Bridgestone Turanza QuietTrack vs Vredestein Quatrac 5 — Compared

“I had a pair of Vredestein Quatrac 5s (touring tire, not high performance all season) on my 2016 Maxima to replace the factory Continental ProContact TX tires that were starting to hydroplane in the rain. Installed April 2018 the price with shipping was $627.40 for set plus install. Come August 2020 the tires were getting noisy even with normal tire pressures, estimate over 30k miles on the set. Replaced with Goodyear Eagle RS-A that were fine for the next 2 years up until I sold the car. Overall no major complaints outside of that. They are continually improving the compounds on these and tech improves. Good luck with your purchase! For my 23 TLX OEM these Michelin Primacy A/S 255/40R19 are a bit expensive at $325 a tire and traction is only rated a B. Hopefully I have 2+ years before I need to replace them again.”

“Bought those tires and drove them all last summer and into the fall, Not exactly spirited driving but I enjoy New England back roads and drive a lot of dirt roads as well, great traction show no sign of wear w/ about 5k miles on them. And they worked fine for our first couple of snow flakes on serious hills before I put my Nokians on. I highly recommend them.”

“I think Vredestein was more popular in Europe but Tire Rack has been expanding their presence in the US. Some of their tires are kinda unique bridging capabilities of different tire categories. There's another model they have called the Quatrac 5 which is an all-season sportier touring tire that has the severe snow duty rating like winter tires, but can be driven year round unlike winter tires. So they were on my radar because of that. (I'm "that car guy" who most of my friends and family consult when buying car stuff like tires so I find myself researching too many categories of tires. ?) This Hypertrac AS is a newer model and more focused on performance, but it seems to be a UHPAS option with more comfort than similar tires. If you're experiencing that lack of performance from the OE Goodyears you should look at those Falken FK510s. They're a summer tire but the sidewalls are pretty soft. They're supposed to be comfier than usual for a summer tire. You'll get more grip than the stock tires. They might not be much quieter or smoother riding but probably won't be any worse.”