Tires Vredestein or WEST LAKE

Wir fahren auch nicht so viel etwa 10.000km im Jahr und haben keine sportlichen Fahrzeuge und es sind Alljahresreifen Quadrac von Vredestein montiert. Mit diesen war ich im Sommer und Winter unterwegs und auch bei Blitzeis, Schneechaos und brutaler Sommerhitze. Die Reifen sind in allen Lebenslagen gut gewesen. Im Skigebiet musste ich bei schneebedeckter Fahrbahn feststellen, das die Reifen zufriedenstellend performt haben, bei der Blitzeis Situation konnte ich kaum gehen und konnte trotzdem vorsichtig fahren ohne Angst zu haben aus der Kurve zu fliegen. Ein Freund mit billigen Winterreifen kam den Berg nicht mehr hoch, ich habe Kreise um ihn gedreht. Der Grenzbereich kündigt sich früh an und der Wagen ist jederzeit kontrollierbar. Im Sommer ist auch alles fein, der Reifen performt nicht allzu viel schlechter als der Eco Marken-Sommerreifen auf meinem anderen Fahrzeug. Ich habe im Winter einen 1500kg Anhänger mit Frontantrieb bei Schneedecke ohne Probleme ziehen können. Sollte man Kurvenräuber sein gibt es bessere Alternativen. Ich kann mich nicht beschweren, die Laufleistung ist auch in Ordnung.

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If you're thinking of a grand touring tire, I switched from separate summer/winter performance sets to Vredestein Quatrac Pro 2 years ago and I've been very happy with it. Good performance all year in all weather, still feels connected to the road, wear rate has been good, I'd not hesitate to get them again.

I drove with budget tires for a long time untill i decided to get vredesteins wich were twice as expensive...but provided much better driving experiences.

I’ve had very good experience with Vredestein tires. Ive had them on Mercedes and Nissan and they were comfortable, quiet, and had decent all season handling.

the VREDESTEIN QUATRAC are 129 and served me very well. great in snow. technically an all season tire and they are a tiny bit loud. great tire though. great lifespan and if you’re having heavy snow and rain they work fantastically for VT winters

Got the Vredestein Ultrac Pros. They have been great tires. When I did some research before purchasing I found that they have been in Europe for years now and just started selling here a year or so ago. They are grippy, quiet, have been great in the Florida weather, and they look nice. People said they are trying to move into the higher end tire market with prices a bit cheaper than the other makers. I recommend them to every WRX owner that asks about tires.

i have the vredesteins on my 2024 oem's. i used it last winter in the east coast. we barely had snow but it performed great either way.

I had the Vredestein Sportrac 5 previously.

Positives:

+ Quiet and smooth ride

+ Very reliable on flooded highways

Negatives:

- Soft sides, tires looked deflated at the recommended pressure (2.2/1.9 bar - if the car is not loaded, which is most of the time). If I inflate more the drive gets extreme hard and uncomfortable.

I have not driven a lot of tires but wonder if that soft side somehow dampens accuracy?

- Surprisingly bad at braking on the dry, even at low speed in the city, they slide.

My initial impression of the Vredesteins was, "Holy cow, the rear end is going to swap places with the front." The car wagged and bobbed all over the road. It was scary. After a short 5-mile drive home, I adjusted the tire pressure to 41 psi in the rear (they were at 40 and 45 left/right) and drove around a bit more to break in the tires. Once broken in, they drove much better.

Going straight they're fine and don't notice too much difference between the old EP500s and the new Vredesteins. Maybe the ride is slightly better due to the Vredesteins’ softer sidewall. Noise is about the same—they’re quiet tires.

We get a lot of rain here, and the Vredesteins are great in the wet. They’re better than the stock EP500s, likely due to their less aggressive tread pattern and greater tread depth.

However, corners are where it all falls apart. The initial turn-in is great because the front EP500s, despite their poor tire life, handle well. But there’s a slight delay as the rear wobbles into the corner. You can feel the car load up, and you have to counter-steer slightly to keep the car in line as the rear flops over. While the Vredesteins have good grip, the side/slip angle is so large during aggressive driving that the traction control freaks out in fast corners. When you straighten out, the rear flops back and wobbles a bit.

My wife texted me on her way to work this morning, saying, "The car is wiggling so much I think I might throw up."

Any type of turning has the rear bobbling and wagging around. Bumps in the road will also cause it to bounce around. It's just not a pleasant experience whatsoever.

After driving on them for a while, I’m considering whether running Vredesteins on the front as well might correct some of the handling issues.