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Toyo Proxes RA1 looks discontinued: no new owner reviews or road tests in five years and no current EU tyre label.

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Toyo Proxes RA1 vs Toyo Proxes R888R — 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 11 + 80 owner reviews. How we score

Proxes RA1 is ahead, 64–44

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Toyo Proxes RA1
Tire AToyo

Proxes RA1

Summer Trackday and Competition tires

± 8Provisional

Tests – · none yet Owners 62 · 11 reviews

Toyo Proxes R888R
Tire BToyo

Proxes R888R

Summer tire

± 8

Tests – · none yet Owners 30 · 80 reviews

Category by category

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

  1. 73

    Dry

    Proxes RA1 +9
    64
    Why this score
    SourceProxes RA1Proxes R888R
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 71 (est.)≈ 66 (est.)
    Reviews found online7563

    Proxes RA1: 60% × 70.9 (est.) + 40% × 75.1 = 73

    Proxes R888R: 60% × 65.7 (est.) + 40% × 62.5 = 64

    No road tests of dry for Proxes RA1. 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 Proxes R888R. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.41).

  2. 62

    Wet

    Proxes RA1 +33
    29
    Why this score
    SourceProxes RA1Proxes R888R
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 64 (est.)≈ 39 (est.)
    Reviews found online5813

    Proxes RA1: 60% × 63.8 (est.) + 40% × 58.1 = 62

    Proxes R888R: 60% × 39.1 (est.) + 40% × 13.1 = 29

    No road tests of wet for Proxes RA1. 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 Proxes R888R. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).

  3. 49

    Snow

    Proxes RA1 +14
    35
    Why this score
    SourceProxes RA1Proxes R888R
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 59 (est.)≈ 51 (est.)
    Reviews found online3410

    Proxes RA1: 60% × 58.8 (est.) + 40% × 33.7 = 49

    Proxes R888R: 60% × 51.3 (est.) + 40% × 10 = 35

    No road tests of snow for Proxes RA1. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.32).

    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).

  4. 65

    Comfort

    Proxes RA1 +14
    51
    Why this score
    SourceProxes RA1Proxes R888R
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 68 (est.)≈ 64 (est.)
    Reviews found online6343

    Proxes RA1: 40% × 67.7 (est.) + 60% × 63.4 = 65

    Proxes R888R: 40% × 63.5 (est.) + 60% × 43.1 = 51

    No road tests of comfort for Proxes RA1. 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 Proxes R888R. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.20).

  5. 68

    Noise

    Proxes RA1 +19
    49
    Why this score
    SourceProxes RA1Proxes R888R
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 66 (est.)≈ 66 (est.)
    Reviews found online7022

    Proxes RA1: 60% × 66.3 (est.) + 40% × 69.7 = 68

    Proxes R888R: 60% × 66.3 (est.) + 40% × 22.2 = 49

    No road tests of noise for Proxes RA1 or Proxes R888R. The test half is the tested tires’ average (66): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests.

  6. 65

    Treadwear

    Proxes RA1 +25
    40
    Why this score
    SourceProxes RA1Proxes R888R
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 66 (est.)≈ 51 (est.)
    Reviews found online6424

    Proxes RA1: 60% × 65.6 (est.) + 40% × 63.8 = 65

    Proxes R888R: 60% × 51.2 (est.) + 40% × 23.5 = 40

    No road tests of treadwear for Proxes RA1. 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 Proxes R888R. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.36).

  7. 68

    Handling (owners)

    No comparison
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    Why this score
    SourceProxes RA1Proxes R888R
    Reviews found online68–
Scores at a glance
CategoryToyo Proxes RA1Toyo Proxes R888R
Relative Score 64 44
Dry 73 64
Wet 62 29
Snow 49 35
Comfort 65 51
Noise 68 49
Treadwear 65 40
Handling (owners) 68 –

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

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Only one of the two tires has a score here, so this weight changes nothing in the head-to-head.

Recomputed
Headline score
± 8

Proxes RA1

± 8

Proxes R888R

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 RA1

Pros

  • Exceptional dry grip that remains consistent even as the tread wears down.
  • Superior tire life compared to many other dedicated track-focused compounds.
  • Predictable breakaway characteristics that provide driver confidence at the limit.

Cons

  • Performance can become 'greasy' if the tire is overdriven or overheated during long sessions.
  • Requires proper heat cycling and break-in procedures to achieve optimal performance.
  • Sensitive to alignment settings, which can lead to accelerated or uneven wear if not managed.
All owner themes in the Proxes RA1 review

Tire B Proxes R888R

Not enough owner reviews yet to extract themes.

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Toyo Proxes RA1 B · Toyo Proxes R888R
CategorySummer Trackday and Competition tiresSummer tire
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverPassenger Car / Crossover
Sizes available756
Rim diameters15″ – 18″13″ – 20″
Tread depth8/32″4 - 7/32″
UTQG100 AA A100 AA A
SidewallBlack Side WallBlack Side Wall
Max pressure44 psi50 - 51 psi
Sizes in common66

Which one should you actually buy?

Toyo Proxes RA1

Toyo Proxes R888R

Winner: Toyo Proxes RA1 — better wet, treadwear and noise. It leads or ties in every category we score. Toyo Proxes RA1 rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 11 reviews), so read this result as provisional.

Pick tire A Your priority is wet-weather safety

Toyo Proxes RA1 scores 62 vs 29 on wet.

Pick tire A You want the longest tread life

Toyo Proxes RA1 scores 65 vs 40 on treadwear.

Pick tire A You want a quieter cabin

Toyo Proxes RA1 scores 68 vs 49 on noise.

Pick tire A You drive through snowy winters

Toyo Proxes RA1 scores 49 vs 35 on snow.

Tire A · Toyo Proxes RA1
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Proxes RA1 or Proxes R888R?

Which is better in the wet, Proxes RA1 or Proxes R888R?

Toyo Proxes RA1, 62 vs 29 on our wet score.

Which grips better on dry roads, Proxes RA1 or Proxes R888R?

Toyo Proxes RA1, 73 vs 64 on our dry score.

Which is better in snow, Proxes RA1 or Proxes R888R?

Toyo Proxes RA1, 49 vs 35 on our snow score.

Which is quieter, Proxes RA1 or Proxes R888R?

Toyo Proxes RA1, 68 vs 49 on our noise score.

Which is more comfortable, Proxes RA1 or Proxes R888R?

Toyo Proxes RA1, 65 vs 51 on our comfort score.

Which lasts longer, Proxes RA1 or Proxes R888R?

Toyo Proxes RA1, 65 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