Falken’s parent company sumitomo makes the encounter AT with similar performance for much cheaper, it’s what I’m running currently and they’re great
Pros: great performance, much cheaper
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My car came with Sumitomo HTR A/S P03 with about 19k on them. I bought it after a blizzard and was pleasantly surprised at how capable the tires are. We've subsequently had torrential rain and they grip great in the wet too.
The downside is that they're quite noisy.
Pros: capable tires, great grip
Cons: quite noisy
Mileage: 30577 km
Im a tech who has installed these (customer requested) and had them on one of my cars a few years ago. The only good points about them were the tread wear and the affordable cost. They have a VERY hard compound which means they lose traction easy. I was told by a customer, as well as my experience, that they spun very easily on wet surfaces and were terrible in the snow. They were also noisy at highway speeds. I do NOT recommend them and dont sell them unless requested.
Pros: tread wear, affordable cost
Cons: lose traction easy
I went from Sumitomo HTR Z2 tires to Michelin Pilot Super Sport and was left very disappointed in the Michelins. Initial turn in suffered (slight delay from steering input to vehicle changing direction). The Michelins are like sticky gummy bears, the Sumitomos had much stiffer side walls and that made driving far more enjoyable even though they were less sticky.
Pros: stiffer side walls
Cons: less sticky
I found comparable value with the stock sumitomo tires the came with.
Pros: comparable value
I went with Solar 4XS+ available from Walmart. They are manufactured by Sumitomo tires. These came in really cheap at $350 for all 4 tires including lifetime balance and rotation and road hazard warranty at Walmart. These are 89 H rated, so a bit soft which cut down the road noise a lot compared to my previous Bridgestone Ecopia. Efficiency is the same as the Ecopias at 4.3 mi/kwh but they ride smooth and quiet.
Pros: smooth and quiet ride
Cons: bit soft
Mileage: 3000 km
these Sumitomo HTR Enhance WX2 have been solid and cheaper than Michelins
Pros: solid, cheaper
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Golf
Yeah, they're alright. Brother had a set on his 2016 Fiesta and didn't have much ill to say. He reckoned they were noisier than the original Goodyear's that came with the car but was happy with the traction.
Pros: happy with the traction
Cons: noisier than original
Vehicle:
Ford Fiesta
I swear by Sumitomo Ice Edge tires. I've had three sets now on three different vehicles and other than a couple of nights when there was freezing rain, I've never had issues with them
Pros: no issues
Reviews say its major shortcoming is that it generates a lot of loud noise.
Pros: worth the money
Cons: generates loud noise
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