Toyo R888

The High Performance Toyo R888 Tires

Considered as one of the top tire brands in the market, Toyo tires are manufactured by the Toyo Corporation with the parent company based in Osaka, Japan.  The Japanese reputation of quality and durability is very much evident in the Toyo R888.  This tire is the modern and sophisticated street competition tire from Toyo highly recommended for road racing and high performance driving.  Having undergone a series of enhancements and improvements in its tread design and its casing, this tire performs very well in dry conditions while maintaining wet grip.  It promises high performance.

The tire has an enhanced R-Compound tread that gives maximum traction for highly improved performance and competitive handling.  It maintains continuous center contact which heightens dry traction and increases braking ability.  Its semi-slick shoulder gives a tighter grip for improved steering response. The wider width of the tread helps increase cornering force while its unidirectional V-shaped design results in a bigger tread area and improves both dry and wet traction. Although not particularly designed for wet conditions, it does not need warnings about their use in the wet as the design of the R888 is far better than other road legal track tires.  Even when faced with heavy rains after a day spent at the tracks, this tire will have no problem on the road although it is best to be careful as this tire has limited aquaplaning capabilities.

Toyo R888 boasts of an excellent medium soft handling compound that is very much better than majority of the soft compound tires. The sophisticated medium soft compound in addition to its superior casing design that was developed by experienced and knowledgeable motorsport team of Toyo has resulted in this advanced performance. 

The reviews on the R888 have been very good on both dry and wet conditions.  It has been observed that its dry grip exceeds that of conventional high performance street tires. It has similar wear rate or tire duration as the Toyo T1 R and Proxes 4 tires.

The Toyo T1 R has been rated as a very high performing tire.  It was designed exclusively for use in luxury sports sedans and sports coupes. It can handle both dry and wet conditions with its silica reinforced tread compound and its revolutionary improved tread design that ensures high performance in both. Just like the Toyo R888, it has V-shaped unidirectional groove design which disperses water and improves its performance in wet conditions.

The Toyo Proxes 4 tires is suitable for all seasons that is guaranteed to be high performance. Just like the T1 R, it was designed primarily with sports sedans and coupes in mind.  It also has silica reinforced tread compound but with a contemporary W design that is suitable for both wet and dry performance. Directional stability is highly enhanced with its curving middle rib while its tread grooves squeezes out water to improve its wet traction.  The multi-wave sips will heighten traction and minimize wear, thus ensuring a quiet ride.

Toyo, being synonymous with quality tires, have winners in these highly acclaimed Toyo R888, T1 R and Proxes 4 tires.