Toyo

I recently got some new wheels. Some very expensive wheels as it goes. Probably spent far too much money on them, but they are lovely. I've always lived by the philosophy that if you are going to do something, you should always do it right. In this case there is no point in putting cheap rubbish tyres on a good set of wheels. It ruins the look but the handling too. I read a review of the Toyo's on a tyre website (www.blackcircles.com) that gave rave reviews, I had also heard good things from friends and fellow petrol heads. So I thought I would give them a try. I was already running Pirelli P Zero tyres on my old wheels and I didn't truly think you could get much better. ...  Read the complete review

I recently purchased a set of Toyo proxes T1-R tyres for my MR2 turbo as my previous set (goodyear eagle f1's) had quickly become very slick. They are set as a performance fast road tyre, and are less expensive than some of the bigger brands, such as Goodyear, Pirelli etc. First impression when they arrives was how deep the tread is, i know they were brand new but the tread must have been 15mm deep, if not more. The v-shaped tread also looks great for those that care what their car looks like. Since i have had these fitted i am very confident in their capabilities in dry conditions to hold the road and prevent the rear end from ...  Read the complete review

I purchased a set of four Toyo Proxes T1-Rs for my Mk1 MR2 on the recommendation of various other MR2 owners. For a budget tyre they really are very impressive, especially in comparison the the cheap plastic tyres I had fitted before. They are very progressive in the dry, both under braking and hard cornering, and inspire huge confidence in the wet with a very predictable feel and surprising levels of grip before they eventually breakaway. They do have quite flexible sidewalls, so I keep the tyre pressures topped up and this seems to bombat it pretty effectively, and I think they are a fairly soft compound so I don't imagine they will last especially long - I ...  Read the complete review

I started using the T1R on reccomendation from a friend with a mk2 MR2. They seemed to push all the right buttons; high performance tyre, decent wet weather performance cheap to buy. I've not been disappointed either. In the dry these are nothing short of brilliant for the money. Great road holding capability and excellent traction, and the feedback isn't too bad either. You can chuck it into a corner with absolute confidence and they'll keep on gripping. When you do manage to overload them they become a little vague, not providing quite the same information they do when they grip and they dropoff quite quickly once you reach their limits. Not bad ...  Read the complete review

Having read a review on toyo car tyres, I had to respond as the customer was not happy and said they spin in the wet when pulling away. At present I'm using the Toyo T1S Proxes and i have to say i haven't found a better tyre, The dry and wet grip of these are fantastic and i have nearly 400 horsepower running to the two drive wheels. They have excellent roadholding capabillities and when driven hard they go like glue, where i live you have to push to get onto the roundabout and if these suckers slipped you would be in trouble. I have now ordered the new Toyo Proxes R888 track day tyres which are road legal, The T1S is unfortunately coming to it's end but has been ...  Read the complete review