The Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 used to be the very top of Goodyear's ultra high performance summer tire range, but this year Goodyear have launched the Goodyear Eagle F1 SuperSport, SuperSport R and SuperSport RS.
The new SuperSport sits above the Asymmetric 5 in the performance category, but is still firmly a road tire, where as the SuperSport R and RS move the bias away from road and towards track use in steps.
In this video, I test the Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 against the new Goodyear Eagle F1 SuperSport and SuperSport R using a Ford Focus RS wearing 235/35 R19 tires to see exactly what the differences are.
Watch the full test in the video below, or read on for the key data points from the test.
Dry
During dry braking, the track focused SuperSport R stopped in the shortest distance, with the SuperSport sitting between the R and Asymmetric 5.
Dry Braking
Dry braking in meters (Lower is better)
Goodyear Eagle F1 SuperSport R
33.00 M
Goodyear Eagle F1 SuperSport
34.30 M
Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5
35.20 M
The SuperSport R again stretched it's advantage in dry handling, however the SuperSport was particularly fast for a road bias tire.
Dry Handling
Dry handling time in seconds (Lower is better)
Goodyear Eagle F1 SuperSport R
91.11 s
Goodyear Eagle F1 SuperSport
91.53 s
Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5
92.98 s
Subj. Dry Handling
Subjective Dry Handling Score (Higher is better)
Goodyear Eagle F1 SuperSport R
9.00 Points
Goodyear Eagle F1 SuperSport
8.00 Points
Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5
7.00 Points
Wet
During wet braking, the safety focused Asymmetric 5 stopped the car in the shortest distance.
Wet Braking
Wet braking in meters (Lower is better)
Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5
34.50 M
Goodyear Eagle F1 SuperSport
35.60 M
Goodyear Eagle F1 SuperSport R
43.20 M
Wet handling had the SuperSport edging out the Asymmetric 5, with the track focused SuperSport R quite far back in time, but still very controllable.
Wet Handling
Wet handling time in seconds (Lower is better)
Goodyear Eagle F1 SuperSport
88.95 s
Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5
90.36 s
Goodyear Eagle F1 SuperSport R
100.95 s
Subj. Wet Handling
Subjective Wet Handling Score (Higher is better)
Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5
9.00 Points
Goodyear Eagle F1 SuperSport
8.00 Points
Goodyear Eagle F1 SuperSport R
5.00 Points
The new Asymmetric 5 proved to be best in straight aquaplaning.
Straight Aqua
Float Speed in Km/H (Higher is better)
Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5
63.51 Km/H
Goodyear Eagle F1 SuperSport
59.76 Km/H
Goodyear Eagle F1 SuperSport R
49.49 Km/H
Comfort
The added subjective handling qualities of the SuperSport hurt its performance during the comfort testing, with the Asymmetric 5 being the most comfortable tire on test.
