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Toyo Proxes 4 vs Yokohama AVID Ascend — Compared

Relative Score (0–100): 60% professional tests, 40% owner reviews.

AVID Ascend is ahead, 72–62

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Tire AToyo

Proxes 4

Summer

Tests – · none yet Owners 60 · 45 reviews

Tire BYokohama

AVID Ascend

Premium Touring All Season tire

Tests – · none yet Owners 72 · 80 reviews

Category by category

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

  1. 63

    Dry

    AVID Ascend +8
    71
    Why this score
    SourceProxes 4AVID Ascend
    Reviews found online6074
  2. 61

    Wet

    AVID Ascend +13
    74
    Why this score
    SourceProxes 4AVID Ascend
    Reviews found online5876
  3. –

    Snow

    No comparison
    65
    Why this score
    SourceProxes 4AVID Ascend
    Reviews found online–62
  4. 65

    Comfort

    AVID Ascend +6
    71
    Why this score
    SourceProxes 4AVID Ascend
    Reviews found online6173
  5. –

    Noise

    No comparison
    69
    Why this score
    SourceProxes 4AVID Ascend
    Reviews found online–73
  6. 64

    Treadwear

    AVID Ascend +5
    69
    Why this score
    SourceProxes 4AVID Ascend
    Reviews found online6371
  7. 58

    Handling

    AVID Ascend +16
    74
    Why this score
    SourceProxes 4AVID Ascend
    Reviews found online5874
Scores at a glance
CategoryToyo Proxes 4Yokohama AVID Ascend
Relative Score 62 72
Dry 63 71
Wet 61 74
Snow – 65
Comfort 65 71
Noise – 69
Treadwear 64 69
Handling 58 74

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Headline score

Proxes 4

AVID Ascend

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 Proxes 4

Pros

  • Excellent dry grip and handling
  • Low road noise and comfortable ride
  • Good treadwear and longevity compared to similar performance tires

Cons

  • Poor grip and lack of confidence in wet or damp conditions
  • Soft sidewalls leading to a squirmy, flexy feel during hard cornering
  • Prone to uneven wear patterns like cupping or increased noise over time
All owner themes in the Proxes 4 review

Tire B AVID Ascend

Pros

  • Exceptionally low road noise and quiet ride
  • High level of ride comfort and shock absorption
  • Strong wet and dry traction, inspiring confidence in heavy rain

Cons

  • Isolated reports of premature tread wear or not meeting expected mileage
  • Slightly spongy initial feel requiring a brief break-in period
  • Occasional minor wheel slip during hard acceleration in wet or dry conditions
All owner themes in the AVID Ascend review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Toyo Proxes 4 B · Yokohama AVID Ascend
CategorySummerPremium Touring All Season tire
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverPassenger Car / Crossover
Tread depth—12/32″
UTQG—740 A A
Treadwear warranty—75,000 mi
Sidewall—Blackwall
Max pressure—51 psi

Which one should you actually buy?

Toyo Proxes 4

Yokohama AVID Ascend

Winner: Yokohama AVID Ascend — better handling, wet and dry. It leads or ties in every category we score.

Pick tire B You enjoy sharp, responsive handling

Yokohama AVID Ascend scores 74 vs 58 on handling.

Pick tire B Your priority is wet-weather safety

Yokohama AVID Ascend scores 74 vs 61 on wet.

Pick tire B You want the most grip on dry roads

Yokohama AVID Ascend scores 71 vs 63 on dry.

Pick tire B You want the most comfortable ride

Yokohama AVID Ascend scores 71 vs 65 on comfort.

Tire A · Toyo Proxes 4
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Tire B · Yokohama AVID Ascend
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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.

Community buzz from Reddit and forums is shown for context only — it never changes the score.

72

Leads

AVID Ascend

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