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Kumho Ecsta PS31 vs Toyo Proxes CF2 SUV — Compared

Relative Score (0–100): 60% professional tests, 40% owner reviews.

Proxes CF2 SUV leads, 68–66 Narrow edge

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Tire AKumho

Ecsta PS31

Summer

Tests – · none yet Owners 64 · 259 reviews

Category by category

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

  1. 64

    Dry

    Ecsta PS31 +1
    63
    Why this score
    SourceEcsta PS31Proxes CF2 SUV
    Professional tests (TWG score)–56
    Reviews found online6373
  2. 69

    Wet

    Level
    69
    Why this score
    SourceEcsta PS31Proxes CF2 SUV
    Professional tests (TWG score)–65
    Reviews found online6873
  3. 58

    Snow

    No comparison
    –
    Why this score
    SourceEcsta PS31Proxes CF2 SUV
    Reviews found online50–
  4. 67

    Comfort

    Proxes CF2 SUV +2
    69
    Why this score
    SourceEcsta PS31Proxes CF2 SUV
    Professional tests (TWG score)–62
    Reviews found online6578
  5. 67

    Noise

    Proxes CF2 SUV +4
    71
    Why this score
    SourceEcsta PS31Proxes CF2 SUV
    Professional tests (TWG score)–74
    Reviews found online66–
  6. 65

    Treadwear

    Proxes CF2 SUV +2
    67
    Why this score
    SourceEcsta PS31Proxes CF2 SUV
    Reviews found online6569
  7. 67

    Handling

    Proxes CF2 SUV +6
    73
    Why this score
    SourceEcsta PS31Proxes CF2 SUV
    Reviews found online6773
Scores at a glance
CategoryKumho Ecsta PS31Toyo Proxes CF2 SUV
Relative Score 66 68
Dry 64 63
Wet 69 69
Snow 58 –
Comfort 67 69
Noise 67 71
Treadwear 65 67
Handling 67 73

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Headline score

Ecsta PS31

Proxes CF2 SUV

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 Ecsta PS31

Pros

  • Excellent price-to-performance ratio
  • High levels of ride comfort and low road noise
  • Strong dry traction for daily and spirited street driving

Cons

  • Soft sidewalls lead to vague steering response and 'squirm' during aggressive maneuvers
  • Inconsistent wet weather performance reported by some users, particularly in deep standing water
  • Tread life can be shorter than expected for some driving styles
All owner themes in the Ecsta PS31 review

Tire B Proxes CF2 SUV

Not enough owner reviews yet to extract themes.

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Kumho Ecsta PS31 B · Toyo Proxes CF2 SUV
CategorySummerSummer
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverSUV and 4x4
Sizes available2129
Rim diameters15″ – 18″15″ – 20″
Tread depth10/32″—
UTQG460 A A—
SidewallBlackwall—
Max pressure51 psi—

Which one should you actually buy?

Kumho Ecsta PS31

Toyo Proxes CF2 SUV

Winner: Toyo Proxes CF2 SUV — better handling and noise. It leads or ties in every category we score.

Pick tire B You enjoy sharp, responsive handling

Toyo Proxes CF2 SUV scores 73 vs 67 on handling.

Pick tire B You want a quieter cabin

Toyo Proxes CF2 SUV scores 71 vs 67 on noise.

Tire A · Kumho Ecsta PS31
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Tire B · Toyo Proxes CF2 SUV
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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.

Community buzz from Reddit and forums is shown for context only — it never changes the score.

68

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Proxes CF2 SUV

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