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Bridgestone Ecopia EP600 vs Yokohama BluEarth XT AE61 — 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 + 2 road tests and 1 + 11 owner reviews. How we score

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Yokohama BluEarth XT AE61
Tire BYokohama

BluEarth XT AE61

Summer

± 7

Tests 66 · 2 tests Owners 80 · 11 reviews

Best test result: #1 of 8 in 2025 EV Tyre Test (noise)

Category by category

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

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    Dry

    No comparison
    76
    Why this score
    SourceEcopia EP600BluEarth XT AE61
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 2 tests–70
    Reviews found online–83

    BluEarth XT AE61: 60% × 70.4 + 40% × 83.4 = 76

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    Wet

    No comparison
    74
    Why this score
    SourceEcopia EP600BluEarth XT AE61
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 2 tests–68
    Reviews found online–83

    BluEarth XT AE61: 60% × 67.6 + 40% × 83.2 = 74

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    Comfort

    No comparison
    67
    Why this score
    SourceEcopia EP600BluEarth XT AE61
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 2 tests–65
    Reviews found online–69

    BluEarth XT AE61: 40% × 64.7 + 60% × 69.2 = 67

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    Noise

    No comparison
    79
    Why this score
    SourceEcopia EP600BluEarth XT AE61
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 2 tests–87
    Reviews found online–≈ 67 (est.)

    BluEarth XT AE61: 60% × 87.2 + 40% × 66.6 (est.) = 79

    No owner ratings of noise for BluEarth XT AE61. The owner half is the owners’ average (67): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests, so the tests say nothing about how owners would rate it.

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    Treadwear

    No comparison
    62
    Why this score
    SourceEcopia EP600BluEarth XT AE61
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests–53
    Reviews found online–77

    BluEarth XT AE61: 60% × 52.8 + 40% × 76.5 = 62

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    Handling (owners)

    No comparison
    82
    Why this score
    SourceEcopia EP600BluEarth XT AE61
    Reviews found online–82
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    Efficiency

    No comparison
    65
    Why this score
    SourceEcopia EP600BluEarth XT AE61
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests–65
Scores at a glance
CategoryBridgestone Ecopia EP600Yokohama BluEarth XT AE61
Relative Score – 73
Dry – 76
Wet – 74
Comfort – 67
Noise – 79
Treadwear – 62
Handling (owners) – 82
Efficiency – 65

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

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Wet grip starts at “Important”. Treadwear starts at “Neutral” here: road tests measured it for at most one of the two tires, so it rests on owner reviews. Move the sliders and the scores update instantly.

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Headline score

Ecopia EP600

± 7

BluEarth XT AE61

Only categories both tires have data for count toward the headline score.

Pros, cons & observations

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

Tire A Ecopia EP600

Not enough owner reviews yet to extract themes.

Tire B BluEarth XT AE61

Pros

  • Excellent grip and braking performance in both wet and dry conditions
  • Responsive and sharp steering handling
  • High stability during cornering due to rigid sidewall construction

Cons

  • Noticeable cabin noise, particularly on aged or rough road surfaces
  • Stiff sidewall construction results in a harsh ride on bumpy or unpaved roads
  • Comfort levels are highly dependent on road surface quality
All owner themes in the BluEarth XT AE61 review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Bridgestone Ecopia EP600 B · Yokohama BluEarth XT AE61
CategoryAll-Season tireSummer
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverSUV and 4x4
Sizes available238
Rim diameters19″16″ – 20″

Which one should you actually buy?

Bridgestone Ecopia EP600

Yokohama BluEarth XT AE61

Only Yokohama BluEarth XT AE61 has enough test and review data for a Relative Score, so there is no head-to-head winner yet.

Tire A · Bridgestone Ecopia EP600
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Tire B · Yokohama BluEarth XT AE61
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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