In this article we will be looking at independent tyre test data, and real world driver reviews of the Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 and the Vredestein Wintrac Pro to find out which tyre is best for your own driving.
There are a few basic differences between the two tyres. The Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 is an Premium-Touring Winter tyre designed to be fitted to Passenger-Cars, and the Vredestein Wintrac Pro is an Ultra-High-Performance Winter tyre designed to be fitted to Passenger-Cars
Independent comparison tyre tests are the best source of data to get tyre information from, and the good news is there have been eight tests which compare both tyres directly!
Out of these eight tests:
While it might look like the Vredestein Wintrac Pro is better than the Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 purely based on the higher number of test wins, tyres are very complicated objects which means where one tyre is better than the other can be more important in real world use.
Let's look at how the two tyres compare across multiple tyre test categories.
Looking at data from five tyre tests, the Vredestein Wintrac Pro was better during five dry braking tests. On average the Vredestein Wintrac Pro stopped the vehicle in 3.07% less distance than the Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6.
Best In Dry Braking: Vredestein Wintrac Pro
See how the Dry Braking winner was calculated >>
2020 Auto Bild SUV Winter Tyre Test 225/55 R17 |
Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6:45.3M | ✓ Vredestein Wintrac Pro: 44.2M |
2022 Auto Bild Winter Tyre Test 215/55 R17 |
Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6:45.8M | ✓ Vredestein Wintrac Pro: 43.5M |
2022 Sports Car UHP Winter Tyre Test 245/40 R19 |
Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6:44.5M | ✓ Vredestein Wintrac Pro: 43.5M |
2024 ADAC 17 inch Winter Tyre Test 215/55 R17 |
Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6:45.6M | ✓ Vredestein Wintrac Pro: 43.7M |
2024 Auto Bild SUV Winter Tyre Test 245/45 R18 |
Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6:43.3M | ✓ Vredestein Wintrac Pro: 42.7M |
Looking at data from four tyre tests, the Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 was better during one dry handling [km/h] tests. On average the Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 was 0.23% faster around a lap than the Vredestein Wintrac Pro.
Best In Dry Handling [Km/H]: Vredestein Wintrac Pro
See how the Dry Handling winner was calculated >>
2020 Auto Bild SUV Winter Tyre Test 225/55 R17 |
✓ Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6:96.2Km/H | Vredestein Wintrac Pro: 95.3Km/H |
2022 Auto Bild Winter Tyre Test 215/55 R17 |
Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6:121.4Km/H | ✓ Vredestein Wintrac Pro: 122.1Km/H |
2022 Sports Car UHP Winter Tyre Test 245/40 R19 |
Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6:105.1Km/H | ✓ Vredestein Wintrac Pro: 106.1Km/H |
2024 Auto Bild SUV Winter Tyre Test 245/45 R18 |
Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6:104.7Km/H | ✓ Vredestein Wintrac Pro: 104.9Km/H |
Looking at data from seven tyre tests, the Vredestein Wintrac Pro was better during five wet braking tests. On average the Vredestein Wintrac Pro stopped the vehicle in 2.98% less distance than the Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6.
Best In Wet Braking: Vredestein Wintrac Pro
See how the Wet Braking winner was calculated >>
2020 Auto Bild SUV Winter Tyre Test 225/55 R17 |
Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6:48.3M | ✓ Vredestein Wintrac Pro: 44.7M |
2022 Winter Tyre Market Overview 215/55 R17 |
✓ Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6:35.8M | Vredestein Wintrac Pro: 36.9M |
2022 Auto Bild Winter Tyre Test 215/55 R17 |
✓ Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6:55.9M | Vredestein Wintrac Pro: 57.7M |
2022 Sports Car UHP Winter Tyre Test 245/40 R19 |
Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6:48.5M | ✓ Vredestein Wintrac Pro: 45.9M |
2023 Winter Tyre Test 54 Set Braking Test 225/45 R18 |
Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6:38.4M | ✓ Vredestein Wintrac Pro: 36.4M |
2024 ADAC 17 inch Winter Tyre Test 215/55 R17 |
Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6:38.3M | ✓ Vredestein Wintrac Pro: 35.4M |
2024 Auto Bild SUV Winter Tyre Test 245/45 R18 |
Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6:35.6M | ✓ Vredestein Wintrac Pro: 34.8M |
Looking at data from one tyre tests, the Vredestein Wintrac Pro was better during one wet braking - concrete tests. On average the Vredestein Wintrac Pro stopped the vehicle in 7.96% less distance than the Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6.
Best In Wet Braking - Concrete: Vredestein Wintrac Pro
See how the Wet Braking - Concrete winner was calculated >>
2024 ADAC 17 inch Winter Tyre Test 215/55 R17 |
Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6:42.7M | ✓ Vredestein Wintrac Pro: 39.3M |
Looking at data from four tyre tests, the Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 was better during zero wet handling [km/h] tests. On average the Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 was 1.83% faster around a wet lap than the Vredestein Wintrac Pro.
Best In Wet Handling [Km/H]: Vredestein Wintrac Pro
See how the Wet Handling winner was calculated >>
2020 Auto Bild SUV Winter Tyre Test 225/55 R17 |
Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6:85.2Km/H | ✓ Vredestein Wintrac Pro: 87.6Km/H |
2022 Auto Bild Winter Tyre Test 215/55 R17 |
Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6:71.1Km/H | ✓ Vredestein Wintrac Pro: 71.2Km/H |
2022 Sports Car UHP Winter Tyre Test 245/40 R19 |
Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6:84.6Km/H | ✓ Vredestein Wintrac Pro: 86.9Km/H |
2024 Auto Bild SUV Winter Tyre Test 245/45 R18 |
Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6:81.3Km/H | ✓ Vredestein Wintrac Pro: 82.5Km/H |
Looking at data from three tyre tests, the Vredestein Wintrac Pro was better during two wet circle tests. On average the Vredestein Wintrac Pro was 1.67% faster around a wet circle than the Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6.
Best In Wet Circle: Vredestein Wintrac Pro
See how the Wet Circle winner was calculated >>
2022 Auto Bild Winter Tyre Test 215/55 R17 |
✓ Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6:12.39s | Vredestein Wintrac Pro: 12.41s |
2022 Sports Car UHP Winter Tyre Test 245/40 R19 |
Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6:16.02s | ✓ Vredestein Wintrac Pro: 15.45s |
2024 Auto Bild SUV Winter Tyre Test 245/45 R18 |
Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6:16.42s | ✓ Vredestein Wintrac Pro: 16.2s |
Looking at data from five tyre tests, the Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 was better during five straight aqua tests. On average the Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 floated at a 4.84% higher speed than the Vredestein Wintrac Pro.
Best In Straight Aqua: Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6
See how the Straight Aqua winner was calculated >>
2020 Auto Bild SUV Winter Tyre Test 225/55 R17 |
✓ Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6:78.5Km/H | Vredestein Wintrac Pro: 76.4Km/H |
2022 Auto Bild Winter Tyre Test 215/55 R17 |
✓ Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6:79.3Km/H | Vredestein Wintrac Pro: 77.1Km/H |
2022 Sports Car UHP Winter Tyre Test 245/40 R19 |
✓ Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6:84.8Km/H | Vredestein Wintrac Pro: 79.5Km/H |
2024 ADAC 17 inch Winter Tyre Test 215/55 R17 |
✓ Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6:76.7Km/H | Vredestein Wintrac Pro: 74.7Km/H |
2024 Auto Bild SUV Winter Tyre Test 245/45 R18 |
✓ Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6:81.2Km/H | Vredestein Wintrac Pro: 73.4Km/H |
Looking at data from four tyre tests, the Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 was better during three curved aquaplaning tests. On average the Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 slipped out at a 3.86% higher speed than the Vredestein Wintrac Pro.
Best In Curved Aquaplaning: Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6
See how the Curved Aquaplaning winner was calculated >>
2022 Auto Bild Winter Tyre Test 215/55 R17 |
Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6:2.39m/sec2 | ✓ Vredestein Wintrac Pro: 2.59m/sec2 |
2022 Sports Car UHP Winter Tyre Test 245/40 R19 |
✓ Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6:2.94m/sec2 | Vredestein Wintrac Pro: 2.89m/sec2 |
2024 ADAC 17 inch Winter Tyre Test 215/55 R17 |
✓ Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6:3m/sec2 | Vredestein Wintrac Pro: 2.9m/sec2 |
2024 Auto Bild SUV Winter Tyre Test 245/45 R18 |
✓ Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6:3.08m/sec2 | Vredestein Wintrac Pro: 2.56m/sec2 |
Looking at data from six tyre tests, the Vredestein Wintrac Pro was better during three snow braking tests. On average the Vredestein Wintrac Pro stopped the vehicle in 0.52% less distance than the Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6.
Best In Snow Braking: Vredestein Wintrac Pro
See how the Snow Braking winner was calculated >>
2020 Auto Bild SUV Winter Tyre Test 225/55 R17 |
Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6:27.9M | ✓ Vredestein Wintrac Pro: 27.6M |
2022 Winter Tyre Market Overview 215/55 R17 |
Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6:26.3M | Vredestein Wintrac Pro: 26.3M |
2022 Auto Bild Winter Tyre Test 215/55 R17 |
Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6:26.3M | Vredestein Wintrac Pro: 26.3M |
2022 Sports Car UHP Winter Tyre Test 245/40 R19 |
Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6:25.6M | Vredestein Wintrac Pro: 25.6M |
2024 ADAC 17 inch Winter Tyre Test 215/55 R17 |
Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6:9.9M | ✓ Vredestein Wintrac Pro: 9.7M |
2024 Auto Bild SUV Winter Tyre Test 245/45 R18 |
Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6:21.8M | ✓ Vredestein Wintrac Pro: 21.6M |
Looking at data from five tyre tests, the Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 was better during zero snow traction tests. On average the Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 had 2.26% better snow traction than the Vredestein Wintrac Pro.
Best In Snow Traction: Vredestein Wintrac Pro
See how the Snow Traction winner was calculated >>
2020 Auto Bild SUV Winter Tyre Test 225/55 R17 |
Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6:2230N | ✓ Vredestein Wintrac Pro: 2330N |
2022 Auto Bild Winter Tyre Test 215/55 R17 |
Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6:2519N | ✓ Vredestein Wintrac Pro: 2558N |
2022 Sports Car UHP Winter Tyre Test 245/40 R19 |
Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6:2811N | ✓ Vredestein Wintrac Pro: 2838N |
2024 ADAC 17 inch Winter Tyre Test 215/55 R17 |
Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6:221N | ✓ Vredestein Wintrac Pro: 238N |
2024 Auto Bild SUV Winter Tyre Test 245/45 R18 |
Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6:2657N | ✓ Vredestein Wintrac Pro: 2715N |
Looking at data from four tyre tests, the Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 was better during zero snow handling [km/h] tests. On average the Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 was 1.71% faster around a lap than the Vredestein Wintrac Pro.
Best In Snow Handling [Km/H]: Vredestein Wintrac Pro
See how the Snow Handling winner was calculated >>
2020 Auto Bild SUV Winter Tyre Test 225/55 R17 |
Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6:56.5Km/H | ✓ Vredestein Wintrac Pro: 57.2Km/H |
2022 Auto Bild Winter Tyre Test 215/55 R17 |
Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6:53.4Km/H | ✓ Vredestein Wintrac Pro: 53.6Km/H |
2022 Sports Car UHP Winter Tyre Test 245/40 R19 |
Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6:46.5Km/H | ✓ Vredestein Wintrac Pro: 46.6Km/H |
2024 Auto Bild SUV Winter Tyre Test 245/45 R18 |
Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6:61.9Km/H | ✓ Vredestein Wintrac Pro: 64.7Km/H |
Looking at data from two tyre tests, the Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 was better during two snow slalom tests. On average the Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 was 2.6% faster through a slalom than the Vredestein Wintrac Pro.
Best In Snow Slalom: Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6
See how the Snow Slalom winner was calculated >>
2022 Auto Bild Winter Tyre Test 215/55 R17 |
✓ Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6:3.76m/sec2 | Vredestein Wintrac Pro: 3.7m/sec2 |
2022 Sports Car UHP Winter Tyre Test 245/40 R19 |
✓ Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6:3.91m/sec2 | Vredestein Wintrac Pro: 3.77m/sec2 |
Looking at data from one tyre tests, the Vredestein Wintrac Pro was better during one ice braking tests. On average the Vredestein Wintrac Pro stopped the vehicle 9.19% shorter than the Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6.
Best In Ice Braking: Vredestein Wintrac Pro
See how the Ice Braking winner was calculated >>
2024 ADAC 17 inch Winter Tyre Test 215/55 R17 |
Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6:18.5M | ✓ Vredestein Wintrac Pro: 16.8M |
Looking at data from four tyre tests, the Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 was better during two noise tests. On average the Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 measured 0.65% quieter than the Vredestein Wintrac Pro.
Best In Noise: Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6
See how the Noise winner was calculated >>
2020 Auto Bild SUV Winter Tyre Test 225/55 R17 |
Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6:71.7dB | ✓ Vredestein Wintrac Pro: 70.6dB |
2022 Auto Bild Winter Tyre Test 215/55 R17 |
✓ Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6:70.3dB | Vredestein Wintrac Pro: 72.1dB |
2022 Sports Car UHP Winter Tyre Test 245/40 R19 |
✓ Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6:72.7dB | Vredestein Wintrac Pro: 74.5dB |
2024 Auto Bild SUV Winter Tyre Test 245/45 R18 |
Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6:73.8dB | ✓ Vredestein Wintrac Pro: 73.2dB |
Looking at data from two tyre tests, the Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 was better during one wear tests. On average the Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 is predicted to cover 5.7% miles before reaching 1.6mm than the Vredestein Wintrac Pro.
Best In Wear: Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6
See how the Wear winner was calculated >>
2022 Auto Bild Winter Tyre Test 215/55 R17 |
Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6:28501KM | ✓ Vredestein Wintrac Pro: 29978KM |
2024 ADAC 17 inch Winter Tyre Test 215/55 R17 |
✓ Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6:47300KM | Vredestein Wintrac Pro: 41500KM |
Looking at data from one tyre tests, the Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 was better during one value tests. On average the Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 proved to have a 20.21% better value based on price/1000km than the Vredestein Wintrac Pro.
Best In Value: Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6
See how the Value winner was calculated >>
2022 Auto Bild Winter Tyre Test 215/55 R17 |
✓ Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6:15.44Price/1000 | Vredestein Wintrac Pro: 19.35Price/1000 |
Looking at data from three tyre tests, the Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 was better during three price tests. On average the Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 cost 25.71% less than the Vredestein Wintrac Pro.
Best In Price: Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6
See how the Price winner was calculated >>
2020 Auto Bild SUV Winter Tyre Test 225/55 R17 |
✓ Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6:385 | Vredestein Wintrac Pro: 500 |
2022 Auto Bild Winter Tyre Test 215/55 R17 |
✓ Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6:440 | Vredestein Wintrac Pro: 580 |
2022 Sports Car UHP Winter Tyre Test 245/40 R19 |
✓ Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6:620 | Vredestein Wintrac Pro: 865 |
Looking at data from four tyre tests, the Vredestein Wintrac Pro was better during three rolling resistance tests. On average the Vredestein Wintrac Pro had a 4.35% lower rolling resistance than the Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6.
Best In Rolling Resistance: Vredestein Wintrac Pro
See how the Rolling Resistance winner was calculated >>
2020 Auto Bild SUV Winter Tyre Test 225/55 R17 |
Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6:8.95kg / t | ✓ Vredestein Wintrac Pro: 8.85kg / t |
2022 Auto Bild Winter Tyre Test 215/55 R17 |
Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6:9.53kg / t | ✓ Vredestein Wintrac Pro: 8.4kg / t |
2022 Sports Car UHP Winter Tyre Test 245/40 R19 |
✓ Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6:9.13kg / t | Vredestein Wintrac Pro: 9.21kg / t |
2024 Auto Bild SUV Winter Tyre Test 245/45 R18 |
Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6:8.25kg / t | ✓ Vredestein Wintrac Pro: 7.84kg / t |
Looking at data from one tyre tests, the Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 was better during one abrasion tests. On average the Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 emitted 8.57% less particle wear matter than the Vredestein Wintrac Pro.
Best In Abrasion: Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6
See how the Abrasion winner was calculated >>
2024 ADAC 17 inch Winter Tyre Test 215/55 R17 |
✓ Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6:64mg/km/t | Vredestein Wintrac Pro: 70mg/km/t |
Tyre Reviews also collects real world driver reviews for the Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 and Vredestein Wintrac Pro.
In total the Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 has been reviewed 5 times and drivers have given the tyre 83% overall.
The Vredestein Wintrac Pro has been reviewed 27 times and drivers have given the tyre 87% overall.
This means in real world driving, people prefer the Vredestein Wintrac Pro.
In conclusion the Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 performed better in straight aqua, curved aquaplaning, snow slalom, noise, wear, value, price and abrasion, while the Vredestein Wintrac Pro performed better in dry braking, dry handling [km/h], wet braking, wet braking - concrete, wet handling [km/h], wet circle, snow braking, snow traction, snow handling [km/h], ice braking and rolling resistance.
Which tyre is best for you depends a lot on your driving style and situation, plus what you want from the tyre. Comparing all the data in the tyre reviews database, on balance Vredestein Wintrac Pro seems to be the best tyre overall.
However, it's important to note that both tyres have their strengths.
Remember, the best tyre for you might depend on which of these factors are most important for your specific driving needs and conditions.
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This page has been developed using tyre industry testing best practices. This means we are only comparing tests which have had both tyres in the same test.
Why is this important? Tyre testing is heavily affected by things like surface grip levels and surface temperature, which means you can only compare values from the same day. During a tyre test external condition changes are calculated into the overall results, but it is not possible to calculate this between tyre tests performed on different days or at different locations.
As a result you will see other tests on Tyre Reviews which feature both the %s and %s, but as they weren't conducted on the same day, the results are not comparable.
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