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Toyo Proxes RA1 looks discontinued: no new owner reviews or road tests in five years and no current EU tyre label.

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Continental PureContact LS vs Toyo Proxes RA1 — 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 25 + 11 owner reviews. How we score

PureContact LS leads, 70–66 Narrow edge

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Toyo Proxes RA1
Tire BToyo

Proxes RA1

Summer Trackday and Competition tires

Provisional

Tests – · none yet Owners 65 · 11 reviews

Category by category

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

  1. 71

    Dry

    Proxes RA1 +4
    75
    Why this score
    SourcePureContact LSProxes RA1
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 70 (est.)≈ 72 (est.)
    Reviews found online7379

    PureContact LS: 60% × 69.6 (est.) + 40% × 72.5 = 71

    Proxes RA1: 60% × 72.1 (est.) + 40% × 78.5 = 75

    No road tests of dry for PureContact LS. 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 RA1. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.40).

  2. 73

    Wet

    PureContact LS +9
    64
    Why this score
    SourcePureContact LSProxes RA1
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 72 (est.)≈ 65 (est.)
    Reviews found online7461

    PureContact LS: 60% × 72.3 (est.) + 40% × 74.2 = 73

    Proxes RA1: 60% × 65 (est.) + 40% × 61.3 = 64

    No road tests of wet for PureContact LS. 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 RA1. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.56).

  3. 67

    Snow

    PureContact LS +18
    49
    Why this score
    SourcePureContact LSProxes RA1
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 68 (est.)≈ 58 (est.)
    Reviews found online6434

    PureContact LS: 60% × 68.1 (est.) + 40% × 64.4 = 67

    Proxes RA1: 60% × 58.2 (est.) + 40% × 34.4 = 49

    No road tests of snow for PureContact LS. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.33).

    No road tests of snow for Proxes RA1. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.33).

  4. 65

    Comfort

    Proxes RA1 +2
    67
    Why this score
    SourcePureContact LSProxes RA1
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 68 (est.)≈ 69 (est.)
    Reviews found online6166

    PureContact LS: 60% × 67.8 (est.) + 40% × 61.4 = 65

    Proxes RA1: 60% × 68.5 (est.) + 40% × 65.7 = 67

    No road tests of comfort for PureContact LS or Proxes RA1. The test half is the tested tires’ average (69): owners’ comfort ratings barely follow the road tests.

  5. 70

    Noise

    PureContact LS +2
    68
    Why this score
    SourcePureContact LSProxes RA1
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 67 (est.)≈ 67 (est.)
    Reviews found online7370

    PureContact LS: 60% × 67.3 (est.) + 40% × 73.3 = 70

    Proxes RA1: 60% × 67.3 (est.) + 40% × 70.1 = 68

    No road tests of noise for PureContact LS or Proxes RA1. The test half is the tested tires’ average (67): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests.

  6. 68

    Treadwear

    PureContact LS +1
    67
    Why this score
    SourcePureContact LSProxes RA1
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 67 (est.)≈ 66 (est.)
    Reviews found online6968

    PureContact LS: 60% × 66.7 (est.) + 40% × 69.1 = 68

    Proxes RA1: 60% × 66.2 (est.) + 40% × 67.6 = 67

    No road tests of treadwear for PureContact LS. 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 RA1. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.31).

  7. 73

    Handling (owners)

    Level
    73
    Why this score
    SourcePureContact LSProxes RA1
    Reviews found online7373
Scores at a glance
CategoryContinental PureContact LSToyo Proxes RA1
Relative Score 70 66
Dry 71 75
Wet 73 64
Snow 67 49
Comfort 65 67
Noise 70 68
Treadwear 68 67
Handling (owners) 73 73

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Headline score

PureContact LS

Proxes RA1

Pros, cons & observations

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

Tire A PureContact LS

Pros

  • Exceptionally quiet and comfortable ride quality
  • Strong wet and dry traction with reliable handling
  • Good balance of everyday comfort and long treadlife

Cons

  • Soft sidewalls can lead to less responsive or wandering handling during aggressive cornering
  • Develops temporary flat spotting when parked, causing morning vibrations
  • Poor winter performance, particularly lacking traction on snow and ice despite being an all-season tire
All owner themes in the PureContact LS review

Tire B Proxes RA1

Pros

  • Exceptional dry grip that remains consistent even as the tread wears down.
  • Superior tire life compared to many other dedicated track-focused compounds.
  • Predictable breakaway characteristics that provide driver confidence at the limit.

Cons

  • Performance can become 'greasy' if the tire is overdriven or overheated during long sessions.
  • Requires proper heat cycling and break-in procedures to achieve optimal performance.
  • Sensitive to alignment settings, which can lead to accelerated or uneven wear if not managed.
All owner themes in the Proxes RA1 review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Continental PureContact LS B · Toyo Proxes RA1
CategoryAll SeasonSummer Trackday and Competition tires
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverPassenger Car / Crossover
Sizes available—7
Rim diameters—15″ – 18″
Tread depth10/32″8/32″
UTQG700 A A100 AA A
Treadwear warranty70,000 mi—
SidewallBlack Side WallBlack Side Wall
Max pressure51 psi44 psi

Which one should you actually buy?

Continental PureContact LS

Toyo Proxes RA1

Narrow edge: Continental PureContact LS — better snow and wet. Pick the Toyo Proxes RA1 if dry matters most to you. Toyo Proxes RA1 rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 11 reviews), so read this result as provisional.

Pick tire A You drive through snowy winters

Continental PureContact LS scores 67 vs 49 on snow.

Pick tire A Your priority is wet-weather safety

Continental PureContact LS scores 73 vs 64 on wet.

Pick tire B You want the most grip on dry roads

Toyo Proxes RA1 scores 75 vs 71 on dry.

Tire A · Continental PureContact LS
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Tire B · Toyo Proxes RA1
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PureContact LS or Proxes RA1?

Which is better in the wet, PureContact LS or Proxes RA1?

Continental PureContact LS, 73 vs 64 on our wet score.

Which grips better on dry roads, PureContact LS or Proxes RA1?

Toyo Proxes RA1, 75 vs 71 on our dry score.

Which is better in snow, PureContact LS or Proxes RA1?

Continental PureContact LS, 67 vs 49 on our snow score.

Which is quieter, PureContact LS or Proxes RA1?

Neither, by our numbers: 70 vs 68 on the noise score, within 3 points.

Which is more comfortable, PureContact LS or Proxes RA1?

Neither, by our numbers: 65 vs 67 on the comfort score, within 3 points.

Which lasts longer, PureContact LS or Proxes RA1?

Neither, by our numbers: 68 vs 67 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