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Toyo Proxes 1 looks discontinued: no new owner reviews or road tests in five years and no current EU tyre label.

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Sumitomo BC100 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 2 + 0 road tests and 253 + 6 owner reviews. How we score

Proxes 1 leads, 61–58 Narrow edge

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Sumitomo BC100
Tire ASumitomo

BC100

Summer

± 8

Tests 57 · 2 tests Owners 57 · 253 reviews

Toyo Proxes 1
Tire BToyo

Proxes 1

Summer

± 8Provisional

Tests – · none yet Owners 57 · 6 reviews

Category by category

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

  1. 54

    Dry

    Proxes 1 +10
    64
    Why this score
    SourceBC100Proxes 1
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 2 / – tests55≈ 66 (est.)
    Reviews found online5362

    BC100: 60% × 54.7 + 40% × 53.4 = 54

    Proxes 1: 60% × 65.7 (est.) + 40% × 62.4 = 64

    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).

  2. 59

    Wet

    Proxes 1 +3
    62
    Why this score
    SourceBC100Proxes 1
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 2 / – tests57≈ 64 (est.)
    Reviews found online6258

    BC100: 60% × 57.3 + 40% × 61.5 = 59

    Proxes 1: 60% × 63.9 (est.) + 40% × 58.3 = 62

    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).

  3. 60

    Comfort

    BC100 +4
    56
    Why this score
    SourceBC100Proxes 1
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 66 (est.)≈ 65 (est.)
    Reviews found online5651

    BC100: 40% × 66.1 (est.) + 60% × 55.6 = 60

    Proxes 1: 40% × 65.1 (est.) + 60% × 50.7 = 56

    No road tests of comfort for BC100 or Proxes 1. The test half is the tested tires’ average (69): owners’ comfort ratings barely follow the road tests.

  4. 67

    Noise

    No comparison
    –
    Why this score
    SourceBC100Proxes 1
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / – tests67–
    Reviews found online≈ 66 (est.)–

    BC100: 60% × 67.2 + 40% × 66.4 (est.) = 67

    No owner ratings of noise for BC100. The owner half is the owners’ average (66): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests, so the tests say nothing about how owners would rate it.

  5. 61

    Treadwear

    BC100 +3
    58
    Why this score
    SourceBC100Proxes 1
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 63 (est.)≈ 61 (est.)
    Reviews found online5752

    BC100: 60% × 63.1 (est.) + 40% × 57 = 61

    Proxes 1: 60% × 61.4 (est.) + 40% × 52.3 = 58

    No road tests of treadwear for BC100. 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).

  6. 55

    Handling (owners)

    BC100 +1
    54
    Why this score
    SourceBC100Proxes 1
    Reviews found online5554
  7. 67

    Efficiency

    No comparison
    –
    Why this score
    SourceBC100Proxes 1
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / – tests67–
Scores at a glance
CategorySumitomo BC100Toyo Proxes 1
Relative Score 58 61
Dry 54 64
Wet 59 62
Comfort 60 56
Noise 67 –
Treadwear 61 58
Handling (owners) 55 54
Efficiency 67 –

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
± 8

BC100

± 8

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 BC100

Pros

  • Excellent value for money compared to premium brands
  • Strong wet and dry grip for everyday commuting
  • Good water dispersion and confidence in heavy rain

Cons

  • Higher than average road noise reported by some drivers
  • Occasional understeer or reduced grip during aggressive cornering
  • Mixed experiences regarding longevity, with a few reporting faster-than-expected wear
All owner themes in the BC100 review

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
All owner themes in the Proxes 1 review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Sumitomo BC100 B · Toyo Proxes 1
CategorySummerSummer
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverPassenger Car / Crossover
Sizes available113—
Rim diameters13″ – 20″—
UTQG300 B B240 AA A

Which one should you actually buy?

Sumitomo BC100

Toyo Proxes 1

Narrow edge: Toyo Proxes 1 — better dry and wet. Pick the Sumitomo BC100 if comfort and treadwear matter most to you. Toyo Proxes 1 rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 6 reviews), so read this result as provisional.

Pick tire B You want the most grip on dry roads

Toyo Proxes 1 scores 64 vs 54 on dry.

Pick tire A You want the most comfortable ride

Sumitomo BC100 scores 60 vs 56 on comfort.

Pick tire A You want the longest tread life

Sumitomo BC100 scores 61 vs 58 on treadwear.

Pick tire B Your priority is wet-weather safety

Toyo Proxes 1 scores 62 vs 59 on wet.

Tire A · Sumitomo BC100
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Tire B · Toyo Proxes 1
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BC100 or Proxes 1?

Which is better in the wet, BC100 or Proxes 1?

Toyo Proxes 1, 62 vs 59 on our wet score.

Which grips better on dry roads, BC100 or Proxes 1?

Toyo Proxes 1, 64 vs 54 on our dry score.

Which is more comfortable, BC100 or Proxes 1?

Sumitomo BC100, 60 vs 56 on our comfort score.

Which lasts longer, BC100 or Proxes 1?

Sumitomo BC100, 61 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