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Toyo Proxes R888R vs Kumho Ecsta V720 — Compared

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

Ecsta V720 is ahead, 62–50

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Tire BKumho

Ecsta V720

Summer

Tests – · none yet Owners 58 · 11 reviews

Category by category

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

  1. 69

    Dry

    Ecsta V720 +2
    71
    Why this score
    SourceProxes R888REcsta V720
    Reviews found online6973
  2. 32

    Wet

    Ecsta V720 +26
    58
    Why this score
    SourceProxes R888REcsta V720
    Reviews found online1854
  3. 34

    Snow

    No comparison
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    Why this score
    SourceProxes R888REcsta V720
    Reviews found online10–
  4. 59

    Comfort

    Proxes R888R +2
    57
    Why this score
    SourceProxes R888REcsta V720
    Reviews found online4845
  5. 51

    Noise

    No comparison
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    Why this score
    SourceProxes R888REcsta V720
    Reviews found online28–
  6. 45

    Treadwear

    Ecsta V720 +7
    52
    Why this score
    SourceProxes R888REcsta V720
    Reviews found online3043
  7. 51

    Handling

    Ecsta V720 +22
    73
    Why this score
    SourceProxes R888REcsta V720
    Reviews found online5173
Scores at a glance
CategoryToyo Proxes R888RKumho Ecsta V720
Relative Score 50 62
Dry 69 71
Wet 32 58
Snow 34 –
Comfort 59 57
Noise 51 –
Treadwear 45 52
Handling 51 73

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Headline score

Proxes R888R

Ecsta V720

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 R888R

Not enough owner reviews yet to extract themes.

Tire B Ecsta V720

Pros

  • Exceptional dry grip and traction for high-horsepower vehicles
  • Excellent price-to-performance ratio
  • Precise steering feedback and firm sidewall construction

Cons

  • High levels of road noise
  • Rapid tread wear
  • Inconsistent wet weather performance, with some reports of hydroplaning
All owner themes in the Ecsta V720 review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Toyo Proxes R888R B · Kumho Ecsta V720
Category—Summer
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverPassenger Car / Crossover
Sizes available56—
Rim diameters13″ – 20″—
Tread depth4 - 7/32″—
UTQG100 AA A—
SidewallBlack Side Wall—
Max pressure50 - 51 psi—

Which one should you actually buy?

Toyo Proxes R888R

Kumho Ecsta V720

Winner: Kumho Ecsta V720 — better wet, handling and treadwear. It leads or ties in every category we score.

Pick tire B Your priority is wet-weather safety

Kumho Ecsta V720 scores 58 vs 32 on wet.

Pick tire B You enjoy sharp, responsive handling

Kumho Ecsta V720 scores 73 vs 51 on handling.

Pick tire B You want the longest tread life

Kumho Ecsta V720 scores 52 vs 45 on treadwear.

Tire A · Toyo Proxes R888R
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Tire B · Kumho Ecsta V720
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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.

62

Leads

Ecsta V720

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