Vredestein Wintrac xtreme S vs Dunlop Winter Sport 5
In the 8 independent tests that ran both tyres, the Dunlop Winter Sport 5 finished ahead 8 times and the Wintrac xtreme S not once.
Performance profile
Their shared tests recorded too few of the same measurements to chart, so the chart starts from each tyre's Tyre Reviews Score categories: its whole record, not shared tests.
Where each scores higher
Wintrac xtreme S
Winter Sport 5
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Category scores are percentiles among tyres of the same season and class: 90 means this tyre out-performs 90% of them, measured across every test we hold, not only the ones it appeared in.
Where owners rate each higher
Wintrac xtreme S
Winter Sport 5
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Owners rate the Wintrac xtreme S 78% from 10 reviews and the Winter Sport 5 83% from 47. Each spoke is one question owners answer out of 10; reviews are vetted by hand before publication.
Head to head in 8 tests, 2015 to 2017
Each row is one published test in which both tyres ran on the same car, in the same size, on the same day. The line is the whole field, winner on the left.
| Test | Wintrac xtreme S | Field | Winter Sport 5 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 50 Winter Tyre Shoot Out | P27 of 50 | P5 of 50 | |
| 2016 Sport Auto Winter Tyre Test | P6 of 6 | P3 of 6 | |
| 2016 AutoBild Winter UHP Tyre Test | P7 of 8 | P3 of 8 | |
| 2016 AZ Winter Tyre Test - 205/55 R16 | P12 of 14 | P7 of 14 | |
| 2016 ADAC Winter Tyre Test - 225/45 R17 | P10 of 13 | P1 of 13 | |
| 2015 ACE 17 Inch Winter Tyre Test | P8 of 8 | P3 of 8 | |
| 2015 Auto Express Winter Tyre Test | P7 of 8 | P2 of 8 | |
| 2015 Auto Bild Performance Winter Tyre Test | P7 of 8 | P1 of 8 |
Wintrac xtreme S vs Winter Sport 5: your questions
Is the Vredestein Wintrac xtreme S or the Dunlop Winter Sport 5 the better tyre?
In the 8 independent tests that ran both tyres, the Dunlop Winter Sport 5 finished ahead 8 times and the Wintrac xtreme S not once. On the Tyre Reviews Score, which weighs every test and review we hold, the Wintrac xtreme S scores 7.6 and the Winter Sport 5 8.9 out of 10.
Which is quieter and more comfortable?
Owners rate comfort 8.4/10 for the Wintrac xtreme S and 8.4/10 for the Winter Sport 5.
What do owners say?
Owners rate the Wintrac xtreme S 78% from 10 reviews and the Winter Sport 5 83% from 47. 67% of Wintrac xtreme S owners would buy it again, against 83% for the Winter Sport 5.
Are they available in the same sizes?
The Wintrac xtreme S is made in 13 sizes (16 to 22 inch) and the Winter Sport 5 in 49 (15 to 21 inch). 5 sizes are available in both. On the EU label the Wintrac xtreme S is graded C for wet grip and C for rolling resistance in most sizes; the Winter Sport 5 B and C.
Which is the newer tyre?
The Winter Sport 5 is the newer design: it reached the market in 2021, the Wintrac xtreme S in 2015. The Wintrac xtreme S replaced the Vredestein Wintrac Xtreme. The Winter Sport 5 replaced the Dunlop SP WinterSport 4D.
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Where this data comes from
Finishing positions and measurements are transcribed from each published test. A test only counts here when both tyres ran in it, so every figure was recorded on the same car, size and day as the one it is compared to.
About the TR Score
The Tyre Reviews Score rates each tyre out of 10 from every independent test result and vetted owner review we hold, so two tyres can be compared even before a test has run them together.
Who does the testing
Every test published as a Tyre Reviews test is run by Jonathan Benson, who has been testing tyres independently since 2007.