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Vredestein Hi Trac 2 looks discontinued: no new owner reviews or road tests in five years and no current EU tyre label.

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Continental PureContact LS vs Vredestein Hi Trac 2 — Compared

Relative Score (0–100): the weighted average of the categories below, each 60% road tests and 40% owner reviews (comfort 40/60). Based on 0 + 0 road tests and 25 + 5 owner reviews. How we score

Hi Trac 2 leads, 71–69 Narrow edge

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Vredestein Hi Trac 2
Tire BVredestein

Hi Trac 2

Summer

± 8Provisional

Tests – · none yet Owners 71 · 5 reviews

Category by category

Relative Score per category, 0–100. Open “Why this score” for the tests and owner ratings behind it.

  1. 69

    Dry

    PureContact LS +1
    68
    Why this score
    SourcePureContact LSHi Trac 2
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 68 (est.)≈ 68 (est.)
    Reviews found online6969

    PureContact LS: 60% × 68.4 (est.) + 40% × 69 = 69

    Hi Trac 2: 60% × 68.3 (est.) + 40% × 68.8 = 68

    No road tests of dry for PureContact LS. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.41).

    No road tests of dry for Hi Trac 2. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.41).

  2. 72

    Wet

    Hi Trac 2 +3
    75
    Why this score
    SourcePureContact LSHi Trac 2
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 72 (est.)≈ 74 (est.)
    Reviews found online7276

    PureContact LS: 60% × 71.5 (est.) + 40% × 72.2 = 72

    Hi Trac 2: 60% × 73.7 (est.) + 40% × 76.1 = 75

    No road tests of wet for PureContact LS. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).

    No road tests of wet for Hi Trac 2. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).

  3. 67

    Snow

    No comparison
    –
    Why this score
    SourcePureContact LSHi Trac 2
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 68 (est.)–
    Reviews found online64–

    PureContact LS: 60% × 68.4 (est.) + 40% × 63.9 = 67

    No road tests of snow for PureContact LS. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.32).

  4. 59

    Comfort

    Hi Trac 2 +10
    69
    Why this score
    SourcePureContact LSHi Trac 2
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 66 (est.)≈ 69 (est.)
    Reviews found online5469

    PureContact LS: 40% × 65.7 (est.) + 60% × 54 = 59

    Hi Trac 2: 40% × 68.7 (est.) + 60% × 68.7 = 69

    No road tests of comfort for PureContact LS. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.20).

    No road tests of comfort for Hi Trac 2. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.20).

  5. 68

    Noise

    No comparison
    –
    Why this score
    SourcePureContact LSHi Trac 2
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 66 (est.)–
    Reviews found online71–

    PureContact LS: 60% × 66.4 (est.) + 40% × 70.5 = 68

    No road tests of noise for PureContact LS. The test half is the tested tires’ average (66): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests.

  6. 68

    Treadwear

    Hi Trac 2 +1
    69
    Why this score
    SourcePureContact LSHi Trac 2
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 67 (est.)≈ 68 (est.)
    Reviews found online6970

    PureContact LS: 60% × 67.3 (est.) + 40% × 68.8 = 68

    Hi Trac 2: 60% × 67.8 (est.) + 40% × 70 = 69

    No road tests of treadwear for PureContact LS. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.36).

    No road tests of treadwear for Hi Trac 2. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.36).

  7. 70

    Handling (owners)

    Hi Trac 2 +1
    71
    Why this score
    SourcePureContact LSHi Trac 2
    Reviews found online7071
Scores at a glance
CategoryContinental PureContact LSVredestein Hi Trac 2
Relative Score 69 71
Dry 69 68
Wet 72 75
Snow 67 –
Comfort 59 69
Noise 68 –
Treadwear 68 69
Handling (owners) 70 71

Higher is better. The Relative Score follows your weights below; category scores do not change.

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Headline score
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PureContact LS

± 8

Hi Trac 2

Only categories both tires have data for count toward the headline score.

Pros, cons & observations

Themes extracted from owner reviews found online — not the opinion of TireWheelGuide.

Tire A PureContact LS

Pros

  • Exceptionally quiet and comfortable ride quality
  • Strong wet and dry traction with reliable handling
  • Good balance of everyday comfort and long treadlife

Cons

  • Soft sidewalls can lead to less responsive or wandering handling during aggressive cornering
  • Develops temporary flat spotting when parked, causing morning vibrations
  • Poor winter performance, particularly lacking traction on snow and ice despite being an all-season tire
All owner themes in the PureContact LS review

Tire B Hi Trac 2

Pros

  • Strong wet weather grip and braking performance
  • Quiet operation compared to factory-fitted alternatives
  • Good traction for acceleration and braking

Cons

  • Poor tread longevity, with some users reporting significant wear under 10,000 miles
  • Soft sidewalls leading to a 'wobbly' sensation or excessive flex during cornering
  • Lack of lateral grip in dry conditions
All owner themes in the Hi Trac 2 review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Continental PureContact LS B · Vredestein Hi Trac 2
CategoryAll SeasonSummer
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverPassenger Car / Crossover
Tread depth10/32″—
UTQG700 A A—
Treadwear warranty70,000 mi—
SidewallBlack Side Wall—
Max pressure51 psi—

Which one should you actually buy?

Continental PureContact LS

Vredestein Hi Trac 2

Narrow edge: Vredestein Hi Trac 2 — better comfort and wet. Where the Continental PureContact LS is ahead, it is by less than 3 points. Vredestein Hi Trac 2 rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 5 reviews), so read this result as provisional.

Pick tire B You want the most comfortable ride

Vredestein Hi Trac 2 scores 69 vs 59 on comfort.

Pick tire B Your priority is wet-weather safety

Vredestein Hi Trac 2 scores 75 vs 72 on wet.

Tire A · Continental PureContact LS
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Tire B · Vredestein Hi Trac 2
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PureContact LS or Hi Trac 2?

Which is better in the wet, PureContact LS or Hi Trac 2?

Vredestein Hi Trac 2, 75 vs 72 on our wet score.

Which grips better on dry roads, PureContact LS or Hi Trac 2?

Neither, by our numbers: 69 vs 68 on the dry score, within 3 points.

Which is more comfortable, PureContact LS or Hi Trac 2?

Vredestein Hi Trac 2, 69 vs 59 on our comfort score.

Which lasts longer, PureContact LS or Hi Trac 2?

Neither, by our numbers: 68 vs 69 on the treadwear score, within 3 points.

How do we compare tires?

Every category score blends two independent signals. 60% comes from professional tire tests (braking distances, lap times, noise measurements), each result compared with every other tire in the same test and newer tests counting more. 40% comes from owner reviews found online, adjusted for how generously each site rates. Both use one scale: the average tested tire gets 70, the best 100. When a tire has only one of the two, the missing half is estimated from the other and the score stays closer to average; with no road test and fewer than five owner reviews it gets no score yet.

Handling is the exception: road tests measure it inside the dry and wet scores, so its own row comes from owner ratings only and starts as less important.

Community buzz from Reddit and forums is shown for context only — it never changes the score. Full methodology