Precision engineering and good quality are the major attributes of Sumitomo tires that help them achieve success in some of the world's most demanding markets, including the fiercely competitive North American markets. These tires belong to Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd., a part of the Sumitomo Group, a Japanese company.

The Sumitomo HTR Enhance WX2 is an all-season, highway tire that can be used on sedans and coupes as it offers drivers strong performance, traction, and a warranty. This all-season tire gets penetrated lug grooves for removing water from the contact patch, thereby decreasing the chances of hydroplaning and increasing wet traction. With a set of these tires fitted on your vehicle, you can expect less uneven wear on the road due to an optimized contact patch. As a highway tire, the HTR Enhance WX2 is suitable for an average SimpleScore of 8.5. Read this Sumitomo HTR Enhance WX2 review, to get more information on this tire.

Features and Benefits

You can expect the Sumitomo HTR Enhance WX2 to be quiet on the highway due to computer-tuned grooves and the shoulder design. While driving in wet weather, the dense network of sipes and chamfered tread grooves boost traction and performance. Given below are the features and benefits that ensure a high Sumitomo HTR Enhance WX2 rating:

• Good traction: A cross-designed chamfer and increased sipes improve traction in light winter and wet conditions, resulting in an average traction SimpleScore of 7.9.
• Lesser hydroplaning chances: Penetrated lug grooves decrease the chances of hydroplaning as they eliminate water from the contact patch quickly.
• Warranty: This tire is backed by a limited manufacturer tread life warranty of 55,000 miles.
• Long tread life: An optimized contact patch here prevents uneven wear and ensures longer tread life, enabling us to award the tire with an average longevity SimpleScore of 8.9.
• High stability: The center and shoulder blocks remain stiff to enhance stability.
• Great steering response: The bending sipe technology ensures better steering response at higher speeds, enabling this W-rated tire to get an average handling SimpleScore of 8.7.

Pros and Cons

The integral lateral grooves present on the outside shoulder blocks ensure great wet handling while also decreasing road noise. Drivers will feel confident on wet surfaces as penetrated lug grooves enhance hydroplaning resistance. The pros and cons of the HTR Enhance WX2 are given below:

PROS:

• Great steering response than its peers
• High stability ensures confident driving in varied weather conditions
• Backed by a limited manufacturer tread life warranty of 55,000 miles
• Reinforced construction and solid rubber compound ensure longer tread life
• Good traction performance year-round
• ‘W’ speed rating qualifies the tire for high-speed driving

CONS:

• Not meant for driving in moderate to severe winter weather conditions
• Can be noisy at times

SimpleTire’s view on Sumitomo HTR Enhance WX2 tires

When drivers use the HTR Enhance WX2 on their vehicles, they are bound to exhale with relief! With a long-anticipated service life unparalleled in its tire category, this high-quality all-season tire provides all-season traction and a great limited manufacturer tread life warranty coverage of 55,000 miles. It's a great choice for performance-based sedans and coupes, as it gets a W-speed rating and the stiff center and shoulder blocks ensure better stability. During our Sumitomo HTR Enhance WX2 tire review, we observed that a nylon cap boosts stability, and the advanced tread compound and innovative tread pattern provide better traction. The M+S rating shows the tire’s ability to provide traction in milder muddy and snowy conditions.

Vehicles the Sumitomo HTR Enhance WX2 is a good replacement tire for

For drivers who prefer to push the boundaries with their cars and for sporty sedans, coupes, and CUVs, the Sumitomo HTR Enhance WX2 is an excellent all-season tire with great performance. We have listed some of the vehicles on which the HTR Enhance WX2 can be fitted as a replacement tire:

• Acura ILX
• Aston Martin V8 Vantage
• Audi A3 Sportback e-tron
• BMW 228i xDrive Gran Coupe
• Cadillac ATS
• Chevrolet Cobalt
• Ferrari 360
• Honda Civic
• Hyundai Veloster
• Jaguar X-Type
• Kia Forte
• Lexus CT200h
• Lotus Evora
• Lincoln MKZ
• Maserati Spyder
• Mazda Protege
• Mercedes-Benz CLA250
• Nissan Sentra
• Saab 9-3
• Scion FR-S
• Subaru BRZ
• Toyota GR86