Toyo T1R

I've given these a good running in and generally have been impressed. Even in some very heavy rain, they have performed well and minimised wheel spin. On the flip side, I don't feel that the ride is as good as it was with my old Bridgestone Potenza's but then given that the Toyo's are circa £50 cheaper per corner, you are still getting a very capable tyre for the money.

I would buy these again but maybe not for the Civic. i have had the T1R's on a Volvo S60 2.oT and I feel that they were better suited to that. Perhaps I just wasn't pushing as hard.

All in a good tyre for the money.

Switched to these from bridgestone s03's and generally much improvement. they have a softer sidewall which suits the car much better and reduces the sensitivity to mid-corner bumps. The car is much more stable and forgiving. Break away characteristic is good with plenty of feel from the seat of the pants of what the car is doing.

Excellent price as well - woudl strongly reccommend

First saw these tyres on the rack next to the CT01s & noticed the sidewall was like jelly. when the time came to replace my bridgestones I wanted to give the CT01s as I was not keen on the soft pliable T1R sidewalls. The salesman advised that the T1Rs were a much better UHP tyre. I decided to give the T1Rs a try since everyone was raving about them & they were at a good price. daily driving theyre fine, good grip in wet & dry but they slide easily when pushed. but thats no problem. The real problem came as a shocker. the first stint I did over 150kmh almost got me slammed into the motorway barrier. above 140kmh the back starts floating from sided to side & is uncontrollable. balancing, alignment and tyre pressures are all spot on. Seems Im not the first to experience this and I put it down to the soft sidewalls. This is a damn dangerous tyre at high speed! Ive upped the rear pressure to 2.8bar & this calms the floating slightly. those jelly sidewalls are a disaster!

I left a feed back when i had a 195/45/15 on my Glanza, I have now just replaced them with a 195/50/15 and the ride is slightly softer and the car handles a lot better. i will leave feed back once the tyres have bedding in which will be in 2/3 weeks. hopefully i'll get a little more miles out of these. I knew i wouldnt go for the Avons as i have heard too many bad things.

I feel the Toyo T1-R are good. My car is running at 225 bhp at the front wheels. The car has a 1.5 LSD and can still manage to spin the wheels. I am thinking of changing to the Avon AZ3's as a friend of mine runs them on his 3.2 Capri. I am not happy with the ammount of time they last for as i dont drive the car harsh.

I think they stink. Here's why.

Where the nose of my legacy used to lock to the road it now oversteers.

Where the car used to feel all of a piece in a long sweeping bend when entering quickly and still accelerating, the back end now catches up with the front in a series of gentle but very unsettling jiggles. I suppose that's the LSD in the back axle helping me out, but on my previous tyres I never felt its presence.

Where the suspension used to tell me there was plenty of time before I was near the limit of grip, The proxes squirm. Perhaps this doesn't mean the limit is coming, but who cares it makes you back off anyway.

The web is full of great reviews for these tyres, but if you look around there are some very negative reviews too. There are some familiar themes, mostly that the sidewalls flex - and boy can you feel that, it feels like the wheel nuts have been slackened off allowing the car to always have two or three inches of sideways travel just when you least expect it.

So think on before buying. In my case The Toyo's are the only thing between a car whose UK list price is nearly £30,000 and the road. Next time I will not compromise. My legacy, a UK spec 3.0 six, came with Bridgestone Potenzas and they lasted 23,000 miles - hung on like glue, inspired wet and dry confidence.

Now that car slides, squirms and has a driver that backs off.

Incidentally, the ride is actually firmer too.

I would rate Toyos as a lose/lose. Spend 20% more and get 100% more enjoyment - remember once you have them, you have them for a long time. Don't be seduced by the lower price.

The Toyo T1-R's are the best tyres I've used on my Jaguar XKR. Now tunesd to 650BHP the Toyo handle the power well. I still use the 245/45-18 on the front but have gone up to 285/40-18 on the rear. Being very progessive and shift the water in the rain they realy give me confidance to stay on the road.

Great tyre, can be a little noisy but the best in their price range by far.

The car came with Continentals on it from the dealer, (after getting them to change 3 of them for being near the markers) after these died, I got these after being reccomended them. Dry Grip, I find is reasonably good on the front, but on the rear not too great, often feels "loose". In the wet this is worse.

Wear was very bad on these about 10000 miles, and when on the markers they were very troubelsome to standing water.

Fitted a set of Toyo T1R 225/45 94Y tyres at 22000 miles after getting horendous uneven wear from Yokaham DB's on rear (orignal) and less than 10k on Michelin Primacy (2nd set). After reading reviews picked Toyo's which were well priced and provided a much quieter drive than previous. Dry performance is excellent as it wet, with tyres only really letting go gradually when pushed really hard or on greasy surface. Wear is excellent after 25k and a single rotation wear is virtually even with 3mm at front 5mm at back. For the price and performance I can't see the need to risk a different tyre when I need to replace. Try them and enjoy.