Toyo Proxes T1 Sport Reviews - Page 4

Absolutely f a n t a s t i c . Much much better than the old TIR'S. These new T1 SPORT'S.. are extremely rigid/ feel so solid. Bur they are not harsh.. like some Bridegstones. In fact it had RE040'S on before, and these TOYO'S are seriously better. At first, they feel a little less communicative than the RE40'S.. but when scrubbed in, after a couple of hundred miles or so.. good god, what tires !! I havn't been brave enough to find their limits yet. On some tarmac types.. they are noisy, but what the hell ! At 150mph.. the car feels 100% dead solid on the road. Really safe trustworthy tires. Havn't used em in the wet yet.. but they are supposed to be BETTER in the wet than the dry.. so lORD KNOWS what they will be like, when I eventually use in the wet, IF thet are this goood in the dry !!! The cornering with them on is miles better than the RE40'S.. which were supposed to be excellent on the 260'S !! Plus..the Tires look BIGGER, ie w i d e r than the RE40's on the car ( same size ). All in all.. the best Peformance Tires I have had.. and I have had the whole lot over the years. BUY EM !!!

I had these on all four wheels of my BMW 530i Touring and I'm about to replace the rear wheels with same again. They lasted about 15000 miles and the fronts are still have good tread.

I can neither rave nor attack these tyres but I've no complaints. I don't think I've enough experience to provide a scientific comparison between alternative tyres but I've never had a hairy moment in wet or dry, it goes around corners, and it stops in the wet. I've never had the car slide around an island on a wet road for instance, but then again, perhaps I'm not trying hard enough. ABS and traction control help of course, but I am often surprised that I've *not* had a hairy moment even when I've gone into a corner too fast or left my braking too late. I'm surprised in the wet because the 235 is a pretty wide wheel. I guess that's a good sign but as I say, I've not driven this 530 in anger with a selection of tyres on test.

I've largely bought Michelins on BMWs before and soft Pirellis on hot hatches briefly when I was younger. The Michelins obviously last better, and at 10K/year I'd probably get at *least* 2 years out of some Michelins on the rear so they'd probably work out better value, but at two significant risks: 1) in that time, there's more chance a tyre will be nicked on a kerb and need replacing anyway before it's due, or 2) the car might start sliding around on the harder compound.

So on that basis, I'm going to stick with what I know. The price point is reasonable and the tyres do what they say on the tin.