Really nice mid-range performance tire. Got rid of the Toyo Teo Pluses the previous owner had fitted as they just scrubbed and scrubbed with an even remotely spirited drive, the difference was night and day. Road noise is perfectly acceptable. Great road feel. They've done 26,000~km so far, and with how light my car is on the rears and timely rotations they'll probably just about do that again. Wouldn't hesitate to pick them up again when the time comes.

GYF1D5 is one of the best tires i have ever fitted to my car. based on my "feel", in my opinion its on par or better with previous model top tires such as PS2, F1A, F1GSD3, CSC3, N8000 (which i have fitted to my car before). dry grip and braking is excellent, wet grip and braking is excellent and the wear rate is superb. i feel confident speeding on hiway during rain.

Coming from Pilot Sport 3 this tire did not perform at all. Dry grip is almost as good, but when rain comes the Pilot Sport 3 puts Directional 5 to shame in the wet grip category. Noise levels were quite similar to PS3 but PS3 still wins. That being said the Directional 5s were 30% cheaper than the Pilot Sport 3s would it be worth the cost savings for Directional 5s? Yes and No. Yes if you were coming from crappy tires previously and upgraded to the directional 5s. No if you were using pilot sport 3 or even the Asymmetric 2. There are some things that money just cannot buy and safety is one of them. I feel absolutely safe when I go at 130km/hr on raining days but not with the Directional 5.

Just replaced PS3s with these and initial findings are good. A bit cheaper (in Australia) than the Michelins but so far good in the wet and dry. A bit more tire noise, but not intrusive.

I have had these on my (non-Cup chassis) Renaultsport Megane 225 here in Australia for about 18 months. The comfort and noise level are much better than the Bridgestone RE050s which I replaced, and the feedback is only marginally reduced.

Despite noticeably softer sidewalls, both dry and wet grip are also superior to the RE050s, even after another 15,000km or so. Progressiveness at the limit is brilliant, and they've really tamed the Megane's understeer. The tread is still very deep, so happy with the wear too.

Definitely recommended.

Gy D5 is better grip then hankook v12 evo ,only problem is soft side wall... Test on my nissan 350z .excellence grip....

As I'd like to stick to the stock wheels and there is not much choice for performance tires of this size, I picked the Directional 5 without much expectation.

The sidewall is pretty soft and I've to pump up to pretty high tire pressure to support my 5-series weight. Other than that, I have actually got nothing negative to say about the tires.

Dry Grip is as good as PS3 and even though the rubber tends to be on the soft side, it still manages to provide more than enough road feedback and make you feel “connected”. Wet Grip is exceptional and the downside to this is that you tend not to slow much down even under a downpour.

With all these performance, one would expect to pay the price in term of noise but strange enough they are minimal c/o other performance tires. I can't comment on the wear as mine is still pretty new ~8000km mileage.

I was extremely surprised by the quality of this tire, despite being under $200 and manufactured in Thailand.

In 15,000km of driving, mixing high-speed country roads and spirited town/freeway driving, I've never once lost traction while conering

Dry grip is 10/10, wet grip is 9.5/10.

A fantastic tire for the price.

These are a very good tire so far after 3000km, been using Bridgestone all my life and felt like something different, the tires have very good grip in the dry and wet, the feel and progressiveness is very good. I drive the car very hard on B roads and hillclimbs and sealed sprints, turn in is pretty good too. But after a while of driving hard they do get slightly greasy, but that's to be expected for a street tire.

Prior to Goodyear Directional 5 (D5), I had used Silverstone Kruizer NS500, Michelin Pilot Preceda 2 (PP2) and Continental Premium Contact 2 (CPC2).
Comparing to previous tires, D5 has the best handling. You get a lot of road feedback from the front tires. The braking feels progressive too. As for hard cornering, it is one of the best, on par with PP2. Unlike CPC2, there is no squeaking sound from rear tires during hard cornering. So that sums up handling side during dry condition in terms of road feedback, progressiveness and hard cornering (traction).
You can expect similar situation for handling during wet condition except that it doesn't grip as good as PP2 during braking.
As for hard braking of dry condition, it is difficult to gage due to road condition and very much depends on the brake pad and rotor performance.
Nevertheless it is still a good mid performance tire with attractive price. If your car tire size is bigger, I recommend going for more expensive tires such as Michelin Pilot Sport 3 (PS3) and Continental Conti Sport Contact 3 (CSC3).

I bought these tires to replace my set of worn out Falken ZE912 as the price for the F1 D5 fit into my bubget as compare to Asy2 or PS3.
The first impresion on the road was excellent taking the consideration it is made in Thailand and the affortable price.

The road feedback and grip on the dry is much better compare to my old Falken.
In the wet, there are able to cut through puddles with ease and without any drama.
The road noise is very well muted despite the directional design.
As for tread wear, it is rate 300, and i believe it should be able to last for quite some time.

i have friends who fiited the GSD3 on their rides, and they are impressed with the level of road noise and the grip of the D5 as compare to GSD3.

Still need to spend time with these tires. But so far very happy. Very tight turn in responsive to input without feeling like driving on extreme low profiles.