Anyone Used Sumitomo Htr Ziii - Mazda 6 Forums : Mazda 6 / Mazda Atenza Forum

mick_estes · 12-06-2007, 10:44 AM

I'm shopping for tires right now and was surprised to see how well the HTR ZIII did in Tire Rack's testing ( http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tests/...ay.jsp?ttid=93 ). It performed comparably to likes of Advan Sports and RE050A Pole Positions for considerably lower price (137/tire).

I was not impressed at all by HTR ZII which I had on my last car but it looks like Sumitomo went backt to drawing board and got things figured out.

Sounds like these are pretty new but I'm curious if anyone's had any experience (1st or 2nd hand). I'm considering these as an alternate choice to the Bridgestone S-03 Pole Positions which are on closeout at Tirerack for $129. I'll be buying tires/rims at the same time so I'm limited by Tirerack's offerings.

Between these two tires which would you get? Thanks for any input.

FormulaLT1 · 12-06-2007, 01:41 PM

I came off of Bridgestone's RE-01Rs to the HTRZ III. They don't grip quite as well but that's to be expected. However they do grip very well. I picked these tires before any test results came out because I had a feeling they would be slightly better then the Kumho SPTs I had intended to buy at roughly the same price and much much cheaper than replacing the RE-01Rs. (money constraints suck) I had my reservations because the HTRZ 2s sucked...

the sidewalls are good and stiff, steering response is good. they work great on damp roads but don't care for deep puddles. They let you know when you're approaching the limit with a bit of noise. they should last a while too.

dluxxx · 12-06-2007, 05:19 PM

Sumitomo = FTL... go w/ the bridgestone s0-3's....my friend has em on his m3 and they are sticky as hell... and for 129 thats a good deal....i would jump on it if i had 18's. oh well. i would also look at these... http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tests/TireTe...tirePageLocQty=

dunlop direzza sports z1's... these are sticky and i think for your size i think its about 150 each. but yeah.. thats my input

12-06-2007, 01:41 PM	#2 (permalink)
FormulaLT1 Track Racer Join Date: May 2006 Location: Allen, TX Posts: 270 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: 0 reviews	I came off of Bridgestone's RE-01Rs to the HTRZ III. They don't grip quite as well but that's to be expected. However they do grip very well. I picked these tires before any test results came out because I had a feeling they would be slightly better then the Kumho SPTs I had intended to buy at roughly the same price and much much cheaper than replacing the RE-01Rs. (money constraints suck) I had my reservations because the HTRZ 2s sucked... the sidewalls are good and stiff, steering response is good. they work great on damp roads but don't care for deep puddles. They let you know when you're approaching the limit with a bit of noise. they should last a while too. __________________ 06 Mazda6s ATX Modified exhaust Gutted airbox with cold air ducting RB springs and rear sway bar 17x8s w/ 245/45 Hankook RS2s

12-06-2007, 05:19 PM	#3 (permalink)
dluxxx Track Racer Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Milpitas, CA Posts: 781 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: 0 reviews	Sumitomo = FTL... go w/ the bridgestone s0-3's....my friend has em on his m3 and they are sticky as hell... and for 129 thats a good deal....i would jump on it if i had 18's. oh well. i would also look at these... http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tests/TireTe...tirePageLocQty= dunlop direzza sports z1's... these are sticky and i think for your size i think its about 150 each. but yeah.. thats my input __________________ My Car (Jasmin)

12-06-2007, 10:44 AM	#1 (permalink)
mick_estes Track Racer Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: N. CA Posts: 599 Thanks: 4 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: 0 reviews	I'm shopping for tires right now and was surprised to see how well the HTR ZIII did in Tire Rack's testing ( http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tests/...ay.jsp?ttid=93 ). It performed comparably to likes of Advan Sports and RE050A Pole Positions for considerably lower price (137/tire). I was not impressed at all by HTR ZII which I had on my last car but it looks like Sumitomo went backt to drawing board and got things figured out. Sounds like these are pretty new but I'm curious if anyone's had any experience (1st or 2nd hand). I'm considering these as an alternate choice to the Bridgestone S-03 Pole Positions which are on closeout at Tirerack for $129. I'll be buying tires/rims at the same time so I'm limited by Tirerack's offerings. Between these two tires which would you get? Thanks for any input.

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