RE: Toyo Proxes T1+ versus the new T1-S

[Emile Draper <bybygti@yahoo.com>]

The new Toyos look like the Yokahama AVS sport or the 
Dunlop SP sport 9000.  All the ulta-hight performance
tires seem to have similar V shaped tred.  Wonder
which tire came first?  Just and observaion.

-Emile Draper
'80 'rocco



--- Bradley Peet <btpeet@effervescent.com> wrote:
> Well, no one from the list and only one guy from
> newsgroup (r.a.m.v.w)
> replied to my question, so I found an e-mail address
> and asked the
> manufacturer.  Sounds like the new T1-S tires are
> truly "the shit", with far
> superior wet handling, equal dry grip and
> significantly less weight than the
> popular T1-Plus.
> 
> They aren't cheap, though.  Local price for me on a
> 215/40/16 is $148 (at
> Les Schwab Tires), mail order may be less but
> neither Tire America or
> Discount Tire Direct carry Toyo.  If you want what
> looks to be one of the
> best sport tires on the market, check 'em out.
> 
> http://www.toyo.com/tires/prox_t1s.html
> 
> Bradley
> '86 S16V 2.0 "T"
> http://effervescent.com/vw/
> 
> >From: OkihisaT [mailto:OkihisaT@ToyoTires.com]
> >Sent: Monday, October 18, 1999 4:55 PM
> >To: btpeet@effervescent.com
> >Cc: toyotech
> >Subject: FW: 500 mile trial offer/Dry Grip
> >
> >Testing data from Japan shows that the Toyo Proxes
> T1-S has slightly better
> >dry performance than the previous T1 Plus.  This
> difference was fairly
> >small, so I would expect the average user to feel
> the same level of dry
> >performance as the T1 Plus.
> >
> >Thomas Okihisa
> >Staff Engineer
> >Technical Service Dept.
> >Toyo Tire (U.S.A.) Corp.
> 
> 
> 
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