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

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Firestone Destination LE2 vs Goodyear OptiGrip — Compared

Relative Score (0–100): the weighted average of the categories below, each 60% road tests and 40% owner reviews. Based on 0 + 0 road tests and 102 + 16 owner reviews. How we score

Destination LE2 leads, 68–64 Narrow edge

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Goodyear OptiGrip
Tire BGoodyear

OptiGrip

Summer

Provisional

Tests – · none yet Owners 61 · 16 reviews

Category by category

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

  1. 68

    Dry

    Destination LE2 +8
    60
    Why this score
    SourceDestination LE2OptiGrip
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 68 (est.)≈ 63 (est.)
    Reviews found online6856

    Destination LE2: 60% × 67.6 (est.) + 40% × 67.5 = 68

    OptiGrip: 60% × 62.9 (est.) + 40% × 55.8 = 60

    No road tests of dry for Destination LE2. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.40).

    No road tests of dry for OptiGrip. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.40).

  2. 69

    Wet

    OptiGrip +1
    70
    Why this score
    SourceDestination LE2OptiGrip
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 69 (est.)≈ 70 (est.)
    Reviews found online6970

    Destination LE2: 60% × 69.4 (est.) + 40% × 69.1 = 69

    OptiGrip: 60% × 70 (est.) + 40% × 70.2 = 70

    No road tests of wet for Destination LE2. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.56).

    No road tests of wet for OptiGrip. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.56).

  3. 66

    Snow

    No comparison
    –
    Why this score
    SourceDestination LE2OptiGrip
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 68 (est.)–
    Reviews found online63–

    Destination LE2: 60% × 67.5 (est.) + 40% × 62.8 = 66

    No road tests of snow for Destination LE2. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.33).

  4. 66

    Comfort

    Destination LE2 +3
    63
    Why this score
    SourceDestination LE2OptiGrip
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 68 (est.)≈ 67 (est.)
    Reviews found online6456

    Destination LE2: 60% × 68.2 (est.) + 40% × 63.5 = 66

    OptiGrip: 60% × 66.9 (est.) + 40% × 56 = 63

    No road tests of comfort for Destination LE2 or OptiGrip. The test half is the tested tires’ average (69): owners’ comfort ratings barely follow the road tests.

  5. 69

    Noise

    No comparison
    –
    Why this score
    SourceDestination LE2OptiGrip
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 67 (est.)–
    Reviews found online72–

    Destination LE2: 60% × 67.3 (est.) + 40% × 71.6 = 69

    No road tests of noise for Destination LE2. The test half is the tested tires’ average (67): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests.

  6. 67

    Treadwear

    Destination LE2 +5
    62
    Why this score
    SourceDestination LE2OptiGrip
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 66 (est.)≈ 64 (est.)
    Reviews found online6759

    Destination LE2: 60% × 66.2 (est.) + 40% × 67.4 = 67

    OptiGrip: 60% × 63.6 (est.) + 40% × 59.2 = 62

    No road tests of treadwear for Destination LE2. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.31).

    No road tests of treadwear for OptiGrip. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.31).

  7. 68

    Handling (owners)

    Destination LE2 +8
    60
    Why this score
    SourceDestination LE2OptiGrip
    Reviews found online6860
Scores at a glance
CategoryFirestone Destination LE2Goodyear OptiGrip
Relative Score 68 64
Dry 68 60
Wet 69 70
Snow 66 –
Comfort 66 63
Noise 69 –
Treadwear 67 62
Handling (owners) 68 60

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

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Headline score

Destination LE2

OptiGrip

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 Destination LE2

Pros

  • Excellent dry and wet traction
  • Affordable, high-value pricing
  • Quiet and comfortable highway ride

Cons

  • Tendency to pick up and retain small stones from gravel roads
  • Occasional reports of higher-than-expected road noise on specific vehicle models
  • Isolated instances of balancing difficulties or premature wear
All owner themes in the Destination LE2 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

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Firestone Destination LE2 B · Goodyear OptiGrip
CategoryAll-Season tireSummer
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverPassenger Car / Crossover
Sizes available5—
Rim diameters16″ – 18″—
Tread depth11/32″—
UTQG520 A B—
Treadwear warranty60,000 mi—
SidewallBlackwall—
Max pressure44 psi—

Which one should you actually buy?

Firestone Destination LE2

Goodyear OptiGrip

Narrow edge: Firestone Destination LE2 — better dry, handling and treadwear. Where the Goodyear OptiGrip is ahead, it is by less than 3 points. Goodyear OptiGrip rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 16 reviews), so read this result as provisional.

Pick tire A You want the most grip on dry roads

Firestone Destination LE2 scores 68 vs 60 on dry.

Pick tire A You enjoy sharp, responsive handling

Firestone Destination LE2 scores 68 vs 60 on handling.

Pick tire A You want the longest tread life

Firestone Destination LE2 scores 67 vs 62 on treadwear.

Pick tire A You want the most comfortable ride

Firestone Destination LE2 scores 66 vs 63 on comfort.

Tire A · Firestone Destination LE2
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Tire B · Goodyear OptiGrip
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Destination LE2 or OptiGrip?

Which is better in the wet, Destination LE2 or OptiGrip?

Neither, by our numbers: 69 vs 70 on the wet score, within 3 points.

Which grips better on dry roads, Destination LE2 or OptiGrip?

Firestone Destination LE2, 68 vs 60 on our dry score.

Which is more comfortable, Destination LE2 or OptiGrip?

Firestone Destination LE2, 66 vs 63 on our comfort score.

Which lasts longer, Destination LE2 or OptiGrip?

Firestone Destination LE2, 67 vs 62 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