Toyo Observe Winter Sport 1 is a winter tyre made in total of 7 sizes, ranging from R17 to R17 - this particular dimension is R17, which means it fits to a 17 inch/431.8mm diameter wheel. 225/50 R17 is 10mm wider than the narrowest dimension (215) and 20mm narrower than the widest one (245). This tyre profile of 50 means the sidewall height of the tyre is 50% of the tyre width (225mm), which results in 112.5mm sidewall height. In 225/50 R17, there is only one possible speed index for Toyo Observe Winter Sport 1 - "V", which is good for speeds up to 240 km/h. In 225/50 R17, Observe Winter Sport 1 usually competes against WR Snowproof P, which is a tyre from Nokian with a rating of 67%, compared to 65% of the Toyo in question.
Relevant tyre tests in same or similiar dimension (225/50 R17)

| Name | Wet | Snow | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best values in test | 32.6 | 27.1 | |||||
| Toyo Observe Winter Sport 1 | 33.3 | 29.7 | |||||
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| Name | Wet | Dry | Snow | Running costs | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best values in test | 2+ | 2+ | 1– | 1 | |||
| Toyo Observe Winter Sport 1 | 2+ | 2+ | 3+ | 2 | |||
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