Fuel Savings Proven Using Goodyear Tyres

In a recent long term road test using Goodyear EfficientGrip tyres from Goodyear Tyres, Autocar Magazine ably demonstrated that it is by no means impossible to achieve significant fuel savings without the need to compromise braking and handling performance. The test clearly showed that the Goodyear EfficientGrip tyre from Goodyear Tyres represents a notable advance in both fuel economy and road safety. These results, which materially contribute to reducing the cost of motoring, are especially compelling in the current economic climate and also show that Goodyear Tyres is helping to make a useful reduction in carbon emissions as a result of greater fuel savings.

Using a Citroen Picasso fitted with Goodyear EfficientGrip tyres from Goodyear Tyres, Autocar Magazine reported that it achieved fuel savings of nearly 2 percent during one of their long term road test projects. What makes this test particularly notable however is that the Goodyear Tyres were not tested in the clinical environment of a road laboratory test track. In fact Autocar Magazine carried out the testing in real world motoring conditions, using a vehicle which is simply part of their normal fleet. In reality, this amounts to a significant confirmation that Goodyear EfficientGrip tyres from Goodyear Tyres really can help to reduce fuel consumption and therefore reduce both costs and pollution.

The actual results achieved by Autocar Magazine when using their Citroen Picasso equipped with Goodyear EfficientGrip tyre from Goodyear Tyres are quite impressive. In the early part of the test when driving the vehicle as equipped with its original tyres, Autocar Magazine recorded a fuel consumption figure of 42.8 mpg. The change to Goodyear EfficientGrip tyres from Goodyear Tyres enabled the vehicle to return a notably improved fuel consumption of 43.5 mpg. Over the life of a set of tyres, this means that choosing Goodyear EfficientGrip tyres from Goodyear Tyres is a sound economical proposition.

Of equal significance however is the fact that Goodyear EfficientGrip tyres from Goodyear Tyres still deliver the performance for which the company is justifiably renowned. Indeed, Goodyear Tyres' own testing department proved that the tyres were able to offer 15 per cent better rolling resistance, whilst still delivering excellent wet braking and wet handling performance. Moreover, this was backed up by independent tests carried out not by Goodyear Tyres but by TUeV in Germany,

The Goodyear EfficientGrip is the first tyre from Goodyear Tyres to feature the Company's new FuelSaving Technology. This comprises a special light-weight tyre structure, a patented CoolCushion Layer, advanced compound materials and innovative manufacturing techniques. Together these various elements reduce the amount of energy required to make the tyre roll, which, according to Goodyear Tyres, reduces the car's fuel consumption and hence its CO2 emissions.