Tests 79 · 14 tests Owners 84 · 192 reviews
Best test result: #1 of 20 in 2020 Auto Bild Summer Tyre Test (dry handling)
Yokohama BluEarth 1 looks discontinued: no new owner reviews or road tests in five years and no current EU tyre label.
Head-to-head
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Vredestein Ultrac Vorti vs Yokohama BluEarth 1 — 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 14 + 0 road tests and 192 + 3 owner reviews. How we score
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Category by category
Relative Score per category, 0–100. Open “Why this score” for the tests and owner ratings behind it.
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86
Dry
No comparison–Why this score
Source Ultrac Vorti BluEarth 1 Professional tests (TWG score) · 13 / – tests 83 – Reviews found online 90 – Ultrac Vorti: 60% × 83.4 + 40% × 89.7 = 86
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84
Wet
No comparison–Why this score
Source Ultrac Vorti BluEarth 1 Professional tests (TWG score) · 13 / – tests 84 – Reviews found online 85 – Ultrac Vorti: 60% × 83.6 + 40% × 84.7 = 84
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80
Comfort
No comparison–Why this score
Source Ultrac Vorti BluEarth 1 Professional tests (TWG score) · 4 / – tests 77 – Reviews found online 82 – Ultrac Vorti: 40% × 77.4 + 60% × 81.6 = 80
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69
Noise
No comparison–Why this score
Source Ultrac Vorti BluEarth 1 Professional tests (TWG score) · 9 / – tests 71 – Reviews found online ≈ 67 (est.) – Ultrac Vorti: 60% × 70.8 + 40% × 66.6 (est.) = 69
No owner ratings of noise for Ultrac Vorti. The owner half is the owners’ average (67): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests, so the tests say nothing about how owners would rate it.
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74
Treadwear
No comparison–Why this score
Source Ultrac Vorti BluEarth 1 Professional tests (TWG score) · 3 / – tests 72 – Reviews found online 78 – Ultrac Vorti: 60% × 71.8 + 40% × 78.1 = 74
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88
Handling (owners)
No comparison–Why this score
Source Ultrac Vorti BluEarth 1 Reviews found online 88 – -
25
Efficiency
No comparison–Why this score
Source Ultrac Vorti BluEarth 1 Professional tests (TWG score) · 9 / – tests 25 –
Scores at a glance
| Category | Vredestein Ultrac Vorti | Yokohama BluEarth 1 |
|---|---|---|
| Relative Score | 82 | – |
| Dry | 86 | – |
| Wet | 84 | – |
| Comfort | 80 | – |
| Noise | 69 | – |
| Treadwear | 74 | – |
| Handling (owners) | 88 | – |
| Efficiency | 25 | – |
Higher is better. The Relative Score follows your weights below; category scores do not change.
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Headline score
82
/ 100
Ultrac Vorti
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BluEarth 1
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 Ultrac Vorti
Pros
- Outstanding dry grip and cornering stability
- High value for money compared to top-tier premium brands
- Excellent steering feedback and driver confidence
Cons
- Rapid tread wear reported by some aggressive drivers or on heavy rear-wheel-drive/high-power vehicles
- Wet weather traction and aquaplaning resistance considered inferior to top competitors like Michelin or Continental by a minority of users
- Stiff sidewalls on low-profile sizes can negatively impact comfort or lead to cupping
Tire B BluEarth 1
Pros
- Exceptional tread longevity and durability
- Even wear patterns across the set
- Strong wet-weather confidence when new
Cons
- Noticeable decline in wet-weather grip as tread wears down
- Increased road noise as the tire ages
- Performance taper toward the end of the service life
Specs side by side
| Attribute | A · Vredestein Ultrac Vorti | B · Yokohama BluEarth 1 |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Summer | Summer Premium Touring tires |
| Vehicle type | Passenger Car / Crossover | Passenger Car / Crossover |
| Sizes available | 42 | — |
| Rim diameters | 18″ – 24″ | — |
Which one should you actually buy?
82
/ 100
Vredestein Ultrac Vorti
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/ 100
Yokohama BluEarth 1
Only Vredestein Ultrac Vorti has enough test and review data for a Relative Score, so there is no head-to-head winner yet.
Tire A · Vredestein Ultrac Vorti
Tire B · Yokohama BluEarth 1
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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