Tests – · none yet Owners 32 · 11 reviews
Hankook Ventus K104 looks discontinued: no new owner reviews or road tests in five years and no current EU tyre label.
Toyo Proxes 1 looks discontinued: no new owner reviews or road tests in five years and no current EU tyre label.
Head-to-head
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Hankook Ventus K104 vs Toyo Proxes 1 — 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 11 + 6 owner reviews. How we score
Proxes 1 is ahead, 61–43
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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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46
Dry
Proxes 1 +1965Why this score
Source Ventus K104 Proxes 1 Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 54 (est.) ≈ 66 (est.) Reviews found online 34 63 Ventus K104: 60% × 53.6 (est.) + 40% × 33.7 = 46
Proxes 1: 60% × 65.9 (est.) + 40% × 62.8 = 65
No road tests of dry for Ventus K104. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.42).
No road tests of dry for Proxes 1. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.42).
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42
Wet
Proxes 1 +2062Why this score
Source Ventus K104 Proxes 1 Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 49 (est.) ≈ 64 (est.) Reviews found online 31 59 Ventus K104: 60% × 49 (est.) + 40% × 31.4 = 42
Proxes 1: 60% × 64 (est.) + 40% × 58.5 = 62
No road tests of wet for Ventus K104. 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 1. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).
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46
Comfort
Proxes 1 +1157Why this score
Source Ventus K104 Proxes 1 Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 63 (est.) ≈ 66 (est.) Reviews found online 35 51 Ventus K104: 40% × 62.9 (est.) + 60% × 34.6 = 46
Proxes 1: 40% × 65.9 (est.) + 60% × 51.3 = 57
No road tests of comfort for Ventus K104 or Proxes 1. The test half is the tested tires’ average (69): owners’ comfort ratings barely follow the road tests.
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45
Treadwear
Proxes 1 +1358Why this score
Source Ventus K104 Proxes 1 Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 54 (est.) ≈ 61 (est.) Reviews found online 32 52 Ventus K104: 60% × 54 (est.) + 40% × 31.7 = 45
Proxes 1: 60% × 61.2 (est.) + 40% × 52.1 = 58
No road tests of treadwear for Ventus K104. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.35).
No road tests of treadwear for Proxes 1. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.35).
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28
Handling (owners)
Proxes 1 +2654Why this score
Source Ventus K104 Proxes 1 Reviews found online 28 54
Scores at a glance
| Category | Hankook Ventus K104 | Toyo Proxes 1 |
|---|---|---|
| Relative Score | 43 | 61 |
| Dry | 46 | 65 |
| Wet | 42 | 62 |
| Comfort | 46 | 57 |
| Treadwear | 45 | 58 |
| Handling (owners) | 28 | 54 |
Higher is better. The Relative Score follows your weights below; category scores do not change.
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Headline score
43
/ 100
Ventus K104
61
/ 100
Proxes 1
Pros, cons & observations
Themes extracted from owner reviews found online — not the opinion of TireWheelGuide.
Tire A Ventus K104
Pros
- Responsive and crisp handling characteristics in dry conditions
- Competitive price point for budget-conscious buyers
- Good tread life for users who maintain proper suspension geometry
Cons
- Poor and unpredictable wet-weather traction
- High levels of road noise
- Inconsistent tread wear performance across different vehicle types
Tire B Proxes 1
Pros
- Exceptional dry and wet weather grip
- Improved steering feedback and handling characteristics
- Competitive price point
Cons
- Extremely rapid tread wear, particularly under high-torque conditions
- Poor rolling resistance
- Uneven tread wear patterns, specifically premature shoulder degradation
Specs side by side
| Attribute | A · Hankook Ventus K104 | B · Toyo Proxes 1 |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Summer | Summer |
| Vehicle type | Passenger Car / Crossover | Passenger Car / Crossover |
Which one should you actually buy?
43
/ 100
Hankook Ventus K104
61
/ 100
Toyo Proxes 1
Winner: Toyo Proxes 1 — better handling, wet and dry. It leads or ties in every category we score. Hankook Ventus K104 rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 11 reviews), so read this result as provisional. Toyo Proxes 1 rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 6 reviews), so read this result as provisional.
Pick tire B
You enjoy sharp, responsive handling
Toyo Proxes 1 scores 54 vs 28 on handling.
Pick tire B
Your priority is wet-weather safety
Toyo Proxes 1 scores 62 vs 42 on wet.
Pick tire B
You want the most grip on dry roads
Toyo Proxes 1 scores 65 vs 46 on dry.
Pick tire B
You want the longest tread life
Toyo Proxes 1 scores 58 vs 45 on treadwear.
Tire A · Hankook Ventus K104
Tire B · Toyo Proxes 1
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Ventus K104 or Proxes 1?
Which is better in the wet, Ventus K104 or Proxes 1?
Toyo Proxes 1, 62 vs 42 on our wet score.
Which grips better on dry roads, Ventus K104 or Proxes 1?
Toyo Proxes 1, 65 vs 46 on our dry score.
Which is more comfortable, Ventus K104 or Proxes 1?
Toyo Proxes 1, 57 vs 46 on our comfort score.
Which lasts longer, Ventus K104 or Proxes 1?
Toyo Proxes 1, 58 vs 45 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