Vredestein Quatrac 5 are my new tires, always come up in the top of the tested 4 season tires/tyres....;)
Had my first test last week when we got 6" snow, and ice under that, performed flawlessly, good driving, good breaking and they take bumps in the road better as the old summer tires, maybe the rubber compound with silica helps there a bit.
Made in the Netherlands, made for the better high end cars available in many sizes and loads so there will be one fitting for every car/truck/4x4, for all speeds maximums, and loads.
They have the European snowflake imprinted on them so in all countries where winter tires are mandatory you can use them.
I was surprised about traction i got as well on snow and ice, and breaking ability.
Stability in corners was excellent, no more back end sliding out or not following the corner, and i drive mostly quite aggressive.
Read a review of an UK buyer living near a hill, he found it works quite well too, going uphill in snow and ice, and in summer was a almost as good summer tire he had before.
I read up a lot before choosing this one, i needed a good all round tire, and the extra safety in winter, since freezing over roads happen here every winter, snow not so much, but it does snow here every year.
Being honest, it is not a real winter tire, but it works quite nice as one, and i don't need 2 sets of tires to change with the few kilometers i drive each year, the tires would dry out before i used them up anyway, so that was not a choice.
cost was including mounting them, taking in old tires, and balancing them and tires 226 Euro's for the 175/70 R 13 inch tires, all 4 of them.
The old summer tires were 155/80 R13 a bit too small in my opinion, hence i went for the wider tires i could fit.
Remember to put in a higher tire pressure as summer tires, 2.4 Bar is needed against 2.2 Bar for the summer tires.
Look up the reviews i gave in my former post.
http://www.tyrereviews.co.uk/Tyre/Vr.../Quatrac-5.htm
The Vredestein Quatrac range is one of the better known all season tyre ranges in the UK, and the Quatrac 5 builds on the excellent base of the Quatrac 3. A win in the dry handling test (but still beaten by the summer tyre) and second in dry braking and rolling resistance were the stand out results for the Vredestein, but a strong mid pack performance in the wet and snow tests resulted in a third place overall.
Thought I would try the new all season Quatrac 5 as I live 400 metres up in the valleys of Wales and drive sometimes a 1000 miles a week all over the UK. In the wet, snow and icy conditions these are unbeatable and stop the car better than any expensive top end brands on the market. About 80 per cent as good as the best summer brands in hot dry conditions and I only managed to skid the car slightly on heavy braking on dusty dry roads when driving very fast, then again what tyres won't slide slightly in these condiditions. I have done over 18'000 miles on these since January in all conditions, I just swapped the back tyres to the front and reckon I will get at least another 18 thousand out of them so great value for money too. I won't be carrying two sets of tyres for summer and winter again. They are also quiet and extremely good on rolling resistance so on a tank of fuel I gain around 40-60 miles more for my money. I won't be buying anything else again and have tried all the best makes over the years!.
http://www.tyrereviews.co.uk/Article/2017-Auto-Bild-All-Season-Tyre-Test.htm
As you can see the Falken tires end up mostly in the worst category.
https://www.moderntyres.com/another-...l-season-tyres
A happy costumer ;)