KIA.

100% recommended if you want a tire focused on comfort and noise and also performs really well.

It is the best summer tire that I ever had on my Quattro with 1.9 ton weight
I can to recommend responsibly, it is the best touring tire on 225/50/17 size
52500 km by myself and 5 mm of tread is already present (8 mm new tire)
No matters what your car is, you will be surprised with behavior on the road at any weather conditions

It's been a good tyre that last a good amount of time I'm buying them again.

I bought four GY EfficientGrip Performance 2 for a BMW 3 series Touring to replace Goodyear runflats. Have always tended to replace runflats with non-runflats at the first opportunity. These tyres immediately drastically improved the comfort level, especially across ruts, patches, potholes and worn surfaces on UK roads. Lower road noise too.

My car has the softer SE-spec suspension and so it doesn't exactly corner that well. But with these tyres, the wet cornering is very good, I've never felt it give me any sign it is starting to struggle with grip. They have made a soft car very driveable in the wet. Aquaplaning performance is particularly good.

BEST BIT for me is the wear resistance. Granted, I do 3000 miles a month down the length of the UK on motorways so clearly the wear on such drives is minimal. And also granted, the car doesn't have a lot of power. But with that said, I have done 62,000 miles on all four with occasional rotation of front to back etc and I still have 5.0mm left on three and 4.5mm on one.
Particularly impressive is that this level of wear resistance doesn't seem to come at the expense of wet or dry grip.

There won't even be any consideration when it comes to replacements. Four more of the same. Simples.

16 months and 29k miles with those tyres and they are still holding very well with lots of life left - previous Continentals lasted only 26k miles. I am a very calm driver, so cannot comment on their extreme capabilities , but I like them for being comfortable, quiet and long lasting. Will definitely buy them again