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Comparison: GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 vs. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 vs. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127 vs. Pirelli P ZERO vs. Nokian WetProof vs. Falken Azenis FK510

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Summary
Wet
Dry
Costs
Mutual tests
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#	GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 /0%	Michelin Pilot Sport 4 /0%	Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127 /75%	Pirelli P ZERO /0%	Nokian WetProof /59%	Falken Azenis FK510 /0%

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When it comes to high-performance summer tyres, the GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 and Michelin Pilot Sport 4 are two popular choices, both providing compelling performance on both wet and dry roads. In this comparison, we will evaluate their strengths and weaknesses based on various tyre tests and provide a verdict on their overall performance.

The GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 is a successor to the GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 3, featuring the same 94% rating in our reviews. Manufactured in Slovenia and Germany, it is a summer tyre suitable for a wide range of vehicle types. Meanwhile, the Michelin Pilot Sport 4 replaces the Michelin Pilot Sport 3, with a likewise 94% rating and manufacturing bases in Spain and Germany. Both tyres have now been succeeded by newer models, with the Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 and Michelin Pilot Sport 5 now available.

In mutual tyre tests, the GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 demonstrated strong performance, securing 1st place in both Autozeitung and AutoMotorSport tests out of ten and eleven tyres tested, respectively. Excellent aquaplaning resistance and wet braking qualities were some of the tyre's highlighted strengths. On the other hand, the Michelin Pilot Sport 4 attained 4th and 2nd positions in the same tests, highlighting its dry braking capabilities and performances in various wet handling tests.

In the extensive Autobild test involving 53 tyre models, the GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 once again claimed 1st place, with its price-value ratio, wet handling, aquaplaning resistance, and mileage earning commendations. The Michelin Pilot Sport 4 achieved a commendable 2nd place, showcasing strengths in aquaplaning resistance, dry braking and wet handling. The ADAC test saw the GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 placed 3rd, while the Michelin Pilot Sport 4 secured 2nd place, both achieving recognition for their impressive mileage and dry braking performance.

After examining test results from various sources, it is evident that both the GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 and Michelin Pilot Sport 4 deliver exceptional performance, with strengths in wet handling, aquaplaning resistance, and mileage. While the GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 holds a slight edge in overall test positioning, both models offer strong handling and braking performances, showcasing their respective manufacturers' commitment to excellence. Visit Goodyear and Michelin for more information on their summer tyre offerings.

Segment

1. GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 Premium

2. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 Premium

3. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127 Premium

4. Pirelli P ZERO Premium

5. Nokian WetProof Upper-middle

6. Falken Azenis FK510 Upper-middle

Number of sizes available

1. Pirelli P ZERO 330

2. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 183

3. GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 173

4. Falken Azenis FK510 125

5. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127 109

6. Nokian WetProof 47

Number of tests

1. Falken Azenis FK510 29x

2. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127 19x

3. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 19x

4. Pirelli P ZERO 17x

5. GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 15x

6. Nokian WetProof 14x

Best position in test

1. Nokian WetProof 1.

2. Falken Azenis FK510 1.

3. Pirelli P ZERO 1.

4. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 1.

5. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127 1.

6. GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 1.

Worst position in test

1. GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 6.

2. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 7.

3. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127 14.

4. Falken Azenis FK510 15.

5. Nokian WetProof 17.

6. Pirelli P ZERO 25.

Average position in tests

1. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 2.11

2. GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 2.33

3. Falken Azenis FK510 5.45

4. Nokian WetProof 5.64

5. Pirelli P ZERO 6.06

6. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127 6.11

Year of the last test

1. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127 2025

2. Nokian WetProof 2023

3. Falken Azenis FK510 2022

4. GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 2022

5. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 2022

6. Pirelli P ZERO 2020

Best rating in test

1. GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 Exemplary

2. Falken Azenis FK510 Exemplary

3. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127 Exemplary

4. Nokian WetProof Highly recommended

5. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 Highly recommended

6. Pirelli P ZERO Highly recommended

Worst rating in test

1. Pirelli P ZERO Good

2. GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 Good

3. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 Good

4. Falken Azenis FK510 Recommended

5. Nokian WetProof Recommended

6. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127 Satisfactory

Wet

(Overall rating)

Nokian
WetProof

89%

Pirelli
P ZERO

88%

Michelin
Pilot Sport 4

87%

GoodYear
Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5

85%

Hankook
Ventus S1 evo3 K127

75%

Falken
Azenis FK510

70%

Aquaplaning - longitudal

1. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 94%

2. GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 85%

3. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127 84%

4. Nokian WetProof 82%

5. Pirelli P ZERO 81%

6. Falken Azenis FK510 78%

Wet braking

1. Pirelli P ZERO 88%

2. GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 88%

3. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 87%

4. Falken Azenis FK510 78%

5. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127 77%

6. Nokian WetProof 0%

Aquaplaning - cross

1. GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 90%

2. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 87%

3. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127 80%

4. Nokian WetProof 75%

5. Pirelli P ZERO 76%

6. Falken Azenis FK510 74%

Wet handling

1. Nokian WetProof 98%

2. Pirelli P ZERO 95%

3. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 89%

4. GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 88%

5. Falken Azenis FK510 71%

6. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127 70%

Wet circle cornering

1. Nokian WetProof 100%

2. Pirelli P ZERO 95%

3. GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 79%

4. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 74%

5. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127 71%

6. Falken Azenis FK510 68%

Wet side guide

1. Pirelli P ZERO 100%

2. GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 84%

3. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127 79%

4. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 80%

5. Falken Azenis FK510 58%

6. Nokian WetProof 0%

Wet braking according to EU label

1. GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 A

2. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127 A

3. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 A

4. Falken Azenis FK510 A

5. Nokian WetProof A

6. Pirelli P ZERO B

Dry

(Overall rating)

Nokian
WetProof

97%

GoodYear
Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5

90%

Pirelli
P ZERO

90%

Michelin
Pilot Sport 4

87%

Hankook
Ventus S1 evo3 K127

85%

Falken
Azenis FK510

69%

Dry braking

1. Pirelli P ZERO 96%

2. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 95%

3. GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 93%

4. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127 83%

5. Falken Azenis FK510 79%

6. Nokian WetProof 0%

Dry handling

1. Nokian WetProof 97%

2. Pirelli P ZERO 95%

3. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 93%

4. GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 87%

5. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127 84%

6. Falken Azenis FK510 63%

Dry lane changing

1. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127 95%

2. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 91%

3. GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 91%

4. Falken Azenis FK510 86%

5. Pirelli P ZERO 75%

6. Nokian WetProof 0%

Offroad

(Overall rating)

GoodYear
Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5

92%

Hankook
Ventus S1 evo3 K127

0%

Michelin
Pilot Sport 4

0%

Falken
Azenis FK510

0%

Pirelli
P ZERO

0%

Nokian
WetProof

0%

Comfort

(Overall rating)

Nokian
WetProof

97%

Michelin
Pilot Sport 4

77%

Pirelli
P ZERO

77%

GoodYear
Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5

74%

Falken
Azenis FK510

73%

Hankook
Ventus S1 evo3 K127

63%

Exterior noise

1. Nokian WetProof 97%

2. Falken Azenis FK510 76%

3. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 74%

4. Pirelli P ZERO 70%

5. GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 68%

6. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127 67%

Comfort

1. Pirelli P ZERO 90%

2. GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 86%

3. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 81%

4. Falken Azenis FK510 71%

5. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127 61%

6. Nokian WetProof 0%

Outside noise accoring to EU label

1. Falken Azenis FK510 69 dB

2. GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 70 dB

3. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 71 dB

4. Pirelli P ZERO ?

5. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127 ?

6. Nokian WetProof ?

Costs

(Overall rating)

GoodYear
Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5

81%

Falken
Azenis FK510

75%

Michelin
Pilot Sport 4

74%

Hankook
Ventus S1 evo3 K127

71%

Nokian
WetProof

58%

Pirelli
P ZERO

53%

Rolling resistance

1. Falken Azenis FK510 71%

2. GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 66%

3. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 67%

4. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127 65%

5. Nokian WetProof 62%

6. Pirelli P ZERO 58%

Mileage

1. GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 94%

2. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 84%

3. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127 66%

4. Falken Azenis FK510 64%

5. Nokian WetProof 63%

6. Pirelli P ZERO 64%

Price/value

1. Falken Azenis FK510 81%

2. GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 76%

3. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127 66%

4. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 56%

5. Nokian WetProof 49%

6. Pirelli P ZERO 23%

Fuel consumption according to EU label

1. GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 C

2. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127 C

3. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 C

4. Nokian WetProof C

5. Falken Azenis FK510 E

6. Pirelli P ZERO E

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These tyres were tested together in 9 test(s). Click to view detailed head-to-head results.

Mutual tests

Autozeitung Summer tyre test 2021 225/40 R18

Name	Points total	Wet	Dry
Best values in test	92	93	93
Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 Rating: Test winner	92	93	92
Michelin Pilot Sport 4 Rating: Highly recommended	87	83	92
Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127	78	69	87
Falken Azenis FK510 Rating: Highly recommended	86	89	83
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AutoMotorSport Summer tyre test 2020 225/45 R18

Name	Wet	Dry	Rolling resistance	Noise	Comfort
Best values in test	9,4	9,3	10	10	10
GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 Rating: Very good	9,4	9,2	6	10	10
Michelin Pilot Sport 4 Rating: Very good	9,1	9,3	7	8	9
Pirelli P ZERO Rating: Very good	8,2	8,5	6	8	9
Falken Azenis FK510 Rating: Good	6,7	7,6	7	7	7
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Autobild Summer tyre test 2020 245/45 R18

Name	Wet	Dry	Running costs
Best values in test	1	1-	1
GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 Rating: Exemplary	1-	2+	1
Michelin Pilot Sport 4 Rating: Exemplary	1-	1-	2-
Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127 Rating: Satisfactory	2+	2+	3+
Falken Azenis FK510 Rating: Exemplary	2	2	1-
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Autobild Summer tyre test 2020 245/45 R18

Name	Stopping distance on dry	Stopping distance on wet
Best values in test	32,1	28,7
GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5	33,2	30,8
Michelin Pilot Sport 4	32,1	29,8
Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127	34,7	30,3
Pirelli P ZERO	34,8	34,6
Falken Azenis FK510	36	30,7
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ADAC Summer tyre test 2020 225/40 R18

Name	Wet	Dry	Noise	Wear	Fuel consumption
Best values in test	1,7	1,3	2,8	2,0	1,6
GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 Rating: Good	2,3	1,7	3,1	2,0	1,9
Michelin Pilot Sport 4 Rating: Good	2,0	1,9	2,9	2,0	1,9
Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127 Rating: Satisfactory	3,1	2,0	3,4	2,5	1,8
Pirelli P ZERO Rating: Satisfactory	1,8	1,3	2,9	3,0	2,7
Falken Azenis FK510 Rating: Satisfactory	2,4	2,9	3,0	2,0	2,0
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Autobild Summer tyre test 2019 225/45 R17

Name	Wet	Dry	Running costs
Best values in test	1	1	1
GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 Rating: Exemplary	1-	2+	1
Michelin Pilot Sport 4 Rating: Exemplary	1	1	1-
Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127 Rating: Exemplary	2+	1-	2
Pirelli P ZERO Rating: Good	1-	2+	3+
Nokian WetProof Rating: Good	2+	2+	2
Falken Azenis FK510 Rating: Exemplary	1-	2+	2
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Autobild Summer tyre test 2019 245/45 R18

Name	Wet	Dry
Best values in test	1-	1-
GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 Rating: Exemplary	1-	2+
Michelin Pilot Sport 4 Rating: Exemplary	2	2+
Pirelli P ZERO Rating: Exemplary	1-	1-
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Autobild Summer tyre test 2019 225/45 R17

Name	Stopping distance on dry	Stopping distance on wet
Best values in test	34,2	28,7
GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5	34,7	28,8
Michelin Pilot Sport 4	34,2	29,6
Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127	35,2	28,7
Pirelli P ZERO	35,1	28,9
Nokian WetProof	35,2	29,7
Falken Azenis FK510	36	29
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Tyre Reviews Summer tyre test 2021 225/40 R18

Name
GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 Rating: Test winner
Michelin Pilot Sport 4 Rating: Test winner
Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127 Rating: Recommended
Falken Azenis FK510 Rating: Recommended
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Comparison: GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 vs. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 vs. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127 vs. Pirelli P ZERO vs. Nokian WetProof vs. Falken Azenis FK510

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