Toyo Proxes CF2 Reviews - Page 6

I would say that these tyres make a great deal considering their price in Croatia (entire set was paid around 255€ with fitting). I like to drive a bit faster than it would be suggested by the speed limits :) , but I also have a small child and mostly drive it around town with lots of accelerations and sudden brakings (thanks to other drivers who tend to slide in right in front of my car) and so far, these tires have been exceptional, I almost always know how the car is going to handle and how much grip I have left.
What fascinated me the most was handling on wet roads. Downhill at about 95 mph on a rainy night and not a single sign of sliding or aquaplanning, MASSIVE grip and responsivness!
The set is working through its second year and next year I'm going to swap the rear and front pair just to be safe, but even with a lot of power and torque on the front axle, the fronts are doing great, almost no wear or eventual peeling of thread, so I assume they will last for at least two more years before I buy a new set.
The rolling resistance and fuel economy are also exceptional, on good roads I can't even hear the tyres rolling :)
If Toyo doesn't make a worthy successor to this great tyre, I will buy a new set for sure. Best regards!

Fitted the Proxes CF2 to my Fiesta 1,2 Mk7 one week ago. Initial impressions are very good, compared to the dreadful Conti EcoContact 2 they replaced (the Contis were NOT fully worn, they had lots of life in them, but couldn't stand the awful, snappy ride). Motivation for replacement was a search for a comfier tyre, much more suited to real-life-condition roads.

Although tyres are not fully scrubbed in (so I cannot comment on their grip, wet grip, etc.), as far as comfort and steering precision goes, they seem to please already: they have literally TRANSFORMED the car on rougher road surfaces, the feeling is literally almost as if new (different) shock absorbers were fitted - the ride is now pliant, and sharp imperfections are tackled with a much more refined, "oiled smooth" feeling through the seat, as opposed to the choppy, punishing ride the Contis gave (actually I thought my front shocks were defective, it was THAT bad....). It seems that the Proxes CF2 actually "clicks" very well with the stock Fiesta mk7 suspension, and they work in perfect harmony against bumps, potholes and other road imperfections. Extremely pleased.

Also, the secondary ride is FAR plushier, the car acquired that "gliding" (OK, not exactly wafting, it's a Fiesta after all...) feel, so much so, that the car's speed became more tricky to judge (if you not look at the speedometer).

Straight-line tracking is way better too, although perhaps not that much as could be achieved with some decidedly sporty type of tyre (Potenzas, P Zeto etc), but it offers an extremely decent compromise (especially for the price (!)) between straight-line steering quality and comfort (both primary and secondary ride (!)).

Cornering is not yet possible to be judged, as the tyres are still fairly new and not scrubbed-in, but dry grip seems
to be immense even now.

Steering precision in cornering is also way better than many other tyres, although, ultimately it's not that positive in "steering feel" as a full-fledged sport tyre would be, on these (awesomely engineered, still impossible to beat) Fiesta Mk7 chassis/steering system. Still, compared to the shabby OEM Contis, the steering feel "grew a size or two" with the Toyos, without any doubt.

I will report back once the tyres reach an optimum mileage of 2,000-2,500 miles.

Verdict for now: a mature, "grown up" tyre, that totally converts the Fiesta Mk7 from a fun, lively steer and an unbearably choppy ride for a "bearable" daily driver, (on bad roads), into a plush, sedan like ride, with ZERO loss of the steering & rear axle agility that the Mk7 is reknown for & legendary, whilst offering probably one of the very best ride comfort out there, and obtaining a "perfect chemistry" with the OEM shockers on the Fiesta. If you had doubts about the Mk7 being able to offer a plush, comfy ride, than try these and you'd be gobsmacked at the sheer difference of the experience. The Mk7 has so much sportiness & agility in its suspension, that I don't feel that I've lost any of it, in spite of the huge (night and day) difference in ride comfort that I gained. This is especially so with this particular size (185/60-14), as it seems to suit the stock, 1,2 Fiesta perfectly.

Simply put: these tyres immediately added a layer of "big car plushiness" in the ride, that was previously inexistent
on the stock Contis.