Sumitomo HTR Z III Owner Reviews

What owners say summarised from 14 reviews

Owners of the Sumitomo HTR Z III are mostly satisfied overall, with wet grip and tread life attracting more praise than criticism. Longer-use reports include useful service life across several sets, although one end-of-life account criticises wear. Dry grip is less consistent, with four favorable and three critical accounts among those discussing it. Handling also receives praise, but some owners find traction or cornering grip inadequate when pushing harder. Wet-weather experiences are mostly positive too, though the minority complaints about traction and lateral grip prevent a uniformly reassuring verdict.

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Owner ratings averaged from 14 ratings

Owner score 83%
Dry Grip 87%
Comfort 86%
Road Feedback 85%
Wear 82%
Wet Grip 80%
Handling 80%

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63%

Member September 20, 2014

Mercedes Benz C32 AMG
255/35 R18 W
1,000 miles
A Combination of Roads
Spirited

Reasonable grip in the dry for the price, quite and comfortable. Diabolical in the wet. Traction control cannot keep these things on the road. I'd fit these to an awd or low powered rwd but 350hp+ at the rear is shows these tires limitations very quickly.

80%

Member July 16, 2014

Subaru Impreza WRX STI
225/45 R17 W
40,000 miles
A Combination of Roads
Average

These are a solid wet weather tire with excellent wear properties over standard OEM (Bridgestone Re040) tires. They are a little skidish during hard cornering on dry services and lack a fair amount of dry grip. I'm a little gun shy after unpredicted drift into a bend. I will opt for a more grippy tire to enjoy more spirited driving. As a daily drive its a good value tire though, particularly for your grandmothers car.