Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 Reviews - Page 4

Given 100% while driving a Volkswagen Golf GTI Mk7 Clubsport 40 Edition (225/40 R18) on a combination of roads for 1,000 spirited miles
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.
Helpful 676 - tyre reviewed on March 30, 2023
Given 93% while driving a Audi A6 3.0 TDI Quattro (245/45 R18) on mostly motorways for 0 average miles
Possibly the best summer tires I've ever had...great handling on dry and wet conditions, very good breaking and low noise. Expensive but worthy.
Helpful 14 - tyre reviewed on March 28, 2023
Given 93% while driving a BMW 325d M Sport (235/45 R18) on mostly country roads for 500 spirited miles
Very impressed with these so far; fitted to my 2015 BMW F31 touring I bought the car with OEM 19" alloys with RFTs. They were removed ASAP and sold; I then fitted OEM 18s with RFT winter tyres and they were a marked improvement over the 19s; a lot less tramlining and harsh ride etc... I've now fitted 235/45/18 Goodyear Assym6s to the car on 18x8 OEM alloys all round and the car now rides and handles superbly. Smoother, quieter and little to no tramlining at all unless it's a really bad road. The car rides over potholes much better (I still do my best to avoid them) and on the country roads that surround where I live; it's overall like a different car! I'll be fitting 18" non RFT winter tyres to the other set of 18s once I've had them refurbed; I'd never run RFTs again I can't comment on wear as haven't done enough & won't do enough miles to know unfortunately; but if you're after better, grippier (wet & dry) tyres that offer better comfort and a smoother/quieter ride; I'd highly recommend these. More so as I got them £250 cheaper than the Michelin PS5s, which is hell of a saving for a tyre that's nigh on neck n neck with the PS5s!
Helpful 14 - tyre reviewed on March 27, 2023
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Given 80% while driving a Audi S4 (255/35 R19) on mostly town for 5,000 easy going miles
Got new rims so put on F1A6. Used to run 1 inch less rims and had PS4 and S001. Overall F1A6 feels like the tire for 90% commute and 10% sport. It grips well when driving fast, but the side wall is a bit too soft in harsh turns. When in commute, it is quiet and comfortable, however, sometimes it has this weird resonance at around 110-120km under some particular pave condition (not necessarily old paves, sometimes newly paved road can cause it too), which is very annoying. To me, the problem of this tire is it doesn’t do anything very good and is kind of mediocre for everything. Aqua planning is not as outstanding as some other tire such as PS4. But it is good enough if you don’t live in somewhere rains everyday and have pond everywhere on the road.
Helpful 16 - tyre reviewed on March 25, 2023
Given 94% while driving a Honda Civic Type R (235/45 R18) on mostly country roads for 2,000 spirited miles
Quite a bit better than the PS4’s I had previously! Great feedback and grip and only done a couple of thousand miles, but very to happy they are the best wearing tyres in the Bild test.
Helpful 20 - tyre reviewed on March 21, 2023
Given 97% while driving a Subaru Subaru forester 2.0 (245/45 R18) on a combination of roads for 400 easy going miles
I just got this set of tyres .. because of awesome Johnny aka tyre reviews… I wanted F1SS. But in my local store they don’t have so yeah . I opted for this . Who knows this was so freaking good .
Helpful 23 - tyre reviewed on March 10, 2023
Given 10% while driving a Volkswagen Golf GTI 7.5 (225/40 R18) on a combination of roads for 500 average miles
Can’t score these on anything other than noise which for a premium tyre should not be this bad. Cabin noise is way too loud at anything over 30 mph. These lasted less than 500 miles before needing to swap for something with acceptable noise limit. Don’t be fooled by the “comfort” score on these. They feel as bad/loud as the runflats I had on a Mini Cooper S.
Helpful 37 - tyre reviewed on March 5, 2023
Given 76% while driving a Mercedes Benz C250 CDI Blutec (235/45 R17) on mostly motorways for 4,000 spirited miles
Comfortable tyres with very good grip in dry and wet. The tyres are starting to undesteer more and more at 6000 km. And the wear is high, 2mm already gone. Have to change them at 15000 km.
Helpful 18 - tyre reviewed on March 5, 2023
Given 83% while driving a Audi A5 2.0TFSI Quattro (255/30 R19) on a combination of roads for 2,000 spirited miles
I've been using these tyres for half a year now and they feel great. Though i must say dry grip is kinda offset by the quattro system, i still barely have any wheelspin, even in the rain, with a stage 1 tune.
Helpful 17 - tyre reviewed on February 20, 2023
Given 80% while driving a Volkswagen Golf 6 GTI (225/45 R17) on a combination of roads for 150 spirited miles
Using the Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 on my gti mk6 255bhp Pros = wet and dry grip is good off the line & plenty of grip levels,Braking is 5 star ... Comfortable quiet tyre but only slightly sporty i think Cons = driving at motorway speeds+ i feel soft sidewalls, initial turn in feels slightly numb,mid corner they feel floaty & personally i think the tyre feels heavy weighted Overall= Good Tyre it offers a bit of everything,where as my previous michelin ps4 were sporty as hell but ps4 didn't brake as good & only lasted 4k miles and the comfort level wasn't as good, goodyear feels like boots on car michelin ps4 feel like boxing shoes on car goodyears f1A6 Compared to michelin ps4 felt a little lazy Goodyears very similar to continental premium contact 6 tyres i think not sure what i will try next maybe pirelli to get my own opinion on them. i wouldn't buy michelin ps4 again for daily use because the tread didn't last long at all that's only reason here. best of the bunch i've tried for overall use would be continental premium contact 6 so far
Helpful 19 - tyre reviewed on February 17, 2023
Given 97% while driving a Mazda MX5 (205/40 R17) on a combination of roads for 200 spirited miles
Incredible tyres. Upgraded my 2002 MX5 from Toyo proxes to these and the difference is insane. Slides are perfectly controlled, feedback and grip is excellent, road noise is low, comfort is good. After having used Michelin PS4 for quite a few years on other cars I am happy to say these tyres absolutely blow them out of the water.
Helpful 14 - tyre reviewed on February 16, 2023
Given 84% while driving a Volkswagen Passat B8 2.0 TDI 240hp 4Motion (235/45 R18) on mostly country roads for 10,000 spirited miles
I have a 2017 Twin Turbo Passat 4motion that had 4 Pirelli P7 Cinaturo’s on. I have put 10k miles in 7 months on them and worn them to 4mm. Brilliant as a dynamic tyre in rural England but as the review said, had a few moments in very very heavy rain on the motorway and they aren’t very comfortable, although I’d say they are quite quiet. I’ve now swapped them to the rear and put Primacy 4+ on the front which has made a the ride much better (I now have a baby and a dog) but the Michelins definitely don’t grip as well. You can’t win them all.
Helpful 13 - tyre reviewed on January 31, 2023