Writing about the
Toyo T1R given
69% (205-50-16-W)
Driving on
mostly country roads for 8000
spirited miles
These tyres are a Jekyll and Hyde!
I took some corners in the dry at some truly defiant speeds, and these tyres did not even make a squeal let alone feel like they were going to let go. I can't put into words how much grip they offered because I was never brave enough to get them to their limit. I managed to spin them up quite a bit in the wet but this was not really a problem until I had the fronts down to about 2mm tread, when I changed them.
The wear rate was my biggest issue. Although priced quite well, when you consider that I only got about 8000 miles from the fronts on a powerful, heavy FWD car with a lowered sporty suspension (and just a little more from the rear) then they are actually probably the most expensive tyres you can buy mile for mile (this is going on the claimed mileages for Contis, Michelins etc from reading other reviews). I might buy them again, but not a definite.