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New Auto Express Tyre Test 2003
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Excellent grades from
Tyre Marketing Management
Every year, consumer groups and trade journals publish various tyre tests. To gain an overall picture, Tyre Marketing Management magazine surveyed 23 independent European tests on ten top tyre brands from the last three years. All these tests used sophisticated equipment to measure performance in practice, and Tyre Marketing Management based its review on the 1st, 2nd and 3rd places won by each brand.
The result was a triumph for Vredestein. The magazine concluded that "Vredestein performs equally well under wet and dry conditions, and is exceptionally quiet".
Test criteria:
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- Handling in wet and dry conditions
- Braking under all circumstances
- Aquaplaning characteristics
- Driving comfort
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- Noise levels
- Rolling resistance
- Styling
- Durability |
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Giant Test Results
Based on the number of 1st/2nd and 3rd places achieved
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Overall Results
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| Continental |
44.5% |
| Vredestein |
43% |
| Goodyear |
41.5% |
| Michelin |
41% |
| Dunlop |
38% |
| Toyo |
37% |
| Firestone |
33% |
| Pirelli |
24.5% |
| Halfords |
23.5% |
| Kwik-Fit |
18% |
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Auto Express : Safety Test 2000
Words: Kim Adams
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Protrac
The Protrac, a true summer tyre. Specifically designed for flexible performance and optimal safety. On wet road surfaces, the Protrac reacts like a fish to water. This is primarily due to the Dual Anti-Aqua Formula. Here a well-balanced groove pattern ensures thanks to its maximum contact patch maximum water disposal. Moreover, between tread and road surface, the tyre holds the road superbly. A modern belt construction gives additional impetus to Protrac's handling performance and comfort.
The T-Trac is an ideal all-round tyre and not only because it fits nearly every type of car. Thanks to a number of remarkable characteristics, the T-Trac is also the height of safety and reliability. This can largely be attributed to its Safety Tracer Action Ring: a fully round, flexible ring around the tyre, created by two deep parallel circumferential grooves.
