Tests – · none yet Owners 55 · 11 reviews
Head-to-head
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Kumho Ecsta V720 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 11 + 80 owner reviews. How we score
Ecsta V720 is ahead, 60–46
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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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69
Dry
Ecsta V720 +564Why this score
Source Ecsta V720 Proxes R888R Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 69 (est.) ≈ 66 (est.) Reviews found online 70 63 Ecsta V720: 60% × 68.9 (est.) + 40% × 70.2 = 69
Proxes R888R: 60% × 65.7 (est.) + 40% × 62.6 = 64
No road tests of dry for Ecsta V720. 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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59
Wet
Ecsta V720 +3029Why this score
Source Ecsta V720 Proxes R888R Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 62 (est.) ≈ 39 (est.) Reviews found online 54 13 Ecsta V720: 60% × 61.6 (est.) + 40% × 54.1 = 59
Proxes R888R: 60% × 39.4 (est.) + 40% × 13.4 = 29
No road tests of wet for Ecsta V720. 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 Ecsta V720 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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51
Comfort
Level51Why this score
Source Ecsta V720 Proxes R888R Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 63 (est.) ≈ 64 (est.) Reviews found online 42 43 Ecsta V720: 40% × 63.3 (est.) + 60% × 42.2 = 51
Proxes R888R: 40% × 63.6 (est.) + 60% × 43.4 = 51
No road tests of comfort for Ecsta V720. 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 Ecsta V720 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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50
Treadwear
Ecsta V720 +1040Why this score
Source Ecsta V720 Proxes R888R Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 57 (est.) ≈ 51 (est.) Reviews found online 40 24 Ecsta V720: 60% × 56.9 (est.) + 40% × 39.8 = 50
Proxes R888R: 60% × 51 (est.) + 40% × 23.6 = 40
No road tests of treadwear for Ecsta V720. 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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72
Handling (owners)
No comparison–Why this score
Source Ecsta V720 Proxes R888R Reviews found online 72 –
Scores at a glance
| Category | Kumho Ecsta V720 | Toyo Proxes R888R |
|---|---|---|
| Relative Score | 60 | 46 |
| Dry | 69 | 64 |
| Wet | 59 | 29 |
| Snow | – | 35 |
| Comfort | 51 | 51 |
| Noise | – | 49 |
| Treadwear | 50 | 40 |
| Handling (owners) | 72 | – |
Higher is better. The Relative Score follows your weights below; category scores do not change.
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Headline score
60
/ 100
Ecsta V720
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 Ecsta V720
Pros
- Exceptional dry grip and traction for high-horsepower vehicles
- Excellent price-to-performance ratio
- Precise steering feedback and firm sidewall construction
Cons
- High levels of road noise
- Rapid tread wear
- Inconsistent wet weather performance, with some reports of hydroplaning
Tire B Proxes R888R
Not enough owner reviews yet to extract themes.
Specs side by side
| Attribute | A · Kumho Ecsta V720 | 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 | — | 100 AA A |
| Sidewall | — | Black Side Wall |
| Max pressure | — | 50 - 51 psi |
Which one should you actually buy?
60
/ 100
Kumho Ecsta V720
46
/ 100
Toyo Proxes R888R
Winner: Kumho Ecsta V720 — better wet, treadwear and dry. It leads or ties in every category we score. Kumho Ecsta V720 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
Kumho Ecsta V720 scores 59 vs 29 on wet.
Pick tire A
You want the longest tread life
Kumho Ecsta V720 scores 50 vs 40 on treadwear.
Pick tire A
You want the most grip on dry roads
Kumho Ecsta V720 scores 69 vs 64 on dry.
Tire A · Kumho Ecsta V720
Tire B · Toyo Proxes R888R
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Ecsta V720 or Proxes R888R?
Which is better in the wet, Ecsta V720 or Proxes R888R?
Kumho Ecsta V720, 59 vs 29 on our wet score.
Which grips better on dry roads, Ecsta V720 or Proxes R888R?
Kumho Ecsta V720, 69 vs 64 on our dry score.
Which is more comfortable, Ecsta V720 or Proxes R888R?
Neither, by our numbers: 51 vs 51 on the comfort score, within 3 points.
Which lasts longer, Ecsta V720 or Proxes R888R?
Kumho Ecsta V720, 50 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