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GT Radial SportActive 2 vs Toyo Proxes Sport A

GT Radial SportActive 2 P10 of 11
Tested side by side in 2022 AutoBild Sports Cars UHP Summer Tyre Test Auto Bild Sportscars · 225/45 R18
Toyo Proxes Sport A P3 of 11 Finished ahead

The GT Radial SportActive 2 and the Toyo Proxes Sport A have met in one independent test so far, and the Proxes Sport A finished ahead. The SportActive 2 was stronger in comfort and value, the Proxes Sport A in dry and wet.

Performance profile

9 measurements from the one shared test, each tyre shown as its share of the better figure.

Dry BrakingDry HandlingWet BrakingWet HandlingWet CircleStraight AquaCurved AquaplaningNoiseRolling Resistance

Where each is furthest ahead

SportActive 2

Proxes Sport A

Point at or tap any spoke for both tyres' figures.

In each test the better of the two figures counts as 100% and the other as its share of it, so a 36 m stop against 34.2 m is 95%; each spoke averages the shared tests that recorded it. The scale stops at 90%: a point further in sits on the hub's edge, hollow.

Every measurement, side by side

Both tyres' figures from the one test that ran them together, on the same car, in the same size, on the same day. The bar grows towards the tyre that did better.

Measurement SportActive 2 Gap Proxes Sport A
Dry Proxes Sport A ahead
Dry Braking m 37.7 4.2% 36.1
Dry Handling km/h 99.2 4.8% 104
Wet Proxes Sport A ahead
Wet Braking m 57 14.4% 48.8
Wet Handling km/h 78.2 11.9% 87.5
Wet Circle s 12.34 4.9% 11.73
Straight Aqua km/h 98.8 0.6% 99.4
Curved Aquaplaning m/sec2 3.69 2.5% 3.6
Comfort SportActive 2 ahead
Noise dB 72.3 1.2 dB 73.5
Value SportActive 2 ahead
Rolling Resistance kg / t 8.62 9% 9.47

Braking distances and lap times are better when lower; speeds, wear and grip figures when higher. A test's figures are its own: sizes, cars, surfaces and temperatures differ from one to the next, which is why the averages here are only ever of tests the two tyres shared.

Head to head in 1 test in 2022

Each row is one published test in which both tyres ran on the same car, in the same size, on the same day. The line is the whole field, winner on the left.

Test SportActive 2 Field Proxes Sport A
2022 AutoBild Sports Cars UHP Summer Tyre Test Auto Bild Sportscars · 2022 · 225/45 R18 P10 of 11 P3 of 11

SportActive 2 vs Proxes Sport A: your questions

Is the GT Radial SportActive 2 or the Toyo Proxes Sport A the better tyre?

The GT Radial SportActive 2 and the Toyo Proxes Sport A have met in one independent test so far, and the Proxes Sport A finished ahead. On the Tyre Reviews Score, which weighs every test and review we hold, the SportActive 2 scores 8.3 and the Proxes Sport A 8.5 out of 10.

Which is better in the wet, the SportActive 2 or the Proxes Sport A?

The Proxes Sport A led 4 of the 5 wet measurements the shared tests recorded.

Which is better in the dry?

The Proxes Sport A led 2 of the 2 dry measurements the shared tests recorded.

Which is quieter and more comfortable?

Owners rate comfort 8.9/10 for the SportActive 2 and 8/10 for the Proxes Sport A.

What do owners say?

Owners rate the SportActive 2 87% from 8 reviews and the Proxes Sport A 86% from 1.

Are they available in the same sizes?

The SportActive 2 is made in 57 sizes (16 to 22 inch) and the Proxes Sport A in 17 (17 to 20 inch). 15 sizes are available in both. On the EU label the SportActive 2 is graded A for wet grip and D for rolling resistance in most sizes; the Proxes Sport A A and D.

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Where this data comes from

Finishing positions and measurements are transcribed from each published test. A test only counts here when both tyres ran in it, so every figure was recorded on the same car, size and day as the one it is compared to.

About the TR Score

The Tyre Reviews Score rates each tyre out of 10 from every independent test result and vetted owner review we hold, so two tyres can be compared even before a test has run them together.

Who does the testing

Every test published as a Tyre Reviews test is run by Jonathan Benson, who has been testing tyres independently since 2007.

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