Given
64%
while driving a
Subaru Impreza
(225/40 R18 W) on
a combination of roads
for 15,000
spirited miles
I've run Goodyear Eagle F1 GSD3's on both 17" and 18" wheels on my Impreza and whilst I was fairly impressed with the grip in the dry these tires weren't up to much in the wet, especially under heavy braking.
At high speed cornering the tire communicates when its on the limit pretty effectively, and when you lose grip it's easy enough to correct, but I do feel that when cornering at speed it's a little too easy to induce a slide.
Other issues include the sidewalls of the tire being very soft; if you run an aggressive suspension geometry setup, such as Prodrive settings and drive in a "spirited" manner, you'll find these tires won't last much more than 6-7000 miles before the outer edges have no tread remaining, even if you run them with higher pressures. They also crash a bit over potholes.
In contrast, the Vredestein Sessantas I've just replaced them with are in a different league and seem much much better; given that the difference in price is just a few pounds, I won't be going back to Goodyears in the foreseeable future.