Continental PremiumContact 7 vs Toyo Proxes Comfort
In this article we will be looking at independent tyre test data, and real world driver reviews of the Continental PremiumContact 7 and the Toyo Proxes Comfort to find out which tyre is best for your own driving.
The good news is that both the Continental PremiumContact 7 and Toyo Proxes Comfort are Premium Touring Summer tyres designed to be fitted to Passenger Cars, which means comparing the two tyres is relatively simple.
Both tyres are hugely popular in the market place with drivers, and both have been featured in independent tyre tests.
Test Results
Independent comparison tyre tests are the best source of data to get tyre information from, and the good news is there have been six tests which compare both tyres directly!
| Tyre | Test Wins | Performance |
|---|---|---|
| Continental PremiumContact 7 | six |
While it might look like the Continental PremiumContact 7 is better than the Toyo Proxes Comfort purely based on the higher number of test wins, tyres are very complicated objects which means where one tyre is better than the other can be more important in real world use.
Let's look at how the two tyres compare across multiple tyre test categories.
Dry Braking
Looking at data from six tyre tests, the Continental PremiumContact 7 was better during four dry braking tests. On average the Continental PremiumContact 7 stopped the vehicle in 1.61% less distance than the Toyo Proxes Comfort.
Best In Dry Braking: Continental PremiumContact 7
See how the Dry Braking winner was calculated >>
| Tyre Reviews Best Summer Touring Tyres 205/55 R16 |
✓ Continental PremiumContact 7:35.27M | Toyo Proxes Comfort: 36.15M |
| 2024 Summer Tyre Market Overview 205/55 R16 |
✓ Continental PremiumContact 7:35.4M | Toyo Proxes Comfort: 36.7M |
| 2024 AutoBild Summer Tyre Test 205/55 R16 |
✓ Continental PremiumContact 7:35.4M | Toyo Proxes Comfort: 36.7M |
| 2024 Motorhome Summer Tyre Test 225/55 R17 |
✓ Continental PremiumContact 7:36.9M | Toyo Proxes Comfort: 38.1M |
| 2025 Summer Tyre Test Shootout 225/40 R18 |
Continental PremiumContact 7:34.6M | ✓ Toyo Proxes Comfort: 34M |
| 2025 Auto Bild Summer Performance Tyre Test 225/40 R18 |
Continental PremiumContact 7:34.6M | ✓ Toyo Proxes Comfort: 34M |
Dry Handling [s]
Looking at data from one tyre tests, the Continental PremiumContact 7 was better during one dry handling [s] tests. On average the Continental PremiumContact 7 was 1.05% faster around a lap than the Toyo Proxes Comfort.
Best In Dry Handling [s]: Continental PremiumContact 7
See how the Dry Handling winner was calculated >>
| Tyre Reviews Best Summer Touring Tyres 205/55 R16 |
✓ Continental PremiumContact 7:51.73s | Toyo Proxes Comfort: 52.28s |
Dry Handling [Km/H]
Looking at data from three tyre tests, the Continental PremiumContact 7 was better during two dry handling [km/h] tests. On average the Continental PremiumContact 7 was 0.7% faster around a lap than the Toyo Proxes Comfort.
Best In Dry Handling [Km/H]: Continental PremiumContact 7
See how the Dry Handling winner was calculated >>
| 2024 AutoBild Summer Tyre Test 205/55 R16 |
Continental PremiumContact 7:115.5Km/H | ✓ Toyo Proxes Comfort: 116Km/H |
| 2024 Motorhome Summer Tyre Test 225/55 R17 |
✓ Continental PremiumContact 7:79.2Km/H | Toyo Proxes Comfort: 77.3Km/H |
| 2025 Auto Bild Summer Performance Tyre Test 225/40 R18 |
✓ Continental PremiumContact 7:119.8Km/H | Toyo Proxes Comfort: 119Km/H |
Subj. Dry Handling
Looking at data from one tyre tests, the Continental PremiumContact 7 was better during one subj. dry handling tests. On average the Continental PremiumContact 7 scored 15% more points than the Toyo Proxes Comfort.
Best In Subj. Dry Handling: Continental PremiumContact 7
See how the Subj. Dry Handling winner was calculated >>
| Tyre Reviews Best Summer Touring Tyres 205/55 R16 |
✓ Continental PremiumContact 7:100 Points | Toyo Proxes Comfort: 85 Points |
Wet Braking
Looking at data from six tyre tests, the Continental PremiumContact 7 was better during six wet braking tests. On average the Continental PremiumContact 7 stopped the vehicle in 8% less distance than the Toyo Proxes Comfort.
Best In Wet Braking: Continental PremiumContact 7
See how the Wet Braking winner was calculated >>
| Tyre Reviews Best Summer Touring Tyres 205/55 R16 |
✓ Continental PremiumContact 7:31.58M | Toyo Proxes Comfort: 36.51M |
| 2024 Summer Tyre Market Overview 205/55 R16 |
✓ Continental PremiumContact 7:25.8M | Toyo Proxes Comfort: 27.5M |
| 2024 AutoBild Summer Tyre Test 205/55 R16 |
✓ Continental PremiumContact 7:40.3M | Toyo Proxes Comfort: 42.9M |
| 2024 Motorhome Summer Tyre Test 225/55 R17 |
✓ Continental PremiumContact 7:39.7M | Toyo Proxes Comfort: 43.3M |
| 2025 Summer Tyre Test Shootout 225/40 R18 |
✓ Continental PremiumContact 7:28.3M | Toyo Proxes Comfort: 30.4M |
| 2025 Auto Bild Summer Performance Tyre Test 225/40 R18 |
✓ Continental PremiumContact 7:44.2M | Toyo Proxes Comfort: 47.5M |
Wet Handling [s]
Looking at data from one tyre tests, the Continental PremiumContact 7 was better during one wet handling [s] tests. On average the Continental PremiumContact 7 was 2.1% faster around a wet lap than the Toyo Proxes Comfort.
Best In Wet Handling [s]: Continental PremiumContact 7
See how the Wet Handling winner was calculated >>
| Tyre Reviews Best Summer Touring Tyres 205/55 R16 |
✓ Continental PremiumContact 7:84.85s | Toyo Proxes Comfort: 86.67s |
Wet Handling [Km/H]
Looking at data from three tyre tests, the Continental PremiumContact 7 was better during three wet handling [km/h] tests. On average the Continental PremiumContact 7 was 0.88% faster around a wet lap than the Toyo Proxes Comfort.
Best In Wet Handling [Km/H]: Continental PremiumContact 7
See how the Wet Handling winner was calculated >>
| 2024 AutoBild Summer Tyre Test 205/55 R16 |
✓ Continental PremiumContact 7:75.5Km/H | Toyo Proxes Comfort: 75.4Km/H |
| 2024 Motorhome Summer Tyre Test 225/55 R17 |
✓ Continental PremiumContact 7:68.4Km/H | Toyo Proxes Comfort: 67.9Km/H |
| 2025 Auto Bild Summer Performance Tyre Test 225/40 R18 |
✓ Continental PremiumContact 7:73.2Km/H | Toyo Proxes Comfort: 71.9Km/H |
Subj. Wet Handling
Looking at data from one tyre tests, the Continental PremiumContact 7 and Toyo Proxes Comfort performed equally well in subj. wet handling tests.
Best In Subj. Wet Handling: Both tyres performed equally well
See how the Subj. Wet Handling winner was calculated >>
| Tyre Reviews Best Summer Touring Tyres 205/55 R16 |
Continental PremiumContact 7:100 Points | Toyo Proxes Comfort: 100 Points |
Wet Circle
Looking at data from one tyre tests, the Continental PremiumContact 7 was better during one wet circle tests. On average the Continental PremiumContact 7 had 1.99% higher lateral wet grip than the Toyo Proxes Comfort.
Best In Wet Circle: Continental PremiumContact 7
See how the Wet Circle winner was calculated >>
| 2024 AutoBild Summer Tyre Test 205/55 R16 |
✓ Continental PremiumContact 7:6.53m/s | Toyo Proxes Comfort: 6.4m/s |
Straight Aqua
Looking at data from four tyre tests, the Continental PremiumContact 7 was better during four straight aqua tests. On average the Continental PremiumContact 7 floated at a 1.05% higher speed than the Toyo Proxes Comfort.
Best In Straight Aqua: Continental PremiumContact 7
See how the Straight Aqua winner was calculated >>
| Tyre Reviews Best Summer Touring Tyres 205/55 R16 |
✓ Continental PremiumContact 7:74.91Km/H | Toyo Proxes Comfort: 74.33Km/H |
| 2024 AutoBild Summer Tyre Test 205/55 R16 |
✓ Continental PremiumContact 7:82.5Km/H | Toyo Proxes Comfort: 81.9Km/H |
| 2024 Motorhome Summer Tyre Test 225/55 R17 |
✓ Continental PremiumContact 7:93.9Km/H | Toyo Proxes Comfort: 92.8Km/H |
| 2025 Auto Bild Summer Performance Tyre Test 225/40 R18 |
✓ Continental PremiumContact 7:81.1Km/H | Toyo Proxes Comfort: 79.9Km/H |
Curved Aquaplaning
Looking at data from four tyre tests, the Toyo Proxes Comfort was better during one curved aquaplaning tests. On average the Toyo Proxes Comfort slipped out at a 0.84% higher speed than the Continental PremiumContact 7.
Best In Curved Aquaplaning: Toyo Proxes Comfort
See how the Curved Aquaplaning winner was calculated >>
| Tyre Reviews Best Summer Touring Tyres 205/55 R16 |
✓ Continental PremiumContact 7:3.3m/sec2 | Toyo Proxes Comfort: 3.28m/sec2 |
| 2024 AutoBild Summer Tyre Test 205/55 R16 |
Continental PremiumContact 7:4.51m/sec2 | Toyo Proxes Comfort: 4.51m/sec2 |
| 2024 Motorhome Summer Tyre Test 225/55 R17 |
Continental PremiumContact 7:12.4m/sec2 | ✓ Toyo Proxes Comfort: 13m/sec2 |
| 2025 Auto Bild Summer Performance Tyre Test 225/40 R18 |
✓ Continental PremiumContact 7:3.37m/sec2 | Toyo Proxes Comfort: 3.02m/sec2 |
Subj. Comfort
Looking at data from two tyre tests, the Continental PremiumContact 7 was better during one subj. comfort tests. On average the Continental PremiumContact 7 scored 0.72% more points than the Toyo Proxes Comfort.
Best In Subj. Comfort: Continental PremiumContact 7
See how the Subj. Comfort winner was calculated >>
| Tyre Reviews Best Summer Touring Tyres 205/55 R16 |
Continental PremiumContact 7:92 Points | Toyo Proxes Comfort: 92 Points |
| 2025 Auto Bild Summer Performance Tyre Test 225/40 R18 |
✓ Continental PremiumContact 7:5 Points | Toyo Proxes Comfort: 4.3 Points |
Noise
Looking at data from four tyre tests, the Toyo Proxes Comfort was better during four noise tests. On average the Toyo Proxes Comfort measured 1.33% quieter than the Continental PremiumContact 7.
Best In Noise: Toyo Proxes Comfort
See how the Noise winner was calculated >>
| Tyre Reviews Best Summer Touring Tyres 205/55 R16 |
Continental PremiumContact 7:72.2dB | ✓ Toyo Proxes Comfort: 70.7dB |
| 2024 AutoBild Summer Tyre Test 205/55 R16 |
Continental PremiumContact 7:74.1dB | ✓ Toyo Proxes Comfort: 73dB |
| 2024 Motorhome Summer Tyre Test 225/55 R17 |
Continental PremiumContact 7:72.3dB | ✓ Toyo Proxes Comfort: 71.6dB |
| 2025 Auto Bild Summer Performance Tyre Test 225/40 R18 |
Continental PremiumContact 7:73dB | ✓ Toyo Proxes Comfort: 72.4dB |
Wear
Looking at data from two tyre tests, the Continental PremiumContact 7 was better during two wear tests. On average the Continental PremiumContact 7 is predicted to cover 18.75% miles before reaching 1.6mm than the Toyo Proxes Comfort.
Best In Wear: Continental PremiumContact 7
See how the Wear winner was calculated >>
| 2024 AutoBild Summer Tyre Test 205/55 R16 |
✓ Continental PremiumContact 7:30750KM | Toyo Proxes Comfort: 24450KM |
| 2025 Auto Bild Summer Performance Tyre Test 225/40 R18 |
✓ Continental PremiumContact 7:46250KM | Toyo Proxes Comfort: 38110KM |
Value
Looking at data from two tyre tests, the Toyo Proxes Comfort was better during two value tests. On average the Toyo Proxes Comfort proved to have a 4.84% better value based on price/1000km than the Continental PremiumContact 7.
Best In Value: Toyo Proxes Comfort
See how the Value winner was calculated >>
| 2024 AutoBild Summer Tyre Test 205/55 R16 |
Continental PremiumContact 7:12.85Price/1000 | ✓ Toyo Proxes Comfort: 12.07Price/1000 |
| 2025 Auto Bild Summer Performance Tyre Test 225/40 R18 |
Continental PremiumContact 7:8.22Price/1000 | ✓ Toyo Proxes Comfort: 7.98Price/1000 |
Price
Looking at data from two tyre tests, the Toyo Proxes Comfort was better during one price tests. On average the Toyo Proxes Comfort cost 7.32% less than the Continental PremiumContact 7.
Best In Price: Toyo Proxes Comfort
See how the Price winner was calculated >>
| Tyre Reviews Best Summer Touring Tyres 205/55 R16 |
Continental PremiumContact 7:99.69 | ✓ Toyo Proxes Comfort: 63.49 |
| 2024 AutoBild Summer Tyre Test 205/55 R16 |
Continental PremiumContact 7:395 | Toyo Proxes Comfort: 395 |
Rolling Resistance
Looking at data from four tyre tests, the Continental PremiumContact 7 was better during two rolling resistance tests. On average the Continental PremiumContact 7 had a 1.57% lower rolling resistance than the Toyo Proxes Comfort.
Best In Rolling Resistance: Continental PremiumContact 7
See how the Rolling Resistance winner was calculated >>
| Tyre Reviews Best Summer Touring Tyres 205/55 R16 |
Continental PremiumContact 7:8.38kg / t | ✓ Toyo Proxes Comfort: 7.69kg / t |
| 2024 AutoBild Summer Tyre Test 205/55 R16 |
Continental PremiumContact 7:8.08kg / t | ✓ Toyo Proxes Comfort: 8.05kg / t |
| 2024 Motorhome Summer Tyre Test 225/55 R17 |
✓ Continental PremiumContact 7:7.82kg / t | Toyo Proxes Comfort: 8.85kg / t |
| 2025 Auto Bild Summer Performance Tyre Test 225/40 R18 |
✓ Continental PremiumContact 7:8.41kg / t | Toyo Proxes Comfort: 8.59kg / t |
Real World Driver Reviews
Continental PremiumContact 7 Driver Reviews
Most drivers rate the Continental PremiumContact 7 very highly for outstanding wet and dry grip, confident braking, and sharp, predictable handling, often calling it a major upgrade over prior tyres including PC6 and Michelin PS4/Primacy. A minority report higher road noise, firm ride, and faster wear, with a few citing performance drop as tread wears; overall sentiment is strongly positive given the high proportion of top scores.
Based on 38 reviews with an average rating of 83%
Toyo Proxes Comfort Driver Reviews
Most drivers rate the Toyo Proxes Comfort highly for its wet and dry grip, quiet/comfortable ride, and strong value, with several noting good wear and predictable handling. While a minority reported reduced feedback when pushed and one very negative wet-grip experience, the overall sentiment—especially from higher-scoring reviews—positions it as a dependable, comfortable daily tyre.
Based on 17 reviews with an average rating of 79%
Conclusion
In conclusion the Continental PremiumContact 7 performed better in dry braking, dry handling [s], dry handling [km/h], subj. dry handling, wet braking, wet handling [s], wet handling [km/h], wet circle, straight aqua, subj. comfort, wear and rolling resistance, while the Toyo Proxes Comfort performed better in curved aquaplaning, noise, value and price.
Interestingly, both tyres performed equally well in dry handling, wet handling and subj. wet handling, showing that they are closely matched in these areas.
Which tyre is best for you depends a lot on your driving style and situation, plus what you want from the tyre. Comparing all the data in the tyre reviews database, on balance Continental PremiumContact 7 seems to be the best tyre overall.
However, it's important to note that both tyres have their strengths.
Remember, the best tyre for you might depend on which of these factors are most important for your specific driving needs and conditions.
Overall Winner: Continental PremiumContact 7
Based on the tyre test data and user reviews we have in our database, the Continental PremiumContact 7 has demonstrated better overall performance in this comparison. However, as you can see from the spider diagram above, each tyre has its own strengths which should be considered in your final tyre buying choice.Similar Comparisons
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Footnote
This page has been developed using tyre industry testing best practices. This means we are only comparing tests which have had both tyres in the same test.
Why is this important? Tyre testing is heavily affected by things like surface grip levels and surface temperature, which means you can only compare values from the same day. During a tyre test external condition changes are calculated into the overall results, but it is not possible to calculate this between tyre tests performed on different days or at different locations.
As a result you will see other tests on Tyre Reviews which feature both the %s and %s, but as they weren't conducted on the same day, the results are not comparable.
Lots of other websites do this sort of tyre comparison, Tyre Reviews doesn't.