So I'm looking for some new tires. Both of the above are within $3 per tire of each other and are within my rather modest current tire budget. I'm looking for them for a daily driver tire, but also an occasional autocross tire. Yes, I realize there are better DD AND better autox tires out there, but these two appear to be a decent balance between the two at a reasonable price. I had pretty much made up my mind to go with the Hankooks, but when I called the Tire Rack to get a final price, they were steering me towards the Sumi's. Looking for feedback on these two tires.
I have the Sumi's on my miata and the Hankook's on my wife's MS6. Sumi's are better summer tires and are marginal in autocross setting. Make sure that you take a water sprayer for any events.
I have the Sumis on my m3 and really like them. Man they were cheap and are just as sticky as the $$$ Continentals they replaced.
No experience with the Hankooks...
It would be an important distinction to know if this the original HTR Z or version 2 / version 3?
I've been running Sumi's (versions 1, 2, and 3) on my Sentra for 5 years now. I love the stick, but they don't last very long, particularly with autocross alignment settings.
My only experience with HTR Z IIs suggest that they are made entirely of Armor All. No grip.
In reply to jstein77:
Thanks for the info. Can you define "Not long?"
In order to stay out of the eternal husband dog-house, I've gotta get approximately 10k miles and probably about 10 autox's out of them. (That's 2 full summers for me). Possible or a stretch? I understand the Hankooks wear a little better as a rule.
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5/11/10 12:26 p.m.
Make sure you are looking at the HTRZ III, not the II. The HTRZ II were "decent" but noisy tires. The HTRZ III is way better, quieter and very grippy. A lot stickier than the Goodyear Eagle F1 GSD3 on my other car. Tire Rack has a $50 off deal on them right now also!
I've got about 20k miles on my HTRZ III tires so far, with good tread still left.
