Sumitomo HTR Enhance WX2

Sumitomo HTR Enhance WX2

FEATURES AND BENEFITS

• All weather traction
• High speed controllability
• High driving comfort levels
• Longer lasting tread life

OVERVIEW

The Sumitomo HTR Enhance WX2 is a high performance, all season tire manufactured for passenger vehicles and SUVs. Sumitomo offers a 55,000 mile treadwear warranty with this model.

The tread design and all season compound increase the all weather traction. The all season compound keeps the ideal rubber flexibility throughout the year, in versatile temperatures from the heat of summer to colder winter conditions. The asymmetric tread design with the optimal groove and siping pattern enhance the number of biting edges gripping the road surface with additional biting edges gripping the road surface in dry, wet and winter weather. The tread's wide circumferential and lateral grooves disperse water and slush from below the tire's footprint, further boosting the wet and winter weather grip on the road surface.

The tire also utilizes the tread design to boost the controllability. The asymmetric ribbed tread design maintains the surface contact throughout the drive, which upgrades the steering responsiveness and the driving stability. In this manner, the steering becomes faster and more precise in its response to the driver's commands, while the structure is stabilized against the driving pressure affecting the model during its performance. The polyester casing with the steel belts and the nylon reinforcement boosts the high speed performing durability. These enhancements maintain the ideal tire shape under the high speed pressure at all times, which enables the tire's greatest high speed capability. This combination enables the tire to securely control the vehicle while the tires are in motion.

The tread design boosts the tread life. The tread design with the full depth groove and siping detail and optimized tire footprint enhance the tire's usability. The tread design's full-depth elements maintain the tire's traction even as the tread wears out. The ideal tire footprint on the other hand, ensures even pressure distribution along the tread area. The equally spread out forces of acceleration, cornering and braking actively resist irregular wear formations. The maintained traction and the optimized tread wear rate extend the usability and the tire's service life.

The HTR Enhance WX2 offers high driving comfort levels. The asymmetric ribbed pattern's close road contact and the polyester casing maintains the optimal tread design, which allows the tire's close surface contact throughout the drive. As a result, the model absorbs the shock of driving while the tires are in motion, minimizing the road vibrations felt by the passengers. The tread's lateral grooves lower the road and tread pattern noise heard during the drive. They channel airwaves through the footprint, preventing their contact with the tread elements and avoiding the formation of soundwaves during the tire's performance. As road disturbances are not heard and felt in the vehicle's cabin, they are unable to dampen the passenger's driving enjoyment, which guarantees a quiet and comfortable driving experience.