Goodyear Eagle

Initial Review, 50,000 Miles on Tires
March 16, 2013

These were the OEM tires that came on my '09 Maxima SV. I've seen some negative comments about that, but in my experience they perform well. The Maxima is the best cornering/handling care I've had by far, and the tires seem fine to me. Wet traction seems good to me as well. Haven't driven much in snow and ice, but let's be honest, if it's snowing I'm leaving my Maxima home and taking my Dodge Ram out. I bought my Maxima used and have driven on these tires for 1-1/2 years. They seem like a good tire to me. I have just over 50K on it, and they're still a bit above the indicator. I'm trying to decide now whether to get another set or go with something a little better reviewed as a performance tire.

Initial Review, 52,700 Miles on Tires
March 07, 2013

I am very pleased with the performance of these tires. I have no complaints and have had compliments from passangers riding in the car about how quite they are. Been in some pretty bad west texas storms and felt safe entire time.

Initial Review, 74,000 Miles on Tires
February 26, 2013

Am about to buy a new set of these for my Element SC. OE tires with 74,000 miles on them, and if there wasn't a long trip coming up, I'd wait another few weeks. We have no complaints, as this tire is exactly what I expected, great in the dry, not so bad in the wet, try not to drive on the infrequent ice/snow. I did not expect to get 50K miles, let alone 70K+. An excellent tire for this vehicle. Your experiences may vary.

Initial Review, 2,500 Miles on Tires
February 27, 2013

Square setup on GT500 rims was a good compromise between cornering/handling and fuel economy; a square set of 285s (of the same tire) were greater traction-wise, but dragged down the MPG. I liked the 255s as a good all-around tire. Sold the car with tires a few months ago, regretfully.

Initial Review, 300 Miles on Tires
February 25, 2013

These were the OEM tires when i got the car new and I hated them. Severe tire hop. Cured tire hop with lowering the car and upgraded trailing arms and upper control arm. I had read that Goodyear had improved the compound of the rubber and at the price i decided the significant savings was worth the try. So far i am very pleased. Will give another update after a few thousand miles. That might be a while as this is just a fun car for weekends.

Initial Review, 2,600 Miles on Tires
February 26, 2013

On the dry and when they are warmed well they are excellent. NOTE: tire pressure is very important with these - don't rely on a cheap tire gauge. When the correct tire pressure was used the handling improved measurably (3 lbs to hard not good).
Steering response is the best I have ever experienced and would imagine these tires shine on the track as I have not been able to find my personal limits which on my favorite twisties - I have many times with previous tires on different cars.
In the wet I have not found a comfort level yet and will do a follow up after I do ..

Initial Review, 12,000 Miles on Tires
February 25, 2013

I bought my car with some Hankooks on it, they were very nice. But these RS-A 2's are much better. I love taking tight on-ramps at "spirited" speeds, and these tires grip for days. And what a low price for ZR20's! I feel like I can get another 12-20,000 exciting, comfortable miles out of these.

Initial Review, 0 Miles on Tires
February 27, 2013

I will revisit this review with some info after mounting them and breaking them in. I do how ever want to say that they look great and TIRERACK RULES !!!!! Here thew day after payment.. SWEET !!!!!!

Initial Review, 25,000 Miles on Tires
February 24, 2013

OEM tires, almost gone after 25K miles, not so good and not so bad either, ok for normal driving.

Initial Review, 5,800 Miles on Tires
February 20, 2013

Replaced Goodyear triple-tred with Eagle GT and find that this tire exceeds my expectations in all weather. Not a true snow tire so the one time we had heavy snow it was just fair - but got us through w/o trouble. Great tire at very reasonable price..

Initial Review, 50 Miles on Tires
February 14, 2013

I finally replaced my OEM Bridgestone Potenza RE050A to these after tons of research. I was considering Micherin PS2 A/S, Bridestone Turanza /w serenity plus. I decided to try most recent technology from American company.

I do hard cornering and enjoy grip driving so I do understand Potenza's limit. This one has better steering response than Potenza which is max performance summer tire. However, comfort and noise level is somewhat worse than Pirelli P6 A/S and same as Potenza RE050A.

I will update this review after break-in.

Initial Review, 800 Miles on Tires
February 14, 2013

The G35 I purchased had first generation Hankook Ventus tires on it, which roared like bad wheel bearings and provided very little traction when it was wet. Switching these out for the Comfortreds have been the best things ive done with the car. They are quiet at highway speeds 70+, stick in wet and dry conditions and have a nice controlled feel. The ride of the G35 can be a bit harsh, but these seem to have tamed the beast a bit Super agressive drivers will probably prefer the OEM GY Eagles as they are a bit more sticky in the high speed/tight turns.

Initial Review, 3,000 Miles on Tires
February 13, 2013

I was looking for an all-season performance tire for my daily driver. These Goodyears are excellent! Quiet, smooth and great in light snow and rain. I live in Chicago so road quality and weather is a factor. Must more civilized than the F1 Eagles I had on perviously. GREAT TIRE!

Initial Review, 5,000 Miles on Tires
August 21, 2010

Wow, after I have replaced my old Goodyear Eagle RS-A (pretty good OEM tires), i was so surprised by my new Scorpions with its comfort level at first, with very soft and nice ride, and almost no noise in the car. I have Mazda CX-7 and it is a very noisy car itself, Japan cars don't have such good noise isolation as American (let's say Cadillacs or even Chryslers) or German (BMWs or Mercedes's). So comfort level was first and biggest surprise of Pirelli Scorpio Ice&Snow. Then Wet Traction is just superior. I usually drive 85-90 miles per hour in US, i would say always, does not really matter dry, rain or snow (sorry guys, i have no speeding tickets for 16 years, I know how to talk nice to troopers and police, so i am lucky on this side). I am from Europe, so in Germany for example I am driving up to 160-170 MPH (if car allows, usually if BMWs-170MPH, Volvos-160MPH, Opels-156MPH). So with these new Scorpios I would drive up to the its limit with no concerns, even on the wet road. Nice nice tires, probably once of the best I have ever used o my cars. I belive that I have found the best tire for the Mazda CX-7. Will see how it will wear out with time, but as of today I am very happy with these Scorpions.

Initial Review, 40,000 Miles on Tires
January 26, 2013

These tires were installed on my car when I bought it at 27k miles in Feb 2011. I'm now at 67k miles, almost Feb 2013 so I average 20k miles per year.

To start off, when the tires were new I was pleased with them. Plenty of dry and wet traction and low noise. Car tracked good as alignment was performed when tires were installed. Over the course of 40k miles I would have expected the tires to be shot and pretty worn. Granted I have a lightweight vehicle but I've still got 6/32 tread on center. Edges however are more like 3/32. I know edge wear is due to the MINI's aggressive suspension, however the tire noise is now quite loud. Not as bad as goodyear eagles with similar mileage but loud none the less.

Last winter was quite mild and I never had the chance to test out the MINI in the snow. Finally got the chance to drive in a snowstorm last week and let me say- Mark these tires down as NOT all-seasons. More like 3-season tires. With 6/32 tread life over 80-90% of the tire I expected much more in snow. Braking in snow is awful- slight tap on the brakes caused me to fishtail across multiple lanes on the interstate in less than an inch of snow on the roads (traveling about 55mph and going straight initially). Starting from a stop is a joke, grandmas pass me in their Buicks. Cornering in snow is, lets say breath taking, and not in a good way. Again, this is all on less than an inch of snow. Nowhere close to "deep snow" and not slush or ice.

I am now investing in new tires. Again, these Hankooks are not "worn out", more like 50% tread left. These tires would be great for someone who lived in warm climates that may get cold but stay above freezing. However for a norther climate driver, I would pass on these.

Initial Review, 16,000 Miles on Tires
January 22, 2013

Right tire on the right car, GY F-1 on an AWD Taurus SHO, magic. I used to go through a set of performance tires in about 10,000 miles on other cars with diminishing grip along the way. These F-1's have held about 90% of what they had new, amazing. Ran these at Miller Motorsports Park, west track and they made me feel invincible then drove home 5 hours (at lower tire pressure) and they rode great and were quiet. I am thrilled that the price on them has come down. Accept no substitutes. Street driving you can put the car anywhere and have it hold, wet or dry, very forgiving breakaway as well.