Tests – · none yet Owners 30 · 80 reviews
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Toyo Proxes R888R vs Kumho Ecsta V720 — 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 + 0 road tests and 80 + 11 owner reviews. How we score
Ecsta V720 is ahead, 60–46
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Tests – · none yet Owners 55 · 11 reviews
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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64
Dry
Ecsta V720 +569Why this score
Source Proxes R888R Ecsta V720 Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 66 (est.) ≈ 69 (est.) Reviews found online 63 70 Proxes R888R: 60% × 65.7 (est.) + 40% × 62.6 = 64
Ecsta V720: 60% × 68.9 (est.) + 40% × 70.2 = 69
No road tests of dry for Proxes R888R. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.41).
No road tests of dry for Ecsta V720. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.41).
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29
Wet
Ecsta V720 +3059Why this score
Source Proxes R888R Ecsta V720 Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 39 (est.) ≈ 62 (est.) Reviews found online 13 54 Proxes R888R: 60% × 39.4 (est.) + 40% × 13.4 = 29
Ecsta V720: 60% × 61.6 (est.) + 40% × 54.1 = 59
No road tests of wet for Proxes R888R. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).
No road tests of wet for Ecsta V720. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).
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35
Snow
No comparison–Why this score
Source Proxes R888R Ecsta V720 Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 51 (est.) – Reviews found online 10 – Proxes R888R: 60% × 51.3 (est.) + 40% × 10 = 35
No road tests of snow for Proxes R888R. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.32).
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51
Comfort
Level51Why this score
Source Proxes R888R Ecsta V720 Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 64 (est.) ≈ 63 (est.) Reviews found online 43 42 Proxes R888R: 40% × 63.6 (est.) + 60% × 43.4 = 51
Ecsta V720: 40% × 63.3 (est.) + 60% × 42.2 = 51
No road tests of comfort for Proxes R888R. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.20).
No road tests of comfort for Ecsta V720. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.20).
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49
Noise
No comparison–Why this score
Source Proxes R888R Ecsta V720 Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 66 (est.) – Reviews found online 23 – Proxes R888R: 60% × 66.4 (est.) + 40% × 22.5 = 49
No road tests of noise for Proxes R888R. The test half is the tested tires’ average (66): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests.
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40
Treadwear
Ecsta V720 +1050Why this score
Source Proxes R888R Ecsta V720 Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 51 (est.) ≈ 57 (est.) Reviews found online 24 40 Proxes R888R: 60% × 51 (est.) + 40% × 23.6 = 40
Ecsta V720: 60% × 56.9 (est.) + 40% × 39.8 = 50
No road tests of treadwear for Proxes R888R. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.36).
No road tests of treadwear for Ecsta V720. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.36).
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Handling (owners)
No comparison72Why this score
Source Proxes R888R Ecsta V720 Reviews found online – 72
Scores at a glance
| Category | Toyo Proxes R888R | Kumho Ecsta V720 |
|---|---|---|
| Relative Score | 46 | 60 |
| Dry | 64 | 69 |
| Wet | 29 | 59 |
| Snow | 35 | – |
| Comfort | 51 | 51 |
| Noise | 49 | – |
| Treadwear | 40 | 50 |
| Handling (owners) | – | 72 |
Higher is better. The Relative Score follows your weights below; category scores do not change.
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Headline score
46
/ 100
Proxes R888R
60
/ 100
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
Specs side by side
| Attribute | A · Toyo Proxes R888R | B · Kumho Ecsta V720 |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Summer tire | Summer |
| Vehicle type | Passenger Car / Crossover | Passenger Car / Crossover |
| Sizes available | 56 | — |
| Rim diameters | 13″ – 20″ | — |
| Tread depth | 4 - 7/32″ | — |
| UTQG | 100 AA A | — |
| Sidewall | Black Side Wall | — |
| Max pressure | 50 - 51 psi | — |
Which one should you actually buy?
46
/ 100
Toyo Proxes R888R
60
/ 100
Kumho Ecsta V720
Winner: Kumho Ecsta V720 — better wet, treadwear and dry. It leads or ties in every category we score. Kumho Ecsta V720 rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 11 reviews), so read this result as provisional.
Pick tire B
Your priority is wet-weather safety
Kumho Ecsta V720 scores 59 vs 29 on wet.
Pick tire B
You want the longest tread life
Kumho Ecsta V720 scores 50 vs 40 on treadwear.
Pick tire B
You want the most grip on dry roads
Kumho Ecsta V720 scores 69 vs 64 on dry.
Tire A · Toyo Proxes R888R
Tire B · Kumho Ecsta V720
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Proxes R888R or Ecsta V720?
Which is better in the wet, Proxes R888R or Ecsta V720?
Kumho Ecsta V720, 59 vs 29 on our wet score.
Which grips better on dry roads, Proxes R888R or Ecsta V720?
Kumho Ecsta V720, 69 vs 64 on our dry score.
Which is more comfortable, Proxes R888R or Ecsta V720?
Neither, by our numbers: 51 vs 51 on the comfort score, within 3 points.
Which lasts longer, Proxes R888R or Ecsta V720?
Kumho Ecsta V720, 50 vs 40 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