Tests 80 · 5 tests Owners 79 · 773 reviews
Best test result: #1 of 12 in 2023 Best SUV Tyres Tested (noise)
Yokohama Geolandar G055 Blue Earth looks discontinued: no new owner reviews or road tests in five years and no current EU tyre label.
Head-to-head
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Goodyear EfficientGrip 2 SUV vs Yokohama Geolandar G055 Blue Earth — Compared
Relative Score (0–100): the weighted average of the categories below, each 60% road tests and 40% owner reviews. Based on 5 + 0 road tests and 773 + 12 owner reviews. How we score
EfficientGrip 2 SUV is ahead, 79–61
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Tests – · none yet Owners 59 · 12 reviews
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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79
Dry
EfficientGrip 2 SUV +1861Why this score
Source EfficientGrip 2 SUV Geolandar G055 Blue Earth Professional tests (TWG score) · 5 / – tests 77 ≈ 64 (est.) Reviews found online 83 58 EfficientGrip 2 SUV: 60% × 76.9 + 40% × 82.8 = 79
Geolandar G055 Blue Earth: 60% × 63.8 (est.) + 40% × 58 = 61
No road tests of dry for Geolandar G055 Blue Earth. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.40).
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80
Wet
EfficientGrip 2 SUV +2357Why this score
Source EfficientGrip 2 SUV Geolandar G055 Blue Earth Professional tests (TWG score) · 5 / – tests 81 ≈ 60 (est.) Reviews found online 79 53 EfficientGrip 2 SUV: 60% × 81 + 40% × 79.1 = 80
Geolandar G055 Blue Earth: 60% × 60.3 (est.) + 40% × 52.9 = 57
No road tests of wet for Geolandar G055 Blue Earth. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.56).
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79
Comfort
EfficientGrip 2 SUV +1465Why this score
Source EfficientGrip 2 SUV Geolandar G055 Blue Earth Professional tests (TWG score) · 2 / – tests 80 ≈ 68 (est.) Reviews found online 77 62 EfficientGrip 2 SUV: 60% × 80.1 + 40% × 76.6 = 79
Geolandar G055 Blue Earth: 60% × 67.9 (est.) + 40% × 61.8 = 65
No road tests of comfort for Geolandar G055 Blue Earth. The test half is the tested tires’ average (69): owners’ comfort ratings barely follow the road tests.
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83
Noise
No comparison–Why this score
Source EfficientGrip 2 SUV Geolandar G055 Blue Earth Professional tests (TWG score) · 5 / – tests 93 – Reviews found online ≈ 67 (est.) – EfficientGrip 2 SUV: 60% × 93.4 + 40% × 67.3 (est.) = 83
No owner ratings of noise for EfficientGrip 2 SUV. 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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79
Treadwear
EfficientGrip 2 SUV +1465Why this score
Source EfficientGrip 2 SUV Geolandar G055 Blue Earth Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / – tests 80 ≈ 65 (est.) Reviews found online 77 64 EfficientGrip 2 SUV: 60% × 79.5 + 40% × 77.2 = 79
Geolandar G055 Blue Earth: 60% × 65.1 (est.) + 40% × 64 = 65
No road tests of treadwear for Geolandar G055 Blue Earth. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.31).
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79
Handling (owners)
EfficientGrip 2 SUV +2158Why this score
Source EfficientGrip 2 SUV Geolandar G055 Blue Earth Reviews found online 79 58
Scores at a glance
| Category | Goodyear EfficientGrip 2 SUV | Yokohama Geolandar G055 Blue Earth |
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| Relative Score | 79 | 61 |
| Dry | 79 | 61 |
| Wet | 80 | 57 |
| Comfort | 79 | 65 |
| Noise | 83 | – |
| Treadwear | 79 | 65 |
| Handling (owners) | 79 | 58 |
Higher is better. The Relative Score follows your weights below; category scores do not change.
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Headline score
79
/ 100
EfficientGrip 2 SUV
61
/ 100
Geolandar G055 Blue Earth
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 EfficientGrip 2 SUV
Pros
- Exceptionally low road noise and high cabin comfort
- Strong and confidence-inspiring grip in both wet and dry conditions
- Impressive tread wear and long-term durability
Cons
- Soft sidewalls can compromise responsive handling and cornering feedback
- Less effective performance in cold, freezing, or damp winter conditions
- Lack of built-in rim protection
Tire B Geolandar G055 Blue Earth
Pros
- Extremely quiet and comfortable ride quality
- Improved fuel economy and low rolling resistance
- Adequate dry road grip and handling
Cons
- Dangerous or unreliable wet weather traction, particularly lateral grip and cornering
- Prone to wheel spin on damp or wet surfaces
- Accelerated or uneven tread wear reported on certain crossover and SUV models
Specs side by side
| Attribute | A · Goodyear EfficientGrip 2 SUV | B · Yokohama Geolandar G055 Blue Earth |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Summer | Summer |
| Vehicle type | SUV and 4x4 | SUV and 4x4 |
| Sizes available | 41 | — |
| Rim diameters | 16″ – 22″ | — |
Which one should you actually buy?
79
/ 100
Goodyear EfficientGrip 2 SUV
61
/ 100
Yokohama Geolandar G055 Blue Earth
Winner: Goodyear EfficientGrip 2 SUV — better wet, handling and dry. It leads or ties in every category we score. Yokohama Geolandar G055 Blue Earth rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 12 reviews), so read this result as provisional.
Pick tire A
Your priority is wet-weather safety
Goodyear EfficientGrip 2 SUV scores 80 vs 57 on wet.
Pick tire A
You enjoy sharp, responsive handling
Goodyear EfficientGrip 2 SUV scores 79 vs 58 on handling.
Pick tire A
You want the most grip on dry roads
Goodyear EfficientGrip 2 SUV scores 79 vs 61 on dry.
Pick tire A
You want the most comfortable ride
Goodyear EfficientGrip 2 SUV scores 79 vs 65 on comfort.
Tire A · Goodyear EfficientGrip 2 SUV
Tire B · Yokohama Geolandar G055 Blue Earth
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EfficientGrip 2 SUV or Geolandar G055 Blue Earth?
Which is better in the wet, EfficientGrip 2 SUV or Geolandar G055 Blue Earth?
Goodyear EfficientGrip 2 SUV, 80 vs 57 on our wet score.
Which grips better on dry roads, EfficientGrip 2 SUV or Geolandar G055 Blue Earth?
Goodyear EfficientGrip 2 SUV, 79 vs 61 on our dry score.
Which is more comfortable, EfficientGrip 2 SUV or Geolandar G055 Blue Earth?
Goodyear EfficientGrip 2 SUV, 79 vs 65 on our comfort score.
Which lasts longer, EfficientGrip 2 SUV or Geolandar G055 Blue Earth?
Goodyear EfficientGrip 2 SUV, 79 vs 65 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