Tests – · none yet Owners 50 · 14 reviews
Sumitomo HTR Enhance LX looks discontinued: no new owner reviews or road tests in five years and no current EU tyre label.
Head-to-head
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Nexen N Blue HD vs Sumitomo HTR Enhance LX — Compared
Relative Score (0–100): the weighted average of the categories below, each 60% road tests and 40% owner reviews (comfort 40/60). Based on 0 + 0 road tests and 14 + 9 owner reviews. How we score
HTR Enhance LX is ahead, 73–57
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Tests – · none yet Owners 73 · 9 reviews
Category by category
Relative Score per category, 0–100. Open “Why this score” for the tests and owner ratings behind it.
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56
Dry
HTR Enhance LX +1773Why this score
Source N Blue HD HTR Enhance LX Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 60 (est.) ≈ 71 (est.) Reviews found online 49 76 N Blue HD: 60% × 60.1 (est.) + 40% × 48.9 = 56
HTR Enhance LX: 60% × 71.4 (est.) + 40% × 76.3 = 73
No road tests of dry for N Blue HD. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.41).
No road tests of dry for HTR Enhance LX. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.41).
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61
Wet
HTR Enhance LX +1475Why this score
Source N Blue HD HTR Enhance LX Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 64 (est.) ≈ 74 (est.) Reviews found online 58 77 N Blue HD: 60% × 63.6 (est.) + 40% × 57.7 = 61
HTR Enhance LX: 60% × 74.2 (est.) + 40% × 77.1 = 75
No road tests of wet for N Blue HD. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.54).
No road tests of wet for HTR Enhance LX. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.54).
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Snow
No comparison63Why this score
Source N Blue HD HTR Enhance LX Professional tests (TWG score) – ≈ 67 (est.) Reviews found online – 58 HTR Enhance LX: 60% × 66.5 (est.) + 40% × 58 = 63
No road tests of snow for HTR Enhance LX. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.32).
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52
Comfort
HTR Enhance LX +1769Why this score
Source N Blue HD HTR Enhance LX Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 64 (est.) ≈ 69 (est.) Reviews found online 43 68 N Blue HD: 40% × 64.1 (est.) + 60% × 43.4 = 52
HTR Enhance LX: 40% × 68.9 (est.) + 60% × 68.4 = 69
No road tests of comfort for N Blue HD or HTR Enhance LX. The test half is the tested tires’ average (69): owners’ comfort ratings barely follow the road tests.
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Noise
No comparison72Why this score
Source N Blue HD HTR Enhance LX Professional tests (TWG score) – ≈ 66 (est.) Reviews found online – 81 HTR Enhance LX: 60% × 66.5 (est.) + 40% × 80.7 = 72
No road tests of noise for HTR Enhance LX. The test half is the tested tires’ average (66): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests.
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54
Treadwear
HTR Enhance LX +1670Why this score
Source N Blue HD HTR Enhance LX Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 59 (est.) ≈ 68 (est.) Reviews found online 46 71 N Blue HD: 60% × 59.2 (est.) + 40% × 45.5 = 54
HTR Enhance LX: 60% × 68.2 (est.) + 40% × 71.4 = 70
No road tests of treadwear for N Blue HD. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.35).
No road tests of treadwear for HTR Enhance LX. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.35).
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47
Handling (owners)
No comparison–Why this score
Source N Blue HD HTR Enhance LX Reviews found online 47 –
Scores at a glance
| Category | Nexen N Blue HD | Sumitomo HTR Enhance LX |
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| Relative Score | 57 | 73 |
| Dry | 56 | 73 |
| Wet | 61 | 75 |
| Snow | – | 63 |
| Comfort | 52 | 69 |
| Noise | – | 72 |
| Treadwear | 54 | 70 |
| Handling (owners) | 47 | – |
Higher is better. The Relative Score follows your weights below; category scores do not change.
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Headline score
57
/ 100
N Blue HD
73
/ 100
HTR Enhance LX
Only categories both tires have data for count toward the headline score.
Pros, cons & observations
Themes extracted from owner reviews found online — not the opinion of TireWheelGuide.
Tire A N Blue HD
Pros
- Good initial wet and dry grip when new
- Attractive budget-friendly price point
- Decent fuel economy and highway stability early in their lifecycle
Cons
- Significant increase in road noise as the tires wear down
- Rapid degradation of grip in wet and dry conditions after initial mileage
- Shorter than expected tread life, especially on front axles
Tire B HTR Enhance LX
Pros
- High-quality tread and durable sidewall construction
- Excellent performance and comfort for touring
- Strong overall value and repurchase intent
Cons
- Initial balancing difficulties resulting in high-speed vibrations
- Perceived variations in build quality across different size options
Specs side by side
| Attribute | A · Nexen N Blue HD | B · Sumitomo HTR Enhance LX |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Summer | All-Season tire |
| Vehicle type | Passenger Car / Crossover | Passenger Car / Crossover |
| Sizes available | 5 | — |
| Rim diameters | 15″ – 18″ | — |
| Tread depth | — | 11/32″ |
| UTQG | — | 600 A A |
| Treadwear warranty | — | 70,000 mi |
| Sidewall | — | Blackwall |
| Max pressure | — | 51 psi |
Which one should you actually buy?
57
/ 100
Nexen N Blue HD
73
/ 100
Sumitomo HTR Enhance LX
Winner: Sumitomo HTR Enhance LX — better dry, comfort and treadwear. It leads or ties in every category we score. Nexen N Blue HD rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 14 reviews), so read this result as provisional. Sumitomo HTR Enhance LX rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 9 reviews), so read this result as provisional.
Pick tire B
You want the most grip on dry roads
Sumitomo HTR Enhance LX scores 73 vs 56 on dry.
Pick tire B
You want the most comfortable ride
Sumitomo HTR Enhance LX scores 69 vs 52 on comfort.
Pick tire B
You want the longest tread life
Sumitomo HTR Enhance LX scores 70 vs 54 on treadwear.
Pick tire B
Your priority is wet-weather safety
Sumitomo HTR Enhance LX scores 75 vs 61 on wet.
Tire A · Nexen N Blue HD
Tire B · Sumitomo HTR Enhance LX
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N Blue HD or HTR Enhance LX?
Which is better in the wet, N Blue HD or HTR Enhance LX?
Sumitomo HTR Enhance LX, 75 vs 61 on our wet score.
Which grips better on dry roads, N Blue HD or HTR Enhance LX?
Sumitomo HTR Enhance LX, 73 vs 56 on our dry score.
Which is more comfortable, N Blue HD or HTR Enhance LX?
Sumitomo HTR Enhance LX, 69 vs 52 on our comfort score.
Which lasts longer, N Blue HD or HTR Enhance LX?
Sumitomo HTR Enhance LX, 70 vs 54 on our treadwear score.
How do we compare tires?
Every category score blends two independent signals. 60% comes from professional tire tests (braking distances, lap times, noise measurements), each result compared with every other tire in the same test and newer tests counting more. 40% comes from owner reviews found online, adjusted for how generously each site rates. Both use one scale: the average tested tire gets 70, the best 100. When a tire has only one of the two, the missing half is estimated from the other and the score stays closer to average; with no road test and fewer than five owner reviews it gets no score yet.
Handling is the exception: road tests measure it inside the dry and wet scores, so its own row comes from owner ratings only and starts as less important.
Community buzz from Reddit and forums is shown for context only — it never changes the score. Full methodology