Tests – · none yet Owners 56 · 11 reviews
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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Nexen CP661 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
Too close to call: CP661 and Proxes 1 are level at 61.
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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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60
Dry
Proxes 1 +464Why this score
Source CP661 Proxes 1 Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 63 (est.) ≈ 66 (est.) Reviews found online 56 62 CP661: 60% × 63 (est.) + 40% × 55.9 = 60
Proxes 1: 60% × 65.7 (est.) + 40% × 62.4 = 64
No road tests of dry for CP661. 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 1. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.41).
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62
Wet
Level62Why this score
Source CP661 Proxes 1 Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 64 (est.) ≈ 64 (est.) Reviews found online 58 58 CP661: 60% × 63.9 (est.) + 40% × 58.2 = 62
Proxes 1: 60% × 63.9 (est.) + 40% × 58.3 = 62
No road tests of wet for CP661. 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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56
Snow
No comparison–Why this score
Source CP661 Proxes 1 Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 63 (est.) – Reviews found online 45 – CP661: 60% × 62.5 (est.) + 40% × 45.4 = 56
No road tests of snow for CP661. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.32).
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61
Comfort
CP661 +556Why this score
Source CP661 Proxes 1 Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 67 (est.) ≈ 65 (est.) Reviews found online 58 51 CP661: 40% × 66.5 (est.) + 60% × 58 = 61
Proxes 1: 40% × 65 (est.) + 60% × 50.7 = 56
No road tests of comfort for CP661. 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 1. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.20).
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63
Noise
No comparison–Why this score
Source CP661 Proxes 1 Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 66 (est.) – Reviews found online 57 – CP661: 60% × 66.4 (est.) + 40% × 57.3 = 63
No road tests of noise for CP661. The test half is the tested tires’ average (66): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests.
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62
Treadwear
CP661 +458Why this score
Source CP661 Proxes 1 Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 64 (est.) ≈ 61 (est.) Reviews found online 59 52 CP661: 60% × 63.8 (est.) + 40% × 59.1 = 62
Proxes 1: 60% × 61.4 (est.) + 40% × 52.3 = 58
No road tests of treadwear for CP661. 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 1. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.36).
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59
Handling (owners)
CP661 +554Why this score
Source CP661 Proxes 1 Reviews found online 59 54
Scores at a glance
| Category | Nexen CP661 | Toyo Proxes 1 |
|---|---|---|
| Relative Score | 61 | 61 |
| Dry | 60 | 64 |
| Wet | 62 | 62 |
| Snow | 56 | – |
| Comfort | 61 | 56 |
| Noise | 63 | – |
| Treadwear | 62 | 58 |
| Handling (owners) | 59 | 54 |
Higher is better. The Relative Score follows your weights below; category scores do not change.
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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.
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Only one of the two tires has a score here, so this weight changes nothing in the head-to-head.
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Headline score
61
/ 100
CP661
61
/ 100
Proxes 1
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 CP661
Pros
- Exceptional value for money compared to premium alternatives.
- Reliable and consistent grip in both wet and dry weather conditions.
- Impressive tread life, with some users reporting significantly higher mileage than premium tires.
Cons
- Inconsistent tread wear reports, with some users experiencing premature replacement intervals.
- Performance is optimized for standard commuting rather than high-performance driving.
- Limited availability of specific speed ratings or sizes for specialized vehicles.
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 · Nexen CP661 | B · Toyo Proxes 1 |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Summer | Summer |
| Vehicle type | Passenger Car / Crossover | Passenger Car / Crossover |
| Sizes available | 11 | — |
| Rim diameters | 13″ – 17″ | — |
| Tread depth | 9/32″ | — |
| UTQG | 400 A B | 240 AA A |
| Sidewall | Blackwall | — |
| Max pressure | 44 psi | — |
Which one should you actually buy?
61
/ 100
Nexen CP661
61
/ 100
Toyo Proxes 1
Too close to call: Nexen CP661 and Toyo Proxes 1 are within 2 points overall. Nexen CP661 is stronger on comfort and treadwear. Toyo Proxes 1 is stronger on dry. Nexen CP661 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 A
You want the most comfortable ride
Nexen CP661 scores 61 vs 56 on comfort.
Pick tire A
You want the longest tread life
Nexen CP661 scores 62 vs 58 on treadwear.
Pick tire B
You want the most grip on dry roads
Toyo Proxes 1 scores 64 vs 60 on dry.
Tire A · Nexen CP661
Tire B · Toyo Proxes 1
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CP661 or Proxes 1?
Which is better in the wet, CP661 or Proxes 1?
Neither, by our numbers: 62 vs 62 on the wet score, within 3 points.
Which grips better on dry roads, CP661 or Proxes 1?
Toyo Proxes 1, 64 vs 60 on our dry score.
Which is more comfortable, CP661 or Proxes 1?
Nexen CP661, 61 vs 56 on our comfort score.
Which lasts longer, CP661 or Proxes 1?
Nexen CP661, 62 vs 58 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