Relative Score (0–100): the weighted average of the categories below, each 60% road tests and 40% owner reviews (comfort 40/60). Based on 42 + 18 road tests and 2,358 + 3,611 owner reviews. How we score
Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 leads, 83–80 Narrow edge
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Tests 84 · 42 tests Owners 75 · 2,358 reviews
Best test result: #1 of 50 in 2023 ADAC Summer Tyre Test (wet braking)
“My continental premium contact 6’s getting to end or ? I am using these for the last 3 years and drove 46K km on them. Treadwear indicator for 3mm is getting very close. Should I rush or let them run for maybe another 5-10K ? Read more”
Tests 86 · 18 tests Owners 80 · 3,611 reviews
Best test result: #1 of 20 in 2019 Auto Bild Summer Tyre Test (wear)
“F1 Asy 5s on my S204. I can confirm they are pretty decent and have coped well with the tarmac-ripping 154hp and 184 lbs-ft torque of the M274 fitted to my wagon”
Relative Score per category, 0–100. Open “Why this score” for the tests and owner ratings behind it.
| Source | PremiumContact 6 | Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 39 / 17 tests | 88 | 85 |
| Reviews found online | 78 | 85 |
| Dry Braking (% of best) · 12 shared tests · wins 5–3 | 98% | 98% |
| Dry Handling (% of best) · 9 shared tests · wins 6–2 | 99% | 99% |
| Dry Handling (tester's mark) (% of best) · 4 shared tests · wins 3–1 | 95% | 88% |
PremiumContact 6: 60% × 87.7 + 40% × 78 = 84
Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5: 60% × 85.4 + 40% × 84.7 = 85
| Source | PremiumContact 6 | Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 40 / 17 tests | 88 | 92 |
| Reviews found online | 80 | 85 |
| Curved Aquaplaning (% of best) · 2 shared tests · wins 0–2 | 84% | 100% |
| Straight Aquaplaning (% of best) · 10 shared tests · wins 3–7 | 96% | 98% |
| Wet Handling (tester's mark) (% of best) · 3 shared tests · wins 1–1 | 78% | 84% |
| Wet Braking (% of best) · 12 shared tests · wins 5–7 | 97% | 97% |
| Wet Handling (% of best) · 9 shared tests · wins 2–5 | 98% | 99% |
PremiumContact 6: 60% × 88.4 + 40% × 80.4 = 85
Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5: 60% × 92.1 + 40% × 85.1 = 89
| Source | PremiumContact 6 | Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) | ≈ 73 (est.) | – |
| Reviews found online | 77 | – |
PremiumContact 6: 60% × 72.5 (est.) + 40% × 76.8 = 74
No road tests of snow for PremiumContact 6. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.32).
| Source | PremiumContact 6 | Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 10 / 8 tests | 80 | 91 |
| Reviews found online | 71 | 74 |
| Comfort (tester's mark) (% of best) · 5 shared tests · wins 2–1 | 85% | 87% |
PremiumContact 6: 40% × 80.4 + 60% × 70.8 = 75
Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5: 40% × 90.7 + 60% × 74 = 81
| Source | PremiumContact 6 | Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 22 / 13 tests | 43 | 73 |
| Reviews found online | 73 | ≈ 66 (est.) |
| Noise (% of best) · 8 shared tests · wins 1–6 | 97% | 98% |
PremiumContact 6: 60% × 43.1 + 40% × 72.5 = 55
Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5: 60% × 72.9 + 40% × 66.4 (est.) = 70
No owner ratings of noise for Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5. The owner half is the owners’ average (66): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests, so the tests say nothing about how owners would rate it.
| Source | PremiumContact 6 | Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 7 / 3 tests | 88 | 83 |
| Reviews found online | 65 | 71 |
| Wear (% of best) · 3 shared tests · wins 1–2 | 98% | 96% |
PremiumContact 6: 60% × 88.1 + 40% × 65 = 79
Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5: 60% × 82.8 + 40% × 70.9 = 78
| Source | PremiumContact 6 | Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 |
|---|---|---|
| Reviews found online | 77 | 84 |
| Source | PremiumContact 6 | Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 25 / 14 tests | 74 | 61 |
| Rolling Resistance (% of best) · 9 shared tests · wins 6–3 | 91% | 86% |
| Category | Continental PremiumContact 6 | Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 |
|---|---|---|
| Relative Score | 80 | 83 |
| Dry | 84 | 85 |
| Wet | 85 | 89 |
| Snow | 74 | – |
| Comfort | 75 | 81 |
| Noise | 55 | 70 |
| Treadwear | 79 | 78 |
| Handling (owners) | 77 | 84 |
| Efficiency | 74 | 61 |
Higher is better. The Relative Score follows your weights below; category scores do not change.
Wet grip and treadwear start at “Important” — the two things buyers rank highest. Move the sliders and the scores update instantly.
Only one of the two tires has a score here, so this weight changes nothing in the head-to-head.
PremiumContact 6
Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5
Only categories both tires have data for count toward the headline score.
Per discipline: the average % of the best tire over every test both tires were in, and how many of those tests each one won. “Different tests” rows compare results from separate tests.
In the overall rankings of 18 tests that ran both, Continental PremiumContact 6 finished ahead 8 times and Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 10 times.
| Discipline | Category | PremiumContact 6 | Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 | Δ | Head-to-head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry Braking | Dry | 98% | 98% | 0.0 | 5–3 in 12 shared tests Newest: 2021 Auto Zeitung Summer UHP Tyre Test · 225/40 R18 |
| Dry Handling | Dry | 99% | 99% | +0.3 | 6–2 in 9 shared tests Newest: 2021 Auto Zeitung Summer UHP Tyre Test · 225/40 R18 |
| Dry Handling (tester's mark) | Dry | 95% | 88% | +7.0 | 3–1 in 4 shared tests Newest: 2021 Auto Zeitung Summer UHP Tyre Test · 225/40 R18 |
| Curved Aquaplaning | Wet | 84% | 100% | −16.5 | 0–2 in 2 shared tests Newest: 2021 Motor Summer Tyre Test · 225/55 R17 |
| Straight Aquaplaning | Wet | 96% | 98% | −1.8 | 3–7 in 10 shared tests Newest: 2021 Auto Zeitung Summer UHP Tyre Test · 225/40 R18 |
| Wet Braking | Wet | 97% | 97% | −0.1 | 5–7 in 12 shared tests Newest: 2021 Auto Zeitung Summer UHP Tyre Test · 225/40 R18 |
| Wet Circle | Wet | 97% #8/10 · 2022 AMS Performance Summer Tyre Test | 99% #4/8 · 2021 Sport Auto UHP Summer Tyre Test | – | Different tests |
| Wet Handling | Wet | 98% | 99% | −0.5 | 2–5 in 9 shared tests Newest: 2021 Auto Zeitung Summer UHP Tyre Test · 225/40 R18 |
| Wet Handling (tester's mark) | Wet | 78% | 84% | −6.4 | 1–1 in 3 shared tests Newest: 2021 Auto Zeitung Summer UHP Tyre Test · 225/40 R18 |
| Comfort (tester's mark) | Comfort | 85% | 87% | −2.5 | 2–1 in 5 shared tests Newest: 2021 Auto Zeitung Summer UHP Tyre Test · 225/40 R18 |
| Noise | Noise | 97% | 98% | −1.3 | 1–6 in 8 shared tests Newest: 2021 Auto Zeitung Summer UHP Tyre Test · 225/40 R18 |
| Noise (tester's mark) | Noise | 60% #6/8 · 2021 ViBilagare Summer Tyre Test | 100% #3/8 · 2020 Gute Fahrt SUV Summer Tyre Test | – | Different tests |
| Wear | Treadwear | 98% | 96% | +1.8 | 1–2 in 3 shared tests Newest: 2020 ADAC 18 Inch Summer Tyre Test · 225/40 R18 |
| Rolling Resistance | Efficiency | 91% | 86% | +5.2 | 6–3 in 9 shared tests Newest: 2021 Auto Zeitung Summer UHP Tyre Test · 225/40 R18 |
| Also published by the testers (not in the score) | |||||
| Price | Cost | 63% | 68% | −4.5 | 1–8 in 9 shared tests Newest: 2021 Auto Zeitung Summer UHP Tyre Test · 225/40 R18 |
| Total Cost of Ownership | Cost | #2/20 | #1/20 | – | 1–1 in 2 shared tests Newest: 2020 Auto Bild Summer Tyre Test · 245/45 R18 |
| Value | Cost | 86% | 82% | +4.2 | 1–1 in 2 shared tests Newest: 2020 Auto Bild Summer Tyre Test · 245/45 R18 |
| Grass Traction | Off-road | 92% | 100% | −8.2 | 0–1 in 1 shared test Newest: 2019 SUV 4x4 Summer Tyre Test · 225/55 R17 |
| Gravel Handling | Off-road | 100% | 98% | +1.9 | 1–0 in 1 shared test Newest: 2019 SUV 4x4 Summer Tyre Test · 225/55 R17 |
| Gravel Traction | Off-road | 85% | 96% | −11.0 | 0–1 in 1 shared test Newest: 2019 SUV 4x4 Summer Tyre Test · 225/55 R17 |
| Mud Traction | Off-road | 82% | 92% | −10.5 | 0–1 in 1 shared test Newest: 2019 SUV 4x4 Summer Tyre Test · 225/55 R17 |
| Tyre Weight | Other | 100% #1/10 · 2020 Teknikens 17 Inch Summer Tyre Test | 100% #1/10 · 2020 UHP, UUHP and Track Day Tyre Test | – | Different tests |
| Overall Ranking | Overall | #2/6 | #3/6 | – | 8–10 in 18 shared tests Newest: 2021 Quattroruote Summer Tire Test R17 · 225/50R17 |
Themes extracted from owner reviews found online — not the opinion of TireWheelGuide.
From Reddit, forums and review threads. Not part of our score
The community generally views the Continental PremiumContact 6 favorably, praising its wet grip, braking confidence, and overall capability across a range of cars including EVs and hot hatches. Criticisms are limited to a soft or soggy sidewall feel, high replacement cost on some OE fitments, and moderate longevity (e.g. ~22k km front on a Polestar 2, ~46k km elsewhere). Noise is considered acceptable, and several users prefer it to Michelin alternatives or the newer PC7 predecessor comparisons.
“My continental premium contact 6’s getting to end or ? I am using these for the last 3 years and drove 46K km on them. Treadwear indicator for 3mm is getting very close. Should I rush or let them run for maybe another 5-10K ? Read more”
“Well having 4 tyres to change on the Polestar 2 at the same time - and the OE spec Continental Premium Contact 6 tyres being $1020 each!!! (wtf are they made from?) I went with Pirelli Dragon Sports - same 99YXL weight rating - higher speed rating. Noise - no difference at all. Efficiency - nothing I can see from a week of driving. The car's trip average kWh/100km hasn't budged. Wear? Well the Contis lasted 22k km on the front and 44k km on the rear so who knows? Couldn't be worse, could it? Traction - same in the dry and I haven't noticed any difference in the wet but haven't been hooning it...Oh - and they were $290 each balanced and fitted.”
“In the case of summer tyres nope at the part of the market things haven't changed THAT MUCH... But there are now better tyres, smoother, quieter better handling..the Conti Premium Contact 6 on my cars was a noticeable improvement.. Price can be a major variable..not sure how they price out.. Assy 6 and PS5s are both in the same space as the Conti Premium 6.. Again had Assy 5 and it was a very good tyre..the Assy 6 is even better.. Each turn of the design just keeps getting better..the R+Ts are just old designs..things have moved on..BUT NOT THAT MUCH!”
Based on 17 community posts
Community members generally view the Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 very positively, frequently praising its wet grip, cold weather performance, and steering feel when compared to rivals like Michelin Pilot Sport 4 and Pirelli P Zero. While some users find them exceptionally quiet, others note moderate road noise or low-speed scrubbing on full lock.
“2024 J1.1 GTS Sport Turismo on 21" Spyder RS wheels here. Went from Pirelli PZero's to NF1 Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5's recently. They don't seem any louder than the PZero's, dry grip seems about the same, as does comfort. Wet grip and performance in cold conditions (I'm in Scotland, UK) over the PZero's is noticeably better. Very little in the way of the Ackerman effect in cold temperatures, compared to the PZero's which made an awful noise and skipped badly when turning at slow speeds, pulling out of junctions. Will see how they do wear rate wise, PZero's had about 2.5 to 3mm left at 16k miles. Anything approaching that on the ASY5's would be good. Unfortunately on the J1.1 on 21"'s the choice is essentially PZero's or ASY5's. Which is disappointing as I had PS4S's and CSC7's on my previous cars (G81 M3 and M340i Touring) and they were fantastic.”
“I have them fitted in both my cars (Audi A6 and CLK350). Neither had the performance of your AMG but I can confirm they are the best tyres I’ve ever had in terms of grip and feel.”
Based on 13 community posts
| Attribute | A · Continental PremiumContact 6 | B · Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Summer | Summer |
| Vehicle type | Passenger Car / Crossover | Passenger Car / Crossover |
| Sizes available | 113 | 64 |
| Rim diameters | 15″ – 22″ | 17″ – 22″ |
| Tread depth | 8 - 9/32″ | 7 - 9/32″ |
| UTQG | 280 A - AA A | 300 - 500 A - AA A |
| Sidewall | Black Side Wall | Black Side Wall - Serrated Black Lettering |
| Max pressure | 50 - 51 psi | 50 - 51 psi |
| Sizes in common | 41 | 41 |
Continental PremiumContact 6
Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5
Narrow edge: Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 — better noise, handling and comfort. Pick the Continental PremiumContact 6 if efficiency matters most to you.
Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 scores 70 vs 55 on noise.
Continental PremiumContact 6 scores 74 vs 61 on efficiency.
Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 scores 84 vs 77 on handling.
Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 scores 81 vs 75 on comfort.
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Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5, 89 vs 85 on our wet score.
Neither, by our numbers: 84 vs 85 on the dry score, within 3 points.
Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5, 70 vs 55 on our noise score.
Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5, 81 vs 75 on our comfort score.
Neither, by our numbers: 79 vs 78 on the treadwear score, within 3 points.
Continental PremiumContact 6, 74 vs 61 on our efficiency score.
Every category score blends two independent signals. 60% comes from professional tire tests (braking distances, lap times, noise measurements), each result compared with every other tire in the same test and newer tests counting more. 40% comes from owner reviews found online, adjusted for how generously each site rates. Both use one scale: the average tested tire gets 70, the best 100. When a tire has only one of the two, the missing half is estimated from the other and the score stays closer to average; with no road test and fewer than five owner reviews it gets no score yet.
Handling is the exception: road tests measure it inside the dry and wet scores, so its own row comes from owner ratings only and starts as less important.
Community buzz from Reddit and forums is shown for context only — it never changes the score. Full methodology
