Favoured tyre: Oct '13

[GMan_88]

I know this has been covered a billion times but there are a few new products on the market now.

My LCR came with two Continentals on the front and two budgets on the back, the Contis sidewalls have now started to split and the budgets are dangerous in the wet, at the weekend I ended up backwards on a roundabout, needless to say it scared the out of me, so time for a matching set of new tyres me thinks!

My budget is £100ish per corner.

I'm split between:

- Vredestein Ultrac Sessanta (my favourites, have glowing reviews everywhere)
- Vredstein Ultrac Vorti
- Falken F-452 (second choice, have glowing reviews everywhere aswell)
- Falken F-453

Which ones would you go for? (ignoring price)
Are the revised versions of theses two highly rated tyres worth the extra money?
Or is there a another tyre I should consider, at around £100 per corner?

Any advice will be greatly appreciated!

 

[8bit]

Vredestein Ultrac Sessanta. I'm on my second set. I had Falken FK452s on my car when I bought it, the Vreds are streets ahead completely, wet or dry. Having said that, I'm tempted to try the Vorti's next time but the Sessantas are a fantastic tyre end of story, never mind the price.

 

[xDaNx]

As above, I'll be ordering another pair of Sessantas next week, cannot fault them whatsoever, wanted to try the Vortis but I can't find anywhere that does them for a reasonable price.

 

[Ronin225]

Sessantas for me, had about 6/8 pairs now and will be going for them again

 

[adeyspec]

just got my car, had budgets all round, un matched on the front so ive just fitted a pair of re002's, feel great and seem to hold the road well in both wet and the dry

 

[GMan_88]

Sweet well Vreds it is then has anyone had any experience with this site: www.lovetyres.com

Their prices for the 225/40/18 Sessanta and Vorti seem too good to be true. A quick google search brought up an unhappy customer complaining after he ordered his tyres they rang him up asking for an extra £60 per corner due to the prices on the web being wrong.

 

[PSX]

Take the Sessantas, or my choice the Pirelli P-Zero Rosso which is the standard fit. Superb in the dry, a touch skittish in the wet though - can be had for £98 a corner.

But the Sessanta was the best deal at sub-£90, last time I checked at Camskill.

Alex

 

[Priz91]

Im in need to two new tyres, I'm having my MOT done at halfords autocentre and was thinking of replacing the two front which are now illegal limit to the Goodyear Efficient Pro Grips. Theres been some good reviews but everyone on the forum seems to be loving the Sessantas, For £82 a piece that seems a bargain but has anyone heard anything about the Goodyears?
Cheers

 

[GMan_88]

Ok so I rang them up and had a chat, the bloke was very friendly on the phone. I will have 4x Vred Sessantas, delivered to my door monday morning, for the grand total of £340.40, which I think is a very fair price!! Cant wait to try this highly rated tyres out now


Thanks for all the advice lads!!

 

[Priz91]

Ive had 2 of these delivered to me about an hour ago to put on the fronts.. Should be on within a few hours
172 delivered next day isn't bad at all, even the delivery drive said to me i picked some good tyres. Good reviews all around it seems

 

[GMan_88]

Ive had 2 of these delivered to me about an hour ago to put on the fronts.. Should be on within a few hours ��
172 delivered next day isn't bad at all, even the delivery drive said to me i picked some good tyres. Good reviews all around it seems

Awesome, come back and put a review in here. I will be very interested to hear it!! Where did you get them from, out of curiosity?

 

[Priz91]

Just had around a 50 mile round trip in them they seem really good, in wet and dry parts too!
The tyre wall although are pretty thick so there won't be any poke of alloy or the slightest poke if thats what you like.
I picked them up from lovetyres.com.. Only £82/tyre £8 for delivery as well next day if you order before 4pm weekdays..
Hope that was any help to you mate

 

[8bit]

Sidewalls are stiff because they are a sport/fast road tyre, gives better feedback that way. That's a good price too, result.

 

[MalcB]

Interesting read. Vredestein were very popular in Scooby land when I had one. I put Falken 453's on the front of the LCR about a month ago. Took ages to bed in. I've got REVO stage 1 and they spun up in wet quite badly until I'd done about 200 miles. They were OK in the corners it was the rotation slip that was the issue.

 

[towcester vag]

i run falken ze912 on her leon and i rate them well for grip and wear
i run falken fk452 on my evo and they are good as well not lost it yet
you cant get the ze912 anymore but the ze914 is the newer version and the couple of cars ive driven with these on seem good

 

[bully]

I bought vreds a couple of weeks ago for the front and have got falken 452's at the rear ! Haven't really had the chance to give it some stick yet until today , even thou it was pissing down they held really well did'nt seem to under steer at all ! Well impressed saving up to get the vreds on the Rear aswell !!!

 

[Priz91]

Has anyone got these tyres and had their cupra r dropped on coilovers?
I'm dropping mine soon just need to ask about the clearance between tyre and arch i know whether to buy spacers or not

 

[Ronin225]

I have coilovers on mine, not running super low though
Just ordered 2 new sessantas yesterday, £82 each from camskill

 

[hyphon12]

Sessantas would be my choice from your selection. But for an extra £20 a corner I run Continental SportContact 5 (XL/MO spec) tyres. Excellent on the road, lots of grip and really good in the wet (better than any other tyre ive ecountered).

 

[Priz91]

I was thinking of running my coilovers just so the arch covers the top of the tyre..
With the Sessantas it might scrub though, i have Ventus V12 on the back but i'd rather keep them there as the sessantas are giving me more grip at the front...