Vredestein Ultrac Sessanta Reviews - Page 16

After researching dozens of decent quality tyres from prices of ?100 through to ?200 reading these reviews on here and loads of others, these were the tyres 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 tyre 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...

Having put these on the front, to replace dreadful Accelera tyres 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 tyres 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 tyre - 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.

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+

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 tyres 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 tyres the company first came out with. the side walls are too soft, get nasty tyre 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 tyre for a daily driver, but not if your track orientated. So after reading lots of reviews about this unknown tyre 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 tyre roll i get excellent feedback through the steering wheel, they install me with confidence in the wet which the previous tyres 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 tyres. the only tyre 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.