Goodyear Eagle

Initial Review, 37000 Miles on Tires
January 17, 2012

Got them stock on my Beca. Dangerous in snow and/or ice. It's like sledding not driving. Tread looks pretty good at 37k so materials and design leave a lot to be desired.Wear is perfectly even on all 4. Continental CrossContact LX20 looks a lot more appealing right now for only 30$ more (per tire). Fuel economy is not that great either with LS-2's. I've had them stock on my other vehicle too and they were pretty good first year around and about 15k miles but their traction nosedived from that point on. NO mOrE LS-2's for me.

Initial Review, 56000 Miles on Tires
January 16, 2012

Tire came oem on my Subaru. Just ready to replace at 56k. Good tread wear great traction in all conditions. Have driven right past many other AWD's spinning in the snow. Probably my Subaru more than the tires. But no complaints. I'm sad that there is no treadware warranty. That might stop me buying another set. The guy with the jeep complaining they ---- in snow doesn't realize it's his jeep and not the tires.

2 or 3 of my tires have multiple foreign objects in them, and have had for years, with no additional damage. No need for plugs. One tire needs occasional air, but not any more often then I would normally check my tires. So, they've been tuff.

This is the only Goodyear I've ever owned that I really liked.

Initial Review, 20000 Miles on Tires
November 26, 2011

I bought these tires for my daughters Eclipse. She is young, and drives far and hard. These tires experienced a few punctures along the way. The length of some of the objects that punctured the tires were not very long, telling me that the tread and carcass depth are not very thick. Wear was only acceptable. Noise levels were elevated compared to the Goodyear Eagles they replaced. We will be trying different tires this time - probably General Altimax HP's. The Sumitomo's were fairly inexpensive, though, and as a budget tire, they performed acceptably overall.

Initial Review, 70600 Miles on Tires
January 26, 2012

These are the OEM tires on my Fusion. I had the same tires on a Taurus SHO and loved them. I still have about 15-20,000 miles remaining before I have to replace them. Love the tread life! They handle great in cornering and dry pavement. No issues on wet pavement or light snow. Not the greatest tire in deeper snow, but what performance tire is going to handle great in moderate to deep snow???

Initial Review, 100 Miles on Tires
September 03, 2011

I just got these F1s on my car after having a recent poor experience with the Hankook V12 Evo. I'm so much happier with the F1! I had the F1 AS before which was a stellar performing tire. The F1 Asymmetric has excellent grip, solid and sharp steering response, rides smooth, and is quiet. I don't know about tread life as they are new, but with a rating of 240 I expect maybe I'll get 10-15K miles on them. Not a great tread life, but that's to be expected with this kind of tire. I had the Hankook V12 Evo just before, and they were terrible. Soft, squishy handling that felt very insecure. I'm glad to be back with Goodyear!

Initial Review, 8000 Miles on Tires
January 19, 2012

With 32lbs of factory reccomended pressure for the first 2000 miles the tires handled and cornered great but had tire squirm. Raised the pressure to 35lbs and the squirm dissapeared. The tires firmed up and handle and corner even better now. It finally snowed here and the tires were very slippery on the snow and ice. Lowered the pressure to 28lbs and now they handle the snow and ice better. Now they are predictable on the ice and have better traction on the snow. Lower pressure gives the tires a little more flex. I like these tires and will overinflate 3 lbs in the summer spring and fall, but underinflate in the winter.This is good to do for most light weight cars.
I had the Kumho Solus KH16 before these tires and they were a hugh improvement over the Goodyear Eagles that were factory installed, and they were down to the cord at 64,000 miles. These Hankook tires are that much better than the Kumho's. Now if I could get 50,000 to 60,000 miles out of them I'll be really happy.

Initial Review, 10000 Miles on Tires
December 20, 2011

I've had the OEM Goodyear Eagle LS2 on this car, bought the Yokohama Avid tires, and now have the Hankook H727's. The Hankook have a great treadlife warranty, but I have yet to see how they hold up. The Yokohama's had a good warranty, but didn't wear evenly so the warranty was null and void, but I did get 50k out of them. The Yokohama's handled better, I'm sorry to say, as I've been able to cause the H727's to have difficulty around on and off ramps that the Yokohama could handle. I've felt the Hankook slip in cornering, although at its limit, but slipping I hadn't felt in the first 80,000 miles I owned the car. Did I compromise a little - yes, these tires are supposedly rated for 100,000 miles, so I did give up a bit of performance, and I hope to even out on tread longevity. These tires are still quite good, better than the OEM Eagle LS2's that came with the car.

Initial Review, 7000 Miles on Tires
December 13, 2011

Great tire, great upgrade. My complaints are more about my car at not so much the tire. I drove a 350z and the car is simply terrible in the snow and not really great in the rain. I didn't get to drive on the tires for an extended period as I sold my Z, but I was much happier with them over the OEM tires. My only legit complaint is that they were noisier than the OEM tires. I'd be willing to try a cheaper tire, but I was very happy with the GTs.

Initial Review, 600 Miles on Tires
February 09, 2009

This is my second set of Exalto's. My first set got 41,000 with regular rotations (every 6k). They still had 5/32's of tread left, but with a rather rough winter here in the Chicago area I didn't want to push it. These are great tires in any condition. Great wet & dry traction and very responsive. They're also very good in the winter too. Ride comfort is also great for a performance tire and with minimal noise. A vast improvement in all areas over the OEM's (Michelin Pilot HX MXM4). A little pricey but I found out the hard way you get what you pay for. What would make these tires better? Stiffer sidewalls & Rim protection. Like I said, their responsive. They could just use a little bit stiffer of a sidewall for those hard cornering conditions and off ramps. Rim protection would also be a huge plus. I've never bought a tire more than once. I'm always looking for something better. So before getting another set of Exalto's I tried the new Goodyear Eagle GT's hoping for similar performance with added rim protection, stiffer sidewalls while spending less money. Well I got the rim protection, stiffer sidewalls and I spent less money. Unfortunately I also got a rougher ride, more noise, less winter traction & responsiveness than the Exalto's. They had great dry & wet traction I just couldn't stand loosing everything else. After a 30 day trial I went back to the Exalto's. I guess you don't mess with a good thing. The Exalto's are the best tires I can remember having. Which include: Kumho Ecsta Asx's, Conti. Extreme Contacts, Goodyear RSA's & GT's, Yokohama YK420's and Michelin Pilot HX MXM4's. Great tire Michelin, just add rim protection and a slightly stiffer sidewall.

Initial Review, 15000 Miles on Tires
December 10, 2011

Tire make car feel like it is riding on rails, but it comes at a price. The ride is rough, and at least one of the tire never seemed to be able to be 100% balanced out - always sounded like it had an uneven spot. Tires definitely flat-spotted in cold weather - would go away after about three miles. I loved the handling of the tires, but the comforts you give up on a family car are too much...

Initial Review, 500 Miles on Tires
December 28, 2011

Replaced the Goodyear Eagle F1 A/S's that were great when they were new, but got unbearably noisier the more they wore. Decided to go with the Continental DWS's after all the reviews from people with the same car here and on the Acura discussion forum, www.acurazine.com

The 1st thing I noticed was the vast improvement in ride comfort and lack of road noise, like no other tire I've ever owned. I feel like I'm driving a new car aqain! First day in the rain yesterday and they didn't hydroplane AT ALL. Although I consider myself a 'spirited' driver, I don't take turns at 90 so I can't complain about soft sidewalls like some others have. I also haven't experienced any flat spotting either. No wonder this tire is a Consumer Reports recommended Ultra High Performance all season tires. I'll update this review after the snow and ice hit soon. But so far at least, LOVE 'EM, LOVE 'EM, LOVE 'EM !

Initial Review, 1000 Miles on Tires
December 03, 2011

Iv only had these tires for 1000 miles so far. I put 300 miles on them in a blizzard this weekend to attend a funeral. Nebraska decided not to plow the highways so the roads where terrible. I had no problem with 1-2in of snow in the morning or the 4-5in of snow in the afternoon. Even the pack ice in the evening wasn't a problem. Im compleatly blown away by how good the where in the snow and ice. Ill report back once iv put a good chunk of miles on them.

Initial Review, 200 Miles on Tires
February 25, 2011

bought these tires throgh tirerack and had them installed in PA after driving through a 4 hour heavy snow storm. Wish I had them coming INTO the storm instead of after but the tires are definately quieter than the goodyear eagle rsa which were crap for noise adn treadwear. I research the reviews of these tires here on tirerack and called my local tire store to do comparisons and so far within the first 2 hours of driving through light snow and ice, the car didn't hydroplane or slip once. I have had yokohama's before adn i believe these will be great for treadwear. Very happy with my purchase especially at this price.

Initial Review, 1500 Miles on Tires
May 31, 2011

Bought a set of these at Canadian Tire m ostlybecause of their deal with the CT Mastercard. It was either these or the General Evertrek HP. I payed close attention to all the reviews I could find and even though my car isn't the sportiest I found these were the tires that appealed the most to me. I didn't want to spend a grand on a set of Michelin either. I upgraded to OEM 17" Alloys from my stock 16" steelies therefore I had to expect a harsher ride from the rims and the lower profile tires aswell. They are far more grippy then the OEM Eagle RS/A's and are excellent in any wet condition. I drive on Goodyear Nordics during winter months so I won't be testing these in any winter conditions. They are warrantied at 80,000 km and I'm hoping to get over 60k out of them before they get to the safety bars. I drive fairly easy but I'm not scared to whip the car around during some turns because I know these tires will stick to asphalt better then any tires I've tested before.

Initial Review, 42285 Miles on Tires
December 30, 2011

I'm overly impressed with the fact that I've gotten OVER 40,000 miles on these tires with a bit of life remaining. When they were new, aggressive cornering had a bit of lateral movement and felt mushy, put remained gripped with the road surface.

Dry & wet traction doesn't seem to be a problem but cold & wet traction; there's some lose of rear traction there.

I drive sprited when I can but have accumulated quite a bit of highway miles on these tires. I'll most likely re-purchase these and use these tires for another set before moving onto another vehicle.

Initial Review, 20700 Miles on Tires
January 04, 2012

I have been a loyal Goodyear customer and replaced my worn OE Eagle RSA's with this tire. The replacement RSA's were just too expensive and the Eagle GT's came with a treadwear warrantee. I put these tires on my wife's car and immediately noticed a higher level of noise. When the tires were new they were very responsive. I rotated the tires every 7000 miles and only obtained 21K in treadwear before they were completely worn. (My wife is not an aggressive driver!) The real tipping point came when my wife had trouble controlling the car in light snow to the point where she was in tears from the frightful experience. I immediately replaced the tires with Assurance Comfortred's. If I have a problem with the Comfortred's I will part ways with GY.

Initial Review, 7000 Miles on Tires
January 09, 2005

These tires came as standard equipment on my 2004 G35 Coupe. I have kept the tire pressures and alignment to factory specs. The ride is the best attribute of these tires as they are not hard riding tires. They absorb most bumps, but of course this take aways some cornering abilities. I am a relatively conservative driver. After only 7 Thousand miles I noticed the middle treads on my rear tires were worn down to 2/32nds!(That equates to the end of the tread life) I complained to the dealership where I purchased the car and he replaced them as "good will" at no cost to me with Brand New RSAs. After only 1,300 miles on the new replacement RSAs they are already wearing prematurely in the middle treads. At this rate I will probably be lucky to get 6 or 7 Thousand miles out them. I find these to be the worst tires in the treadlife department I have ever experienced in all the years of car ownership. Many owners of similar cars have complained of the same shortcomings of premature wear. I will never consider buying another Goodyear product. Unfortunately in this situation I had no choice. I believe these tires are defective in design and should never be sold.

Initial Review, 8000 Miles on Tires
December 13, 2011

I have a whole new car. I drove across curved bridges with frozen ice patches and wondered it I would slide and the car did not even jerk around. My speed through one Ess turn was 50 on a good day and squealed before with a snow dusting I pulled 60 and no tire noise in the dry patches not car wobble or strange steering angle changes like before. I no longer corner as flat because the tires don't slip so the body leans more.

Initial Review, 20000 Miles on Tires
December 31, 2011

I've been putting these fire hawks P245/50R16 on my 1997 5.7 Trans-am since 1999. I'm still amazed at the corning ability of these tires. You can take turns at speeds you think maybe that was a little to fast! and expect to go careening off the road! but the tires stick to the road like fly paper. they have never let me down!(knock on wood) I'm pretty sure that i'm pulling some G's!!!
Once I needed to save many and put some Goodyear Eagle GT's on my bab. It was horrible. If i attempted any of my hard corning on city streets, the tires would send you flying and sliding out of control! It was like driving on cardboard tires! un-trust worthy.
The will last around 20 to 25K miles. they tend to wear out on the outside edges first, (imagine that) so by inflated a little over 32psi, helps them wear a bit more evenly. Unfortantly they are directional so you can only rotate them front to back and i believe this is a major factor to there shorter lifes. Dont even try to drive on snow with these tires, you'll slide off the road at the first minor hill. The tire is really wide so heavy rain on the freeway's not a lot fun either. hydro plaining is a scary factor with these tires, but trans-ams are sort of long, and dont have really good turning rations. Once I hit a pond of standing water on a hwy way at about 65MPH, I went completly side ways in both directions about 4 times before I regained control!
As far as speed goes, you feel completly in control at 70,80,90MPH no problem, been upto 135MPH once, felt right. Thou, you'll need a trans am to go with your tires at these speeds, do attempt high speeds in you economy cars, it's not safe with just a little jog, you'll go flying off the road, i've seen it!
I'm buying another set of these tires right now! good luck!

Initial Review, 11000 Miles on Tires
October 28, 2010

These tires, 235/55-19 with treadwear 400, came as OEM on the Audi Q5 back in March 2010. After 11,000 miles, the treadwear is down to 7/32 from 11/32. Based on this, it looks like it might last another 10k-15k miles. However, one of the tires was cut by something and took a small piece out of the shoulder part of the tread. Looking back, we did go visit relatives on a country dirt/gravel/rocky road and I did read previous posts about same issue with another. It's still ok to drive on but I have already purchased a set of Yokohama Parada Spec X's on standby based on the reviews I've read on them. I will most likely put the Yoko's on before winter sets in here in the Mid-West. I also have these same tires on my 2010 GMC Sierra (OEM 275/55-20 with treadwear 360) with only 5,000 miles on them so far. I'll be able to give feedback on the difference in snow traction between the Yoko's and LS2's once we get some snow. I will also see what kind of difference in treadwear I'll have on the LS2's between the two vehicles and drive styles. My driving style is more easy going/average vice spirited for my Fiance. Based on my initial experiences with the OEM LS2's, I rated these tires: Steering Responsiveness at a 9; Dry Traction/Hydroplaning Resistance/Cornering Stability at an 8; Wet Traction/Ride Comfort/Noise Level/Treadwear at a 7. I'll follow up with snow and ice once we get some.