The Vredestein Ultrac Sessanta earns strong owner support for dry and wet grip, with favourable reviews forming a large majority. Dry handling, comfort and value also receive substantially more praise than criticism. Noise is less consistent: quiet running has more supporters, but around one in ten reviews calls the tyre noisy. Tread-life opinions are more mixed than the grip verdicts, although several mid-life and end-of-life accounts describe satisfactory wear. Around one in fourteen reviews reports a period of limited grip while bedding in. Repeat reviewers mostly remain favourable, with no consistent pattern of falling satisfaction over time.
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Drive a BMW 5 series which likes to rip through tyres..recently added front to match back and i am blown away how good these are?? i am not joking where i say wet grip is nearly as good as dry grip? Some peopple say these are a mid range tyre but these knock the conti's BMW fit the car with? Early signs on wear is fab, will buy again and certinly recommend? Well done Vredestein.
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I saw a few reviews of this tyre for the 350z knocking about the web as I was looking to replace my stock rear bridgestones. Although I had never heard of this tyre make I went for it after reading pretty good things.
For the first 300/400ish miles they were like candle wax. I had to be really soft with them as the rear end felt like it was about to fly out all the time. Starting from lights I had to crawl away to stop them slipping.
Even after this rocky start of a wear in period things really started to pick up.
The dry grip is amazing.
My 350z is modded to about 370bhp and even with traction control off and gunning the engine it's hard to get the wheels to really spin now. Dry grip and breakaway is far better than the bridgestones hands down.
Cornering in the dry is decent, I find a TINY bit more tyre roll then the bridgestones but you only notice it if you are hammering it.
The wet grip is unreal.
Honestly after the tyres heat up a little you just can't fault it for the price. Out of all the cars I have had the only other tyre with the same wet grip has been the Michelin Pilot Sport PS2's and they are twice the price.
Overall an amazing tyre and an excellent price. I had mine installed for ?131 per tyre/fitted which is cheaper than even putting stock bridgestones back on.
On a sidenote the tread pattern looks really nice on the car too.
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very impressive tyre. grips very well in wet or the dry. much more progressive handing and breakaway in comparison to Eagle F1's and an all round better tyre. swapped now to bridgstone re050 tyres and are very similar in performance
Im impress by how quiet these tyres are. Havent had them for long so i cant give a complete review, but the impression so far is all good. Great grip on dry and wet! No surprises... and i will definitly by them again.
I bought a full set of these after knowing how good the other vredestein range has been on my previous cars. They gave absolute grip in absolute all conditions. Under heavy breaking they do sound like they are going to lock at anytime (like wheel bearings) but never done. Supprised by how good these were in the snow after dropping the tyre pressures to 25psi alround.
These tyres are ultimate performance tyres and I used to drive like I stole the car but 7000 miles for rears and 10000 for fronts was a bit excessive. I really don't think other types would have lasted longer. Even with my execessive wear I would not use anything else.
I thought this was a budget tyre with a fancy tread pattern.............. was so wrong in the end and surprised! fantastic in the dry and especially in the wet, nice stiff sidewalls for good cornering and tread that wears well and the price of this tyre is so competitive puts so called premium brands to shame! Its almost half price of the premium competetion and better than most I tried this includes Eagle F1A, Continental CSC3 etc!
After suffering a neck/shoulder injury which meant complete resting etc put me out of work since May 09,I had to look around for a set of tyres to replace my Michelin PS2s.Not feeling particularly 'flush'[no income being self employed]I decided on the Sessanter because of the very atractive price and also the look of it. Glad I made the choice I did!At just under ?400 for the set,fitted/balanced,I really am rather impressed,excellent dry grip with grip/traction way above that of my beloved PS2s in rain or snow.Only thing I do find is the difference in grip between left a right hand corners,only a very marginal difference that makes me think that if this tyre were made in a Left and Right hand mould instead of the 'uniform' single mould,I feel sure this annomoly would be dialed out.Still an outstanding tyre though,go back to PS2s? No chance!
These tyres replaced the shocking fk452's that were on car when i purchased it.Iknow they had good reviews but that must have been from deaf people!noise under braking was shocking,etc,etc.ANYWAY!the change was a revelation,quiet,grippy in dry and as good as most in the wet.the main thing is the feedback,i now feel back in control and feel i can push her as hard as i like into bends and not mess my pants in the process.Good price too,?84:95 each from CAMSKILL.Wear is not looking bad so far.ALONG WITH EDAM,TULIPS,AND THE BICYCLE,ANOTHER GREAT THING ABOUT THE DUTCH-VREDESTIEN!!
Replaced front Michelin Primacys with Sessantas last week on my big diesel C6. An immense improvement, particularly steering feel and response. Also much quieter than Michelins. Do check inflation pressures, as Michelin recommend 25psi for Primacys wheras Vredstien website recommends 35psi for Sessantas.
The Ultrac Sessanta's replaced the dreadful accelera tyres that came on the rear axle of the car which has P zero assymetrico on the front, the change has been a revelation Grip comfort and feel has been much improved and they are certainly quieter than the P Zero's and given that the Jag is rear wheel drive they are wearing much better than the Pirelli's. There was however one road surface where they nade quite a strange noise. All in all great tyre and great value.
