Tests – · none yet Owners 61 · 22 reviews
Head-to-head
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Dunlop Direzza DZ102 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 22 + 80 owner reviews. How we score
Direzza DZ102 is ahead, 64–46
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Tests – · none yet Owners 30 · 80 reviews
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
Direzza DZ102 +164Why this score
Source Direzza DZ102 Proxes R888R Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 66 (est.) ≈ 66 (est.) Reviews found online 63 63 Direzza DZ102: 60% × 66.1 (est.) + 40% × 63.4 = 65
Proxes R888R: 60% × 65.7 (est.) + 40% × 62.6 = 64
No road tests of dry for Direzza DZ102. 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
Direzza DZ102 +3829Why this score
Source Direzza DZ102 Proxes R888R Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 68 (est.) ≈ 39 (est.) Reviews found online 66 13 Direzza DZ102: 60% × 68 (est.) + 40% × 65.8 = 67
Proxes R888R: 60% × 39.4 (est.) + 40% × 13.4 = 29
No road tests of wet for Direzza DZ102. 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 Direzza DZ102 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
Direzza DZ102 +1051Why this score
Source Direzza DZ102 Proxes R888R Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 66 (est.) ≈ 64 (est.) Reviews found online 58 43 Direzza DZ102: 40% × 66.5 (est.) + 60% × 57.7 = 61
Proxes R888R: 40% × 63.6 (est.) + 60% × 43.4 = 51
No road tests of comfort for Direzza DZ102. 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 Direzza DZ102 Proxes R888R Professional tests (TWG score) – ≈ 66 (est.) Reviews found online – 23 Proxes R888R: 60% × 66.4 (est.) + 40% × 22.5 = 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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60
Treadwear
Direzza DZ102 +2040Why this score
Source Direzza DZ102 Proxes R888R Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 63 (est.) ≈ 51 (est.) Reviews found online 56 24 Direzza DZ102: 60% × 62.8 (est.) + 40% × 56.1 = 60
Proxes R888R: 60% × 51 (est.) + 40% × 23.6 = 40
No road tests of treadwear for Direzza DZ102. 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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61
Handling (owners)
No comparison–Why this score
Source Direzza DZ102 Proxes R888R Reviews found online 61 –
Scores at a glance
| Category | Dunlop Direzza DZ102 | Toyo Proxes R888R |
|---|---|---|
| Relative Score | 64 | 46 |
| Dry | 65 | 64 |
| Wet | 67 | 29 |
| Snow | – | 35 |
| Comfort | 61 | 51 |
| Noise | – | 49 |
| Treadwear | 60 | 40 |
| Handling (owners) | 61 | – |
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Headline score
64
/ 100
Direzza DZ102
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 Direzza DZ102
Pros
- Excellent price-to-performance ratio
- Strong dry pavement grip and cornering stability
- Surprisingly high levels of ride comfort for a performance tire
Cons
- Rapid or inconsistent tread wear
- Inconsistent wet weather performance and hydroplaning resistance
- Increased road noise as the tire ages
Tire B Proxes R888R
Not enough owner reviews yet to extract themes.
Specs side by side
| Attribute | A · Dunlop Direzza DZ102 | B · Toyo Proxes R888R |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Summer | Summer tire |
| Vehicle type | Passenger Car / Crossover | Passenger Car / Crossover |
| Sizes available | — | 56 |
| Rim diameters | — | 13″ – 20″ |
| Tread depth | — | 4 - 7/32″ |
| UTQG | 460 A A | 100 AA A |
| Sidewall | — | Black Side Wall |
| Max pressure | — | 50 - 51 psi |
Which one should you actually buy?
64
/ 100
Dunlop Direzza DZ102
46
/ 100
Toyo Proxes R888R
Winner: Dunlop Direzza DZ102 — better wet, treadwear and comfort. It leads or ties in every category we score.
Pick tire A
Your priority is wet-weather safety
Dunlop Direzza DZ102 scores 67 vs 29 on wet.
Pick tire A
You want the longest tread life
Dunlop Direzza DZ102 scores 60 vs 40 on treadwear.
Pick tire A
You want the most comfortable ride
Dunlop Direzza DZ102 scores 61 vs 51 on comfort.
Tire A · Dunlop Direzza DZ102
Tire B · Toyo Proxes R888R
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Direzza DZ102 or Proxes R888R?
Which is better in the wet, Direzza DZ102 or Proxes R888R?
Dunlop Direzza DZ102, 67 vs 29 on our wet score.
Which grips better on dry roads, Direzza DZ102 or Proxes R888R?
Neither, by our numbers: 65 vs 64 on the dry score, within 3 points.
Which is more comfortable, Direzza DZ102 or Proxes R888R?
Dunlop Direzza DZ102, 61 vs 51 on our comfort score.
Which lasts longer, Direzza DZ102 or Proxes R888R?
Dunlop Direzza DZ102, 60 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