Sumitomo with its roots in Japan offers superior quality, precise engineering and workmanship, and innovative design. Sumitomo's product categories range from all-season to ultra-high-performance, winter, and commercial tires. In addition, its commitment to integrity and best practices has served to strengthen the brand's reputation.

An all-season tire, the Sumitomo Touring LXT is designed for use on luxury sedans, touring vehicles, SUVs, and crossovers. The Touring LXT boasts unique shoulder blocks for enhanced grip, increased sidewall rigidity for better cornering, and an advanced carbon tread compound for year-round performance.

Nevertheless, are these tires suitable for your vehicle and budget? Let us take a look at the review of the Sumitomo Touring LXT to know more about them.

Features and Benefits

All-season tires are built for year-round use and typically have a long tread life. In locations with light winter conditions, its tread provides sufficient snow grip in addition to balanced dry and wet performance. The Sumitomo Touring LXT includes elements that improve traction and performance in dry, wet, and light winter weather conditions.

• Enhanced all-season traction: The all-season tread pattern of the Sumitomo Touring LXT improves traction in dry, wet, and light winter conditions, and the sipes help with grip in light snow and on wet surfaces.
• Reduced risk of hydroplaning: It features four wide circumferential grooves that drain water out of the tread to reduce the risk of hydroplaning.
• Improved cornering abilities: Its strong sidewall and smart shoulder block improve cornering performance.
• Quiet drive: Computer optimized tread pattern lowers road noise and vibration, resulting in a quiet and comfortable ride.
• Better durability: Sumitomo Touring LXT features a jointless nylon cap structure that boosts high-speed stability while simultaneously increasing puncture resistance and reducing wear.

Pros and Cons

What conclusions have you drawn from the Touring LXT's features and benefits? Here are some pros and cons to help you make the best choice:

PROS:

• All-season tread to offer better traction in dry, wet, and light winter weather conditions
• Backed by a 50,000 mile limited manufacturer tread life warranty
• Stiff sidewalls and smart shoulder block improve cornering capabilities
• Four wide circumferential grooves remove water from the tread to reduce the risk of hydroplaning
• Symmetrical tread pattern and a special rubber compound enhance handling

CONS:

• Not Three Peak Mountain Snowflake certified
• Not designed for harsh winter weather conditions

SimpleTire’s view on Sumitomo Touring LXT tires

The Sumitomo Touring LXT is an all-season tire that provides good traction year-round thanks to its strategic grooves and sipes, which enhance traction on wet terrain and light snow. While its jointless nylon cap and sturdy structure reduce wear, the Sumitomo Touring LXT's grooves evacuate water from the contact patch, lowering the risk of hydroplaning and increasing wet traction. Additionally, the shoulder block design helps handling and cornering stability.

On an average, the Sumitomo Touring LXT achieves a SimpleScore of 7.3 out of 10 thanks to its good handling (7.6), solid longevity (7.8), and reliable traction (7.2). Let’s use SimpleScore to know SimpleTire’s view on Sumitomo Touring LXT by comparing it to two other all-season tires, Ironman RB-SUV and Radar Dimax AS-8 of the same size 265/60R18.

The Sumitomo Touring LXT has a higher longevity score (7.8) than the Ironman RB-SUV (7.3) and the Radar Dimax AS-8 (7.6). However, In terms of traction and handling, the Radar Dimax AS-8 and Ironman RB-SUV outperform the Touring LXT while costing less.

Vehicles the Sumitomo Touring LXT is a good replacement tire for

When your original tire wears out, consider the Sumitomo Touring LXT tires for vehicles like the:

• Cadillac Escalade.
• Chevrolet Colorado
• Dodge Dakota
• Ford Endeavour
• Jeep Grand Cherokee