Toyo Proxes TR1

I own a 2001 golf cabrio 1.9tdi 90hp and my first upgrade was wheels and tyres, the there are not that much tyres available in the size i need but this was one of the options at my local tyre shop, i really like them for the price, nice sporty feeling. On the dry i feel like i have infinite grip, the understeer comes on slowly but is predictable and controlable, but im not a lot on the point of oversteer i need to really need to try. on my car they are relativly low profile so they are pretty stiff and sensitive, but when the road is smooth i really love the tyres. last summer when the tires where new i rode the stelvio pas to the top, lots of grip in the hairpins, best part was the downhill in switserland, whet they got up to temperature i had loads of grip, with no sign of fading. on the wet they are still pretty good, but it understeers a lot quicker but still predictable and controlable unlike my previous tyres. love the for the price would buy again

Grip in the dry is phenomenal. Eagle F1 levels of dry grip and for such an affordable price too. Bang average in the wet, but it's a UHP summer tyre!! Absolutely nothing else can beat it at this price point.

I hate these tires because of their too soft shoulder, even at 2.8 Bar the problem was not solved and the car drifted into understeer, I found that the tires with the factory pressure set for the car 2.3 front and 2.1 rear drive better always sacrificing corner entry but with this grip is really strong, the steering always arrives late when you enter the curve you can't afford to make sudden movements with the steering wheel or they become highly imprecise and when you go fast you tend to correct the steering in the curve, however they lose grip in a very intuitive and linear way and always balanced never aggressive understeer but slip into a slight oversteer that helps to close the curve, the trick to using these tires at their best is to use the steering gently to set up the curves. Terrible on rough roads it seems like the car is coming apart due to how much the shoulder moves and in the wet nothing special they are certainly safe but not excellent, good driving comfort they seem quite quiet. In short, if the tire didn't have such a lousy sidewall, I wouldn't buy anything else, but it's really a flaw I can't overlook for the sake of driving. I can't really judge wear since I drive with a particular camber and toe, but it's already a lot that I'll be able to get two years out of them (excluding winter).

Using Toyo Proxes TR1 165/50/15 made in Japan for a Perodua Kelisa since 2023, I have driven it for more than 20,000 km. I feel confident in both dry and wet conditions. Braking distance is shorter and cornering is sharper. However, the tire wears quickly. Maybe lower treadwear. I would buy again, but research on Kumho, Falken, and Yokohama made me think again.

I ran two of these on one end and michelin PS5s on the other end. Night and day difference. The toyos would fold quite easily under 30psi, i ran mine at around 33psi, they wouldnt grip the same as the PS5s. I experimented putting the toyos on the front and the car understeered. I put them on the back and the car oversteered. So i learnt my lesson not to cheap out on tyres. In conclusion, these tyres and okay but not for your spirited drivers. Hope this helps

This was my second summer with this tyre (20,000km/12.500 miles) and I am just trying to wear them out, so I can replace them. It was a dry summer, atypical for Hungary, so the inadequacies in the wet were not exposed too often. However, even a damp road causes embarrassing wheel-spin (only 72kW/98BHP) at traffic lights and squealing tyres on familiar sharp corners, taken enthusiastically. No such problem with my all-season Hankook 4S2 tyres, which are used only for winter. As an update, I can confirm that these are not great tyres. With another 10000km, I wish they would wear out faster. I'll sell the car soon, with them still only half-worn. They are far from the worst tyre but I am underwhelmed.

I bought a set of TR1s for my Corolla T-Sport to see if they could wake the car up, and boy did the car come alive. Not only is the tread pattern pleasing to the eye, it does very well in both wet and dry conditions. For a near 200 bhp FWD car, these tyres are perfect. They don't break the bank compared to Pilot Sports or P-Zeroes and they do a really good job in fast driving. Even in the wet these tyres are fantastic. They don't struggle to put the power down that badly and with the TR1s on the car, not once has the car aquaplaned through puddles or trails of water on the motorway. They also provide a good ride when cruising, which is surprising but also very nice, as you'd expect. I can't blame the wear as I have been driving hard - I recently rotated the fronts to the rear as they are near the legal limit. I recently bought a set of MX5 alloys to go onto the car, and once they are refurbished, I'll be getting another set of TR1s with a 45 profile to keep the Corolla's new found underdog handling.

TL;DR - Very good performance tyre for less than Pilot Sports or P-Zeroes

buy this tyre unplanned & without survey. noisy tyre and very soft wall.
been around malaysia with this tyre from KL to Kedah & KL to Johor with noisy level that cant be handle. not recommended for other to buy this tyre.

Before putting on this tyre I had Fuldas fitted on my car, and they were pretty old and worn out, probably had around 4,5mm of tread on them...to my surprise, they handled better on dry pavement, then these new Toyo proxes TR1. I drove on Toyo's for about 5000km, and sold them...I was not happy with the performace on dry roads in summer time.

I have had these tires on my Civic. They look great, handle great but are so prone to cupping I threw them away after 15000km!
And half those miles were noisy to the point it was no longer a smooth drive. NOTE my daily car is perfectly aligned, has good shocks and I have a proper driving style with over 30000km annually.

Never again for a daily, I now only buy Toyo semi slicks for my track car.

I have been using these tires on a BMW E30 320i.I drive it just for pure pleasure during dry days. The tires behave exceptionally well. In fact I did not expect it.The price range they are at is very reasonable vs. the performance. Comfort is more than decent. Can't say much about the durability as I have not used them for long time. I would definitely buy Toyo again, this time for my Alfa Romeo Giulia Veloce.

I bought my car on June of 2004 with a different brand of tyres (Michelen Pilot sport).
After 3 years, for first time, I put Toyo and I still wear Toyo.
It's my second set of Proxes tr1 and when the time come to change it (I have a lot of miles for this moment, during the lockdown I didn't move the car) I will buy the same or the newest tyre of Toyo

the best tires at a decent price. together with pirelli they are the best tires I have had. the adhesion is excellent. a little noisy.

These tires really over-performed my expectations, its truly a reason why these tires are the official rain or wet tires for GT circuit racing in Norway.
These tires has both been used on street driving and now 3 track days and I can say it does very well on both occasions!
The most impressive feature of this tire when driving on the track is that you can feel the limits of grip slowly going away as you're pushing the limit, meaning there's no sudden snap between grip and no grip. This makes it easier for me to learn the limits of my car and my tires since it gives me confidence to push the limits.
Only minus I really have is that the tires after 3 track days has gotten heat damage and has become louder after track use, though I suspect this would be the case for most tires after hard use.
Its one of the cheaper sports tires that are actually good and worth the money! Perfect tire before moving towards semi-slicks for sure!

One of best tyres for sporty tyres. Makes a whole difference. Control and drives perfectly in dry and well ine wet. You have full control in any weather conditions. I usually run in tight corners and man these tyres grip to the road like nothing before.
The only drawback is of course the comfort which is compromise.