Tests 65 · 2 tests Owners 60 · 31 reviews
Best test result: #2 of 10 in 2017 Sport Auto UHP and Track Day Test (dry handling)
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Toyo R888 R vs Yokohama A008P — Compared
Relative Score (0–100): the weighted average of the categories below, each 60% road tests and 40% owner reviews (comfort 40/60). Based on 2 + 0 road tests and 31 + 5 owner reviews. How we score
A008P is ahead, 68–63
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Category by category
Relative Score per category, 0–100. Open “Why this score” for the tests and owner ratings behind it.
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75
Dry
R888 R +471Why this score
Source R888 R A008P Professional tests (TWG score) · 2 / – tests 76 ≈ 70 (est.) Reviews found online 73 72 R888 R: 60% × 76.5 + 40% × 72.9 = 75
A008P: 60% × 69.8 (est.) + 40% × 72.3 = 71
No road tests of dry for A008P. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.42).
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55
Wet
A008P +1166Why this score
Source R888 R A008P Professional tests (TWG score) · 2 / – tests 53 ≈ 67 (est.) Reviews found online 59 64 R888 R: 60% × 52.9 + 40% × 59 = 55
A008P: 60% × 67.3 (est.) + 40% × 64.4 = 66
No road tests of wet for A008P. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).
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Snow
No comparison51Why this score
Source R888 R A008P Professional tests (TWG score) – ≈ 60 (est.) Reviews found online – 37 A008P: 60% × 59.9 (est.) + 40% × 36.9 = 51
No road tests of snow for A008P. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.32).
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58
Comfort
A008P +1270Why this score
Source R888 R A008P Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 65 (est.) ≈ 69 (est.) Reviews found online 53 71 R888 R: 40% × 65.5 (est.) + 60% × 52.8 = 58
A008P: 40% × 69.2 (est.) + 60% × 71.1 = 70
No road tests of comfort for R888 R. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.21).
No road tests of comfort for A008P. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.21).
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Noise
No comparison62Why this score
Source R888 R A008P Professional tests (TWG score) – ≈ 66 (est.) Reviews found online – 55 A008P: 60% × 66.3 (est.) + 40% × 55 = 62
No road tests of noise for A008P. The test half is the tested tires’ average (66): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests.
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54
Treadwear
A008P +761Why this score
Source R888 R A008P Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 59 (est.) ≈ 63 (est.) Reviews found online 46 58 R888 R: 60% × 59.1 (est.) + 40% × 45.6 = 54
A008P: 60% × 63.4 (est.) + 40% × 57.8 = 61
No road tests of treadwear for R888 R. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.36).
No road tests of treadwear for A008P. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.36).
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71
Handling (owners)
Level71Why this score
Source R888 R A008P Reviews found online 71 71
Scores at a glance
| Category | Toyo R888 R | Yokohama A008P |
|---|---|---|
| Relative Score | 63 | 68 |
| Dry | 75 | 71 |
| Wet | 55 | 66 |
| Snow | – | 51 |
| Comfort | 58 | 70 |
| Noise | – | 62 |
| Treadwear | 54 | 61 |
| Handling (owners) | 71 | 71 |
Higher is better. The Relative Score follows your weights below; category scores do not change.
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Headline score
63
/ 100
R888 R
68
/ 100
A008P
Only categories both tires have data for count toward the headline score.
Pros, cons & observations
Themes extracted from owner reviews found online — not the opinion of TireWheelGuide.
Tire A R888 R
Pros
- Exceptional dry grip and cornering stability
- Sharp, communicative steering feedback
- Strong, stiff sidewall construction
Cons
- High levels of road noise, particularly at highway speeds
- Rapid tread wear and short lifespan
- Poor performance and potential for aquaplaning in standing water
Tire B A008P
Pros
- Exceptional handling and high-speed stability, with one reviewer saying the tires could go faster than the car allowed
- Quiet operation, noted by a a retailer reviewer
- Strong driver confidence and road feel, with one owner saying they carried more speed through corners
Cons
- Difficulty balancing, reported by two reviewers
- Road force balancing revealed tires out of spec, including one that could not be balanced and two that were way out of spec in another set
- Vibration and shaking persisted after standard balancing attempts and suspension component changes
Specs side by side
| Attribute | A · Toyo R888 R | B · Yokohama A008P |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Summer | Summer |
| Vehicle type | Passenger Car / Crossover | Passenger Car / Crossover |
| Sizes available | 45 | 3 |
| Rim diameters | 13″ – 20″ | 16″ |
| Tread depth | — | 9/32″ |
| UTQG | 100 A A | 240 A A |
| Sidewall | — | Blackwall |
| Max pressure | — | 51 psi |
| Sizes in common | 2 | 2 |
Which one should you actually buy?
63
/ 100
Toyo R888 R
68
/ 100
Yokohama A008P
Winner: Yokohama A008P — better comfort, wet and treadwear. Pick the Toyo R888 R if dry matters most to you. Yokohama A008P rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 5 reviews), so read this result as provisional.
Pick tire B
You want the most comfortable ride
Yokohama A008P scores 70 vs 58 on comfort.
Pick tire B
Your priority is wet-weather safety
Yokohama A008P scores 66 vs 55 on wet.
Pick tire B
You want the longest tread life
Yokohama A008P scores 61 vs 54 on treadwear.
Pick tire A
You want the most grip on dry roads
Toyo R888 R scores 75 vs 71 on dry.
Tire A · Toyo R888 R
Tire B · Yokohama A008P
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R888 R or A008P?
Which is better in the wet, R888 R or A008P?
Yokohama A008P, 66 vs 55 on our wet score.
Which grips better on dry roads, R888 R or A008P?
Toyo R888 R, 75 vs 71 on our dry score.
Which is more comfortable, R888 R or A008P?
Yokohama A008P, 70 vs 58 on our comfort score.
Which lasts longer, R888 R or A008P?
Yokohama A008P, 61 vs 54 on our treadwear score.
How do we compare tires?
Every category score blends two independent signals. 60% comes from professional tire tests (braking distances, lap times, noise measurements), each result compared with every other tire in the same test and newer tests counting more. 40% comes from owner reviews found online, adjusted for how generously each site rates. Both use one scale: the average tested tire gets 70, the best 100. When a tire has only one of the two, the missing half is estimated from the other and the score stays closer to average; with no road test and fewer than five owner reviews it gets no score yet.
Handling is the exception: road tests measure it inside the dry and wet scores, so its own row comes from owner ratings only and starts as less important.
Community buzz from Reddit and forums is shown for context only — it never changes the score. Full methodology