Working in cooperation with Honda, Toyo earned top honors for its research on optimization of viscoelastic properties of tread rubber to reduce rolling resistance and decrease braking distance.
According to Toyo, the technologies explored with Honda were applied to its Tranpath A20 (215/60R17 96H), which has been OE on the Honda Crossroad (2.0L model) since 2007. (Tire Review/Akron)