Owners broadly agree the Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 3 delivers strong all-round performance, with particularly high confidence in dry and wet grip, and many noting a quieter, smoother ride than previous fitments. Comfort and low noise are frequent highlights, and a good number also report it feels secure and capable when pushed on dry roads. The main reservations are that tread life and steering feel can be hit-and-miss (raised by around a quarter of owners), while around one in ten specifically complain of overly soft sidewalls and a small but notable minority report puncture vulnerability.
What owners mention most counted across 162 reviews
excellent grip and progressiveness in the wet, haven't been able to get into the limit in the wet, but they really feel that will excel in that as well. the precission of the steering has made the car feel much lighter than it is, the cart sensation is present now. The real magic is that this tire feels so sporty and on the other side so comfortable and quiet. Its like a clark kent , superman tire.
One thing that my car has gained is a tail happy sensation which is great in a awd car.
Superb tire, replaced front yokohama c drive,and rear bridgestone potenzas with full set for £380.yokohamas grippy but noisy,bridgestones a hard tire,which does wear very well,but with a harsher ride on my roc.Would recommend bridgestones for your bmw reviewer who asked for advice,they go on and on but too hard for me.After 13000 miles yokohamas worn out.This tire is brilliant on my Scirocco,A very quiet tire even in XL which I have.Braking and handling sublime.Simple choice buy them!
Just swapped 4 worn Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 2 tires for new Goodyear Asymmetric 3 on my Mazda3 MPS. Haven't had these tires very long hence the N/A rating for wear and progressiveness but overall there doesn't seem to be much difference between the two variants.
The car does seem to turn in marginally better, the new tires are fractionally quieter, total grip and comfort levels are unchanged in my opinion.
The side wall height also looks the same, tread patterns are very similar but the rim protection is less pronounced than before and probably won't protect your alloys very much (the older ones didn't offer much protection but they were better than these) .
Excellent value for money at £380 for 4 very capable performance tires. Hopefully the newer technology will see them out perform the older variant over the life span of the tires.
I had cheap budget crap on when I bought the car I wanted a good set to make the car feel better in the bends and these tires on the front are 100% improvement from what I had on they are much quite and have more grip in the dry and twice as much grip on the wet I am now looking to change my rear tires from budget ones was thinking Bridgestones or falken has anyone got recommendations for me to go with I want a non run flat but quite long lasting for the rears as its a e61 and I carry quite a bit of stuff in the back regularly
I've had various makes of tire over the years last 4 sets I have bought are 2 sets of Vredstein Sessanta's and 2 sets of Good Year Asy 2's so I have history of good tires to compare to.
When I bought the R32 it had Toyo T1R's which I didn't like at all (I'd driven lots of R32's before buying and these almost ruined the car) as they were noisy, uncomfortable and didn't inspire confidence so I was going to swap over my GY Asy 2 from my previous car when these came up on a deal and I am very very glad I bought them.
I have now done 5K on them and driven in lots of weather and can say they are easily the best all round tire I have ever driven on.
They have incremental improvements in every area over the Asy 2's except comfort and noise where they are miles ahead of the previous generation tire. Wear is a bit difficult to judge as this is a new car to me but they still look new after 5K in a heavy car.
The only thing I would point out is they do "look" a little chunkier than other tires of the same size so not for those where aesthetics are top of the list but for those where driving dynamics are important and you only have 1 car these are just about perfect.
I drive a mildly modded Toyota GT86 and compared to stock Michelin Primacy HP these tires are a revelation. The primacy were good in dry conditions but were stiff and very unpredictable in moist or wet conditions. These have a softer sidewall which takes the edge of bumpy roads in West Yorkshire. They are very progressive and feel some in all conditions. Economy is superb on this sportier tire too. They are wearing well despite feeling more rubbery to the touch. They have transformed the GT86 into a very predictable drive. You can still oversteer at will but atleast you get to decide! They were delivered at £74 a tire from tiredepot. It was a difficult choice between theses and Michelin PS4 but those coat £89 a tire . They could be marginally sportier but theses are a performance bargain.
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Member
Vauxhall
235/35 R19
12,000 miles
A Combination of Roads
Average
Made a lot of difference after swapping from kumho. A lot more grip and took less time to wear in.
My Megane is running 300bhp / 330lb-ft. I bought these after my Michellin PS3's were worn to the limit, the PS3 was an absolutely fabulous tire but I wanted to try something different. A friend of mine recommended the Eagle F1's as he had a set of Asymmetric 2's on his car which performed brilliantly. I went for the 3's as they seemed to have great reviews and thought they'd be an improvement even over the 2's. In my opinion I made the wrong choice, the instant you push the car half as much as I did on the Michellin's the front end slides out and you have to back off. My traction is usually on sport mode to allow for a little bit of pushing but it is now constantly interfering where it very rarely did on the Michellins. Maybe the Asymmetric 2's would have been better. Haven't done a huge amount of miles yet and may review again after a full use out of them. Overall not particularly impressed, wouldn't buy again in a hurry.
