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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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Hankook Ventus V12 evo2 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 1 + 0 road tests and 93 + 11 owner reviews. How we score

Too close to call: Ventus V12 evo2 and Proxes RA1 are level at 69.

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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
    SourceVentus V12 evo2Proxes RA1
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / – tests71≈ 72 (est.)
    Reviews found online7179

    Ventus V12 evo2: 60% × 70.9 + 40% × 70.5 = 71

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

    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. 70

    Wet

    Ventus V12 evo2 +6
    64
    Why this score
    SourceVentus V12 evo2Proxes RA1
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / – tests69≈ 65 (est.)
    Reviews found online7261

    Ventus V12 evo2: 60% × 69.2 + 40% × 71.8 = 70

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

    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. –

    Snow

    No comparison
    49
    Why this score
    SourceVentus V12 evo2Proxes RA1
    Professional tests (TWG score)–≈ 58 (est.)
    Reviews found online–34

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

    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. 67

    Comfort

    Level
    67
    Why this score
    SourceVentus V12 evo2Proxes RA1
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 69 (est.)≈ 69 (est.)
    Reviews found online6666

    Ventus V12 evo2: 60% × 68.5 (est.) + 40% × 65.7 = 67

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

    No road tests of comfort for Ventus V12 evo2 or Proxes RA1. The test half is the tested tires’ average (69): owners’ comfort ratings barely follow the road tests.

  5. 73

    Noise

    Ventus V12 evo2 +5
    68
    Why this score
    SourceVentus V12 evo2Proxes RA1
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / – tests77≈ 67 (est.)
    Reviews found online≈ 67 (est.)70

    Ventus V12 evo2: 60% × 77.3 + 40% × 67.3 (est.) = 73

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

    No owner ratings of noise for Ventus V12 evo2. The owner half is the owners’ average (67): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests, so the tests say nothing about how owners would rate it.

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

  6. 63

    Treadwear

    Proxes RA1 +4
    67
    Why this score
    SourceVentus V12 evo2Proxes RA1
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 64 (est.)≈ 66 (est.)
    Reviews found online6068

    Ventus V12 evo2: 60% × 64 (est.) + 40% × 60.3 = 63

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

    No road tests of treadwear for Ventus V12 evo2. 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. 69

    Handling (owners)

    Proxes RA1 +4
    73
    Why this score
    SourceVentus V12 evo2Proxes RA1
    Reviews found online6973
Scores at a glance
CategoryHankook Ventus V12 evo2Toyo Proxes RA1
Relative Score 69 69
Dry 71 75
Wet 70 64
Snow – 49
Comfort 67 67
Noise 73 68
Treadwear 63 67
Handling (owners) 69 73

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Headline score

Ventus V12 evo2

Proxes RA1

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 Ventus V12 evo2

Pros

  • Excellent value and cost-to-performance ratio compared to premium brands
  • Strong, reliable grip in both dry and wet conditions with good aquaplaning resistance
  • Comfortable ride with low initial road noise

Cons

  • Soft sidewalls can cause a floaty feel or roll during aggressive cornering and track use
  • Road noise increases noticeably as the tires wear down
  • Treadwear is relatively fast, leading to shorter overall mileage
All owner themes in the Ventus V12 evo2 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 · Hankook Ventus V12 evo2 B · Toyo Proxes RA1
CategorySummerSummer Trackday and Competition tires
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverPassenger Car / Crossover
Sizes available387
Rim diameters15″ – 21″15″ – 18″
Tread depth—8/32″
UTQG—100 AA A
Sidewall—Black Side Wall
Max pressure—44 psi
Sizes in common22

Which one should you actually buy?

Hankook Ventus V12 evo2

Toyo Proxes RA1

Too close to call: Hankook Ventus V12 evo2 and Toyo Proxes RA1 are within 2 points overall. Hankook Ventus V12 evo2 is stronger on wet and noise. Toyo Proxes RA1 is stronger on dry and treadwear. Toyo Proxes RA1 rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 11 reviews), so read this result as provisional.

Pick tire A Your priority is wet-weather safety

Hankook Ventus V12 evo2 scores 70 vs 64 on wet.

Pick tire A You want a quieter cabin

Hankook Ventus V12 evo2 scores 73 vs 68 on noise.

Pick tire B You want the most grip on dry roads

Toyo Proxes RA1 scores 75 vs 71 on dry.

Pick tire B You want the longest tread life

Toyo Proxes RA1 scores 67 vs 63 on treadwear.

Tire A · Hankook Ventus V12 evo2
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Tire B · Toyo Proxes RA1
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Ventus V12 evo2 or Proxes RA1?

Which is better in the wet, Ventus V12 evo2 or Proxes RA1?

Hankook Ventus V12 evo2, 70 vs 64 on our wet score.

Which grips better on dry roads, Ventus V12 evo2 or Proxes RA1?

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

Which is quieter, Ventus V12 evo2 or Proxes RA1?

Hankook Ventus V12 evo2, 73 vs 68 on our noise score.

Which is more comfortable, Ventus V12 evo2 or Proxes RA1?

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

Which lasts longer, Ventus V12 evo2 or Proxes RA1?

Toyo Proxes RA1, 67 vs 63 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