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Toyo Observe Winter Sport 1

225/50 R17 Toyo Observe Winter Sport 1 variants


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.

225/50 R17 98 V

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Toyo Observe Winter Sport 1 ( 225/50 R17 98V, with rim protection ridge (FSL) )
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Toyo Observe Winter Sport 1 is made in 7 sizes, starting from 215/55 R17 up to 245/45 R18.

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Toyo Observe Winter Sport 1 in tyre tests

Relevant tyre tests in same or similiar dimension (225/50 R17)
Autobild
Name WetSnow
Best values in test32.627.1
Toyo Observe Winter Sport 133.329.7
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Source: www.autobild.de
Autobild
Autobild Winter tyre test 2025 225/40 R18
satisfactory
Ranked #17 of 20
17th of 20, final rating: Satisfactory — overall the tyre proved weaker on snow, while testers noted strong lateral grip in wet conditions and low wear; it stood out for comfort, price/value and wet circle cornering.
Name WetDrySnowRunning costs
Best values in test2+2+1–1
Toyo Observe Winter Sport 12+ 2+ 3+2
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225/50 R17 - Best winter tyres (according to tests)

#NameOur ratingTested in this dimensionTested in same width dimensionSegmentPrice
1. Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5
73.8%
87.1%
87.8%
80.9%
Premium £175
98 H + 1
2. Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P! Newer model available: Continental WinterContact TS 870 P
83.2%
77.8%
82.7%
80.3%
Premium £130
94 H + 5
3. Pirelli P ZERO PZ4
85.1%
79.2%
76.4%
Premium £242
94 H + 5
4. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance+! Newer model available: GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3
84.6%
92.6%
80.2%
85.4%
Premium
5. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005! Newer model available: Bridgestone Blizzak 6
92.2%
79.6%
84.4%
82.6%
Premium £455
98 H + 2
6. Continental WinterContact TS 860! Newer model available: Continental WinterContact TS 870
93.6%
92.5%
86.2%
80.7%
Premium
7. Michelin ALPIN 6! Newer model available: Michelin ALPIN 7
83.2%
83.9%
85.5%
82.5%
Premium
8. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1! Newer model available: GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+
82.9%
92.2%
82.8%
75.3%
Premium £156
94 H + 4
9. Dunlop Winter Sport 5
79%
89.5%
79.4%
74.3%
Premium
10. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2
76.1%
81.8%
64.7%
81.5%
Premium £139
94 H + 1
11. Kleber KRISALP HP3
72.3%
86.3%
68%
80.1%
Upper-middle £120
94 H + 2
12. Michelin ALPIN 5! Newer model available: Michelin Alpin 6
81.2%
72.1%
85.8%
66.6%
Premium
13. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3
85.7%
83.3%
85.5%
79.2%
Upper-middle £114
94 H + 1
14. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2
72.3%
95.2%
73.8%
80.8%
Upper-middle £126
98 H + 1
15. Michelin ALPIN A4! Newer model available: Michelin Alpin 6
82.9%
Premium
16. Nokian WR D4
73.4%
93.7%
81.9%
72.5%
Upper-middle
17. Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III
Premium £160
94 H + 6
18. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001
80.6%
77.4%
83.7%
Premium £220
94 H + 8
19. Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 W320! Newer model available: Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330
75.8%
90.5%
85.7%
67.4%
Upper-middle £160
94 H + 5
20. Firestone Winterhawk 4
Upper-middle £112
98 H + 1
21. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6
69.7%
66.2%
74.2%
71.2%
Lowcost £125
0 V
22. Semperit Speed-Grip 3! Newer model available: Semperit Speed-Grip 5
78.1%
77.2%
71.3%
79.7%
Lowcost
23. Semperit Speed-Grip 5
65.8%
70.3%
65.8%
69.5%
Lowcost £95
98 H + 1
24. Falken EuroWinter HS01! Newer model available: Falken EuroWinter HS02
78.2%
74.2%
74.2%
77.1%
Upper-middle £210
94 V + 4
25. Fulda Kristall Control HP2
65.3%
82.4%
68.3%
72.4%
Lowcost £100
94 H + 2
26. Toyo Observe S944
67.9%
66.9%
85.1%
79.9%
Upper-middle £164
98 V + 1
27. Nokian WR Snowproof! Newer model available: Nokian Snowproof 2
68.7%
80.6%
82.5%
85.9%
Upper-middle
28. Nokian WR Snowproof P
66.1%
79.2%
92.3%
Upper-middle
29. Toyo Snowprox S954
78.8%
70.6%
92.2%
82.7%
Upper-middle
30. Barum Polaris 3! Newer model available: Barum Polaris 5
73.6%
87.3%
Lowcost
31. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 EVO
84.4%
68.3%
88.5%
72.2%
Premium
32. Sava Eskimo HP2
65.3%
79.5%
72.3%
73.5%
Lowcost £97
98 V
33. Kumho WinterCraft WP71
81.9%
76.7%
78%
Upper-middle
34. Giti GitiWinter W1
65.8%
77.2%
72.4%
72.7%
Lowcost
35. Uniroyal MS Plus 77! Newer model available: Uniroyal WinterExpert
79.2%
83.3%
75.4%
74.1%
Upper-middle
36. Hankook Ventus Prime 4
75.7%
82.2%
78.9%
Premium £131
94 H + 7
37. Nexen WinGuard Sport 2 WU7
Lowcost £99
98 V + 1
38. Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21
72.3%
70.3%
70.6%
Lowcost
39. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-32
Premium £143
94 H + 1
40. Nokian WR D3
Upper-middle
41. Debica Frigo HP2
70%
86.5%
74.1%
71.9%
Lowcost £96
98 V
42. Uniroyal WinterExpert
60%
70.1%
67.3%
74.9%
Upper-middle £108
98 H + 1
43. Barum Polaris 5! Newer model available: Barum Polaris 6
63.8%
78.1%
72%
74.8%
Lowcost
44. Nokian WR A4
Upper-middle
45. Falken EUROWINTER HS449
Upper-middle
46. Yokohama BluEarth winter V905
81.6%
70.5%
85.4%
Upper-middle £160
94 H + 7
47. Firestone Winterhawk 3! Newer model available: Firestone Winterhawk 4
66.5%
83.4%
77.3%
71.3%
Upper-middle
48. Matador MP93 Nordicca
40.2%
50.2%
Lowcost
49. Kormoran SNOW
Lowcost
50. Fortune Fsr901
Lowcost
51. Matador MP92 Sibir Snow! Newer model available: Matador MP93 Nordicca
72.1%
80.3%
76.9%
Lowcost
52. Imperial SnowDragon UHP
44.8%
61.6%
73.3%
Lowcost
53. Imperial SnowDragon 3
Lowcost
54. Kormoran SNOWPRO B2
Lowcost