The Vredestein Ultrac Vorti is a Max Performance Summer tyre designed to be fitted to Passenger Cars.
This tyre replaced the Vredestein Ultrac Sessanta.
Tyre Reviews
Tyre review data from 103 tyre reviews averaging 88% over 879,185 miles driven.
The Ultrac Vorti is ranked 7th of 62 Summer Max Performance tyres.
Latest Tyre Test Results
2020 Auto Bild Summer Tyre Test - 4th of 20 tyres
- Positive - Good grip and excellent handling in the dry and wet, precise steering, good aquaplaning resistance, well priced.
- Negative - High rolling resistance.
- Overall - Exemplary.
View Full Test >>2020 EVO UHP Summer Tyre Test - 7th of 7 tyres
- Overall - The Ultra Vorti is a decent tyre that showed well in the aquaplaning tests and set a good lap time on the dry circuit too. It was at or near the bottom of the table in many tests, though, and subjectively was noisy and lacked the connection of the best. It’s worth noting that an updated version is due in the new year.
View Full Test >>2020 ADAC 18 Inch Summer Tyre Test - 6th of 16 tyres
- Positive - Good in the dry
- Negative - Slightly weak in the wet
- Overall - Recommended
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| Size |
Fuel |
Wet |
Noise |
Weight |
| 225/45 R17 94Y XL |
E |
B |
70 |
10.93kgs |
| 255/40 R18 99Y XL |
E |
B |
70 |
12.89kgs |
| 225/50 R18 99Y XL |
E |
B |
70 |
12.27kgs |
| 265/30 R19 93Y XL |
E |
B |
70 |
12.45kgs |
| 265/35 R19 98Y XL |
E |
B |
70 |
13.54kgs |
| 265/50 R19 110Y XL |
E |
B |
70 |
15.30kgs |
| 235/55 R19 101Y |
E |
B |
70 |
14.39kgs |
| 245/30 R20 90Y XL |
E |
B |
70 |
11.69kgs |
| 285/35 R20 104Y XL |
C |
B |
70 |
15.20kgs |
| 315/35 R20 110Y XL |
E |
B |
70 |
16.73kgs |
| 245/40 R20 99Y XL |
E |
B |
70 |
13.16kgs |
| 265/45 R20 108Y XL |
E |
B |
70 |
15.93kgs |
| 245/35 R21 96Y XL |
E |
B |
70 |
13.23kgs |
| 265/35 R21 101Y XL |
E |
B |
70 |
14.50kgs |
| 275/35 R21 103Y XL |
E |
B |
70 |
14.61kgs |
| 265/40 R21 105Y XL |
E |
B |
70 |
15.50kgs |
| 295/40 R21 111Y XL |
E |
B |
70 |
18.01kgs |
| 275/45 R21 110Y XL |
E |
B |
70 |
17.01kgs |
| 295/30 R22 103Y XL |
E |
B |
70 |
16.37kgs |
| 305/35 R22 110Y XL |
C |
B |
71 |
17.51kgs |
| 355/25 R24 110Y XL |
C |
B |
73 |
20.12kgs |
| 295/30 R24 104Y XL |
E |
B |
73 |
17.59kgs |
Questions and Answers for the Vredestein Ultrac Vorti
2018-03-22 - Dear all,
can you please advise which tyres are more comfortable, less noisy between Vredestein Ultrac Vorti and Falken Azenis FK510 (or any other, preferring comfort and longevity) for my Ford Mondeo estate 2.0 TDCi 163 with tyres 235/40 r19 96?
The Vorti are known to have a low level of comfort. I would suggest looking at the FK510 or Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 3 if comfort is your priority.
2019-09-04 - Hi!
I'm looking for a tyre which is not too expensive (not a low budget),but good on the track and road legal. I have an Alfa Romeo 156 2,5V6 190PS 1325kg (Built in 2001). I will to use it just on the track and on the way betwenn the Track and my home. For Daily drive i use another car.
Can you give me an advice which would be the best choice for me? The original Tyre size is 215/45 R17, 225/45 R17 and 235/40 R17. The rim is a 8X17".
Thank you!
Best regards,
Mark
The Vorti is great on track, but if you're just using it on track days, maybe something like a Nankang NS2R or AR1 would be more in budget and more fun on track?
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Top 3 Vredestein Ultrac Vorti Reviews
Alfa Romeo
(225/40 R18 W) on
a combination of roads
for 10,000
spirited miles
I had these tyres on my Alfa Romeo GT 1.9 JTDm remapped to 185hp.
I think the best tyre on my 18 inches rims.
Excellent comfort, grip on wet and dry roads.
Much better than my old Pirelli PZero Rosso and Bridgestone Potenza!
Absolutely to buy it again
Jaguar XFR
(285/30 R20 W) on
a combination of roads
for 1,000
average miles
I have The Jaguar XFR 5 Litre supercharged 508BHP. When I bought the car it had TOYO PROXES T1 SPORT tyres on the rear. I replaced these about six weeks ago with these Vrendestein Ultra Vorti tyres. I very much wish I had NOT.
I felt I did spend a lot of time reading various reviews before buying, But possibly have either failed to find the adverse comments on wet surface performance in some reviews or failed to take appropriate heed of them.
In the six months of running the TOYO'S they seldom lost adhesion and then only once when they were coming to the end of their lives and 3mm tread left.
I have now for the fourth time under some but far from maximum acceleration lost adhesion at the back. All these occasions having been on variously wet or drying road surfaces. I have lost all confidence in the tyres, but cannot afford not to run them out to full wear.
I am getting 2 miles per gallon less miles and the ride on poor to average road surfaces that prevail where I live has now become less absorbent and comfortable. Most surface imperfections are transferred to the cabin.
In writing in the way I have, I have taken full account of the now British seasonal weather November/December. My driving style remains the same 64 old male who drove with much better tyre performance from The TOYO'S and consequential confidence
Very Disapointed.
Given
51%
while driving a
Ford Mondeo TDCI
(225/40 R18 W) on
mostly town
for 6,000
easy going miles
Why do the majority of the Mondeo ST TDCI ..( especially on the drivers.com members group) all bang on about these vredestein?...... had 1 set for all 4 corners to exchange the Ford recommended and fitted to all ST 220 / TDCI continental sport after reading the st drivers reviews and these tyres are just shocking and dangerous.
I drive slow and carefully hence why I still have my ST TDCI since it was 4 months old in March 2007 to the present day March 2019 bit not because of these tyres.
They slide everywhere......dry and wet......the wear is terrible and noisy.whether it is because these are supposed to be the new vorti as opposed to the old sessantas I don't know , but keep away from these low budget things.....especially if you have a family.
Latest Vredestein Ultrac Vorti Reviews
Given
87%
while driving a
Maserati Granturismo
(225/45 R17) on
a combination of roads
for 4,000
average miles
Excellent tyres.
Very good...
A little uncomfortable, maybe because of my 19 inch wheels, but no big deal really, i would buy them again...
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Volkswagen
(235/35 R20 W) on
a combination of roads
for 17,000
average miles
Done around 17k miles and still got 5mm thread left all around. Will definitely recommend these to everyone
I bought these tyres based on the good reviews here. After 20k kms or 12.5k miles I have to say these are great handling tyres with decent comfort. At least as good as I expected from the tyrereview.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 tyres 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.
Given
87%
while driving a
Maserati Granturismo
(295/35 R20 W) on
a combination of roads
for 1,500
spirited miles
Excellent tyre, replaced Pzero's that had around 5mm tread left. Much less noise, much better grip.
I bought these tyres after reading really good reviews. Sadly, on my XF 3.0D I've found balancing issues. This despite coming away from cheaper tyres with no issues. Lot of time has been spent swapping wheels and rotating tyres all without success. Perhaps I've just been unlucky with a faulty batch. They were purchased via Oponeo.
Given
96%
while driving a
Audi S4
(255/35 R19) on
a combination of roads
for 800
spirited miles
Absolutely brilliant tyre. 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 tyre. 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 tyres.
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 tyres, 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 tyre, the 4S's were around £200 per tyre!!
In short - superb tyres. You won't be disappointed.
Superb tyres; as good, if not better, than the likes of Eagle F1s and PS4s in my opinion.
Having gone through various tyres in the past on previous BMW saloons 9E38s and E39s); I've always found they can handle very differently on tyres; better on premium tyres, but not much better than excellent mid-range tyres 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 tyres 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" tyres); I could have gone to the tried and tested Nexen N'Fera SU1s, which again, I find to be an excellent tyre, about the best of any 'budget' tyre 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 tyre. 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 tyre is road feedback. Worst tyre i put on car. Will not buy again.
Given
81%
while driving a
BMW 330d M Sport
(255/35 R18) on
mostly country roads
for 4,000
spirited miles
I've had several sets of these tyres on the rears and always found them to have excellent dry grip and also pretty decent in the wet. Would spin up a bit on wet/greasy roads, but only when pushed hard.
Have had them on the front as well, and really couldn't fault them. Decent feedback and always felt I was well connected to what was going on.
Living in the Scottish Highlands where there really are some amazing driving roads around, tyres do get fairly well abused and the only negative I can say on these tyres is the wear...
As I stated, I've had several sets of these tyres which have always done around 12 - 16 k miles on the rear (20+ on the front), but the last set I had fitted were scrubbed completely bald within 4000 miles... I mean completely bald, not 1mm of tread... I really can't explain why, it was over the winter months where, let's face it, you really can't push a car as hard as you would in summer... No suspension issues, nothing wrong with the car... Just maybe a dud batch...I don't know???
Want to buy again, but have serious reservations...
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