Relative Score (0–100): the weighted average of the categories below, each 60% road tests and 40% owner reviews. Based on 1 + 0 road tests and 805 + 14 owner reviews. How we score
Proxes ST leads, 71–67 Narrow edge
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Tests – · 1 test Owners 65 · 805 reviews
Best test result: #2 of 19 in 2022 Consumer Reports Ultra High Performance All-Season Tires (tested tread life (miles))
“18 ST on freshly refinished snowflakes and general g-max as-05 tires. Tire rack mobile install is awesome.”
Tests – · none yet Owners 73 · 14 reviews
Relative Score per category, 0–100. Open “Why this score” for the tests and owner ratings behind it.
| Source | G-MAX AS-05 | Proxes ST |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) | ≈ 67 (est.) | ≈ 71 (est.) |
| Reviews found online | 67 | 75 |
G-MAX AS-05: 60% × 67.2 (est.) + 40% × 66.5 = 67
Proxes ST: 60% × 70.5 (est.) + 40% × 74.7 = 72
No road tests of dry for G-MAX AS-05. 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 ST. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.40).
| Source | G-MAX AS-05 | Proxes ST |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) | ≈ 68 (est.) | ≈ 74 (est.) |
| Reviews found online | 67 | 77 |
G-MAX AS-05: 60% × 68.3 (est.) + 40% × 67.1 = 68
Proxes ST: 60% × 73.6 (est.) + 40% × 76.6 = 75
No road tests of wet for G-MAX AS-05. 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 ST. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.56).
| Source | G-MAX AS-05 | Proxes ST |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) | ≈ 62 (est.) | ≈ 68 (est.) |
| Reviews found online | 46 | 64 |
G-MAX AS-05: 60% × 62.1 (est.) + 40% × 46.3 = 56
Proxes ST: 60% × 67.8 (est.) + 40% × 63.6 = 66
No road tests of snow for G-MAX AS-05. 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 ST. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.33).
| Source | G-MAX AS-05 | Proxes ST |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) | ≈ 69 (est.) | ≈ 70 (est.) |
| Reviews found online | 66 | 74 |
G-MAX AS-05: 60% × 68.6 (est.) + 40% × 66 = 68
Proxes ST: 60% × 70 (est.) + 40% × 74.1 = 72
No road tests of comfort for G-MAX AS-05 or Proxes ST. The test half is the tested tires’ average (69): owners’ comfort ratings barely follow the road tests.
| Source | G-MAX AS-05 | Proxes ST |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) | ≈ 67 (est.) | – |
| Reviews found online | 68 | – |
G-MAX AS-05: 60% × 67.3 (est.) + 40% × 67.9 = 68
No road tests of noise for G-MAX AS-05. The test half is the tested tires’ average (67): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests.
| Source | G-MAX AS-05 | Proxes ST |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / – tests | 76 | ≈ 67 (est.) |
| Reviews found online | 71 | 72 |
G-MAX AS-05: 60% × 75.5 + 40% × 71 = 74
Proxes ST: 60% × 67.5 (est.) + 40% × 71.7 = 69
No road tests of treadwear for Proxes ST. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.31).
| Source | G-MAX AS-05 | Proxes ST |
|---|---|---|
| Reviews found online | 66 | 71 |
| Category | General G-MAX AS-05 | Toyo Proxes ST |
|---|---|---|
| Relative Score | 67 | 71 |
| Dry | 67 | 72 |
| Wet | 68 | 75 |
| Snow | 56 | 66 |
| Comfort | 68 | 72 |
| Noise | 68 | – |
| Treadwear | 74 | 69 |
| Handling (owners) | 66 | 71 |
Higher is better. The Relative Score follows your weights below; category scores do not change.
Wet grip starts at “Important”. Treadwear starts at “Neutral” here: road tests measured it for at most one of the two tires, so it rests on owner reviews. Move the sliders and the scores update instantly.
Only one of the two tires has a score here, so this weight changes nothing in the head-to-head.
G-MAX AS-05
Proxes ST
Only categories both tires have data for count toward the headline score.
Themes extracted from owner reviews found online — not the opinion of TireWheelGuide.
From Reddit, forums and review threads. Not part of our score
Community members widely regard the General G-Max AS-05 as an outstanding value for an ultra-high performance all-season tire, often praising its responsive steering, strong dry handling, and wet grip as a cheaper alternative to Continental and Michelin. However, opinions on road noise are polarized, ranging from quiet to noticeably loud, and snow/winter performance is frequently cited as mediocre or limited to light conditions.
“Great tire, so much so that I bought them for two different cars. I used them on my Fiat 500 Abarth to daily drive and auto-X with I have them on my Buick Tour-X daily GREAT wet traction so-so snow traction - will get you home in light snow, but not a strong suit soft on the sidewalls for true performance driving - must run max sidewall pressure for aggressive cornering wears very fast on tire edges during aggressive cornering very predictable at the limits - lets go in a predictable and controllable manner balances well good on center feel the 500 pulled to one side when a front tire was mounted backwards Really like the tire for the price.”
“I have some G Max AS 05 on a 2002 BMW 530i and like them quite a lot, but their snow performance is expectedly meh. In your situation you're either going to have "adequate grip" and tires that "wear down super quickly", or you're going to not get that grip, but have some longevity. Chose carefully.”
“I bought these for my daily driven 2016 Ford Interceptor AWD. Fantastic all season. Rain snow ice very confident (though the AWD Doesnt hurt). In the dry they are okay. I can still spin the tires if I floor it from a stop. They are quiet and smooth riding. The Taurus has fairly tall sidewalls, the have some noticeable give and delay cornering. I would not put them on my C5 if I did not need an all season. Also, they look okay on the Taurus but would be out of place on a vett. They seem less durable than other brands as I have had 3 flat repairs and 2 tire replacements. I dont think they would provide the traction a c5 needs. I really like them on my DD. 30k miles regular rotations and they look perfect.”
Based on 88 community posts
We haven't collected enough community discussion about this tire yet.
| Attribute | A · General G-MAX AS-05 | B · Toyo Proxes ST |
|---|---|---|
| Category | All Season | All Season |
| Vehicle type | Passenger Car / Crossover | SUV and 4x4 |
| Tread depth | 10/32″ | — |
| UTQG | 500 A - AA A | — |
| Treadwear warranty | 50,000 mi | — |
| Sidewall | Black Side Wall | — |
| Max pressure | 50 - 51 psi | — |
General G-MAX AS-05
Toyo Proxes ST
Narrow edge: Toyo Proxes ST — better snow, wet and dry. Pick the General G-MAX AS-05 if treadwear matters most to you. Toyo Proxes ST rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 14 reviews), so read this result as provisional.
Toyo Proxes ST scores 66 vs 56 on snow.
Toyo Proxes ST scores 75 vs 68 on wet.
General G-MAX AS-05 scores 74 vs 69 on treadwear.
Toyo Proxes ST scores 72 vs 67 on dry.
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Toyo Proxes ST, 75 vs 68 on our wet score.
Toyo Proxes ST, 72 vs 67 on our dry score.
Toyo Proxes ST, 66 vs 56 on our snow score.
Toyo Proxes ST, 72 vs 68 on our comfort score.
General G-MAX AS-05, 74 vs 69 on our treadwear score.
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
