Drivers generally report the Uniroyal RainSport 3 delivers standout wet-weather performance, with excellent aquaplaning resistance and strong wet braking/traction that boosts confidence in heavy rain. Many also find it good-to-very-good in the dry for normal road use and strong value for money, often with a comfortable ride. The most repeated downside is rapid wear, and a notable minority mention soft sidewalls that can reduce steering precision or feel unstable when pushed hard (especially on heavier or more powerful cars).
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I have these tires on my Golf running 340 bhp (fwd) and they are great for launching and straight line grip due to the soft tire walls. They also perform well in the wet and feel safe on the motorway even in heavy rain. However due to the side walls being very soft they do not inspire confidence through corners. Have worn better than expected for a cheaper tire.
Excellent grip in both the wet and the dry. I didn't have problems on snow also. The feedback you get from the tires is surprising good. However, they lasted only for 22,000 km (GoodYear Asyymetric 2 and Michelin Primacy 3 lasted longer). Taking into consideration the price and the period that the tires lasted, probably I won't buy them again.
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I got a full set of these on a new car I'd purchased and at first thought they were superb tires.
Taken in isolation they have excellent dry grip, seeming like quite a soft compound. As a result they also perform well in the wet and are as good as any tire I've used in wet conditions.
However the price for the soft compound is shocking wear rate, my fronts are half dead after only 5000 miles, and having used them for a very short evening track session, the sidewalls have almost completely scrubbed blank, meaning they're flexing far too much.
Ultimately they don't result in much steering feel owing to the soft construction.
Budget price, budget performance. Spent 50% more for tires that will last 3x as long!
Excellent all round tire even in the snow, they give a far superior more comfortable ride opposed to the previous rubbish pirelli p7s
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225/45 R21
23,610 miles
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Great tire.
not one complain. maybe other more expensive tires can do more mileage but these tires are like glue on roads in all weather conditions till the end! and for a very affordable price.
I brought a full set of the Uniroyal Rainsport 3 back on 22 June 2016 and put them on my 2014 VW Touareg, These tires are fantastic, The road grip in all conditions is superb and the mileage I have got from these is 20,000 on the front and 22,000 miles on the back tires. My service last week advised I change them soon as they are down to 1.6mm on the rear.
I will definately be fitting these again and have also fitted them all around to the wife's Tiguan. These tires stop very efficiently and quickly, the A rating on the wet grip gives brilliant stopping in the dry. I absolutely recommend these tires and I'm just starting my second full set after 2 years. I think with the softer rubber manufacturers are using have given me outstanding wear considering I do a combination long, short and medium distance driving and did not rotate my tires. I also drive spirited and easy going so the tires have had me giving hard driving into bends to test the grip.
For a 2 ton vehicle to get that sort of mileage nowadays is impressive, very under rated tire,
Regards
K. Oscar
Really good, replaced Continentals on MB E-Class which were not good and feathered up early on creating lots of road noise. Uniroyals now half worn some noise 40-50mph but really good in all conditions, not so great in snow, but big RW drive Merc not best on icy narrow roads in snow anyway, bit of a handful. RainSport 3 give the confidence you need on wet roads. But have just burst one on UK's pot-holed roads.
Would buy again.
Fitted to a 13 plate ford Fiesta ecoboost (99BHP) and driven on a combination of motorway, A roads and country road driving.
Fitted in August and run for a little under 8 months.
Initial bed in was quick with almost no noticeable detriment to performance (comparative to Kuhmo Ecstas fitted previously which took circa 150 miles to bed)
Tires were good over the late summer months providing good progressive grip throughout. It was very easy to push the tires to an audible squeal without too much understeer.
Winter months found the tires lacking below 5 degrees with a lot of poor feedback and mushy feel overall.
Once in snow the tires were as numb as any other summer tire driven in snow, but in the UK its reasonably unusual to have dedicated winter tires.
Coming back out to this spring the tires are doing what you would expect with a name like rainsport, very resistant to aqua planing and good wet and greasy road handling.
At 8000 miles I am around 4mm of total tread left and looking for the next round of tires prior to the next MOT. At £71 / corner fitted these are not budget offerings and while adequate for sports cars with low annual mileages operating predominantly in the warmer seasons looking for top performance I don't think they present the value I need for a daily driver. I would buy again but as application specific products.
A good well balanced tire and good in the wet. Major downside is that my front tires have worn out less than 3,000miles on Uk roads. Daily commute journey. 46 miles per day.
Just fitted a new set of Rainsport's 3 after a winter set of Dunlop wintersport 3d.I can only say wow what a difference!
The tires are quiet,comfortable and above all the car hold its line like on tracks(which honestly I did not expect after reading some tests).Wet grip for which they are highly louded its still untested by me,as we have no rain these past couple of days,so every conclusion so far was on dry roads with very keen driving.
I will keep this review updated in future,for now only positive expirience to share.
P.S.the colorfull line on the carcase is gone in less than 100 miles,but for 350€ in this rather expensive size who cares?!?Safety first,money second.
