Small car sizes: Goodyear debuts EfficientGrip Compact 2

Goodyear has released a tyre it designed to “optimise performance in compact cars.” The new EfficientGrip Compact 2 strengthens the EfficientGrip offering for the small passenger vehicle segment, complementing a tyre family that also includes EfficientGrip Performance 2, EfficientGrip 2 SUV and EfficientGrip Cargo 2.

With a wide range of available 14- and 15-inch sizes, Goodyear says EfficientGrip Compact 2 is suitable for fitment on more than 75 per cent of the current compact car market. Technological enhancements include Dry Stability Technology, which maximises the tyre’s contact patch to ensure improved performance. This is achieved with an optimised pattern in the shoulder area.

Additionally, Goodyear’s Wet Grip Technology ensures optimal grip in the wet by including a high quantity of gripping edges that disperse surface water. Sipes cut across the tyre tread channel water away from the contact patch, providing enhanced all-round wet grip.

“The EfficientGrip Compact 2 brings more performance to our range of compact car tyres,” comments Sonia Leneveu, Goodyear’s director marketing consumer Europe. “It remains an important market segment for the industry and means we have our best ever line-up of products. Goodyear’s award-winning EfficientGrip range continues to go from strength to strength, now serving a larger proportion of the automotive market than ever before.”