Vredestein Ultrac Sessanta Reviews - Page 16

After researching dozens of decent quality tires from prices of ?100 through to ?200 reading these reviews on here and loads of others, these were the tires i ended up getting and i cannot reccommend them enough, i have them on the front and without doubt will be replacing the rear later this month with the same, brilliant in dry and wet, ive done 6000 miles and they still look new and handle far better then any tire ive used before of the same spec. Ive really thrown my car around on country roads pushing harder then is sensible to be honest and not once did it give the slightest indication it was struggling, even in the snow and slush ive gone exactly where ive wanted to be. a friend of mine whos runs a BMW 330 clubsport who is a diehard eagle F1 fan really pushed them and afterwards reluctantly admitted there were as good as his, i bought them for ?230 a pair including delivery from hull (im in kent) so with hindsight great value for at least another 18 months to two yrs of life left. i have done the hardwork, ive researched spent hrs over many nights reading and checking and comparing and now from experience say dont waste any more time, get these...

These tires are absolutely superb for my Mazda RX8. The standard Bridgestone RE040 are great in the dry but a death trap in the wet. The Vredestein Ultrac Sessanta are fantastic in the dry AND wet (inc. snow). The difference is astonishing. I've only driven about 1000 miles with them so not sure how long they'll last but I will gladly sacrifice the life of the tires instead of my own life with the Bridgestones.

I replaced the Bridgestone RFTs with these Vredestein Ultrac Sessantas for a couple of reasons. First - they look amaziing, second they're reasonably priced.

The ride on the Z4 is much smoother now that I have no run flats. Less tramling too. Economy hasn't changed.
Road holding is great. The Bridgestones compound is a bit harder so the grip is reduced. Although the treadwear on the Vredestein is twice what the Bridgestones is so that should mean they last twice as long. The Bridgestones lasted me around 10k on the rear. I've done around 4k on a new tires and they still look like new.

I'd definitely buy again and would recommend them too.

One final thing - the rears are 255x35x18 and the fronts are 225x40x18 and I'm referring to all 4 tires on the car although the review only allows one size to be entered.

Having put these on the front, to replace dreadful Accelera tires the previous owner had on (which were very good on warm dry days), I was looking forward to seeing how these felt.
Initial impressions (once the slidy break-in period was dealt with) was extremely positive on both wet and dry tarmac alike, and at that point I'd have suggested the world and his sister change their tires to them, without a hesitation.

However, as the miles went on, they progressively got less and less confidence inspiring, especially on damp greasy surfaces - still fine in the dry and wet, but would break away easily and with no real notification on tighter bends when the tarmac was merely damp.
The half-the-price Acceleras were at least consistent on both damp and wet, when a lot of steering angle was used, and just as quick to announce their letting go too.

Road noise increased too as the tread depth diminished, and after only 7K miles or thereabouts, they were completely spent and the traction control would light up if too much of the right foot was administered.

Love the look of the tire - reminiscent of the Yoko Parada Spec 2's - but for me, they're a bit too much style over substance.

At a similar price to FK452's and T1-R's, I won't be making a beeline for them any time soon, and might look at the Hankook V12's to see how they stack up for the same ?70 ish they can be had for, currently.

Outstanding value for money. These are as good as Michelin PS2's. Will not go back to another tire again. Awesome

Having previously commented on how they were on the track I have now put a few more miles on them on the road. They were terrible to start with but after the first lot of thread was worn down (i.e. half worn) they gripped better but since the cold weather has appeared they are all over the place, tramlining badly, giving that horrible driving on marbles feel...and spin up at the slightest sign of torque. Cannot recommend these tires on a Saab 9000 aero at all.

This is my first set of Vredisteins 295/35/18 back and 255/35/18 front...I've had about every named brand tire out there and I have to say these will not be beat.

Well it's hard form me to say how they wear because I've only driven around 1000 miles on them. I have to say they are fantastic performance tires. My e39 puts out about 410-415hp with the upgrades, so if I hammer her down it puts the tires to the test. I'm a pretty spirited driver and enjoy putting my stressing my tires to the limit...and that I have. Higher speed cornering on the on/off ramps are amazing. I took a friend out one night and he said if he had taken the curves at the speeds I took them, his jeep would have turned right over. When I take them to to limit that are amazingly balanced and when I force them to cut loose they are easy to get back into control. Pure 0-60 times have improved dramatically, although I still have a tough time in first gear with spinouts...lol but not near as bad as my michi's

For the price no other tire in the world competes with these as far as I'm concerned. Grade A/A+

Great Tires compared to the Contential sport 2 would buy the Vreidsteins again

Coming off standard Bridgestones the RE040's had excellent dry grip and are superb for a track, but come wet weather and local roads they don't heat up as well and are far more slippy. So when they ran out recently i was looking for something that offered at excellent dry grip like the beidgestones, but i wanted better wet grip. i looked at the Flaken 452's and the toyo proxies both of which were good average tires but not what i wanted. i have previously used toyo's on the last 2 cars and in my honest opinion the quality has dropped in them compared to the early tires the company first came out with. the side walls are too soft, get nasty tire roll on them in hard cornering. the falkens on the other hand seem to offer very good grip both dry and wet for the money, but after speaking to a friend who runs them on his car; they don't have a very progressive breakaway when pushed right on the limits. great tire for a daily driver, but not if your track orientated. So after reading lots of reviews about this unknown tire i'd never heard of i thought i would give them a try. i have been really pleased with them, straight out of the box even before completing a scrubbing in period they felt very good. the side walls offer similiar side wall stiffness to the bridgestones, there is no tire roll i get excellent feedback through the steering wheel, they install me with confidence in the wet which the previous tires never did. the road noise is equal to what i had with the bridgestones, but for me i'm more interested in grip and control than comfort. for the price and level of grip they offer these are fantastic tires. the only tire i see as a rival to these for the 350Z are the michelin pilot sport, but then they are nearly twice as expensive. if you have a high performance car these are a no brainer.

The grip in both wet and dry conditions is great. The tires are a little soft but do give good feedback. The only problem I have found is that with spirited driving they do wear at an alarming rate.

I changed all 4 tyers on my Range Rover V8 from Pirelli Scorpion (noisy) to Vredestein, the change was instant, but the best thing is at 90mph (in europe)the only noise
is from the wing mirrors, and the wet and dry grip is fantastic, as the car now has road tyers, not mixed off/on road tyers, The car has now done 2 trips this year to Ibiza, in all weather conditions, so I think I can say they have had a propper testing by myself.
My BMW M5 is due its MOT in December and that will have 4 new Vredesteins fitted befor the test.

Had these after they where introduced from the ultrac, new at the time. Done around 6 track days on them and in the wet were superb, leaving a lot of other cars scrabbling. Dry grip is also superb, but on a very hot Donnington session, started going off. would and am buying again, for road use you can`t go wrong. Still on the same fronts though rears replaced