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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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Vredestein Hi Trac 2 vs Yokohama BluEarth RV02 — 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 + 2 road tests and 5 + 8 owner reviews. How we score

Hi Trac 2 is ahead, 71–65

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Vredestein Hi Trac 2
Tire AVredestein

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. 68

    Dry

    Hi Trac 2 +6
    62
    Why this score
    SourceHi Trac 2BluEarth RV02
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests≈ 68 (est.)58
    Reviews found online6968

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

    BluEarth RV02: 60% × 58.4 + 40% × 67.6 = 62

    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. 75

    Wet

    Hi Trac 2 +6
    69
    Why this score
    SourceHi Trac 2BluEarth RV02
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests≈ 74 (est.)67
    Reviews found online7672

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

    BluEarth RV02: 60% × 67 + 40% × 72.2 = 69

    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. 69

    Comfort

    Hi Trac 2 +3
    66
    Why this score
    SourceHi Trac 2BluEarth RV02
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests≈ 69 (est.)61
    Reviews found online6969

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

    BluEarth RV02: 40% × 61.3 + 60% × 69 = 66

    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).

  4. –

    Noise

    No comparison
    65
    Why this score
    SourceHi Trac 2BluEarth RV02
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests–64
    Reviews found online–≈ 66 (est.)

    BluEarth RV02: 60% × 64.1 + 40% × 66.4 (est.) = 65

    No owner ratings of noise for BluEarth RV02. The owner half is the owners’ average (66): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests, so the tests say nothing about how owners would rate it.

  5. 69

    Treadwear

    Hi Trac 2 +8
    61
    Why this score
    SourceHi Trac 2BluEarth RV02
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests≈ 68 (est.)67
    Reviews found online7052

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

    BluEarth RV02: 60% × 66.7 + 40% × 51.9 = 61

    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).

  6. 71

    Handling (owners)

    Hi Trac 2 +2
    69
    Why this score
    SourceHi Trac 2BluEarth RV02
    Reviews found online7169
  7. –

    Efficiency

    No comparison
    71
    Why this score
    SourceHi Trac 2BluEarth RV02
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests–71
Scores at a glance
CategoryVredestein Hi Trac 2Yokohama BluEarth RV02
Relative Score 71 65
Dry 68 62
Wet 75 69
Comfort 69 66
Noise – 65
Treadwear 69 61
Handling (owners) 71 69
Efficiency – 71

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

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Recomputed
Headline score
± 8

Hi Trac 2

± 10

BluEarth RV02

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 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

Tire B BluEarth RV02

Pros

  • Exceptional wet and dry surface grip
  • High levels of ride comfort and low road noise
  • Improved vehicle stability for tall-profile vehicles like MPVs and SUVs

Cons

  • Noticeable increase in noise and decrease in comfort as tread wears down
  • Reports of premature sidewall or tread cracking
  • Inconsistent tread life, with some users noting rapid wear due to softer compounds
All owner themes in the BluEarth RV02 review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Vredestein Hi Trac 2 B · Yokohama BluEarth RV02
CategorySummerSummer
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverSUV and 4x4
Sizes available—4
Rim diameters—17″ – 18″

Which one should you actually buy?

Vredestein Hi Trac 2

Yokohama BluEarth RV02

Winner: Vredestein Hi Trac 2 — better treadwear, dry and wet. It leads or ties in every category we score. Vredestein Hi Trac 2 rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 5 reviews), so read this result as provisional.

Pick tire A You want the longest tread life

Vredestein Hi Trac 2 scores 69 vs 61 on treadwear.

Pick tire A You want the most grip on dry roads

Vredestein Hi Trac 2 scores 68 vs 62 on dry.

Pick tire A Your priority is wet-weather safety

Vredestein Hi Trac 2 scores 75 vs 69 on wet.

Pick tire A You want the most comfortable ride

Vredestein Hi Trac 2 scores 69 vs 66 on comfort.

Tire A · Vredestein Hi Trac 2
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Tire B · Yokohama BluEarth RV02
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Hi Trac 2 or BluEarth RV02?

Which is better in the wet, Hi Trac 2 or BluEarth RV02?

Vredestein Hi Trac 2, 75 vs 69 on our wet score.

Which grips better on dry roads, Hi Trac 2 or BluEarth RV02?

Vredestein Hi Trac 2, 68 vs 62 on our dry score.

Which is more comfortable, Hi Trac 2 or BluEarth RV02?

Vredestein Hi Trac 2, 69 vs 66 on our comfort score.

Which lasts longer, Hi Trac 2 or BluEarth RV02?

Vredestein Hi Trac 2, 69 vs 61 on our treadwear score.

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