Across 96 reviews, the Toyo Proxes CF2 is generally described as a quiet, comfortable, great-value touring tire with strong all-round road manners. Most drivers praise its predictable handling, strong dry grip, confident wet braking, and especially long tread life for the price. A smaller but recurring minority note weaker confidence in heavy rain/aquaplaning situations and a somewhat soft/numb steering feel (sometimes with a light "buzz" or noise on rough surfaces), particularly before the tires fully scrub in.
What owners mention most counted across 97 reviews
A very happy user of Toyo Proxes CF2. Will NOT buy any other make. Low noise, low roll, good braking, I think Toyo have got the right mix of rubber compound for every day use. I do not use them in Winter. I use Nokian Winter tires.
Fitted the CF2s to save me some money, so I did not expect too much. Previous tires on the same car were Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance, which lasted for about 40.000 km after rotating front to back once.
At that mileage the Goodyears displayed significant wear and they were slipping when accelerating from stop, also when braking. My car is a 1.5 liter diesel with automatic transmission , so tire spinning should not be often at all.
The CF2s were a disaster in the first 500 km for some reason. Extremely vague and mushy steering wheel, understeer on dry and a very wobbly feel altogether. To the point I was considering returning them and paying more to get other tires.
However, after the first 600 km, their behavior changed to the better. Their handling on dry was comparable with the Goodyears, steering is crisper, braking is better in speeds betweeen 50 and 140 km/h, noise is OK.
On wet, they are better than the Goodyears in braking and aquaplanning, slightly weaker on turns bit still very reliable.
Now, they have 37.000 km on them and I have not even rotated them yet front to back. The fronts have 6mm and the rears 7 mm of tread depth, no visible signs of wear, still holding the road just fine.
Conclusion, these are great tires, better than the Goodyears, much better than the stock Michelin Energys on the same car.
I can see that recent reviews are very positive , while older tire tests are not so positive on the CF2s, maybe TOYO has made changes in the compound over time without going public about it.
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Got these tires via asda tires and for the price I can't fault them. Early days but so far so good. Much better contact on the road as the 4 Michelin I replaced were almost illegal.
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25,000 miles (40,000km) on the front of a 150hp Mazda 3 diesel. Remarkably long lasting so good value.
The tire is hard (squeals in hard cornering) and doesn't quite have the dry grip I'd like - way batter than some though. Wet grip is surprisingly good. I'd probably go for a premium brand but for mid range these are excellent.
The best choise! Great cornering, amazing wear lasting, precise braking and very good response at wet conditions.
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Honda
185/55 R16
15,000 miles
A Combination of Roads
Average
I replaced the original Dunlops with these CF2's on my wifes Honda Jazz 18 months ago. When new the tread depth was 7mm. After 15000 miles I checked the fronts and was amazed that they are now 6mm which means they are excellent value for money. The dry grip is confidence inspiring and very progressive in the wet plus give a very compliant and low noise ride. I really cant fault them especially as they came in about £10 cheaper per tire than other premium brands. Highly recommended for anyone who wants excellent value for money.
Fantastic tires. Fitted all 4 10k miles ago. By this mileage the fronts would be 2/3 worn. Not these they have hardly shed a mm, it's usually the outer shoulder that goes first hitting the roundabouts quickly but these are withstanding the punishment really well.. so for wear rate they are brilliant. Wet grip is also fantastic, very confident inspiring, I've not had to slam on in an emergency in the wet but I'm happy I've got the best grip available if I have to, compare with rainsport 3 they are right up their in terms of wet grip and handling. But offer much more longevity, I've had the rainsport 3s and managed to get 10k miles at a push on the front, that's taking them right down to the legal marker. I much prefer to change no less than 2mm
Buy again.. absolutely no doubt. I've found a perfect tire, I no longer have to trawl thru review after review to find something good. Just buy and drive no hassle.. happy days
They do the job, i had rainsport 3s before these, i lost grip in corners with the proxies in the same wet weather conditions and speed as the rainsport3 other than that they both faired the same
I try lot of tires, but never use tire like this one! After 19000 miles on mine Megane mk3 I was buy another set of Toyo CF2. Even after listet mileage tires still "behave" safe for use. I lost traction only once, but that was one week before I replace tire with new one, so it very impressive. Big recommendation for a good quality tire at great price. I paid 45Eur per tire...
These are the third set of tires I've had on the front of my car and are undoubtedly the best. While not deficient in any way compared to the previous two sets, their wear rate and therefore life have been head and shoulders better. The factory-fit Continentals were utterly dreadful, lasting just 17,000 miles. (I will NEVER buy Continentals. Not only did they wear unacceptably quickly, they seemed unusually prone to punctures: both rear tires suffered terminal punctures in the first 27,000 miles, compared to only one other puncture in the last 40 years.) The Avon ZV7s that I replaced them with lasted a slightly better 19,000 miles. But the current Toyo CF2s are just coming up to 20,000 miles and have plenty of tread left, such that they will last at least 24,000 miles, which is an excellent 25% more than the Avons, for around the same price, and an astounding 40% more than the Continentals, which are much more expensive. To be clear, this is on the same car, with the same (only) driver, doing the same annual mileage on the same mix of journeys, so the results are directly comparable. Given that the Toyos are no worse if not better in every other regard, they are definitely now my tire of choice, so that I will go out of my way and pay more to buy more, and have no hesitation in recommending them.
