The Goodyear Eagle F1 GSD3 is most consistently praised for dry and wet grip, with steering feedback and resistance to aquaplaning also attracting more praise than criticism. Noise is a recurring drawback, criticised in around one in five reviews. Short tread life is raised in more than a quarter, although plenty of owners report good mileage. The few mid-life and end-of-life accounts are divided on wear, so they do not establish a consistent service-life pattern. Most reviews do not identify a stage of use, and the single returning owner is insufficient to establish how grip or noise changes with age.
What owners mention most counted across 140 reviews
Much, much better than the Yokohamas they replaced in every respect. In the wet they are safe as houses, whereas the Yokohamas were absolutely horrible. Quieter on the motorway too. After 3000 miles, I can't yet comment on the wear rate, but all in all, I'm impressed. Others have said they're not good in the snow - I drove 4 miles in snow the day there were fitted, so that's not really a fair test!
Had a set of 185/65/R14 BF Goodrich and they were markedly better than the Michelins I has on there previously. Got the Eagles with my alloys and nearly crashed the car on the first drive. Got so much more grip off the first roundabout I took that I nearly rear ended someone.
Wear wise I put just over 25k miles on the first set to get them to the markers, regular rotation, heavy acceleration from junctions but mostly motorway miles.
My only criticisim of this tyre would be its appauling snow/hail handling characteristics. I was the middle of three cars going round a 90 degree corner near my house. I was the one that ended up sideways in the road when the back end left me.
On the flip side, I would say that its wet grip is practically on par with its dry grip. They handle standing water VERY well.
So the moral is that they are great unless you live somewhere with snow. Then you better have an understanding insurance company or a higher power looking after you.
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Tyres look good on car and give reasonable dry grip. Wheel spin is a major problem with these tyres and despite having 4wd car still struggles to get away from lights swiftly without drama in both dry and wet conditions. Usually results in traction control cutting inn and loss of power not what I was expecting from this car with a premium brand tyre fitted. Can only praise this tyre for its ability to resist aqua-planing.
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They allowed me to brake later, harder and carry more speed through corners and corner tighter. The grip from a standing start was amazing.
They corrected a lot of understeer and gave more feedback.
Road noise wasnt a problem for me.
They easily out perform the likes of Yoko Parada and Toyo Proxees.
these tyres are very good in dry conditions and very controlable on the edge, where these tyres excel is in wet conditions where there is super human grip and disperses the water extremely well. very good under heavy braking to. good rate of wear they last a lot longer than my old conti sport's, there is some road noise but again very good.
The amount of grip generated by these tyres is remarkable especially in the wet, I drive a lot of twisty roads and have the confidence to push the limits of them without fear. Instant turn in without any hassle and very stable even under heavy load. Done a couple of trackdays with them as well and they have lasted well, they usually last around 15,000 on the front and about 12,000 at the rear. An absolutly fantastic tyre that I will not hesitate to buy again
I had 4 of these Goodyear NCT F1's fitted to my Mondeo ST TDCi Wagon and after 8000 miles both rear tyres had distorted and ovaled out. The car suffered vibrations and wheelbearing type noise at speeds of 50-55mph.
My car was booked into Fords for a warranty repair for a ossilating noise at 50-55mph coming from the rear of the vehicle.Ford condemed the tyres as unfit/dangerous even though the tyres themselves had 5mm of usable tread remaining.
A friend of mine also had these fitted to his Mondeo ST TDCi hatchback and they distorted after 6000 miles.
All I can say is I will not buy them again as for me they were a complete waste of money at ?103 a tyre.
Premium tyre? I would of got more mileage out of a remould.
These tyres are good for both wet and dry handling, and the grip can be astonishing, but in my opinion as a warm weather tyre.
In the cold, wheelspin is a real problem, and during cold (doesn't have to be that cold either) weather they take about 2 to 4 miles to lose the flat spot where they have stood overnite.
If your a high mileage driver thats probably small potatoes, but for a commute to work, i am halfway there before they are round.
As a track day tyre they are very unpredictable, they gave no indication of limits grip when cornering causing a very twitchy rear (front wheel drive). I tried changing the pressures but still no responsive feed back. They began to bead after a short while. On the road however they are pretty good I previously used Falkens which were rubbish in wet or dry ,then tried Bf Goodrich which were a vast improvment to which I would say were about the same as the Eagles going to try Toyos next will submit a review next year.
I don't know if those so called magazine expert reviewers know what most home consumers are really looking for.
"DECENT GRIP WHEN IT RAINS"
"DECENT GRIP WHEN IT IS NOT RAINING"
"DECENT COMFORT NOT HARD BUMPY TIRES"
"DECENTLY QUIET TIRES NOT ANNOYING LOUD TIRES"
My dad bought the GD3 F1 Goodyear tires and I find them to be not comfortable for the long distances. Furthermore the F1 Goodyear are rather noisy buggers! Those fancy V-grooves attracts pebbles and can cause the tires to feel wobbly sometimes. Sure, my dad have been praising the F1's wet grip as stellar and have quite good mushy-like grip in the dry. He's comparing these to his old Pirelli 6000 which was actually rather noisy as well. But the Pirelli 6000 dry grip exceed the F1 any day.
What an annoying tire to put up with...if you happen to be just a passenger like I am! For the best grip, wet and dry with low road noise and comfy as well, I recommend the Pirelli PZero Nero or Falken 452 if you are on a budget. These 2 tires on my friend's car rocks!
