Vredestein Tires Pros an cons

Loved them, installed set in the early '80's, but the size (185/15) was not particularly "sporty".

 

My first proper snow tire set was Vredestein on my '79 RX7 in 1985, loved them... Sorry don't have more recent experience other than knowing they are a reputable brand tire; what's the main selling point for you, price perhaps?

Best,
Rob

 

Got them on my 308.

For normal road/street "work" they are just fine.



Don't track it so I don't know. Sorry.

 

Great snow / rain tires --- used to run them on all my daily-driver Audis.

Not so great for high performance on dry roads though, so don't see that they would be the best choice for a Ferrari --- unless you plan on driving it in the snow

Kinda spendy too, as there are not a lot of US sources available.

 

I've had these tires on my Corvette for three years. They are the best tires that I have ever used, in all catagories..period, and, I've had 31 cars so far. I'm about to order a new set for the 400i,and for the 'vette. Jq.

 

Used them in Europe on BMW and have had 4 years ~7k miles on my 456M. Sessanto designed by Guigaro sized 295-30 and 255-35 in 19". I love the looks (bizarre tread patern) and they work very well on dry roads (never tried wet). Will buy again.

 

I have the Sessantas on a 98 BMW Z3. Very good tire, excellent in dry conditions, very good in the rain. Great thread pattern.

I previously had Bridgestone SO-3s. Those were a very firm tire (stiff sidewall) and tracked very well, however, tramlining was excessive. The Sesssnta is a less firm and does not tramline. It is excellent for my purposes (curvy country roads). I have not used it on the track. But realistically how fast do we really go on public roads that you will run out of grip with a high performance tire?

 

I have the Vredestein Giugiaro Wintrac Xtreme winter tires on a Maserati Coupe. The are definitely a well-made tire. They have good points and bad points. On the good side, they are amazingly quiet (for winter tires) and can easily be used year-round. They aren't as grippy in the summer as the Michelin summer tires, of course, but the grip is very good and they are also quieter than the summer tires. On the downside, they are not as grippy as I'd like in the winter.

The Blizzaks I used before were better in the snow, but they were noisy and stiff and you never forgot you were on winter tires. I would buy the Vredesteins again, but not if I was going to do a lot of driving in the snow. The Cambriocorsa is pretty hopeless in the snow anyway, even in ice mode, so we never take it out when it's snowing, but the Vredesteins are helpful if you unexpectedly get caught in bad weather.

 

Wow , brings back old times . I used to run these on my Daimler Dart back in the 60's. Also used them on the Volvo 164 that my wife had. I didn't even realize they were still being made.

 

I've done some research and plan to treat my 360 to a set of Sessanta series this spring.

In Canada, their price is about the same as Pilots or RE11s.