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Avon ZT7 vs Toyo Proxes Comfort — 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 0 + 15 road tests and 14 + 636 owner reviews. How we score

Proxes Comfort is ahead, 78–56

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Avon ZT7
Tire AAvon

ZT7

Summer

± 8Provisional

Tests – · none yet Owners 48 · 14 reviews

Toyo Proxes Comfort
Tire BToyo

Proxes Comfort

Summer

± 5

Tests 76 · 15 tests Owners 79 · 636 reviews

Best test result: #1 of 11 in 2021 Sport Auto Summer Tyre Test (dry handling)

Category by category

Relative Score per category, 0–100. Open “Why this score” for the tests and owner ratings behind it.

  1. 57

    Dry

    Proxes Comfort +26
    83
    Why this score
    SourceZT7Proxes Comfort
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 14 tests≈ 61 (est.)86
    Reviews found online5179

    ZT7: 60% × 60.8 (est.) + 40% × 50.7 = 57

    Proxes Comfort: 60% × 86 + 40% × 78.8 = 83

    No road tests of dry for ZT7. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.42).

  2. 60

    Wet

    Proxes Comfort +21
    81
    Why this score
    SourceZT7Proxes Comfort
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 14 tests≈ 62 (est.)80
    Reviews found online5583

    ZT7: 60% × 62.3 (est.) + 40% × 55.4 = 60

    Proxes Comfort: 60% × 80.2 + 40% × 82.6 = 81

    No road tests of wet for ZT7. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).

  3. 56

    Comfort

    Proxes Comfort +14
    70
    Why this score
    SourceZT7Proxes Comfort
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests≈ 65 (est.)59
    Reviews found online5078

    ZT7: 40% × 64.8 (est.) + 60% × 49.6 = 56

    Proxes Comfort: 40% × 58.7 + 60% × 78.1 = 70

    No road tests of comfort for ZT7. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.20).

  4. –

    Noise

    No comparison
    71
    Why this score
    SourceZT7Proxes Comfort
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 8 tests–74
    Reviews found online–≈ 66 (est.)

    Proxes Comfort: 60% × 73.6 + 40% × 66.3 (est.) = 71

    No owner ratings of noise for Proxes Comfort. The owner half is the owners’ average (66): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests, so the tests say nothing about how owners would rate it.

  5. 49

    Treadwear

    Proxes Comfort +22
    71
    Why this score
    SourceZT7Proxes Comfort
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 5 tests≈ 56 (est.)67
    Reviews found online3878

    ZT7: 60% × 56.3 (est.) + 40% × 37.9 = 49

    Proxes Comfort: 60% × 67.2 + 40% × 77.5 = 71

    No road tests of treadwear for ZT7. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.36).

  6. 49

    Handling (owners)

    Proxes Comfort +28
    77
    Why this score
    SourceZT7Proxes Comfort
    Reviews found online4977
  7. –

    Efficiency

    No comparison
    60
    Why this score
    SourceZT7Proxes Comfort
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 10 tests–60
Scores at a glance
CategoryAvon ZT7Toyo Proxes Comfort
Relative Score 56 78
Dry 57 83
Wet 60 81
Comfort 56 70
Noise – 71
Treadwear 49 71
Handling (owners) 49 77
Efficiency – 60

Higher is better. The Relative Score follows your weights below; category scores do not change.

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Recomputed
Headline score
± 8

ZT7

± 5

Proxes Comfort

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 ZT7

Pros

  • High value for money compared to premium brands like Pirelli or Continental
  • Impressively low noise levels and high ride comfort due to compliant sidewalls
  • Good grip and predictable handling for daily commuting and normal driving conditions

Cons

  • Tendency for premature sidewall cracking or perishing within 2 to 4 years
  • Prone to progressive understeer or reduced grip when pushed hard in corners
  • Inconsistent wet performance and aquaplaning susceptibility reported by some commercial users
All owner themes in the ZT7 review

Tire B Proxes Comfort

Pros

  • Excellent wet weather grip and handling
  • Low road noise and quiet operation
  • Strong value for money and affordable pricing

Cons

  • Limited feedback and slight understeer when pushed hard
  • Some drivers experienced a firmer or less comfortable ride over bumps
  • Faster wear reported compared to premium long-lasting alternatives like Michelin
All owner themes in the Proxes Comfort review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Avon ZT7 B · Toyo Proxes Comfort
CategorySummerSummer
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverPassenger Car / Crossover
Sizes available—63
Rim diameters—14″ – 20″

Which one should you actually buy?

Avon ZT7

Toyo Proxes Comfort

Winner: Toyo Proxes Comfort — better handling, dry and treadwear. It leads or ties in every category we score. Avon ZT7 rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 14 reviews), so read this result as provisional.

Pick tire B You enjoy sharp, responsive handling

Toyo Proxes Comfort scores 77 vs 49 on handling.

Pick tire B You want the most grip on dry roads

Toyo Proxes Comfort scores 83 vs 57 on dry.

Pick tire B You want the longest tread life

Toyo Proxes Comfort scores 71 vs 49 on treadwear.

Pick tire B Your priority is wet-weather safety

Toyo Proxes Comfort scores 81 vs 60 on wet.

Tire A · Avon ZT7
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Tire B · Toyo Proxes Comfort
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ZT7 or Proxes Comfort?

Which is better in the wet, ZT7 or Proxes Comfort?

Toyo Proxes Comfort, 81 vs 60 on our wet score.

Which grips better on dry roads, ZT7 or Proxes Comfort?

Toyo Proxes Comfort, 83 vs 57 on our dry score.

Which is more comfortable, ZT7 or Proxes Comfort?

Toyo Proxes Comfort, 70 vs 56 on our comfort score.

Which lasts longer, ZT7 or Proxes Comfort?

Toyo Proxes Comfort, 71 vs 49 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