Vredestein Sportrac 3

Me again. This time theyre on a 2000 mk4 Golf 1.8t, c.200bhp.

Same opinion about these tyres as i have of them on my other golf, a very good wet and dry tyre.

Bought this car last summer, it came with some nasty remould tyres and the car felt plain dangerous, esp after i started adding more power to it.

The car was needed for a drive to Newcastle (300miles +) each way, the other half was driving, so i wanted it to be nice and safe.

the tyre really doesnt disappoint. road noise is a tad high but its a really confidence inspiring tyre, wet or dry.

the tyre real party piece is how it performed in the snow. totally epic, the car was able to go places it had no right to go, only got stuck once in 8 inches of snow on top of compacted ice.

15k miles on these so far and quite easily 3mm-4mm left

I put these on an Omega which previously was lethal in the wet. After I fitted these it would drive like it was on rails, wet or dry - highly recommended.

Made the car feel safe and secure

To the guy who might buy Michelin, the test I read in some prominent uk magazine, on 195/65/15's rated Vredestein in First Place, and Michelin in 16th place.
I was surprised but I bought them and they are superb, especially in the wet, which is the most important thing for any tyre.
Highly recommended, although I do wonder if they may be wearing out a bit rapidly, like the Goodyear Hydragrips I had, which were also excellent in the wet.

Replaced rears a month ago, fronts due imminently. Noticed the difference straight away when I first bought these, changing form dunlop, especially in the wet. Not too noisey. Starting to get a little noiser as I approach 2mm, and perhaps grip not what it was. Not great in snow at 2-3mm either, but fine before that before that.
Tyre guy trying to convince me to go to mich. not sure yet.

I had these put on to replace Michelin Energy tires to have a bit more grip. Tires are good and give a more direct feel to steering but they feel a bit uncertain in corners - they have full grip but they don't always give this impression. Fuel use did go up after the Engery tires but I feel that while the steering became more direct I did not get back enough extra grip to warrant this extra use. Big downside is fast wear, only 8000km of which mostly highway and less than 5mm of profile left. Not a bad tire but I am trying a different one next.

i rate Vreddys highly, the Ultracs are impressive in Sport mode but these Sportrac3's are not for spirited driving at all, they skid/loose traction in wet but not dangerously, they grip pedictably, though they are my winter set of wheels so see worse weather then other set they are OK, i hear Sportrac2's are better than these but have never used them.
after 4 yrs of winters I have to replace them (all4) x1 has an inside bleb (v.dangerous) 1 is ok 2-3mm, other 2 are on limit, they last well, and performance didn't tail off.