Tests – · none yet Owners 63 · 9 reviews
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Bridgestone Potenza RE080 vs Toyo Proxes R888R — 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 + 0 road tests and 9 + 80 owner reviews. How we score
Potenza RE080 is ahead, 65–46
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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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65
Dry
Potenza RE080 +164Why this score
Source Potenza RE080 Proxes R888R Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 66 (est.) ≈ 66 (est.) Reviews found online 63 63 Potenza RE080: 60% × 66 (est.) + 40% × 63.2 = 65
Proxes R888R: 60% × 65.7 (est.) + 40% × 62.5 = 64
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 0.41).
No road tests of dry for Proxes R888R. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.41).
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67
Wet
Potenza RE080 +3829Why this score
Source Potenza RE080 Proxes R888R Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 68 (est.) ≈ 39 (est.) Reviews found online 65 13 Potenza RE080: 60% × 67.7 (est.) + 40% × 65.1 = 67
Proxes R888R: 60% × 39.1 (est.) + 40% × 13.1 = 29
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 0.55).
No road tests of wet for Proxes R888R. 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 comparison35Why this score
Source Potenza RE080 Proxes R888R Professional tests (TWG score) – ≈ 51 (est.) Reviews found online – 10 Proxes R888R: 60% × 51.3 (est.) + 40% × 10 = 35
No road tests of snow for Proxes R888R. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.32).
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61
Comfort
Potenza RE080 +1051Why this score
Source Potenza RE080 Proxes R888R Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 67 (est.) ≈ 64 (est.) Reviews found online 58 43 Potenza RE080: 40% × 66.5 (est.) + 60% × 57.9 = 61
Proxes R888R: 40% × 63.5 (est.) + 60% × 43.1 = 51
No road tests of comfort for Potenza RE080. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.20).
No road tests of comfort for Proxes R888R. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.20).
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Noise
No comparison49Why this score
Source Potenza RE080 Proxes R888R Professional tests (TWG score) – ≈ 66 (est.) Reviews found online – 22 Proxes R888R: 60% × 66.3 (est.) + 40% × 22.2 = 49
No road tests of noise for Proxes R888R. The test half is the tested tires’ average (66): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests.
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63
Treadwear
Potenza RE080 +2340Why this score
Source Potenza RE080 Proxes R888R Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 64 (est.) ≈ 51 (est.) Reviews found online 60 24 Potenza RE080: 60% × 64.2 (est.) + 40% × 60.1 = 63
Proxes R888R: 60% × 51.2 (est.) + 40% × 23.5 = 40
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 0.36).
No road tests of treadwear for Proxes R888R. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.36).
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64
Handling (owners)
No comparison–Why this score
Source Potenza RE080 Proxes R888R Reviews found online 64 –
Scores at a glance
| Category | Bridgestone Potenza RE080 | Toyo Proxes R888R |
|---|---|---|
| Relative Score | 65 | 46 |
| Dry | 65 | 64 |
| Wet | 67 | 29 |
| Snow | – | 35 |
| Comfort | 61 | 51 |
| Noise | – | 49 |
| Treadwear | 63 | 40 |
| Handling (owners) | 64 | – |
Higher is better. The Relative Score follows your weights below; category scores do not change.
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Headline score
65
/ 100
Potenza RE080
46
/ 100
Proxes R888R
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 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
Tire B Proxes R888R
Not enough owner reviews yet to extract themes.
Specs side by side
| Attribute | A · Bridgestone Potenza RE080 | B · Toyo Proxes R888R |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Summer | Summer tire |
| Vehicle type | Passenger Car / Crossover | Passenger Car / Crossover |
| Sizes available | 1 | 56 |
| Rim diameters | 15″ | 13″ – 20″ |
| Tread depth | — | 4 - 7/32″ |
| UTQG | — | 100 AA A |
| Sidewall | — | Black Side Wall |
| Max pressure | — | 50 - 51 psi |
Which one should you actually buy?
65
/ 100
Bridgestone Potenza RE080
46
/ 100
Toyo Proxes R888R
Winner: Bridgestone Potenza RE080 — better wet, treadwear and comfort. It leads or ties in every category we score. Bridgestone Potenza RE080 rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 9 reviews), so read this result as provisional.
Pick tire A
Your priority is wet-weather safety
Bridgestone Potenza RE080 scores 67 vs 29 on wet.
Pick tire A
You want the longest tread life
Bridgestone Potenza RE080 scores 63 vs 40 on treadwear.
Pick tire A
You want the most comfortable ride
Bridgestone Potenza RE080 scores 61 vs 51 on comfort.
Tire A · Bridgestone Potenza RE080
Tire B · Toyo Proxes R888R
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Potenza RE080 or Proxes R888R?
Which is better in the wet, Potenza RE080 or Proxes R888R?
Bridgestone Potenza RE080, 67 vs 29 on our wet score.
Which grips better on dry roads, Potenza RE080 or Proxes R888R?
Neither, by our numbers: 65 vs 64 on the dry score, within 3 points.
Which is more comfortable, Potenza RE080 or Proxes R888R?
Bridgestone Potenza RE080, 61 vs 51 on our comfort score.
Which lasts longer, Potenza RE080 or Proxes R888R?
Bridgestone Potenza RE080, 63 vs 40 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