There are three crucial letters that car manufacturers take into consideration when making a car. These letters are ‘N’, ‘V’ and ‘H’, which stand for Noise, Vibration and Harshness. Most cars come with decent levels of NVH that adds to the enjoyment of the drive and ride.
Goodyear has launched a new tyre that takes those standard NVH levels and makes it better. It is called the Eagle EfficientGrip and Goodyear says that it is the company’s quietest and most comfortable tyre ever. It all comes down to a feature called the Quiet Tred Technology that minimise road noise and maximise a smoother ride without compromising safety.
The Quiet Tred technology achieves this quiet ride through a closed shoulder design to help reduce tyre wear and audible radiated noise inside and outside of the car. A balanced block distribution lowers the impact noise and the perpendicular edge blading reduces block stiffness over time, lowering vibrations and further reducing the radiated noise.
The Eagle EfficientGrip also gives a smooth and comfortable ride. The tyre is built with an active vibration dampening carcass, which is a stiff base under the tread. It also has an absorbing rubber gum strip that soaks up tyre vibrations that lessens the impact coming from the variations on the road.
A quiet tyre is not much use if it does not have grip in the dry and in the wet. The tyre is built with a high number of biting edges that provide a high blade density, resulting in more contact with the road. It translates to more grip in all driving conditions and a safer cornering levels.
The Eagle EfficientGrip also possesses a high loaded silica blend, which reduces the friction between rubber molecules resulting in less energy loss and lower rolling resistance. The overall tyre vibration is also reduced through the stiff base under the tread, which prevents unnecessary block movements. This means that the Eagle EfficientGrip offers better fuel consumption.
During the launch, I had the opportunity to test the tyre. It was fitted on a new Toyota Camry with just 103km on the odometer. Granted that the Camry isn’t the noisiest or the most uncomfortable car on the road, but the tyre almost completely deletes the road noise from invading the cabin, even when driving at speeds of 120 km/h that would have generated a copious amount of road noise. And, it performed impressively silent when I drove over pebbled and cemented roads.
The drive was too short – just 10 minutes around Cyberjaya in a convoy escorted by the police – so there was no firm opportunity to try out the grip. Still this is a Goodyear and should perform as expected.
The Eagle EfficientGrip is actually fitted as standard in certain mid-luxury cars in Germany and Goodyear is targeting owners of the same mid-luxury cars here in Malaysia.
The tyre is made in Germany and China with no immediate plans of manufacturing it in any of the ASEAN countries. The Eagle EfficientGrip is available in 21 sizes from 195/60 R15 to 255/45 R18 and every popular size in between. It is priced from RM400 per piece; it is high but if you value a quieter, more comfortable ride then this tyre is worth your consideration.
Looking to sell your car? Sell it with Carro.
I am wondering how is the durability? hmm…tempting but expensive
RM400? so expensive. No wonder got to hire chicky to pose with the tyres
My car is using 215 45 18 tyre. I bought around RM600 per piece. Will change to this one if it really was RM400. Uuuhh!! Feels wanna roll on those tyre ladies in my arm. Squeeze them tight. Left and right. Huwahahaha!!
RM 400 for the 195/60 R15 kot. Kalau nak guna 18′ rim jangan la harap harga RM400. Sigh~
Hopefully there will also be 185/60 R14 82H and 175/65 R14 82H sizes ASAP. Still large market for these tire sizes locally. TQ Goodyear.
hmm…. those girls look yummy…. wonder if they have ‘grip’??? :P
I’m using the EfficentGrip in my FD1 now here in SG…
It costs SG$175/ea, 205/55 R16W… yes it is a W rated tire despite its comfort based patterns.
Noise level is almost non existent, very nice indeed. But be careful with the air pressure. This tire tends to get noisy if you over inflate it beyond 34psi. :(
It is the quietest if you inflate the tires to 32-33psi.
It is even quieter than the overrated Yokohama DNA Db or the new Advan Db. And wet grip is markedly improved over those 2 Japs tires.
I think its more worthwhile to come to SG to get the Efficentgrip if you want this tire. :) Depending on sizes, it can be from Germany or China..
Mine’s is from China…. and its from Goodyear China… not via some OEM manufacturers..
Is it immediately available in the market? I am looking for a set of tires to replace the Japanese made Goodyear Excellence that comes with my two weeks old Prius. Due to the silence of the hybrid engine, the tire roar is very discernible; very much louder than the Michelin that I used for my previous ride, the Kyron SUV.
how come good grip better FC ?
more FC if less friction / resistance , good grip need more friction and resistance..
how3 …
or it just ads trick
Good FC related to low rolling resistance…it has nothing to do with Grip on cornering, braking wet or dry!
good grip better FC is valid bcoz the engine no need to work so hard to roll the car forward compares to less grip tires.
I wouldn’t mind to invest on that tyre if I do many long distance highway cruising, but driving in the city i don’t seems to see the need for ‘quiet’ tyre due to the road bumps, potholes, speed breaker and the engine revs during take off at the traffic light and most of the journey stuck in the traffic jam which doesn’t make any difference with ordinary tyre. But I do want to have some peace in my FoFi.
Wonder how does it fare against the Michelin Primacy LC.
the model kenot lawan clarion.
How does it perfom compared to Michelin Energy SM2? Just last week, I changed all 4 tyres of my car to Michelin 205/55 R16 V91.
RM400/pc for 195/60/15 is EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE!!!
Go for any other big brands also won’t exceed RM300.
Go and buy used tires la dude much cheaper..will suits your tight budget!!!
18 inch rm400 consider gud…if 15 inch rm400 its sucks
18 inch rm400 means ok la…if 15 inch rm400 means its sucks…better go for yokohama or michelin
better downgrade ur rim from 18″ to 15″ if cant afford this tyres
Buy expensive car u cant affort…buy expensive tyres u don wanna…then try Beskal Pixi..la cheap wat! no need oil, toll , rd tax. hehehehhehe