Vredestein Launches Full Range of New Tires for the U.S.
The company says the new tire lineup marks the culmination of a $30 million research-and-development effort.
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Vredestein North American Tires
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Nice. More options is always good. Purchased Vredestein tires a few times while living in Germany.
Any idea where these tires will be made?
Any idea where these tires will be made?
North American Vredestein Launch | Apollo Tyres Corporate
Respected European brand with 111 years of history arrives in NA with a comprehensive line-up of tyres designed and developed specifically for NA roads and drivers
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I just hope they keep selling their existing European tires here. Vredestein has been the only European tire company to sell their full lineup globally. I hope they keep selling the Ultrac Satin and Sportrac 5 summer tires here.
The Quatrac 3-peak all-season tires are probably safe since that segment is getting popular now. When the Quatrac 2 first came to the US, the only 3-peak all-season tires around were it and the Nokian WR (G1). Now, almost everyone makes these tires, and the Quatrac 5 and WRG4 have much more competition. Vredestein made the first 3-peak all-season tires (the original Quatrac).
I don't see a reason to buy Vredestein's new American tires over all the other brands we already have. What really set them apart is the Quatrac all-seasons, and the summer tires nobody else sells in the US.
The dedicated truck tires are coming out last, but they should probably have come out first.
probably Hungary
The Quatrac 3-peak all-season tires are probably safe since that segment is getting popular now. When the Quatrac 2 first came to the US, the only 3-peak all-season tires around were it and the Nokian WR (G1). Now, almost everyone makes these tires, and the Quatrac 5 and WRG4 have much more competition. Vredestein made the first 3-peak all-season tires (the original Quatrac).
I don't see a reason to buy Vredestein's new American tires over all the other brands we already have. What really set them apart is the Quatrac all-seasons, and the summer tires nobody else sells in the US.
The dedicated truck tires are coming out last, but they should probably have come out first.
probably Hungary
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They opened a plant in Hungary in 2017:
Apollo Opens Tire Plant in Hungary, Looks for Growth in the U.S.
The opening of Apollo Tyres Ltd.’s new $500 million consumer and commercial tire plant outside of Budapest, Hungary, last month was a huge global event. Said to be the largest...
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I'm a big fan of their tires. I ran a few sets on an old Camry and they performed well in Northeast hills and 4 seasons. I currently have set of Quatrac 5's 225 60 18 on the Outback. Standing water could be better but it is good; dry pavement and traction is excellent; works very well with AWD in the snow. Only issue I've had to complain about is longevity with the softer compounds. But that's also a part of why it performs so well right?
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I have the Quatrac Pros on my Golf R. they've been great. 15K miles on them and very little wear. I put them on as "winter" tires, since "winter for me is mostly rain, but they were better year-round than I expected.
Reality is that I'm not going to hit the limited of dry traction on public roads without getting arrested, so wet traction is really the key for me--and these excel in that regard. If they can handle limited snow, even better-but I have another car I'll use for going to the mountains. What really surprised me has been the wear, which has been better than expected. I think I will likely get more than the advertised 30K and still be at 4-5mm of tread, unless wear is really non-linear (which is possible).
I have a pretty heavy bias again Vredestein, as their bicycle tires are almost universally terrible, but I'm impressed with the Quatrac Pros. Actually just ordered some Wintrac Pros for the X1 based on that experience.
Reality is that I'm not going to hit the limited of dry traction on public roads without getting arrested, so wet traction is really the key for me--and these excel in that regard. If they can handle limited snow, even better-but I have another car I'll use for going to the mountains. What really surprised me has been the wear, which has been better than expected. I think I will likely get more than the advertised 30K and still be at 4-5mm of tread, unless wear is really non-linear (which is possible).
I have a pretty heavy bias again Vredestein, as their bicycle tires are almost universally terrible, but I'm impressed with the Quatrac Pros. Actually just ordered some Wintrac Pros for the X1 based on that experience.
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My Wintrac Pros are made in HU. Almost all of the the Wintrac Pros are from HU or the Netherlands, depending on size: Tire Rack list COO of each size on their website, and it's pretty accurate in my experience: https://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireMake=Vredestein&tireModel=Quatrac+Pro
Driving Sports TV put 235/60/18 Quatrac Pro's on a 2020 Outback XT and Vredestein also now sponsor's the channel. He even took them off road. At the end of the video he mentions an upcoming A/T tire, which I presume are the Pinza's.
I want to upgrade to something better in the snow, but still on the fence about a Grand Touring/UHP/CUV vs. A/T tire.
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Do you think a Nokian WRG4 will last longer than a Quatrac? Or the Toyo Celsius?
The only 3-peak all-season tires from "premium" brands like the Goodyear WeatherReady and Michelin CrossClimate tires cost much more than Vredestein. The Nokian WRG4 is also much more expensive than the Quatrac (and even shorter tread life), but the Nokian will probably be better in the snow.
You can get the Kumho Solus HA31 in a small range of sizes from Walmart (or import them from Canada). Hankook is finally selling the Kinergy 4S2 in the US.
What do you think of Vredestein's Quatrac tires compared to other 3-peak all-season tires? No tire that will last 100k will be as good in snow as a 3-peak.
Tire Rack should give the 3-peak all-season tires their own performance category.
The 3 peaks thing if that is what you want, the Quatrak 5 certainly has it. When you figure out miles per dollar though the Michelin Crossclimate2, costs about the same. I am not knocking the Vredstein though. I am not an expert on the 3 peaks tires marketplace. If you don’t worry about mileage so much the Quatrak 5 are very reasonably priced for their performance.
The new Vredestein HITRAC ALL SEASON though, that competes more with the Defender T+H only costs about $15 less per tire, which is offset by frequent Michelin rebates. That is a 70,000 mile tire (V) versus 80,000 miles (M). These are Tirerack prices
I wish Vredstein well but to compete they have to come down a bit in price in my opinion.
The new Vredestein HITRAC ALL SEASON though, that competes more with the Defender T+H only costs about $15 less per tire, which is offset by frequent Michelin rebates. That is a 70,000 mile tire (V) versus 80,000 miles (M). These are Tirerack prices
I wish Vredstein well but to compete they have to come down a bit in price in my opinion.
Firestone Weathergrip: 3-peaks 640 A A and costs just $15 a tire more than the Vredstein that is 400 AA. The Firestone has a 65,000 mile warranty.
