In this article we will be looking at independent tire test data, and real world driver reviews of the Falken ZIEX ZE320 and the Vredestein Ultrac to find out which tire is best for your own driving.
There are a few basic differences between the two tires. The Falken ZIEX ZE320 is an Premium-Touring Summer tire designed to be fitted to Passenger-Cars, and the Vredestein Ultrac is an High-Performance Summer tire designed to be fitted to Passenger-Cars
Independent comparison tire tests are the best source of data to get tire information from, and the good news is there have been two tests which compare both tires directly!
Out of these two tests:
While it might look like the Vredestein Ultrac is better than the Falken ZIEX ZE320 purely based on the higher number of test wins, tires are very complicated objects which means where one tire is better than the other can be more important in real world use.
Let's look at how the two tires compare across multiple tire test categories.
Looking at data from two tire tests, the Falken ZIEX ZE320 was better during two dry braking tests. On average the Falken ZIEX ZE320 stopped the vehicle in 2.69% less distance than the Vredestein Ultrac.
Best In Dry Braking: Falken ZIEX ZE320
See how the Dry Braking winner was calculated >>
The Best Touring Tires for 2025 Tested 225/50 R17 |
✓ Falken ZIEX ZE320:34.21M | Vredestein Ultrac: 34.43M |
2025 Summer and All Season Combined Tire Test 225/45 R17 |
✓ Falken ZIEX ZE320:35.2M | Vredestein Ultrac: 36.9M |
Looking at data from one tire tests, the Falken ZIEX ZE320 was better during one dry handling [s] tests. On average the Falken ZIEX ZE320 was 1.19% faster around a lap than the Vredestein Ultrac.
Best In Dry Handling [s]: Falken ZIEX ZE320
See how the Dry Handling winner was calculated >>
The Best Touring Tires for 2025 Tested 225/50 R17 |
✓ Falken ZIEX ZE320:85.54s | Vredestein Ultrac: 86.57s |
Looking at data from two tire tests, the Falken ZIEX ZE320 was better during two subj. dry handling tests. On average the Falken ZIEX ZE320 scored 8.11% more points than the Vredestein Ultrac.
Best In Subj. Dry Handling: Falken ZIEX ZE320
See how the Subj. Dry Handling winner was calculated >>
The Best Touring Tires for 2025 Tested 225/50 R17 |
✓ Falken ZIEX ZE320:9.5 Points | Vredestein Ultrac: 9 Points |
2025 Summer and All Season Combined Tire Test 225/45 R17 |
✓ Falken ZIEX ZE320:9 Points | Vredestein Ultrac: 8 Points |
Looking at data from two tire tests, the Falken ZIEX ZE320 was better during two wet braking tests. On average the Falken ZIEX ZE320 stopped the vehicle in 0.83% less distance than the Vredestein Ultrac.
Best In Wet Braking: Falken ZIEX ZE320
See how the Wet Braking winner was calculated >>
The Best Touring Tires for 2025 Tested 225/50 R17 |
✓ Falken ZIEX ZE320:25.47M | Vredestein Ultrac: 25.79M |
2025 Summer and All Season Combined Tire Test 225/45 R17 |
✓ Falken ZIEX ZE320:36.3M | Vredestein Ultrac: 36.5M |
Looking at data from two tire tests, the Vredestein Ultrac was better during one wet handling [s] tests. On average the Vredestein Ultrac was 0.22% faster around a wet lap than the Falken ZIEX ZE320.
Best In Wet Handling [s]: Vredestein Ultrac
See how the Wet Handling winner was calculated >>
The Best Touring Tires for 2025 Tested 225/50 R17 |
✓ Falken ZIEX ZE320:105.18s | Vredestein Ultrac: 106.28s |
2025 Summer and All Season Combined Tire Test 225/45 R17 |
Falken ZIEX ZE320:78.9s | ✓ Vredestein Ultrac: 77.4s |
Looking at data from two tire tests, the Vredestein Ultrac was better during one subj. wet handling tests. On average the Vredestein Ultrac scored 5.56% more points than the Falken ZIEX ZE320.
Best In Subj. Wet Handling: Vredestein Ultrac
See how the Subj. Wet Handling winner was calculated >>
The Best Touring Tires for 2025 Tested 225/50 R17 |
Falken ZIEX ZE320:10 Points | Vredestein Ultrac: 10 Points |
2025 Summer and All Season Combined Tire Test 225/45 R17 |
Falken ZIEX ZE320:7 Points | ✓ Vredestein Ultrac: 8 Points |
Looking at data from two tire tests, the Vredestein Ultrac was better during one straight aqua tests. On average the Vredestein Ultrac floated at a 0.69% higher speed than the Falken ZIEX ZE320.
Best In Straight Aqua: Vredestein Ultrac
See how the Straight Aqua winner was calculated >>
The Best Touring Tires for 2025 Tested 225/50 R17 |
✓ Falken ZIEX ZE320:95.5Km/H | Vredestein Ultrac: 95.2Km/H |
2025 Summer and All Season Combined Tire Test 225/45 R17 |
Falken ZIEX ZE320:77.1Km/H | ✓ Vredestein Ultrac: 78.6Km/H |
Looking at data from one tire tests, the Vredestein Ultrac was better during one curved aquaplaning tests. On average the Vredestein Ultrac slipped out at a 10.98% higher speed than the Falken ZIEX ZE320.
Best In Curved Aquaplaning: Vredestein Ultrac
See how the Curved Aquaplaning winner was calculated >>
The Best Touring Tires for 2025 Tested 225/50 R17 |
Falken ZIEX ZE320:2.27m/sec2 | ✓ Vredestein Ultrac: 2.55m/sec2 |
Looking at data from one tire tests, the Vredestein Ultrac was better during one subj. comfort tests. On average the Vredestein Ultrac scored 5.26% more points than the Falken ZIEX ZE320.
Best In Subj. Comfort: Vredestein Ultrac
See how the Subj. Comfort winner was calculated >>
The Best Touring Tires for 2025 Tested 225/50 R17 |
Falken ZIEX ZE320:9 Points | ✓ Vredestein Ultrac: 9.5 Points |
Looking at data from one tire tests, the Falken ZIEX ZE320 was better during one subj. noise tests. On average the Falken ZIEX ZE320 scored 20% more points than the Vredestein Ultrac.
Best In Subj. Noise: Falken ZIEX ZE320
See how the Subj. Noise winner was calculated >>
2025 Summer and All Season Combined Tire Test 225/45 R17 |
✓ Falken ZIEX ZE320:10 Points | Vredestein Ultrac: 8 Points |
Looking at data from one tire tests, the Vredestein Ultrac was better during one noise tests. On average the Vredestein Ultrac measured 0.42% quieter than the Falken ZIEX ZE320.
Best In Noise: Vredestein Ultrac
See how the Noise winner was calculated >>
The Best Touring Tires for 2025 Tested 225/50 R17 |
Falken ZIEX ZE320:71.2dB | ✓ Vredestein Ultrac: 70.9dB |
Looking at data from two tire tests, the Vredestein Ultrac was better during one rolling resistance tests. On average the Vredestein Ultrac had a 0.63% lower rolling resistance than the Falken ZIEX ZE320.
Best In Rolling Resistance: Vredestein Ultrac
See how the Rolling Resistance winner was calculated >>
The Best Touring Tires for 2025 Tested 225/50 R17 |
✓ Falken ZIEX ZE320:7.77kg / t | Vredestein Ultrac: 7.78kg / t |
2025 Summer and All Season Combined Tire Test 225/45 R17 |
Falken ZIEX ZE320:7.99kg / t | ✓ Vredestein Ultrac: 7.87kg / t |
Tire Reviews also collects real world driver reviews for the Falken ZIEX ZE320 and Vredestein Ultrac.
In total the Falken ZIEX ZE320 has been reviewed 6 times and drivers have given the tire 85% overall.
The Vredestein Ultrac has been reviewed 22 times and drivers have given the tire 76% overall.
This means in real world driving, people prefer the Vredestein Ultrac.
In conclusion the Falken ZIEX ZE320 performed better in dry braking, dry handling [s], subj. dry handling, wet braking and subj. noise, while the Vredestein Ultrac performed better in wet handling [s], subj. wet handling, straight aqua, curved aquaplaning, subj. comfort, noise and rolling resistance.
Which tire is best for you depends a lot on your driving style and situation, plus what you want from the tire. Comparing all the data in the tire reviews database, on balance Vredestein Ultrac seems to be the best tire overall.
However, it's important to note that both tires have their strengths.
Remember, the best tire for you might depend on which of these factors are most important for your specific driving needs and conditions.
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This page has been developed using tire industry testing best practices. This means we are only comparing tests which have had both tires in the same test.
Why is this important? Tire testing is heavily affected by things like surface grip levels and surface temperature, which means you can only compare values from the same day. During a tire test external condition changes are calculated into the overall results, but it is not possible to calculate this between tire tests performed on different days or at different locations.
As a result you will see other tests on Tire Reviews which feature both the %s and %s, but as they weren't conducted on the same day, the results are not comparable.
Lots of other websites do this sort of tire comparison, Tire Reviews doesn't.