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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.

Yokohama C Drive looks discontinued: no new owner reviews or road tests in five years and no current EU tyre label.

Head-to-head Updated

Toyo Proxes 1 vs Yokohama C Drive — Compared

Relative Score (0–100): the weighted average of the categories below, each 60% road tests and 40% owner reviews. Based on 0 + 0 road tests and 6 + 45 owner reviews. How we score

C Drive is ahead, 71–61

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Toyo Proxes 1
Tire AToyo

Proxes 1

Summer

Provisional

Tests – · none yet Owners 57 · 6 reviews

Yokohama C Drive
Tire BYokohama

C Drive

Summer

Tests – · none yet Owners 72 · 45 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

    C Drive +7
    71
    Why this score
    SourceProxes 1C Drive
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 66 (est.)≈ 70 (est.)
    Reviews found online6273

    Proxes 1: 60% × 65.6 (est.) + 40% × 62.4 = 64

    C Drive: 60% × 70 (est.) + 40% × 73.3 = 71

    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 0.40).

    No road tests of dry for C Drive. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.40).

  2. 62

    Wet

    C Drive +12
    74
    Why this score
    SourceProxes 1C Drive
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 64 (est.)≈ 73 (est.)
    Reviews found online5975

    Proxes 1: 60% × 63.5 (est.) + 40% × 58.6 = 62

    C Drive: 60% × 72.8 (est.) + 40% × 75.2 = 74

    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 0.56).

    No road tests of wet for C Drive. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.56).

  3. 60

    Comfort

    C Drive +12
    72
    Why this score
    SourceProxes 1C Drive
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 66 (est.)≈ 70 (est.)
    Reviews found online5274

    Proxes 1: 60% × 66.1 (est.) + 40% × 51.5 = 60

    C Drive: 60% × 70 (est.) + 40% × 74.3 = 72

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

  4. 58

    Treadwear

    C Drive +8
    66
    Why this score
    SourceProxes 1C Drive
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 62 (est.)≈ 66 (est.)
    Reviews found online5367

    Proxes 1: 60% × 61.6 (est.) + 40% × 52.6 = 58

    C Drive: 60% × 65.9 (est.) + 40% × 66.5 = 66

    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 0.31).

    No road tests of treadwear for C Drive. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.31).

  5. 56

    Handling (owners)

    C Drive +16
    72
    Why this score
    SourceProxes 1C Drive
    Reviews found online5672
Scores at a glance
CategoryToyo Proxes 1Yokohama C Drive
Relative Score 61 71
Dry 64 71
Wet 62 74
Comfort 60 72
Treadwear 58 66
Handling (owners) 56 72

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Proxes 1

C Drive

Pros, cons & observations

Themes extracted from owner reviews found online — not the opinion of TireWheelGuide.

Tire A 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

Tire B C Drive

Pros

  • Excellent wet weather traction and hydroplaning resistance
  • High levels of ride comfort and low road noise
  • Predictable, progressive handling characteristics

Cons

  • Inconsistent tread life reports ranging from premature wear to high mileage
  • Some users report increased noise and stiffness as the tire ages
  • Mixed feedback on dry grip performance under aggressive driving conditions
All owner themes in the C Drive review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Toyo Proxes 1 B · Yokohama C Drive
CategorySummerSummer
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverPassenger Car / Crossover

Which one should you actually buy?

Toyo Proxes 1

Yokohama C Drive

Winner: Yokohama C Drive — better handling, wet and comfort. It leads or ties in every category we score. Toyo Proxes 1 rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 6 reviews), so read this result as provisional.

Pick tire B You enjoy sharp, responsive handling

Yokohama C Drive scores 72 vs 56 on handling.

Pick tire B Your priority is wet-weather safety

Yokohama C Drive scores 74 vs 62 on wet.

Pick tire B You want the most comfortable ride

Yokohama C Drive scores 72 vs 60 on comfort.

Pick tire B You want the longest tread life

Yokohama C Drive scores 66 vs 58 on treadwear.

Tire A · Toyo Proxes 1
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Proxes 1 or C Drive?

Which is better in the wet, Proxes 1 or C Drive?

Yokohama C Drive, 74 vs 62 on our wet score.

Which grips better on dry roads, Proxes 1 or C Drive?

Yokohama C Drive, 71 vs 64 on our dry score.

Which is more comfortable, Proxes 1 or C Drive?

Yokohama C Drive, 72 vs 60 on our comfort score.

Which lasts longer, Proxes 1 or C Drive?

Yokohama C Drive, 66 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