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Toyo Proxes R32 vs Yokohama BluEarth XT AE61 — 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 0 + 2 road tests and 5 + 12 owner reviews. How we score

BluEarth XT AE61 leads, 72–70 Narrow edge

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Toyo Proxes R32
Tire AToyo

Proxes R32

Summer

± 8Provisional

Tests – · none yet Owners 70 · 5 reviews

Yokohama BluEarth XT AE61
Tire BYokohama

BluEarth XT AE61

Summer

± 7

Tests 65 · 2 tests Owners 80 · 12 reviews

Best test result: #1 of 8 in 2025 EV Tyre Test (noise)

Category by category

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

  1. 73

    Dry

    BluEarth XT AE61 +2
    75
    Why this score
    SourceProxes R32BluEarth XT AE61
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 2 tests≈ 71 (est.)70
    Reviews found online7683

    Proxes R32: 60% × 71.2 (est.) + 40% × 75.7 = 73

    BluEarth XT AE61: 60% × 70.2 + 40% × 83.4 = 75

    No road tests of dry for Proxes R32. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.42).

  2. 69

    Wet

    BluEarth XT AE61 +5
    74
    Why this score
    SourceProxes R32BluEarth XT AE61
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 2 tests≈ 70 (est.)67
    Reviews found online6983

    Proxes R32: 60% × 69.5 (est.) + 40% × 68.5 = 69

    BluEarth XT AE61: 60% × 67.4 + 40% × 83.3 = 74

    No road tests of wet for Proxes R32. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).

  3. 69

    Comfort

    Proxes R32 +2
    67
    Why this score
    SourceProxes R32BluEarth XT AE61
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 2 tests≈ 69 (est.)64
    Reviews found online6969

    Proxes R32: 40% × 68.9 (est.) + 60% × 69.4 = 69

    BluEarth XT AE61: 40% × 64.4 + 60% × 69.3 = 67

    No road tests of comfort for Proxes R32. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.21).

  4. –

    Noise

    No comparison
    78
    Why this score
    SourceProxes R32BluEarth XT AE61
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 2 tests–86
    Reviews found online–≈ 66 (est.)

    BluEarth XT AE61: 60% × 85.7 + 40% × 66.3 (est.) = 78

    No owner ratings of noise for BluEarth XT AE61. 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. 66

    Treadwear

    Proxes R32 +3
    63
    Why this score
    SourceProxes R32BluEarth XT AE61
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests≈ 66 (est.)53
    Reviews found online6577

    Proxes R32: 60% × 66.1 (est.) + 40% × 65.3 = 66

    BluEarth XT AE61: 60% × 53.3 + 40% × 76.9 = 63

    No road tests of treadwear for Proxes R32. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.36).

  6. 76

    Handling (owners)

    BluEarth XT AE61 +6
    82
    Why this score
    SourceProxes R32BluEarth XT AE61
    Reviews found online7682
  7. –

    Efficiency

    No comparison
    65
    Why this score
    SourceProxes R32BluEarth XT AE61
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests–65
Scores at a glance
CategoryToyo Proxes R32Yokohama BluEarth XT AE61
Relative Score 70 72
Dry 73 75
Wet 69 74
Comfort 69 67
Noise – 78
Treadwear 66 63
Handling (owners) 76 82
Efficiency – 65

Higher is better. The Relative Score follows your weights below; category scores do not change.

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Recomputed
Headline score
± 8

Proxes R32

± 7

BluEarth XT AE61

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 R32

Pros

  • Excellent steering precision and responsiveness
  • Strong dry-weather grip and road feedback
  • Quiet operation and high comfort levels

Cons

  • Subpar traction and handling on wet surfaces
  • Higher rolling resistance compared to competitors
  • Rapid tread wear reported by some users
All owner themes in the Proxes R32 review

Tire B BluEarth XT AE61

Pros

  • Excellent grip and braking performance in both wet and dry conditions
  • Responsive and sharp steering handling
  • High stability during cornering due to rigid sidewall construction

Cons

  • Noticeable cabin noise, particularly on aged or rough road surfaces
  • Stiff sidewall construction results in a harsh ride on bumpy or unpaved roads
  • Comfort levels are highly dependent on road surface quality
All owner themes in the BluEarth XT AE61 review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Toyo Proxes R32 B · Yokohama BluEarth XT AE61
CategorySummerSummer
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverSUV and 4x4
Sizes available338
Rim diameters17″16″ – 20″
UTQG220 A A—
Sizes in common00

Which one should you actually buy?

Toyo Proxes R32

Yokohama BluEarth XT AE61

Narrow edge: Yokohama BluEarth XT AE61 — better handling and wet. Pick the Toyo Proxes R32 if treadwear matters most to you. Toyo Proxes R32 rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 5 reviews), so read this result as provisional.

Pick tire B You enjoy sharp, responsive handling

Yokohama BluEarth XT AE61 scores 82 vs 76 on handling.

Pick tire B Your priority is wet-weather safety

Yokohama BluEarth XT AE61 scores 74 vs 69 on wet.

Pick tire A You want the longest tread life

Toyo Proxes R32 scores 66 vs 63 on treadwear.

Tire A · Toyo Proxes R32
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Tire B · Yokohama BluEarth XT AE61
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Proxes R32 or BluEarth XT AE61?

Which is better in the wet, Proxes R32 or BluEarth XT AE61?

Yokohama BluEarth XT AE61, 74 vs 69 on our wet score.

Which grips better on dry roads, Proxes R32 or BluEarth XT AE61?

Neither, by our numbers: 73 vs 75 on the dry score, within 3 points.

Which is more comfortable, Proxes R32 or BluEarth XT AE61?

Neither, by our numbers: 69 vs 67 on the comfort score, within 3 points.

Which lasts longer, Proxes R32 or BluEarth XT AE61?

Toyo Proxes R32, 66 vs 63 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