Most drivers rate the Vredestein Ultrac Vorti very highly, praising its strong dry grip, confident handling/steering feedback, and an overall “premium” feel for the money. Many also report good comfort and reduced road noise versus rival performance tires, with several noting respectable tread life for normal road use. A smaller but recurring set of reviews report weaker wet confidence (especially in standing water) and faster or inconsistent wear, with some also noticing the tire's weight/rolling resistance impacting acceleration or fuel economy.
What owners mention most counted across 101 reviews
I don't care thaat much about wear rate but these tires are signficantly better then all my previous tires: PZero, Kumho PS91 and Michelin PS4. What i appreciate the most is the road confort and the feedback you get. It decreases the noise and feel impact with bumps and holes. Maybe it's not as precise as the PS4 but they have a better price and on country roads they feel better. Highway driving is a pleasure, you feel the good connection with the roads no matter the if it's raining or it's 40 degrees Celsius.
On my 1.7 tons car the recomended(by Audi) front pressure is 2.7Bar and on the back is 2.3Bar. I keep them at 2.8 and 2.4 Bar and it's great. I Know this model has been for a long time in the market so i bought them last spring. So far i have driven 12000km and i still have 6.2mm left.
In May 2021 there is no stock in Romania and i am glad i got them last year. Vredestein Ultrac Vorti is the best tire i had so far.
Safe trips and no events while driving!
I bought these tires based on the good reviews here. After 20k kms or 12.5k miles I have to say these are great handling tires with decent comfort. At least as good as I expected from the tirereview.com statistics. Based on the same statistics the wear was below my expectations.
The rears are at 1.7mm after 20.000KM. The fronts were mounted later, they are around 2mm after 15.000KM.
You would say smoking hard accelerations and aggressive cornering would be harder on the front tires but that you won't see in the wear.
I have 20,000 km Ultrac Vorti 225 45 ZR 17 XL 94 Y tires and I am very happy with them, the car is on the road like a train on a rail. The tight curves, the winding roads, are a delight. ABS rarely enters the limit, ESP rarely enters, in corners it rarely creaks at the limit.
The combination of a relatively heavy car ~ 1600 kg, sports springs Eibach Pro kit, these XL tires is a success and I recommend it.
After 20,000 km, the tires are like new, although I didn't turn them, I think they have a wear of 1-1.5 mm. I didn't measure their wear but they are like a new tire.
To make a summary, on my part it gains the maximum grade at the acquisition price, handling, stability, traction, braking, wear.
It loses an important point in noise, starting with 60 km / h it starts to be heard, at 100-130 km / h it is already at the bearable limit (for my ear), if I exceed this limit it starts to bother me the sound produced when driving.
Due to the noise, I can't give them the maximum grade, but at the same time I recommend them to anyone.
We were able to compare using the same car these Vredestein Ultrac Vorti tires versus Continental Premium Contact 5 used ~ 20,000 km, Sport Contact 5 used ~ 20,000 km and GoodYear EfficientGrip Performance used ~ 18,000 km.
I bought these tires after reading really good reviews. Sadly, on my XF 3.0D I've found balancing issues. This despite coming away from cheaper tires with no issues. Lot of time has been spent swapping wheels and rotating tires all without success. Perhaps I've just been unlucky with a faulty batch. They were purchased via Oponeo.
Absolutely brilliant tire. I swapped a set of dunlop sp sport Maxx gt for the ultrac vorti and quite honestly, the vredestein make the dunlop feel like a budget tire. Far more front end grip and much better road feedback. Inspires a lot more confidence while driving. Will definitely be buying again
Bought these to replace my Michelin PS 4S on my Audi A6 Avant as i had the legendary Vredestein Ultrac Sessanta's on a older A4 a few years ago so I know that Vredestain are capable of producing great summer tires.
I'm happy to report the Vorti's are just as good if not better that the Michelin PS 4S. I would say comfort is even better on the Vorti's and less noise to boot as well. Dry & wet grip is just as good as the 4S, ie phenomenal. Done about 20000 miles on them so far and tread is still showing as 5mm on all 4 tires, so wear rate seems to be good. The icing on the cake was the significantly lower cost of the Vorti's - I paid £140 per tire, the 4S's were around £200 per tire!!
In short - superb tires. You won't be disappointed.
Superb tires; as good, if not better, than the likes of Eagle F1s and PS4s in my opinion.
Having gone through various tires in the past on previous BMW saloons 9E38s and E39s); I've always found they can handle very differently on tires; better on premium tires, but not much better than excellent mid-range tires like RainSport 3s and Vred Ultrac Vorti's. I've also found the likes of the PS4s gert very hard and drone a lot when they're through the first 2-3mm of the softer rubber. For me, it's very noticeable and it goes against them.
Having run 18 and 19" alloys and tires on my previous BMWs; I've tended to always go for the RainSport 3s or Vreds; unfortunately Uniroyal don't do the rear sizes I want (I run 245/40 and 275/35 18" tires); I could have gone to the tried and tested Nexen N'Fera SU1s, which again, I find to be an excellent tire, about the best of any 'budget' tire out there IMO. But, I wanted to go 'premium' but without the premium price, so I went back to the Vredestein's and do not regret it one jot.
Excellent grip both wet & dry, superb handling, a slightly stiffer sidewall, so excellent feedback and smooth/quiet/comfy to boot.
Highly recommended
. After reading reviews decide to buy ultrac vorti. Cant belive that reviews are good on this tire. Drive them one season only in summer and I'm verry disappointing (previus dunlop rt 2 with 2mm hande better) Only good thing about this tire is road feedback. Worst tire i put on car. Will not buy again.
