Tests – · none yet Owners 73 · 9 reviews
Sumitomo HTR Enhance LX looks discontinued: no new owner reviews or road tests in five years and no current EU tyre label.
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Sumitomo HTR Enhance LX vs Yokohama AVID TOURING-S — 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 9 + 85 owner reviews. How we score
HTR Enhance LX is ahead, 72–67
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Tests – · none yet Owners 66 · 85 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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74
Dry
HTR Enhance LX +767Why this score
Source HTR Enhance LX AVID TOURING-S Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 72 (est.) ≈ 67 (est.) Reviews found online 77 67 HTR Enhance LX: 60% × 71.6 (est.) + 40% × 76.5 = 74
AVID TOURING-S: 60% × 67.5 (est.) + 40% × 66.6 = 67
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 0.42).
No road tests of dry for AVID TOURING-S. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.42).
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76
Wet
HTR Enhance LX +868Why this score
Source HTR Enhance LX AVID TOURING-S Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 74 (est.) ≈ 69 (est.) Reviews found online 77 67 HTR Enhance LX: 60% × 74.4 (est.) + 40% × 77.3 = 76
AVID TOURING-S: 60% × 68.6 (est.) + 40% × 66.8 = 68
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).
No road tests of wet for AVID TOURING-S. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.54).
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63
Snow
Level63Why this score
Source HTR Enhance LX AVID TOURING-S Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 66 (est.) ≈ 66 (est.) Reviews found online 58 58 HTR Enhance LX: 60% × 66.3 (est.) + 40% × 57.9 = 63
AVID TOURING-S: 60% × 66.4 (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).
No road tests of snow for AVID TOURING-S. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.32).
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69
Comfort
HTR Enhance LX +267Why this score
Source HTR Enhance LX AVID TOURING-S Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 69 (est.) ≈ 69 (est.) Reviews found online 69 66 HTR Enhance LX: 40% × 69.1 (est.) + 60% × 68.8 = 69
AVID TOURING-S: 40% × 68.6 (est.) + 60% × 66.1 = 67
No road tests of comfort for HTR Enhance LX or AVID TOURING-S. The test half is the tested tires’ average (69): owners’ comfort ratings barely follow the road tests.
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72
Noise
HTR Enhance LX +567Why this score
Source HTR Enhance LX AVID TOURING-S Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 67 (est.) ≈ 67 (est.) Reviews found online 81 69 HTR Enhance LX: 60% × 66.5 (est.) + 40% × 80.7 = 72
AVID TOURING-S: 60% × 66.5 (est.) + 40% × 68.5 = 67
No road tests of noise for HTR Enhance LX or AVID TOURING-S. The test half is the tested tires’ average (67): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests.
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70
Treadwear
HTR Enhance LX +169Why this score
Source HTR Enhance LX AVID TOURING-S Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 68 (est.) ≈ 68 (est.) Reviews found online 72 70 HTR Enhance LX: 60% × 68.3 (est.) + 40% × 71.5 = 70
AVID TOURING-S: 60% × 67.9 (est.) + 40% × 70.4 = 69
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).
No road tests of treadwear for AVID TOURING-S. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.35).
Scores at a glance
| Category | Sumitomo HTR Enhance LX | Yokohama AVID TOURING-S |
|---|---|---|
| Relative Score | 72 | 67 |
| Dry | 74 | 67 |
| Wet | 76 | 68 |
| Snow | 63 | 63 |
| Comfort | 69 | 67 |
| Noise | 72 | 67 |
| Treadwear | 70 | 69 |
Higher is better. The Relative Score follows your weights below; category scores do not change.
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Headline score
72
/ 100
HTR Enhance LX
67
/ 100
AVID TOURING-S
Pros, cons & observations
Themes extracted from owner reviews found online — not the opinion of TireWheelGuide.
Tire A 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
Tire B AVID TOURING-S
Not enough owner reviews yet to extract themes.
Specs side by side
| Attribute | A · Sumitomo HTR Enhance LX | B · Yokohama AVID TOURING-S |
|---|---|---|
| Category | All-Season tire | All-Season tire |
| Vehicle type | Passenger Car / Crossover | Passenger Car / Crossover |
| Sizes available | — | 28 |
| Rim diameters | — | 15″ – 17″ |
| Tread depth | 11/32″ | 11/32″ |
| UTQG | 600 A A | 620 A B |
| Treadwear warranty | 70,000 mi | 80,000 mi |
| Sidewall | Blackwall | Whitewall |
| Max pressure | 51 psi | — |
Which one should you actually buy?
72
/ 100
Sumitomo HTR Enhance LX
67
/ 100
Yokohama AVID TOURING-S
Winner: Sumitomo HTR Enhance LX — better wet, dry and noise. It leads or ties in every category we score. Sumitomo HTR Enhance LX rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 9 reviews), so read this result as provisional.
Pick tire A
Your priority is wet-weather safety
Sumitomo HTR Enhance LX scores 76 vs 68 on wet.
Pick tire A
You want the most grip on dry roads
Sumitomo HTR Enhance LX scores 74 vs 67 on dry.
Pick tire A
You want a quieter cabin
Sumitomo HTR Enhance LX scores 72 vs 67 on noise.
Tire A · Sumitomo HTR Enhance LX
Tire B · Yokohama AVID TOURING-S
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HTR Enhance LX or AVID TOURING-S?
Which is better in the wet, HTR Enhance LX or AVID TOURING-S?
Sumitomo HTR Enhance LX, 76 vs 68 on our wet score.
Which grips better on dry roads, HTR Enhance LX or AVID TOURING-S?
Sumitomo HTR Enhance LX, 74 vs 67 on our dry score.
Which is better in snow, HTR Enhance LX or AVID TOURING-S?
Neither, by our numbers: 63 vs 63 on the snow score, within 3 points.
Which is quieter, HTR Enhance LX or AVID TOURING-S?
Sumitomo HTR Enhance LX, 72 vs 67 on our noise score.
Which is more comfortable, HTR Enhance LX or AVID TOURING-S?
Neither, by our numbers: 69 vs 67 on the comfort score, within 3 points.
Which lasts longer, HTR Enhance LX or AVID TOURING-S?
Neither, by our numbers: 70 vs 69 on the treadwear score, within 3 points.
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