Goodyear OptiGrip looks discontinued: no new owner reviews or road tests in five years and no current EU tyre label.

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Bridgestone Alenza 001 vs Goodyear OptiGrip — Compared

Relative Score (0–100): the weighted average of the categories below, each 60% road tests and 40% owner reviews (comfort 40/60). Based on 0 + 0 road tests and 1,053 + 16 owner reviews. How we score

OptiGrip leads, 63–59 Narrow edge

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Bridgestone Alenza 001

Alenza 001

Summer

± 8

Tests – · none yet Owners 53 · 1,053 reviews

“A lot of our cars come with that Bridgestone. Often need replacement at only 30k km. They are also very sensitive to alignment, even slight off and the tires will wear unevenly and get noisy. Still better than the Dunlops though.”

Goodyear OptiGrip
Tire BGoodyear

OptiGrip

Summer

± 8Provisional

Tests – · none yet Owners 60 · 16 reviews

Category by category

Relative Score per category, 0–100. Open “Why this score” for the tests and owner ratings behind it.

  1. 59

    Dry

    Level
    59
    Why this score
    SourceAlenza 001OptiGrip
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 62 (est.)≈ 62 (est.)
    Reviews found online5555

    Alenza 001: 60% × 62.5 (est.) + 40% × 54.7 = 59

    OptiGrip: 60% × 62.4 (est.) + 40% × 54.6 = 59

    No road tests of dry for Alenza 001. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.41).

    No road tests of dry for OptiGrip. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.41).

  2. 63

    Wet

    OptiGrip +7
    70
    Why this score
    SourceAlenza 001OptiGrip
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 65 (est.)≈ 70 (est.)
    Reviews found online6069

    Alenza 001: 60% × 64.7 (est.) + 40% × 59.7 = 63

    OptiGrip: 60% × 69.9 (est.) + 40% × 69.2 = 70

    No road tests of wet for Alenza 001. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).

    No road tests of wet for OptiGrip. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).

  3. 53

    Comfort

    OptiGrip +5
    58
    Why this score
    SourceAlenza 001OptiGrip
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 64 (est.)≈ 66 (est.)
    Reviews found online4653

    Alenza 001: 40% × 64 (est.) + 60% × 45.7 = 53

    OptiGrip: 40% × 65.6 (est.) + 60% × 53.2 = 58

    No road tests of comfort for Alenza 001. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.20).

    No road tests of comfort for OptiGrip. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.20).

  4. 55

    Treadwear

    OptiGrip +6
    61
    Why this score
    SourceAlenza 001OptiGrip
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 60 (est.)≈ 63 (est.)
    Reviews found online4757

    Alenza 001: 60% × 59.7 (est.) + 40% × 47.4 = 55

    OptiGrip: 60% × 63.2 (est.) + 40% × 57.1 = 61

    No road tests of treadwear for Alenza 001. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.36).

    No road tests of treadwear for OptiGrip. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.36).

  5. 55

    Handling (owners)

    OptiGrip +4
    59
    Why this score
    SourceAlenza 001OptiGrip
    Reviews found online5559
Scores at a glance
Bridgestone Alenza 001 vs Goodyear OptiGrip: scores by category (0–100)
CategoryBridgestone Alenza 001Goodyear OptiGrip
Relative Score 59 63
Dry 59 59
Wet 63 70
Comfort 53 58
Treadwear 55 61
Handling (owners) 55 59

Higher is better. The Relative Score follows your weights below; category scores do not change.

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Alenza 001

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OptiGrip

Pros, cons & observations

Themes extracted from owner reviews found online — not the opinion of TireWheelGuide.

Tire A Alenza 001

Pros

  • Reliable dry and wet grip with confident handling
  • Stable and precise high-speed motorway performance
  • Good overall tread life and mileage for many drivers

Cons

  • Noticeable and occasionally loud road noise, especially as the tire wears
  • Firm and harsh ride quality, notably worsened in run-flat (RFT) versions
  • Rapid or uneven tread wear reported by some aggressive drivers or specific vehicle setups
All owner themes in the Alenza 001 review

Tire B OptiGrip

Pros

  • Exceptional wet-weather grip and safety
  • Consistent performance as the tread wears down
  • Good overall tread life and durability

Cons

  • High levels of road noise, often described as intrusive
  • Mediocre dry-weather performance and feedback
  • Reports of premature sidewall cracking
All owner themes in the OptiGrip review

What real owners are saying

From Reddit, forums and review threads. Not part of our score

Tire A

Bridgestone Alenza 001

Mixed

Community opinions on the Bridgestone Alenza 001 are split, largely depending on whether they are the run-flat variants. Many drivers praise their dry and wet handling, corner stability, and initial ride quality, while others criticize them for a harsh ride, noise, buzzy feedback on rough asphalt, and relatively fast treadwear. As original equipment (OE) tires on performance SUVs and crossovers, they are generally seen as capable in warm weather but poorly suited for cold temperatures, snow, or long-term tread life.

bobistheoilguy.com ·2022-10-24

“have the alenza 001 on my cx5 for the past 3.5 years/40.000km,been rotating every 5k km and keeping the tire pressure correct,the wear is excellent,can go another 30k kms easy and israel has tough weather. perfect straight line and corner stability,wet and dry traction is top notch as well.been driving in hell hot and pouring rain weather.drive the car fast.had all sorts of brands and tires from all season to semi slicks,from primacy to r888 in my previous cars so i know a good tire when i have one only down side is its a harsh tire after 3years but its normal with bridgestone.i strongly recommend as a sporty luxury tire.”

clublexus.com

“^^^^The Alenza 001 RFT is a summer tire not meant for snow or cold temps, and is a run-flat tire. As you surmised, it is a truck/SUV sport tire. If the sizing is correct, it should work out fine in your LC. However, as previously stated, RFTs are not as quiet as regular tires. The tire installer probably replaced them with RFTs because that's what you had mounted previously. If that's the case, you have experience with RFTs. Lexus used RFTs on the LC up until 2023 and switched to regular Hi-Po tires in 2024. Lou”

r/LexusNX ·13 upvotes ·2025-07-19

“Soon will have to replace tires on my NX350h Hi all, Soon I will have to replace the 2022 NX tires. The car came with "Bridgestone Alenza 001" so far so good, the ride quality has been nice, the noise is OK, and the rim protection (tire being wider than rim) worked well (narrow entrances with curbs in parkings in the city we live). We've made 75.000Km with the OEM tires and we will still make the summer with them before replacing them. In the area were we live is very rare to see snow. The car has no place for spare tire so runflats will have to be. I know runflats don't get "lots of love", but safety is a must and we will mount runflats again. The guy at the dealer offered us the GOODYEAR EFFICIENT GRIP 2 SUV. But as far as I've seen, those are not runflat. If we would like to improve, what would you recommend and why? Thanks!”

Top themes
#Handling and Grip#Ride Comfort and Noise#Run-Flat Performance#Treadwear and Longevity#Cold Weather and Snow Limitations#Original Equipment (OE) Fitment

Based on 23 community posts

Tire B

Goodyear OptiGrip

We haven't collected enough community discussion about this tire yet.

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Bridgestone Alenza 001 B · Goodyear OptiGrip
CategorySummerSummer
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverPassenger Car / Crossover
Sizes available73—
Rim diameters16″ – 22″—
Tread depth10/32″—
UTQG400 A A—
SidewallBlackwall—
Max pressure51 psi—

Which one should you actually buy?

Bridgestone Alenza 001

Goodyear OptiGrip

Narrow edge: Goodyear OptiGrip — better wet, treadwear and comfort. It leads or ties in every category we score. Goodyear OptiGrip rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 16 reviews), so read this result as provisional.

Pick tire B Your priority is wet-weather safety

Goodyear OptiGrip scores 70 vs 63 on wet.

Pick tire B You want the longest tread life

Goodyear OptiGrip scores 61 vs 55 on treadwear.

Pick tire B You want the most comfortable ride

Goodyear OptiGrip scores 58 vs 53 on comfort.

Tire A · Bridgestone Alenza 001
Tire B · Goodyear OptiGrip

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Alenza 001 or OptiGrip?

Which is better in the wet, Alenza 001 or OptiGrip?

Goodyear OptiGrip, 70 vs 63 on our wet score.

Which grips better on dry roads, Alenza 001 or OptiGrip?

Neither, by our numbers: 59 vs 59 on the dry score, within 3 points.

Which is more comfortable, Alenza 001 or OptiGrip?

Goodyear OptiGrip, 58 vs 53 on our comfort score.

Which lasts longer, Alenza 001 or OptiGrip?

Goodyear OptiGrip, 61 vs 55 on our treadwear score.

How do we compare tires?

Every category score blends two independent signals. 60% comes from professional tire tests (braking distances, lap times, noise measurements), each result compared with every other tire in the same test and newer tests counting more. 40% comes from owner reviews found online, adjusted for how generously each site rates. Both use one scale: the average tested tire gets 70, the best 100. When a tire has only one of the two, the missing half is estimated from the other and the score stays closer to average; with no road test and fewer than five owner reviews it gets no score yet.

Handling is the exception: road tests measure it inside the dry and wet scores, so its own row comes from owner ratings only and starts as less important.

Community buzz from Reddit and forums is shown for context only — it never changes the score. Full methodology