On one hand it feels like the best tyre in the world when on a powerful 2.2d people carrier making the car feel expensive and luxurious and so confidently grippy on both wet and dry. So I decided to put these on my other car; a car with sports suspension, because they do last longer than typical sports car tyres. Sadly they ruined the “fun†go-cart feel it had, especially when fitted to the front. The problem with stiffer tyres is the thread blocks don't move and so don't provide that exceptional wet grip. If your are lucky to have a rear powered sports car these may be good on the backs and you can have a stiffer pair on the that won't compromises the “sporty feelâ€.
Best Tyres for the Toyota T Sport
Toyota T Sport drivers have left 9 tyre reviews on Tyre Reviews, covering 126,520 miles of real world driving. Every tyre they rated is ranked below, so you can see what actually works on this car. The numbers include 1 T Sport variants, listed further down.
- 9owner reviews
- 126,520 milescovered on them
- 7different tyres rated
- 68%average tyre score
The quick answer
| Season | Owners' pick | Owner rating | Our category test |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summer | Dunlop SP Sport Fast Response 8.7 Current version: Dunlop Sport BluResponse | 60% from 3 reviews | Best Summer Tyres |
Highest weighted owner score from Toyota T Sport drivers. Full rankings and the evidence behind them below.
The best rated tyres for the Toyota T Sport
Rated only by drivers of this car. Each tyre needs at least 3 reviews from the Toyota T Sport to be ranked; the order weights a tyre's score by how many reviews back it, so one glowing review cannot top a table.
Summer tyres
The highest rated tyre in the Summer category for the Toyota T Sport is the Dunlop SP Sport Fast Response - 60% from 3 owner reviews across 29,520 miles. The current tyre in that line is now the Dunlop Sport BluResponse.
| # | Tyre | Owner rating | Reviews | Distance reviewed | TR Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Dunlop SP Sport Fast Response
Replaced by Dunlop Sport BluResponse
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60% | 3 | 29,520 miles | 8.7 |
Want test data as well as owner opinion? Best Summer Tyres →
TR Score is the tyre's overall Tyre Reviews rating out of 10, built from independent test results and every owner review of that tyre - not just the reviews from this car. The owner rating column is this car only.
The best rated tyres that fit the Toyota T Sport
The rankings above can only speak for tyres a Toyota T Sport driver has already reviewed. These are the highest rated tyres we hold that are actually manufactured in the sizes these drivers run - 225/45 R17 - whether or not anyone here has fitted them yet. They are ranked on the TR Score, which is built from independent test results and every owner review of that tyre.
Summer tyres
Our highest rated tyre in the Summer category, in this car's sizes, is the Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6, at 9.7 out of 10.
| # | Tyre | TR Score | Made in | Toyota T Sport reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6
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9.7 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 2 |
Continental PremiumContact 7
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9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 3 |
Bridgestone Potenza Sport Evo
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9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 4 |
Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S
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9.4 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 5 |
Michelin Pilot Sport 5
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9.4 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 6 |
Hankook Ventus Evo
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9.4 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
Want test data as well as owner opinion? Best Summer Tyres →
All Season tyres
No Toyota T Sport driver has reviewed a tyre in the All Season category yet. Of the ones made in this car's sizes, the Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3 is our highest rated, at 9.6 out of 10.
| # | Tyre | TR Score | Made in | Toyota T Sport reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3
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9.6 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 2 |
Continental AllSeasonContact 2
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9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 3 |
Vredestein Quatrac
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9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 4 |
Michelin CrossClimate 3
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9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 5 |
BFGoodrich Advantage All Season
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9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 6 |
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
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9.4 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
Want test data as well as owner opinion? Best All Season Tyres → Test winner: Goodyear Vector All Season 4
Winter tyres
No Toyota T Sport driver has reviewed a tyre in the Winter category yet. Of the ones made in this car's sizes, the Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 is our highest rated, at 9.5 out of 10.
| # | Tyre | TR Score | Made in | Toyota T Sport reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3
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9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 2 |
Michelin Alpin 7
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9.5 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 3 |
Bridgestone Blizzak 6
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9.4 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 4 |
Goodyear UltraGrip Ice 3
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9.4 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 5 |
Nokian Snowproof 3P
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9.4 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
| 6 |
Kumho WinterCraft WP52+
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9.3 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
Want test data as well as owner opinion? Best Winter Tyres → Test winner: Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3
Fitment comes from each tyre's manufactured size list, and the sizes are the ones drivers reported when they reviewed. Check the size, load index and speed rating on your own doorplate before buying - a size a previous owner ran is not always the size your car left the factory on.
Every tyre reviewed on the Toyota T Sport
The complete record, including discontinued tyres and tyres with too few reviews to rank, ordered by the amount of evidence. A further 6 tyres have a single review each; they count toward the totals but are not listed.
| Tyre | Season | Owner rating | Reviews | Distance reviewed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dunlop SP Sport Fast Response Replaced by Dunlop Sport BluResponse | Summer | 60% | 3 | 29,520 miles |
Tyre sizes Toyota T Sport drivers run
The sizes fitted in the reviews on this page. Each one links to the top rated tyres in that size, across every car.
Toyota T Sport variants, reviewed separately
These trims and body styles have pages of their own. Their reviews are already counted in the rankings above.
What Toyota T Sport drivers say
The most recent owner reviews from this car, in their own words.
Fitted these as the first new boots for this car, replacing worn dunlops and horrendous Primewells.
Great in that they are predictable, but they have a distinct lack of dry weather grip. This is probably understandable because they are "eco" tyres, but I did not know they were eco tyres until I checked the sidewall. No indication was made in the description online anywhere.
Quite surefooted in the wet, and really progressive. Overall probably 7 out of 10, but I want something a little more grippy next time to suit the car.
Great in that they are predictable, but they have a distinct lack of dry weather grip. This is probably understandable because they are "eco" tyres, but I did not know they were eco tyres until I checked the sidewall. No indication was made in the description online anywhere.
Quite surefooted in the wet, and really progressive. Overall probably 7 out of 10, but I want something a little more grippy next time to suit the car.
Had these fitted to both my cars (one light weight sports car and the other a people carrier). Terrible hard compound tyre with no moving thread blocks giving extremely poor grip. Strangely these wear out just as quick good soft compound tyres. Buy Michelin Primacy 3 for all roundness or Uniroyal Rainsport for erm sporting in the rain.
I do not get these. Surely a grippy tyre such as this would wear out quickly due to a soft compound or make you sick with moving thread blocks. Strangly unlike Rainsports the thread blocks don't move. And unlike Dunlop/Continental the in the dry does not wear out. When you buy the best you get some sort of voodoo magic.
After giving this glowing reviews when fitted onto a powerful diesel I was disappointed with the lack of grip when attached to a light weight sports car. If you have a heavy car that eats tyres then do buy them as the weight moves the stiff thread blocks and provides some grip while stiffening up the suspension feel. The low price provides an opportunity for quality brand giving you less road noise, more durability and safety. However on a light car grip suffered due to hard compound and stiff thread blocks. They have bedded in for 6 months now but grip much less than Falken FK and even the Falken all season and certainly not up there with the RainSport 2. If your car weighs less than a ton this is not the for you.
I had inherited a brand new set of these. Greasy and wet roads a challenge and they lose pressure quicker than others. Breaking ok however my car only weighs 900kg. Traction bad. Winter performance terrible. If your after a cheap tyre the mid range Falken ZE912 is ideal for normal drivers on UK roads as they have better all season performance. If your spirited driver on a budget the mid range Kumo KU31 would be better bet.
These feel toit as a tiger and as the name suggest the feel is transformation in comparison to the best mid range tyres (Rainsport 2, FK412's wtc..). If you have a common high profile tyre these could be for you however the only drawback could be wear rate because I presume all this comes at a compromise. To compound the wear issue the thread is not very deep to begin with. For those with expensive sizes then take a look at the Kumho Ecsta.
The extremely deep threaded Rainsport disappointed me like the Falken FK452 in terms of feel and driving pleasure. I am not sure if it is the side walls or the flexible thread that made them feel odd even the wife noticed. Increasing the tyre pressures to full load recommendation of the cars helped both these but dry grip is reduced because the tyre becomes hard.
Why buy either of these? On some popular high profile sizes “Dunlop SP Sport Fast Response†can be had for as little as £4 more but if you have expensive rare size "Kumho Ecsta KU31" are usually hands down the best value.
Why buy either of these? On some popular high profile sizes “Dunlop SP Sport Fast Response†can be had for as little as £4 more but if you have expensive rare size "Kumho Ecsta KU31" are usually hands down the best value.
This was a superb choice at the time when I gave it a glowing review but the soft sidewalls caused allot of edge ware and unwanted roll on my bigger heavier car with more suspension travel. For UK road use The Falken ZE912 is an all round better tyre than the FK452. Uniroyal Rainsport 2 can be had for a similar price for sports cars making the FK452 redundant.
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