Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 Reviews - Page 2

Given 49% while driving a Hyundai i30 (225/40 R18) on mostly country roads for 5,000 spirited miles
TL;DR: A safe yet annoying to drive tyre.

Exact tyre label: 225/40R18 92Y XL FP "Made In Germany"
I'll start with the positive: these tyres feel very safe in almost all conditions, even in light winter conditions.
They also feel safe on wet roads, both on lightly damp roads and in deep standing water, with very good aquaplaning resistance.

The dry grip is quite enjoyable in summer conditions, they steer very light and easy, my steering wheel became lighter after mounting these tyres.

Now I have to address my negative experiences with these tyres:
I immediately heard more rolling noise compared to the Michelin PS4 that these tyres replaced, however the bump absorption and road feel is much better compared to PS4, they feel much softer.
On rough roads these Eagles sound like there's a window open, it's more of a heavy whooshing noise instead of a high pitch rolling noise.
Even Continental WinterContact TS850 P were much more comfortable and silent to drive on this car than the Eagle Asy6.

On wet roads and even on cold dry concrete roads the cornering traction is totally lacking, the tyre feels like it's locking up as soon as it looses a little grip and it takes away all your speed causing very jerky grip when trying to corner fast, you can really feel the compound of this tyre is not made for progressiveness during cornering.

Overall I'm extremely disappointed, they don't excel as a Touring tyre neither as a Performance tyre, it's hybrid tyre that only excels at safety only in my opinion.
Helpful 133 - tyre reviewed on April 21, 2025
Given 99% while driving a SEAT Leon ST TDI FR 184 (225/45 R17) on a combination of roads for 0 average miles
Finally installed fresh UHP/Max performance tyres to tryout. Somewhat it was cheaper than efficientGrip Performance 2.
No wonder why Jonathan loves them - truly comfy, silent enough, darty and grippy.

I could not fully judge based on +4*C ambient temperature, but for first 10 km initially looked harsh and loud.
After 20 km the tire warmed up, became more silent and comfy, looks solid and expectations are high for true summer environment.
Oh, and that meaty rim protector looks awesome.
Helpful 133 - tyre reviewed on April 11, 2025
Given 81% while driving a BMW 325i (225/45 R17) on a combination of roads for 6,000 average miles
Follow up to an previous, early-impression, review. 5000 miles and a winter later.

Still very impressed with overall blend of characteristics in terms of performance and everyday comfort.

What's really surprised me was the grip levels over winter (northern England), especially on cold wet roads. Not sure it if it's the compound but it really didn't feel compromised when/where I expected it to - at the point I'd normally fit AS tyres. Obviously not in terms of any snow but just cold greasy roads.

Wear seems ok for what it is.
Helpful 111 - tyre reviewed on March 9, 2025
There's a new all season tire, can it be best?!
Given 87% while driving a Mercedes Benz A250 AMG Sport (235/40 R18) on mostly town for 10 spirited miles
I Purchased a set of 4 for my Mercedes A250 AMG, used for 2 years approx and I can proudly say this tyre gets into the Top 5 easily alongside brands like Michelin, Bridgestone, Pirelli and Continental.
I would highly recommend whether you are driving a normal car or a sport car.
Really worth the money compared to the other brands!
Helpful 119 - tyre reviewed on February 19, 2025
Given 93% while driving a Fiat 500 Abarth (205/40 R17) on a combination of roads for 7,000 spirited miles
Fitted these Goodyear Eagle Asymmetric 6 tyres to my Abarth 595 competizione before a trip to the Nurburgring after seeing some positive reviews and WOW what a tyre, got me there and back and performed excellently on track then spent the last 6000 miles with mostly spirited driving and these just grip brilliantly wet or dry, They are a little noisy but thats a tiny downside when you consider the performance you get from them.
Helpful 120 - tyre reviewed on January 17, 2025
Given 88% while driving a Audi A4 Avant B9 (225/50 R17) on mostly motorways for 20,000 average miles
I fitted a set of 4 225 50 17 94Y On a 2023 Audi A4 Avant after removing the original pirelli blue tyres that didn't ride smoothly. They are a great all-round tyre in dry and wet low road noise on most surfaces and good ride comfort after 20,000 miles I've rotated the tyres and think I could get another 10,000 miles as I've 5mm front and 3.7 mm rear I would recommend
Helpful 112 - tyre reviewed on January 16, 2025
Given 74% while driving a Alfa Romeo Giuiletta (225/45 R17) on mostly town for 0 miles
Great on city streets when you need the tyres to be responsive even when cold. Great when warm on mountain roads and out of town, but they last 30,000 miles and then cracks appeared, one of them is losing air and I lost faith in them. I now drive sensibly and carefully to wear the tires while looking to change them.
Helpful 116 - tyre reviewed on January 8, 2025
Given 94% while driving a Audi A4 2.0 TDI 140 SLine (245/40 R18) on a combination of roads for 16,000 average miles
Probably the best tyres I've ever had on my daily and they saved my life.

In the dry they offer decent feedback and good grip for minimal road noise, great for long journeys.
In the wet there was no aquaplaning if driving at sensible speeds for the road I was on.
They were very progressive at the limit and you would know when the front end was close to sliding when pushing it on (useful for Audi owners...).
Wear was very even across the tread, nearside shoulder was at 1.6 mm and the main body was approx. 2 mm.

On the life saving bit, I was doing 100 km/h and a van appeared over a blind crest on the wrong side of the road. I decelerated from 100 - 0, easily within the 33 metres claimed by magazines. I've put a new set on the car and won't have anything else on the daily going forward.
Helpful 138 - tyre reviewed on January 8, 2025
Given 99% while driving a Audi A4 Avant Quattro 204PS (S + BE) (245/35 R19) on a combination of roads for 10 average miles
Been driving for many decades but last 10 years I used to buy Vredestein until their quality dropped, so tried a few other cars with different tyres, and saw the Goodyear Assy 5's were very good. The new version Assy 6's came out so decided to use on my previous car and the results were excellent. Now have on my Audi A4 Quattro and they are utterly superb, especially when you need them (emergency stuff and poor weather). I was worried about the wear after reading all the comments which I always research, but I find the wear excellent for application (sporty will wear more than touring etc). I strongly recommend these tyres which even impress my comrades with tyre-specific sports cars when I let them drive mine. Whatever the new methods of manufacture and materials, it works well on these.
Helpful 110 - tyre reviewed on December 29, 2024
Given 57% while driving a BMW X1 25D Xdrive (225/50 R17) on a combination of roads for 3,100 spirited miles
I was initially interested in this tyre from the reviews both from our man, and from other sources. I was initially pleased by the comfort and the grip in general but surprised by a behavior I noticed only on this tyre: the load shift on a fast bend, especially if you touch the brakes, is so bad I need to correct on the steering, something that I never had to do on any other tyre on this car, both runflat and not. Makes it feel like the car’s suspension is suddenly perished, this at 2,2bar (front) and 2,3 bar (rear). Things got better by raising the pressure significantly, now it’s at 2,5/2,7 and the tyre feels much better, but still does that thing on fast bends, especially on a particular narrow bend downhill. I hate it and this alone would not make me choose this tyre again, it never happened with other brand and tyres and I had Conti Sport Contact 5, Falken (not UHP), Yokohama V105… i think it could be due to the rigidity of the sidewall, but go figure
Helpful 116 - tyre reviewed on December 14, 2024
Given 94% while driving a Alfa Romeo Giulietta (225/45 R17) on a combination of roads for 25,000 average miles
Honesty,the most competent tyre in all aspects of driving dry or wet doesn't matter. I am also impressed in terms of wear. In the beginning I was a bit sceptical due to small initial tread depth and somehow heavy wear, but after 25.000 miles , 2 rotations and careful monitoring of pressures, all four tyres have 3.5 to 4 mm of tread depth.
This means that I can easily extract another 5 to 8 thousand miles ,having the same secure and occasionally sporty feeling out of them.
The only thing that is a little worse after the 2nd year of use is that they have become kind of hard over small imperfections of the road but that might also be because of suspension components wearing as well.
Price is also quite competitive here in Greece, so I will definitely buy them again.
Helpful 128 - tyre reviewed on December 13, 2024
Given 87% while driving a Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VIII MR (235/45 R17) on mostly country roads for 2,000 spirited miles
I have an Evo 8 MR, I have always had Bridgestone RE003's as I know these tyres worked well enough on the car and it was a safe call for me, since changing out tyres isn't a cheap exercise. However I was looking to change to PS5's for this car, but these Asym 6's came up on sale for around $600 for all 4, I just couldn't say no. These tyres have greatly improved my car especially over the RE003, safe to say I will never be purchasing RE003's again. The dry grip on these is amazing and at cornering speeds where the RE003's would screech, these tyres are silent.
The wet grip on these are day and night, although I was in an AWD car I had to tread lightly in the wet as RE's would slip very very easy. I can now almost drive like it's dry in wet conditions.
Helpful 145 - tyre reviewed on November 28, 2024