Decent on dry, awful handling and grip on wet roads. High wear, have lasted 55.000 kms.

Very quiet tyre with perfect steering response and progressiveness. They apparently know why it is OE for Lexus IS and Mazda 3.

In the past I had Continental Sportcontact 2 and Goodyear Optigrip so I compare with them. After recommendation of a friend I chose Toyo Proxes R32. Even though it is tyre made especially for some Japanese cars I bought it for my Mondeo. When the tyres arrived I was slightly disappointed by the tread look. It seemed to have not enough grooves so the tyre looked like worn even though it was new ;-) Nevertheless, after fitting I was really impressed. The steering is crisp and the car feels like on rails in every turn. Furthermore the steering feedback is perfect. Another advantage is the noise. The tyres are perfectly quiet. Despite of the tread look the grip in the wet seems to be very good as well. No wheel spins and good brakes. Of course in the pouring rain I don't drive like a maniac. The wear rate seems to be reasonable. 1mm is worn in 6500 miles approximately. This is my first set of Toyo tyres and it seems to be an underestimated brand.

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OE tyre on Mazda 3. Evidently oriented to the best properties on dry roads especially great road feedback and steering precision. Due to great dry properties in the wet it is not that good and the rolling resistance is higher as well. Overall great tyre for sporty driving.