Tried & Tested. Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 3 tyres 6-Month Update!

November 1, 2019 benautobahn Off Goodyear,

Having spent six months with a set of Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 3 fitted on our Mercedes-Benz A180, we have clocked a good six thousand kilometres with these rubber travelling all over the country, over a variety of weather. Before you read our six month review, click here to read our initial impression of the tyres!

So what did we learn after three months?

Firstly, the thread wear for these tyres are quite good as wear is relatively minimal for an ultra high-performancce (UHP) tyre. We’ve been driving spiritedly every now and then which also has made our touge runs up Ulu Yam much more enjoyable compared to our previous set of UHP run-flats.

Six thousand kilometres of driving from new, the tyre noise has not noticeably degraded the NVH levels inside the cabin of the car which is a good sign. With UHP tyres, you tend to lose out on the NVH once the tyres have worn down. As with the Eagle F1 Asymmetric 3’s you get a very good balance of both quietness and also performance.

So how does it fair in the wet especially during the current monsoon season? The Eagle F1 Asymmetric 3’s are great at water dispersion especially noticeable at highway speeds, as the car remains planted even through deeper puddles on uneven road surfaces.

There’s simply no drama where some other UHP tyres tend to lose some traction and start aquaplaning, probably due to more dry-weather focused thread pattern & compound. This makes the overall driving experience a safer yet confidence inspiring one. So kudos to GoodYear for engineering a performance tyre that don’t compromise in the wet.

So when it come to its flaws, the Eagle F1 Asymmetric 3 does only has one downside during my time with it. That is the tyres don’t seem to maintain consistent air pressures on all sides. It seems to leak between 5 to 10 psi of pressure every week, which meant I have to check them every week to make sure the air pressure remains where I initially pumped them to.

We have even gone to the extent of filling up the tyres with pure nitrogen gas to see if it will help keep the tyre pressure in check for longer periods of time, but unfortunately it didn’t help very much. Goodyear could not figure out what may be causing this & could very well be an issue specific to our set, so your experience may vary.

Ultimately, I will say that the Eagle F1 Asymmetric 3 is really good for the price point and the good balance of dry and wet performance makes it worthy of recommending. We look forward to seeing what the new Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5’s will bring to the table with its other rivals.