Vredestein  Wintrac Pro

This is truly a magic tire. Great handling, traction and braking in dry, wet and snow. (I have not driven them in ice yet.) They are also quiet and I have not noted any reduction in efficiency. I've had a lot of great winter tires, but by and large they are not so good in the wet; they are loud and inefficient. These are the first winter tires I've ever had that can do so many things so well. I've had them in fresh snow, deep snow, slushy snow, plowed snow. I've had them on wet roads a lot and dry roads too. I really would like to point out a weakness, but I haven't found any.

Highly recommended. Very pleased with these tires. Excellent in all conditions so far. Really grips well in wet, snow, ice and slush. Pleasantly surprised by low noise and road comfort.

Having recently moved to a snowy region, I quickly found out that I would need dedicated winter/snow tires. After some research (and a not-so-fun experience with all-seasons in slush), I decided to give the Wintrac Pros a shot. Not long after throwing them on, we got more rainy/snowy weather. I was honestly shocked at how much of a difference these tires made in those conditions. They made almost made it feel like the rain and snow weren't there. Lots of confidence during normal driving, and I was able to tackle my work commute on snowy days with no issue. I was a little worried how they'd do on a 485hp RWD car, but they were great. Never once broke traction in the wet. I can definitely get them to break loose more easily in the dry compared to my all-seasons, but I fully expected that. Otherwise these are a great tire and will definitely be my first choice for future vehicles.

Had very little information on these tires before purchasing them this fall to be prepared for winter. Had them on for about 10 days before any snow and first noticed that stoping distances were much longer than my regular tires—but that's to be expected. Surprised that they were not much nosier than my regular tires too. Then we got the 10" of snow last week so I could really try them out. Amazing traction. Roads were covered (probably about 2-3") when I went out in the morning for my commute and I couldn't believe how well these stuck to the ground. Driving carefully I never noticed any slipping at all. None. It was as if there was no snow on the ground at all. Took them to a totally empty mall parking lot to test them out a bit more aggressively and still was amazed. Saved a bunch of $$ from the usual brands that you see/hear so much about for winter tires. I'd buy these again without question.

I am thrilled at how quiet and solid these tires are -- off brand made me a little nervous, but they are way better than the Michelin X-Ice I replaced. Amazing traction in the cold, and quiet and smooth ride, even over rough roads. They're winter tires, so not the same crispness of the ones I use in warmer weather but I got used to them quickly, and it's nothing terrible at all, just a little soft in the turning and cornering. Highly recommended!

I have a rear wheel drive BMW M240i with a limited slip differential. I bought these winter tires more for general winter safety then planning to drive this car in the snow. That being said, I'm rather impressed with the combo. I drove in a pretty nasty snow storm in about 20 degree temperatures going up and down steep hills. There was packed snow, thick brown slush, some ice, and thick heavy snow in my driveway. I did have the ABS kick on going down a steep hill covered in slush (and maybe ice) but I never lost control. I was impressed considering that thick brown slush is about as bad as mud to drive in. I wasn't able to back up my inclined 100-foot driveway covered in 3" of snow (I got stuck about 50 feet up), but I was able to make it pulling forward. All things considered, I never felt unsafe and exceeded far what I expected a RWD performance car to handle. Winter conditions aside, I've been very happy with the day-to-day performance of these tires. If you didn't tell me these are a winter tire, I'd guess they were all season. They don't start to feel squirmy if you have an occasional 60 degree day. Ride quality is great. Noise is good for a winter tire, but it can have a tad bit of tread growl at 60 MPH or so. MPG has remained about the same as my Pirelli summer tires. I'm also impressed with the dry traction. I expected these tires to struggle to put down the nearly 400 HP my BMW make, but to my surprise they do an admiral job with no real wheel spin. They feel good at high speeds as well. I will update as I get more miles on the tires. I'd recommend these tires so far, unless you face extreme winter conditions most of the time.

These are some very solid tires. I was concerned about the rounded shoulders at first, but they definitely helped with ride comfort and dry traction, though I do have a small loss in steering feel compared to my last set of all-seasons.
Almost immediately after we put these on we went up north and into the snow, and even on our sedan we were able to plow through 4 inches of slush and snow with confidence. After dark, when the slush froze, I was amazed how much traction was available.
Highly recommended!

With only 1200 miles, I've already driven through enough winter conditions with these tires, except for deep snow, to give an initial review. These are probably the best overall winter tire I've ever used, they easily handle light snow, slush, cold rain, temps down to 10F, but they don't give up when the temps move to around 60F. Very good traction overall, they let you know gradually when you're getting to their limits. Gone is the typical "squish" of dedicated studless ice and snow tires, especially when braking or during quick steering inputs. In most driving, these tires feel more like ultra-high performance all season tires. We've had some ice already, and combined with the AWD and manual transmission of the Golf R, these tires enable a very high degree of control. The excellent rolling smoothness and lack of impact harshness were pleasant surprises. There is some rumble and unusual sounds at certain speeds, but these are in the background, seldom heard and rarely felt. Compared against my experience with the PA4 Alpins (in a different car), the Wintrac Pro is a solid, excellent value with better than expected performance. I'd buy these tires again.

While I have yet to experience truly wretched winter weather with these tires, they have so far performed up to my expectations. They've been solid, comfortable and handled very well on dry pavement and in the rain, and have provided excellent traction and handling on snow.

Highly recommend! Excellent winter tire and will definitely be a repeat customer of this model, as well as the Vredestein brand. I do about 50 miles round trip on the highway each day M-F.

Let's be clear, these aren't going to turn your sports sedan into a Jeep in the snow. But what they do provide is a very safe, stable, and comfortable ride during the winter months. Allowed me to continue to drive just as confidently as I would on a set of summer tires in the cold and snowy winter months. I do mostly highway driving (so rarely driving on un-treated roads here), but these did get me home safely through about 3 winter storms this year when the roads were not treated or plowed with about 4-5" of snow on them.

Previously I've had Pirelli Sottozero tires on other vehicles, and the Wintrac Pros blow those out of the water when it comes to handling once the temperature drops. In all honesty, they handle better than the stock summer Conti run-flats that I just re-mounted. I will probably be replacing those with Vredestein's Ultrac Vorti in the near future.

These set of Vredestein Wintrac Pro's grip through water easily, haven't tested in snow yet. Purchased and installed in Reno, NV, drove across country to Virginia, very quiet and comfortable ride. Tested in a recent rain storm and the tires maintained an excellent grip. Had one issue on I-64 at 60 mph, went through a deep puddle on a left turn and the left front tire lost grip for a very brief moment but didn't lose control. I might be able to test the snow capabilities next week in New York. Dry stability is excellent, very dependable cornering with no loss of traction at moderate speeds.

I found these tires to be very grippy with dry and wet pavement performance very similar to the OEM Dunlop Sport Maxx RTs. The tires were installed 06 Dec 21 and were removed 15 Mar 22 for 3,034 miles, mostly on dry or wet pavement. The tread lost was 2.5/32" on the rear tires and 3/32" on the front tires (out of 10/32" when new), so figure around 9000 miles (3 winters) before requiring replacement. Great traction on snow, though we didn't get all that much in the Pittsburgh, PA area last winter. Great performing tires that I will definitely get again the next time...

Owned another set of tires by Vredestein and decided to give their winter offering a shot. I've been pretty happy with them as far as a winter tire is concerned. They're very quiet tires as far as road noise goes. The treadwear has been about what I'd have expected given my driving style.

In most light snow, I've had no problems letting the car's ESC programs point it in the right direction. Being lowered, I can't fairly comment on deep snow traction, but I've managed to carefully navigate areas of deep snow reasonably well.

I'll likely continue to use these tires until the tread depth requires replacement; depending on what's out there when the time comes, I may well replace this set with another.