Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5
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Excellent grip, decent handling and a quiet ride – These were purchased to replace some incredibly noisy/ harsh riding 19" Continental Sport Contact 6 tyres. The handling of the Continentals was superb, but the noise on coarse surfaces and feeling every bump in the road grew tiresome. There was also zero wheel rim protection on the Continentals. The Asymmetric 5 is softer riding and comparatively very quiet on coarse surface roads. The steering feel and handling response is no longer razor sharp (feels more disconnected), but the grip is still great. They have enough rim protection to prevent wheel damage if you lightly touch a curb.
A great tyre if you want something that grips well without getting a harsh noisy ride. Probably not the best tyre if all out handling is your priority.
Purchased in at Tyresales.com.au.
- Tyre Mileage: 2,000 km
Great – Swapped to these from Directional 5’s both are great. Very grippy wet or dry, they did really well in the heavy week of rain in NSW, very controlled over sheets of water depsite being on 1300kg car. They feel the same as asymetric 5 tyres, which were excellent. They are only 10 weeks old and the last set lasted 30k/14 months of hard driving so I can’t complain. Goodyear has a little case of “wokeness” recently so I hope the quality doesn’t suffer.
Purchased in at Beaurepaires Australia for $225.
- Tyre Mileage: 7,000 km
- Tyre Pressure Used: 32 PSI
Changed from Dunlop Sport Maxx RT's – My vehicle had Dunlop OEM tyres fitted from new - the original Sport Maxx wore evenly with good mileage, I changed to RT's as "racing technology" tyres but had to swap out to Goodyear F1 Asymmetric 5, have not looked back, very hard to wheel spin under heavy acceleration from a standing start, brilliant cornering in the dry and extremely stable in the wet, road noise is ok just slightly noisier than the RT's but the wheel feedback is massively improved - I like to know where the car heading as I drive. Good looking tyre with impressive performance - 10k on tyres so far with no visible wear, just completed a wheel rotation, balance and alignment - no issues found - if you are looking for price, quality and performance then try these - mine are 245/35/R19 $265 each
Purchased in for $265.
- Tyre Mileage: 10,000 km
- Tyre Pressure Used: 36 PSI
Good tyres but there is possibly a perception/visual problem looming with the tyre thread – Had 2 front wheels on my wife's Benz B200 replaced. Performance wise, on par if not better than the replaced Contisport5 tyres. However, after just 1000 km mileage (i.e. due to lockdown), I have noticed that the tyre thread (sipes) running perpendicular to the longitudinal groove (i.e. area marked red in attached picture) is wearing off much faster. On closer scrutiny of the area wearing off, you will find that the thread there is of a shallower depth (i.e. the base wall has a rib/dimple). Now, with further wearing of the tyre, the patch on this thread will grow bald much sooner. Not sure this will subsequently affect performance but it will certainly give the perception of uneven wear on the tyre; thus compelling some people to change the tyre sooner than expected.
Purchased in for $150.
- Tyre Mileage: 1,100 km
- Tyre Pressure Used: 32 PSI
Solid Performing Tyres - Excellent Value for Money – I had just come off a set of Michelin Pilot Sport 4, and these Goodyear's are a big improvement in road feedback which is important. They give an excellent overall feeling of control, the performance in dry and wet conditions is excellent, the noise levels are great, it has an excellent sidewall to protect your rims, and they are very competitively priced, much cheaper than the Michelin's, so overall we have a winner here...did I mention that my fuel efficiency went up? Yep....these are better on fuel too, was noticing around 60-70km extra on the same route, pretty amazing.
The only thing I haven't seen yet is the wear, but the other reviews I have read, suggest that they have great wear too..
So there you have it, an excellent tyre that does a great all round job, I'm using them on my Mazda 3 MPS 2008. Will be buying them again.
Purchased in at Tyroola for $900.
- Tyre Mileage: 1,500 km
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