Best Tyres for the Toyota 2023 Toyota GR Corolla

I ran the PA5 as a dedicated winter tire on a GR Corolla in winter 2023 (~3000 miles) and then transferred the same set of tires to a Civic Type R for winter 23/24 (another ~3000 miles.)

My most notable findings:
This 235/40/18 had an actual tread width more like a 225 or ever a 215, by eye. They looked super stretched on the OEM 18x8.5 GRC wheel where the same size PS4 looked almost pinched. My theory is that they bank on the very textured sidewall to play in deep snow traction thanks to the stretch.

Wow, is the tread shallow. I had to double check the sidewall to confirm that these are indeed 3PMSF rated.

And then.. they did great in the snow. Of course not as well as Blizzaks or other dedicated snow tires I've used, especially in the deeper stuff. But light snow and even the packed-down snow/ice stuff, they did significantly better than any all-season I've run. I will say they struggled for grip under acceleration in the CTR in all conditions, but that is reasonable.

It was a bit of a shock to switch over to my summer tires from the PA5s and not feel an immense improvement in performance. That is to say it is crazy how close in performance the Pilot Alpin 5 is to the PS4's of the GRC. I have a few friends who have nice cars but are lazy and run snow tires year-round. Boy did I have a recommendation for them!

I didn't put enough miles on them to judge the wear before selling them (due to no longer needing them) but the Civic seemed to be burning through the fronts a bit quickly.

This was the OEM tire on my car and I'm on my second set because of a wear issue. Wet traction and handling is amazing. Dry handling is very good and feels progressive. I use this tire during summer on the road and occasional track use. My opinion is that this tire is too much on the street but not enough on the track.

Very good all around winter tire.
Strong grip on snow and ice.
Minimal wear after 2 full winters.
Dry grip is not the main feature of this tire.