Tests – · 1 test Owners 50 · 52 reviews
Best test result: #4 of 19 in 2022 Consumer Reports Ultra High Performance All-Season Tires (tested tread life (miles))
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Nitto Motivo 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 1 + 0 road tests and 52 + 80 owner reviews. How we score
Motivo is ahead, 57–45
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Tests – · none yet Owners 31 · 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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53
Dry
Proxes R888R +1265Why this score
Source Motivo Proxes R888R Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 59 (est.) ≈ 66 (est.) Reviews found online 45 63 Motivo: 60% × 58.6 (est.) + 40% × 45.4 = 53
Proxes R888R: 60% × 66 (est.) + 40% × 63.1 = 65
No road tests of dry for Motivo. 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 R888R. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.42).
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55
Wet
Motivo +2530Why this score
Source Motivo Proxes R888R Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 59 (est.) ≈ 40 (est.) Reviews found online 49 15 Motivo: 60% × 58.8 (est.) + 40% × 49.1 = 55
Proxes R888R: 60% × 39.9 (est.) + 40% × 14.9 = 30
No road tests of wet for Motivo. 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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54
Snow
Motivo +2133Why this score
Source Motivo Proxes R888R Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 60 (est.) ≈ 48 (est.) Reviews found online 43 10 Motivo: 60% × 60.5 (est.) + 40% × 43.2 = 54
Proxes R888R: 60% × 48 (est.) + 40% × 10 = 33
No road tests of snow for Motivo. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.37).
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 0.37).
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55
Comfort
Motivo +253Why this score
Source Motivo Proxes R888R Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 65 (est.) ≈ 65 (est.) Reviews found online 48 45 Motivo: 40% × 65.2 (est.) + 60% × 47.7 = 55
Proxes R888R: 40% × 64.6 (est.) + 60% × 44.6 = 53
No road tests of comfort for Motivo or Proxes R888R. The test half is the tested tires’ average (69): owners’ comfort ratings barely follow the road tests.
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60
Noise
Motivo +1149Why this score
Source Motivo Proxes R888R Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 67 (est.) ≈ 67 (est.) Reviews found online 50 24 Motivo: 60% × 66.6 (est.) + 40% × 49.8 = 60
Proxes R888R: 60% × 66.6 (est.) + 40% × 23.8 = 49
No road tests of noise for Motivo or Proxes R888R. The test half is the tested tires’ average (67): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests.
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69
Treadwear
Motivo +2940Why this score
Source Motivo Proxes R888R Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / – tests 75 ≈ 51 (est.) Reviews found online 61 24 Motivo: 60% × 74.9 + 40% × 61 = 69
Proxes R888R: 60% × 51.3 (est.) + 40% × 23.5 = 40
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 0.35).
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51
Handling (owners)
No comparison–Why this score
Source Motivo Proxes R888R Reviews found online 51 –
Scores at a glance
| Category | Nitto Motivo | Toyo Proxes R888R |
|---|---|---|
| Relative Score | 57 | 45 |
| Dry | 53 | 65 |
| Wet | 55 | 30 |
| Snow | 54 | 33 |
| Comfort | 55 | 53 |
| Noise | 60 | 49 |
| Treadwear | 69 | 40 |
| Handling (owners) | 51 | – |
Higher is better. The Relative Score follows your weights below; category scores do not change.
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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
57
/ 100
Motivo
45
/ 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 Motivo
Pros
- Exceptional ride comfort and exceptionally low road noise
- Strong dry traction and responsive handling in corners
- Great overall value and competitive pricing compared to premium brands
Cons
- Subpar traction and grip in wet and snowy conditions for some drivers
- Faster-than-expected tread wear reported by a subset of users
- Potential balancing issues or out-of-round manufacturing complaints
Tire B Proxes R888R
Not enough owner reviews yet to extract themes.
Specs side by side
| Attribute | A · Nitto Motivo | B · Toyo Proxes R888R |
|---|---|---|
| Category | All-Season Touring tires | Summer tire |
| Vehicle type | Passenger Car / Crossover | Passenger Car / Crossover |
| Sizes available | — | 56 |
| Rim diameters | — | 13″ – 20″ |
| Tread depth | 10.3/32″ | 4 - 7/32″ |
| UTQG | 560 A A | 100 AA A |
| Treadwear warranty | 60,000 mi | — |
| Sidewall | Blackwall | Black Side Wall |
| Max pressure | 50 psi | 50 - 51 psi |
Which one should you actually buy?
57
/ 100
Nitto Motivo
45
/ 100
Toyo Proxes R888R
Winner: Nitto Motivo — better treadwear, wet and snow. Pick the Toyo Proxes R888R if dry matters most to you.
Pick tire A
You want the longest tread life
Nitto Motivo scores 69 vs 40 on treadwear.
Pick tire A
Your priority is wet-weather safety
Nitto Motivo scores 55 vs 30 on wet.
Pick tire A
You drive through snowy winters
Nitto Motivo scores 54 vs 33 on snow.
Pick tire B
You want the most grip on dry roads
Toyo Proxes R888R scores 65 vs 53 on dry.
Tire A · Nitto Motivo
Tire B · Toyo Proxes R888R
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Motivo or Proxes R888R?
Which is better in the wet, Motivo or Proxes R888R?
Nitto Motivo, 55 vs 30 on our wet score.
Which grips better on dry roads, Motivo or Proxes R888R?
Toyo Proxes R888R, 65 vs 53 on our dry score.
Which is better in snow, Motivo or Proxes R888R?
Nitto Motivo, 54 vs 33 on our snow score.
Which is quieter, Motivo or Proxes R888R?
Nitto Motivo, 60 vs 49 on our noise score.
Which is more comfortable, Motivo or Proxes R888R?
Neither, by our numbers: 55 vs 53 on the comfort score, within 3 points.
Which lasts longer, Motivo or Proxes R888R?
Nitto Motivo, 69 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