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Goodyear EfficientGrip SUV vs Yokohama Parada Spec-X — 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 1 + 0 road tests and 31 + 28 owner reviews. How we score

Parada Spec-X leads, 68–66 Narrow edge

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Goodyear EfficientGrip SUV
Tire AGoodyear

EfficientGrip SUV

Summer

± 7

Tests 73 · 1 test Owners 59 · 31 reviews

Best test result: #2 of 8 in 2018 All Road 265/60 R18 4x4 Tyre Test (dry handling)

Yokohama Parada Spec-X
Tire BYokohama

Parada Spec-X

High Performance All-Season tire

± 8

Tests – · none yet Owners 67 · 28 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

    EfficientGrip SUV +1
    67
    Why this score
    SourceEfficientGrip SUVParada Spec-X
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / – tests73≈ 67 (est.)
    Reviews found online6166

    EfficientGrip SUV: 60% × 72.9 + 40% × 60.8 = 68

    Parada Spec-X: 60% × 67.2 (est.) + 40% × 66 = 67

    No road tests of dry for Parada Spec-X. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.42).

  2. 71

    Wet

    Parada Spec-X +1
    72
    Why this score
    SourceEfficientGrip SUVParada Spec-X
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / – tests74≈ 72 (est.)
    Reviews found online6673

    EfficientGrip SUV: 60% × 74 + 40% × 65.7 = 71

    Parada Spec-X: 60% × 71.9 (est.) + 40% × 72.9 = 72

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

  3. –

    Snow

    No comparison
    68
    Why this score
    SourceEfficientGrip SUVParada Spec-X
    Professional tests (TWG score)–≈ 69 (est.)
    Reviews found online–66

    Parada Spec-X: 60% × 69.1 (est.) + 40% × 66.3 = 68

    No road tests of snow for Parada Spec-X. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.37).

  4. 63

    Comfort

    Parada Spec-X +6
    69
    Why this score
    SourceEfficientGrip SUVParada Spec-X
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 67 (est.)≈ 69 (est.)
    Reviews found online6069

    EfficientGrip SUV: 40% × 67.4 (est.) + 60% × 59.8 = 63

    Parada Spec-X: 40% × 69.1 (est.) + 60% × 69 = 69

    No road tests of comfort for EfficientGrip SUV or Parada Spec-X. The test half is the tested tires’ average (69): owners’ comfort ratings barely follow the road tests.

  5. 66

    Noise

    Parada Spec-X +3
    69
    Why this score
    SourceEfficientGrip SUVParada Spec-X
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / – tests66≈ 67 (est.)
    Reviews found online≈ 67 (est.)73

    EfficientGrip SUV: 60% × 65.9 + 40% × 66.6 (est.) = 66

    Parada Spec-X: 60% × 66.6 (est.) + 40% × 73.3 = 69

    No owner ratings of noise for EfficientGrip 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.

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

  6. 57

    Treadwear

    Parada Spec-X +4
    61
    Why this score
    SourceEfficientGrip SUVParada Spec-X
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 61 (est.)≈ 63 (est.)
    Reviews found online5158

    EfficientGrip SUV: 60% × 60.8 (est.) + 40% × 50.7 = 57

    Parada Spec-X: 60% × 63.2 (est.) + 40% × 57.8 = 61

    No road tests of treadwear for EfficientGrip SUV. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.35).

    No road tests of treadwear for Parada Spec-X. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.35).

  7. 61

    Handling (owners)

    Parada Spec-X +9
    70
    Why this score
    SourceEfficientGrip SUVParada Spec-X
    Reviews found online6170
  8. 64

    Efficiency

    No comparison
    –
    Why this score
    SourceEfficientGrip SUVParada Spec-X
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / – tests64–
Scores at a glance
CategoryGoodyear EfficientGrip SUVYokohama Parada Spec-X
Relative Score 66 68
Dry 68 67
Wet 71 72
Snow – 68
Comfort 63 69
Noise 66 69
Treadwear 57 61
Handling (owners) 61 70
Efficiency 64 –

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

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Headline score
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EfficientGrip SUV

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Parada Spec-X

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 SUV

Pros

  • High levels of ride comfort and low cabin noise
  • Strong dry-road handling and steering response
  • Generally good fuel efficiency

Cons

  • Fragile sidewalls prone to punctures and damage
  • Reports of tread flaking, chunking, or cracking in hot climates
  • Inconsistent wet-weather performance, with some users reporting poor traction
All owner themes in the EfficientGrip SUV review

Tire B Parada Spec-X

Pros

  • Significantly quieter and more comfortable than competing brands
  • Exceptional wet weather performance, handling heavy rain and standing water with confidence
  • Strong dry traction and responsive overall handling for aggressive driving

Cons

  • Accelerated tread wear observed by some drivers, particularly on heavy SUVs
  • Shorter lifespan under harsh winter conditions or aggressive driving styles
All owner themes in the Parada Spec-X review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Goodyear EfficientGrip SUV B · Yokohama Parada Spec-X
CategorySummerHigh Performance All-Season tire
Vehicle typeSUV and 4x4SUV and 4x4
Sizes available623
Rim diameters16″ – 20″18″ – 24″
Tread depth—11/32″
UTQG—420 A A
Sidewall—Blackwall
Max pressure—51 psi
Sizes in common11

Which one should you actually buy?

Goodyear EfficientGrip SUV

Yokohama Parada Spec-X

Narrow edge: Yokohama Parada Spec-X — better handling, comfort and treadwear. Where the Goodyear EfficientGrip SUV is ahead, it is by less than 3 points.

Pick tire B You enjoy sharp, responsive handling

Yokohama Parada Spec-X scores 70 vs 61 on handling.

Pick tire B You want the most comfortable ride

Yokohama Parada Spec-X scores 69 vs 63 on comfort.

Pick tire B You want the longest tread life

Yokohama Parada Spec-X scores 61 vs 57 on treadwear.

Pick tire B You want a quieter cabin

Yokohama Parada Spec-X scores 69 vs 66 on noise.

Tire A · Goodyear EfficientGrip SUV
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EfficientGrip SUV or Parada Spec-X?

Which is better in the wet, EfficientGrip SUV or Parada Spec-X?

Neither, by our numbers: 71 vs 72 on the wet score, within 3 points.

Which grips better on dry roads, EfficientGrip SUV or Parada Spec-X?

Neither, by our numbers: 68 vs 67 on the dry score, within 3 points.

Which is quieter, EfficientGrip SUV or Parada Spec-X?

Yokohama Parada Spec-X, 69 vs 66 on our noise score.

Which is more comfortable, EfficientGrip SUV or Parada Spec-X?

Yokohama Parada Spec-X, 69 vs 63 on our comfort score.

Which lasts longer, EfficientGrip SUV or Parada Spec-X?

Yokohama Parada Spec-X, 61 vs 57 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