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Toyo Proxes 4 looks discontinued: no new owner reviews or road tests in five years and no current EU tyre label.

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Bridgestone Potenza RE080 vs Toyo Proxes 4 — Compared

Relative Score (0–100): the weighted average of the categories below, each 60% road tests and 40% owner reviews. Based on 0 + 0 road tests and 9 + 45 owner reviews. How we score

Potenza RE080 leads, 65–62 Narrow edge

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Toyo Proxes 4
Tire BToyo

Proxes 4

Summer

Tests – · none yet Owners 60 · 45 reviews

Category by category

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

  1. 66

    Dry

    Potenza RE080 +3
    63
    Why this score
    SourcePotenza RE080Proxes 4
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 66 (est.)≈ 65 (est.)
    Reviews found online6560

    Potenza RE080: 60% × 66.5 (est.) + 40% × 64.6 = 66

    Proxes 4: 60% × 64.7 (est.) + 40% × 60.2 = 63

    No road tests of dry for Potenza RE080. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.40).

    No road tests of dry for Proxes 4. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.40).

  2. 66

    Wet

    Potenza RE080 +5
    61
    Why this score
    SourcePotenza RE080Proxes 4
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 67 (est.)≈ 63 (est.)
    Reviews found online6558

    Potenza RE080: 60% × 67.3 (est.) + 40% × 65.3 = 66

    Proxes 4: 60% × 63.1 (est.) + 40% × 57.9 = 61

    No road tests of wet for Potenza RE080. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.56).

    No road tests of wet for Proxes 4. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.56).

  3. 64

    Comfort

    Proxes 4 +1
    65
    Why this score
    SourcePotenza RE080Proxes 4
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 67 (est.)≈ 68 (est.)
    Reviews found online6061

    Potenza RE080: 60% × 67.5 (est.) + 40% × 59.6 = 64

    Proxes 4: 60% × 67.7 (est.) + 40% × 61 = 65

    No road tests of comfort for Potenza RE080 or Proxes 4. The test half is the tested tires’ average (69): owners’ comfort ratings barely follow the road tests.

  4. 63

    Treadwear

    Proxes 4 +1
    64
    Why this score
    SourcePotenza RE080Proxes 4
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 64 (est.)≈ 65 (est.)
    Reviews found online6163

    Potenza RE080: 60% × 64.2 (est.) + 40% × 61 = 63

    Proxes 4: 60% × 64.9 (est.) + 40% × 63.3 = 64

    No road tests of treadwear for Potenza RE080. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.31).

    No road tests of treadwear for Proxes 4. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.31).

  5. 67

    Handling (owners)

    Potenza RE080 +9
    58
    Why this score
    SourcePotenza RE080Proxes 4
    Reviews found online6758
Scores at a glance
CategoryBridgestone Potenza RE080Toyo Proxes 4
Relative Score 65 62
Dry 66 63
Wet 66 61
Comfort 64 65
Treadwear 63 64
Handling (owners) 67 58

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Headline score

Potenza RE080

Proxes 4

Pros, cons & observations

Themes extracted from owner reviews found online — not the opinion of TireWheelGuide.

Tire A Potenza RE080

Pros

  • Excellent grip performance in both wet and dry road conditions
  • High durability and impressive tread life for many users
  • Predictable steering response and cornering confidence

Cons

  • Noticeable increase in road noise and tire roar over time
  • Ride comfort diminishes as the tire wears
  • Inconsistent tread life reports ranging from 25,000km to over 60,000km
All owner themes in the Potenza RE080 review

Tire B Proxes 4

Pros

  • Excellent dry grip and handling
  • Low road noise and comfortable ride
  • Good treadwear and longevity compared to similar performance tires

Cons

  • Poor grip and lack of confidence in wet or damp conditions
  • Soft sidewalls leading to a squirmy, flexy feel during hard cornering
  • Prone to uneven wear patterns like cupping or increased noise over time
All owner themes in the Proxes 4 review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Bridgestone Potenza RE080 B · Toyo Proxes 4
CategorySummerSummer
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverPassenger Car / Crossover

Which one should you actually buy?

Bridgestone Potenza RE080

Toyo Proxes 4

Narrow edge: Bridgestone Potenza RE080 — better handling, wet and dry. Where the Toyo Proxes 4 is ahead, it is by less than 3 points. Bridgestone Potenza RE080 rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 9 reviews), so read this result as provisional.

Pick tire A You enjoy sharp, responsive handling

Bridgestone Potenza RE080 scores 67 vs 58 on handling.

Pick tire A Your priority is wet-weather safety

Bridgestone Potenza RE080 scores 66 vs 61 on wet.

Pick tire A You want the most grip on dry roads

Bridgestone Potenza RE080 scores 66 vs 63 on dry.

Tire A · Bridgestone Potenza RE080
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Potenza RE080 or Proxes 4?

Which is better in the wet, Potenza RE080 or Proxes 4?

Bridgestone Potenza RE080, 66 vs 61 on our wet score.

Which grips better on dry roads, Potenza RE080 or Proxes 4?

Bridgestone Potenza RE080, 66 vs 63 on our dry score.

Which is more comfortable, Potenza RE080 or Proxes 4?

Neither, by our numbers: 64 vs 65 on the comfort score, within 3 points.

Which lasts longer, Potenza RE080 or Proxes 4?

Neither, by our numbers: 63 vs 64 on the treadwear score, within 3 points.

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