Tests 76 · 15 tests Owners 79 · 636 reviews
Best test result: #1 of 11 in 2021 Sport Auto Summer Tyre Test (dry handling)
Head-to-head
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Toyo Proxes Comfort vs Michelin Energy XM2+ — 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 15 + 0 road tests and 636 + 7 owner reviews. How we score
Proxes Comfort leads, 78–75 Narrow edge
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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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83
Dry
Proxes Comfort +974Why this score
Source Proxes Comfort Energy XM2+ Professional tests (TWG score) · 14 / – tests 86 ≈ 72 (est.) Reviews found online 79 78 Proxes Comfort: 60% × 86 + 40% × 78.7 = 83
Energy XM2+: 60% × 72.1 (est.) + 40% × 78 = 74
No road tests of dry for Energy XM2+. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.41).
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81
Wet
Proxes Comfort +378Why this score
Source Proxes Comfort Energy XM2+ Professional tests (TWG score) · 14 / – tests 80 ≈ 77 (est.) Reviews found online 83 81 Proxes Comfort: 60% × 80.1 + 40% × 82.7 = 81
Energy XM2+: 60% × 76.5 (est.) + 40% × 81.2 = 78
No road tests of wet for Energy XM2+. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).
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70
Comfort
Energy XM2+ +373Why this score
Source Proxes Comfort Energy XM2+ Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / – tests 59 ≈ 70 (est.) Reviews found online 78 76 Proxes Comfort: 40% × 58.7 + 60% × 78.1 = 70
Energy XM2+: 40% × 70.2 (est.) + 60% × 75.7 = 73
No road tests of comfort for Energy XM2+. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.20).
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71
Noise
No comparison–Why this score
Source Proxes Comfort Energy XM2+ Professional tests (TWG score) · 8 / – tests 74 – Reviews found online ≈ 66 (est.) – Proxes Comfort: 60% × 73.6 + 40% × 66.3 (est.) = 71
No owner ratings of noise for Proxes Comfort. 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.
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71
Treadwear
Energy XM2+ +172Why this score
Source Proxes Comfort Energy XM2+ Professional tests (TWG score) · 5 / – tests 67 ≈ 70 (est.) Reviews found online 78 76 Proxes Comfort: 60% × 67.2 + 40% × 77.5 = 71
Energy XM2+: 60% × 70 (est.) + 40% × 76.2 = 72
No road tests of treadwear for Energy XM2+. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.36).
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77
Handling (owners)
Energy XM2+ +380Why this score
Source Proxes Comfort Energy XM2+ Reviews found online 77 80 -
60
Efficiency
No comparison–Why this score
Source Proxes Comfort Energy XM2+ Professional tests (TWG score) · 10 / – tests 60 –
Scores at a glance
| Category | Toyo Proxes Comfort | Michelin Energy XM2+ |
|---|---|---|
| Relative Score | 78 | 75 |
| Dry | 83 | 74 |
| Wet | 81 | 78 |
| Comfort | 70 | 73 |
| Noise | 71 | – |
| Treadwear | 71 | 72 |
| Handling (owners) | 77 | 80 |
| Efficiency | 60 | – |
Higher is better. The Relative Score follows your weights below; category scores do not change.
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Headline score
78
/ 100
Proxes Comfort
75
/ 100
Energy XM2+
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 Comfort
Pros
- Excellent wet weather grip and handling
- Low road noise and quiet operation
- Strong value for money and affordable pricing
Cons
- Limited feedback and slight understeer when pushed hard
- Some drivers experienced a firmer or less comfortable ride over bumps
- Faster wear reported compared to premium long-lasting alternatives like Michelin
Tire B Energy XM2+
Pros
- Strong wet performance: reviewers cite very good wet grip, effective displacement of deep water and puddles at 60-70 km/h, and no aquaplaning.
- Good dry grip and braking, with high lateral grip that allows confident cornering at higher speeds.
- Quiet, comfortable ride, described as 'silent & comfort' in several reviews.
Cons
- A thinner sidewall ratio was described as slightly bumpy, though stability and handling remained very good.
- Wet grip was rated lower than dry grip in the one reviewer who scored each category (7/10 wet versus 8/10 dry).
- Complaints are scarce and minor. Only the sidewall bumpiness and the relatively lower wet score count as negatives.
Specs side by side
| Attribute | A · Toyo Proxes Comfort | B · Michelin Energy XM2+ |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Summer | Summer |
| Vehicle type | Passenger Car / Crossover | Passenger Car / Crossover |
| Sizes available | 63 | — |
| Rim diameters | 14″ – 20″ | — |
Which one should you actually buy?
78
/ 100
Toyo Proxes Comfort
75
/ 100
Michelin Energy XM2+
Narrow edge: Toyo Proxes Comfort — better dry and wet. Pick the Michelin Energy XM2+ if comfort matters most to you. Michelin Energy XM2+ rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 7 reviews), so read this result as provisional.
Pick tire A
You want the most grip on dry roads
Toyo Proxes Comfort scores 83 vs 74 on dry.
Pick tire A
Your priority is wet-weather safety
Toyo Proxes Comfort scores 81 vs 78 on wet.
Pick tire B
You want the most comfortable ride
Michelin Energy XM2+ scores 73 vs 70 on comfort.
Tire A · Toyo Proxes Comfort
Tire B · Michelin Energy XM2+
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Proxes Comfort or Energy XM2+?
Which is better in the wet, Proxes Comfort or Energy XM2+?
Toyo Proxes Comfort, 81 vs 78 on our wet score.
Which grips better on dry roads, Proxes Comfort or Energy XM2+?
Toyo Proxes Comfort, 83 vs 74 on our dry score.
Which is more comfortable, Proxes Comfort or Energy XM2+?
Michelin Energy XM2+, 73 vs 70 on our comfort score.
Which lasts longer, Proxes Comfort or Energy XM2+?
Neither, by our numbers: 71 vs 72 on the treadwear score, within 3 points.
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