Sumitomo  Encounter HT2

Purchased a 2nd set after great results from the 1st. For the price these tires are a great value. Wet traction is superb. I drive a few rural roads during the week and these tires hug the road and are great in the corners. Great steering response.

Excellent wet and dry traction. In heavy rain on the interstate, these tires stuck to the road with zero hydroplaning. I will absolutely buy again.

my previous tires were the HTR A/S PO2,they were a good tire but didn't drive on any snow. Got 35000 miles and needed new ones so I got the PO3. I drive on curvy hilly two lane road at 40mph and flat roads at 55 . these tires handle great on a 04 civic . A month after buying the PO3's a quick snow storm came up that weather men didn't forecast . the salt crews didn't have time to pretreat or treat . these tires got there first test for me . about 2.5 inches of wet snow on road and uphill and curvy . I could not believe how good they did. I had to stop for other cars that could not go any further up hill, and from a dead stop I went around them with no problem at all. I've been driving for 47 years and have drove on a lot of tires , these impressed me on snow and V rated good on curvy roads. This is my work car driven daily

Great tire. Especially in the snow. Great Value. Much better than the Bridgestone and/or Michelin tires that are stock from Lexus. Also have these on my 2018 Q5 as well. Great tire!!!

May be lengthy. So my previous was P02, since on a budget from going big brakes. By far my waggie is NOT a pavement princess and it's more set up for rally runs with occasion air time. I wore those down to minimum over 40k ish miles, no issues, wore out as expected from happy alignment. Time for new ones n saw there's P03 now. ---- skippy I reuped a set. The latest versions still haven't broke loose yet on twisties, but will have to get at least 2 new since I cupped the rears towing way more than was supposed to. Even still, they got me thru the white fluffy stuff towing up n over Sierras, Rockies n thru Plains with not 1 issue whatsoever. Granted I'm AWD, have oversized brakes and a manual. Off-roading has never failed me yet, tho I don't do rock climbing or super dooper mudding. On good service roads the slide is VERY predictable and consistent. Same on wet roads, I've really gotta be pushing it for em to break. With all this said, my clutch doesn't like me dumping it cuz my gears are too tall to make em break dry and snow, and full-time mechanical viscous AWD doesn't help either. So of course later I threw in LSDs on all 3 diffs and holy crap I'm gonna have to do way more beefying up suspension, cuz she's now asking n tormenting me to push it more. I may just give in to her wishes. Can't wait for snownut season now.

Tires have only been on the car for 2 weeks, so have no thoughts on wet or snow, in dry it is excellent

These were purchased to replace the OE spec Goodyear Eagle RSA which I was actually quite satisfied with. Put a set of the Sumitomo on my wife’s Honda Fit and they were fantastic, so decided to try them on the Civic. While not transformational the improvement in wet and dry performance is notable. The car simply refuses to hydroplane in normal use, regardless of how much water is in the roadway. Dry handling has reached a point where available grip exceeds my ability (nerve) to exploit it. The fact that they are going strong at 25k is icing on the cake. Strongly recommend these tires!

I’m fairly impressed for the price. Slightly on the hard side so they occasionally spin slightly upon hard acceleration, but soft enough it won’t be a thing for most people. Grip and ride comfort all good. My only concern is that the dealer told me they’ll need to be replaced soon. I’ve had them for a year. Really!? Maybe I need to see about getting them warrantied if it exists. Otherwise very satisfied.

Like I said when I first purchased these tires, they are much better than the original. They are much smoother and much more comfortable and I believe I get better gas mileage. I did pick up a nail the other day and got that repaired right away with no damage to the tire. Once repaired, the tires continued to perform with the same level of comfort, safety, and reliability as before. They grip well during acceleration and breaking. They corner well even at 45mph without losing traction. During rain, I am a little more cautious but again, they perform admirably. I would definitely purchase these tires again.

Good Value for price, good grip in water/rain. Comfort is satisfying, but noisy, but was acceptable for price.

Smooth and quiet, really made the ride enjoyable

The Sumitomo tire offers good performance and value in the 2020 Honda Insight fitment. Ride characteristics are very good but sidewall compliance seems high - would not recommend for spirited driving in this size. Treadwear is excellent. Drivers looking for the highest gas mileage for their hybrid or electric car may want to look at a different tire.

great all around tire, good wear, great dry traction. Acceptable all weather performance. road noise minimal, also very little tracking compared to my old tires which would follow all manner of road irregularities. Will definitely buy again.

Great value for the type of tire. Approximately 6000 miles per 1/32nd of tread wear. I would highly recommend a winter set of snow tires and wheels for drivers in the winter snow areas. Two complete sets for seasonal use will be equal to the wear and durability of three sets of tires!

Tire Rack is easy to work with!