The Toyo Proxes 4 is a High Performance Summer tire designed to be fitted to Passenger Cars.
The quick answer
Owners say71%from 45 owner reviews61% would buy againRead the reviews
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Built from every independent test result and vetted owner review we hold for this tire - the evidence is all further down the page. Data updated July 2021.
Owners rate the Toyo Proxes 4 7.4 out of 10 for comfort and noise across 42 reviews.
How well do the Toyo Proxes 4 wear, according to owners?
Owners rate the Toyo Proxes 4 7.7 out of 10 for wear across 42 reviews. 20 of those reviews come from owners past 10,000 miles, and the typical review covers 10,000 miles.
Would owners buy the Toyo Proxes 4 again?
61% of owners say they would buy the Toyo Proxes 4 again, based on the 41 owner reviews that answered the question. 29% of them gave it the highest possible answer.
What do owners say about the Toyo Proxes 4's dry grip?
Of the 42 owner reviews analyzed for the Toyo Proxes 4, 26 mention dry grip: 25 praise it (strong dry grip) and 1 criticise it (limited dry grip). One owner wrote: "stick like glue in the dry". Read those reviews
What do owners say about the Toyo Proxes 4's wet grip?
Of the 42 owner reviews analyzed for the Toyo Proxes 4, 25 mention wet grip: 10 praise it (confident wet grip) and 15 criticise it (weak wet grip). One owner wrote: "-terrible in the wet (in a straight line was ok, grip-less in corners)". Read those reviews
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What do owners say about the Toyo Proxes 4's tread life?
Of the 42 owner reviews analyzed for the Toyo Proxes 4, 14 mention tread life: 10 praise it (long-lasting) and 4 criticise it (wears quickly). One owner wrote: "I have driven almost 60.000 km now and still have 3-4 mm profile". Read those reviews
Across 45 owner ratings the Toyo Proxes 4 averages 71%. Owners rate Dry Grip highest at 8 out of 10 and Wet Grip lowest at 6.3. 20 of those reviews come from owners past 10,000 miles. 56% of owners score it 70% or better.
Owner ratings averaged from 45 ratings
Owner score71%
Dry Grip80%
Wear77%
Comfort74%
Road Feedback72%
Handling66%
Wet Grip63%
Featured reviews
Most helpful 84%
“I’ve bought my Mini with these tires fitted by the previous owner, first thoughts were “the car handles very well, imagine what it can do with some proper sticky tires” I was wrong. Terribly wrong. In ten years of...”
“After having T1S all around on my 2004 Mini Cooper S Works, I was expecting good things with this PX4 having being recommended them by my local tire fitter. After letting them bed in for a 100 miles I went for a...”
“These tires came factory fitted on my Mazda CX5. Tgey are ok in dry weather, loose grip in wet weather en lack any grip at all in even the slightest ice and snow conditions. In my view the only real benefit of thus tire...”
I’ve bought my Mini with these tires fitted by the previous owner, first thoughts were “the car handles very well, imagine what it can do with some proper sticky tires”
I was wrong. Terribly wrong. In ten years of ownership I’ve never found a tire wich is no-where-near as good as the Proxes 4 from Toyo, at least on my car (and street spirited driving only)
I know, Proxes 4 are discontinued since 2014 or maybe more, but I want to leave this review just to share my experience, because honestly, I’ve found very little information about the Proxes 4.
Pros & cons:
-terrible in the wet (in a straight line was ok, grip-less in corners)
-AMAZING handling in the dry
-superb steering feel and response
-did I mentioned the handling was good?!
-quite harsh on rough roads
-sidewall/carcass stiffness at semislick level (AD08RS have softer sidewall)
-price was fair, but you can’t buy it anymore so…
Not made for the UK weather .....had these on a 4x4 Subaru before and loved them ...now have them on a fabia vrs and honestly scared in the wet ....sticks like glue in the dry but no confidence in them with wet....won't be buying them again for the vrs ....weight of car might not help or 2 wheel drive but they are getting changed
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These tires came factory fitted on my Mazda CX5. Tgey are ok in dry weather, loose grip in wet weather en lack any grip at all in even the slightest ice and snow conditions.
In my view the only real benefit of thus tire is long wear. I have driven almost 60.000 km now and still have 3-4 mm profile.
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This tires are good, just you have to consider the weight of vehicle. I had them on 5th series of BMW and they work well in any weather conditions. I would not put them for SUV. Actually any wide high speed tires doesn't like a vertical clearances. that time they loose grip.
Not a bad tire for the money, but definitely a summer tire. Dry grip is good with decent feedback, fairly progressive. I ran these on a fast-road setup car with coilovers and polybushes and around 240bhp, and they worked well although as they worse they struggled to put the power down. Wet grip was not the best and therefore driving style should be adjusted as appropriate. The sidewalls are quite soft on these, I found I needed a few extra psi to balance that out or the ride felt a bit 'soggy'. I ran this tire on both 6.5J and 8J rims with no issues.
Adequate in the Dry but spooky in the wet especially on long fast corners. They spin up way too easily in the Wet; much more prevalant that previous Conti3;s & even Achillies. The good thing is theve made me get a really good set of Pirelli Rossos, which are GR8 !
Not the best tire in the world IMO - Tire doesnt inspire confidents or gives decent feed back - wet grip is rubbish and all over the place. Two good things is they are average in the dry and hard wearing. Not made for the UK (Wet weather).
Good wearing with good grip wet and dry.
Reasonably comfortable without too harsh a ride.
Lacks grip sometimes when cornering.
Good water clearing ability right up to end of life.
67%
Member
Ford
295/30 R20
15,000 miles
Mostly Motorways
Average
Pretty good tire, but prone to attain leaks. Have to constantly monitor whether the pressure is holding. It may be b/c of the 20" rims they are on. Not sure.
Possibly the worst tire I've ever fitted to my car.
Even budget Accelera's were better.
Dry grip is ok, but there isn't much give. yyou're going around a bend fine, or understeering out the other side.
Damp/wet grip is terrible. Cars unsettled and won't grip at anything other than a snails pace. The standard Conti 3's with 2mm of tread were better. I get the TC light flashing at me in 5th on some occassions, and wheelspin in 3rd in the dry
Very nice tires, unbeaten in the dry! didn't really feel confident enough to push it in the wet but who does push it in the wet? wear rate was brilliant! had them on for 25k with 2 rotations over a 7 month period & still had 4/5mm all round before I sold the wheels with the tires. Tire size was a 205/40/17, profile was quite sexy with the rim protector which did its job quite well when the mrs had the car (on very few occasions fortunately) As for comfort, well again for low profile tires they were very nice on the road with average noise levels (Japanese Coupe with minimal sound proofing) feedback was excellent in the dry, if you do push them, you can feel them gripping the more you push. Doesn't take them too long to get warmed up either. Definately would buy again. This was my 2ns set. Onto Hankook K110s next :)
