Sumitomo Tires

The world's leading rubber producing company, Sumitomo rubber embarked on a wonderful business venture with Sumitomo tires.  The company provides a variety of tires for just about any vehicle. These range from the high performance sports car tires to the high performance medium through heavy truck tires.  In fact, Sumitomo tires is one of the top competitors along side Bridgestone and BFGoodyear tires. 

The way they made their move into the mainstream was by offering a high quality tire that is still affordable for their customers whether they be racers, off-roaders, or the casual driver. To follow are few examples of what has made them the company they are.  These are the top tire among the three classes of tires available by Sumitomo tires (Performance, Light Truck, Medium Truck):

Performance - HTRZ III 

This was made for the street driver in mind by delivering enhanced wet and dry traction alongside their straight-line stability in cornering.  It has long lateral grooves to disperse water and is an advanced silica tread compound made especially by Sumitomo tires.  They have a lifetime warranty and a Y-Speed rating.  These are best used on Lexus, Infiniti, BMW, Cadillac, and street racing cars like Honda, Volkswaggen, Nissan, or Subaru.  These are around $100 – 250 per tire. 

Light Truck – HTR Sport H/P

These tires are designed to look plus sized and handle the load capabilities of SUVs, light trucks, and some passenger cars or larger sports cars.  They have a smooth sidewall for that shiny and new look.  These Sumitomo tires have non-directional tread that is for all seasons.  The shoulder block design on the tread will make the tire last longer than most.  Their price runs between $100 - $180 per tire.

Medium Truck – ST 778 Long Haul Steer

This tire was made for the long haul and delivers remarkable distance traveling, excellent handling, and safe traction.  Their flat contact technology will allow for equal wear on all tires concerned, as well as, equal pressure distribution.  The price for these are around $350 each, which is great considering some of the other choices for this size vehicle. 

Sumitomo tires have created a trustworthy name for themselves among consumers and dealers.  These are the go to tires for someone looking for a well priced and long living tire.  There are hundreds of options out there for your vehicle, but trusting those that work will get you the best deal.  You will not see the advertising campaigns like other companies out there with Sumitomo, because they know their product will work.  Some of the most picky tire purchasers, Formula One/Two racing teams, have backed Sumitomo tires for decades.