Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 Reviews - Page 12

I've only covered around a 1000 miles since fitting, all in perfectly dry conditions, so obviously very limited in some respects. I previously ran Michelin PS4's, which I was happy with bar two issues, first being comfort and the second and probably the more important, lack of fun, for want of a better word. Those tyres had grip in spades, but just no fun on turn in. I'd read this in a few reviews and opted for an extra load spec to see if sidewall flex was the reason, all it did was predictably ruin the ride quality.
Which brings me onto this Goodyear, a standard spec side wall, what a difference. Quieter by a huge margin and so much more comfortable, not a surprise I hear you say? The surprise is how these are so much better on turn in, way more up for some fun on B roads, heavy braking is also spot on. There's a little more lateral movement from these tyres at the rear, but that could be down to having 3 times the tread block height than the set that's just come off, but could also be the side wall, time will tell in that respect. At no point does the rear feel like it will slide out, but wet weather conditions might change this opinion. I'm currently more than happy with these Goodyears in the limited scenarios I've used them, I'm really looking forward to seeing how they perform in the wet. The cherry on the cake is a not insignificant saving over the Michelin as far as price goes.

Well, the tyres are INCREDIBLE. Grip like hell, have a very easy to predict behaviour at the limit. But that's the usual with these tyres. There are things about them that people do not talk about:

0. Very important! These tyres are incredibly sticky and collect a lot of debris, especially on dry dirt roads. They will chip off some paint on the lower back bumper because of this. Get some PPF on that part and it will be fine. This is the only negative I could find.

1. Rim protection!! My god it is a saviour. I had to mount a kerb due to an oversized truck coming the opposite way and the wheel came down at an almost parallel angle. The protection did its job wonderfully.
2. There is some noticeable tyre noise at around 80kph on rough roads, but on fresh tarmac they are very quiet at all speeds.
3. Speaking of rough roads, I live in Romania and they are commonplace here. Moon craters in the middle of the road as well. I can say that the tyres are in great shape, there is no abnormal rubber abrasion.
4. Now I don't know where Jonathan gets his tyres from, but mine have a different sidewall which looks pretty sexy. The tyre pattern looks very premium as well, unlike the PS5's in my opinion.

Get this tyre. It is worth every penny.

Moved to these from the Pirelli PZ4s. The Asym 6 is quieter and isolates road imperfections better. The PZ4 has a meatier sportier ride and personally I liked the quality of the sound in-car. I found the PZ4s balance to be touch further towards the front axle on the estate VRS than the completely neutral Asym 6. Both tyres maintaining their same balance in the dry and damp. The roads I drive hardly ever get standing water even after heavy rain. With the PZ4s I wanted to push the car harder, be less precise and throw the car about. But, the VRS’s stability control doesn’t like that and even with the stability turned to sport it’s pretty unpredictable how it will brake the wheels. With the Asym 6 it’s more fun to be precise, clipping drains and catseyes, enjoying balancing front and rear grip, the VRS’s stability control likes that more as you can balance the Skoda on the throttle rather than off it. At “kids in the car” brisk pace the Asym 6 is more fun. On your own, pushing harder, the PZ4s give more feedback. Both lose traction predictably with the PZ4s being noisier when they do. Overall the Asym 6 is a more rounded tyre. I can see why it wins all the tests. The PZ4 will never beat it in a test unless subjective (sporty) feel and wet handling is weighted very highly and even then the Asym might nudge it.…..the Asym does have a weakness that you won’t read about in tyre tests. On roads with compressions, especially those caused by subsidence on one side of the road, the tyres run out of control - as in damping, sidewall control. This is a pretty big deal with the roads I drive. Upping pressures helps but mainly ups the frequency of the oscillations and above 36.7psi on my gauge gets skittish in the damp.

I got two punctures at 9500 miles which means and early move to new tyres. I’d just rotated the tyres at 7k with the fronts at 3mm and the rears at 6mm. I know I know they needed switching sooner. It’s looking like I would have got the same 15k out of the Asyms as I did the PZ4s.

I am a massive Goodyear fan. I had the Assym 3's on a previous car and never looked back.

I have now had the Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5's, Goodyear Eagle F1 Supersports, Michelin PS4 and even some Avon's (for a brief period) on my current car - a Golf GTI Clubsport 40.

I mix up my driving a lot - lots of motorway driving but also lots of hard street driving and B road blasts, I find it massively important to have the best tyres possible to allow me to push my car as hard as I can in a safe manner.

I was massively impressed with the Asymmetric 5's, the sheer grip and feedback were fantastic, along with being very safe in the wet. When my front tyres reached the end of their serviceable life after 11,000 miles, I was more than ready to get the newer Asymmetric 6's fitted on the front of my car.

I'm simply over the moon with them already. Having covered about 1,000 miles on them in very mixed driving conditions, they have blown me away. They offer *everything* I could ever want from a tyre. They are extremely grippy in the dry and wet, the feedback is great, the ride is very comfortable and the price is very reasonable for a top tier tyre. I drove home in heavy rain last night and I drove the car hard to see how the tyres would handle hard driving in the wet and they did not miss a beat. I was amazed how they put the power down on wet roads and the grip offered in corners. It actually felt like I was driving on a dry road. Incredible.

I had the Michelin PS4's a few years ago and I did not like them at all, they were too soft and struggled to keep up with my hard driving. I trialled the Eagle F1 Supersports when they first came out - they sound like the obvious choice for a sports hatchback - I found them excellent when warmed up on dry roads but they were nowhere near as confidence-inspiring in the rain and actually quite scary on wet roads. That's why I got the Assym 5's fitted after them and was very happy with my choice. And now I have the 6's I am even happier. These tyres are simply fantastic - stupid amounts of grip. I recommend them to everyone. The UK has such mixed weather that I think these just offer the best all round driving experience. They really, really suit the characteristics of the Mk7 Golf GTI. I got them when on offer - £183 for 2 fitted. An absolute steal. Get these tyres, you will not be disappointed. I will certainly be getting them again next time round.