Uniroyal RainSport 3 SUV

The Uniroyal RainSport 3 SUV is a Ultra High Performance Summer tire designed to be fitted to SUV and 4x4s.

Tire review data from 6 tire reviews averaging 79% over 87,000 miles driven.

Dry Grip 88%
Wet Grip 100%
Road Feedback 77%
Handling 63%
Wear 62%
Comfort 85%
Buy again 77%

The RainSport 3 SUV is ranked 11th of 28 Summer Ultra High Performance tires.

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Top 3 Uniroyal RainSport 3 SUV Reviews

Given 93% while driving a Peugeot 5008 (225/45 R18) on a combination of roads for 30,000 average miles
tires fitted to vauxhall insignia sports tourer covered 45k in use daily A roads & approx once a month motorway when car changed to peugeot 5008 when tires required changing uniroyal were my 1st choice 30k+ still on car
Helpful 25 - tire reviewed on July 19, 2023
Given 69% while driving a BMW X3 3.0dA (235/65 R17) on a combination of roads for 10,000 easy going miles
Very good! Only issue is wear but they're cheap enough to make that ok.
Helpful 49 - tire reviewed on February 3, 2016
Given 70% while driving a Lexus RX400 (235/55 R18 V) on a combination of roads for 16,000 average miles
Bought these tires after an extensive online review for various "summer tire" options that perform well under wet conditions.
I was drawn by good reviews (apart from wear, but the tire was still relatively new at the time) -- especially about the grip on wet and reduced noise / low fuel consumption.
Yes, the wet grip is good -- but not worth it by itself (the whole tire design is done around this point alone). Noise level OK, fuel consumption nothing to boast about (my winter Michelins had the same fuel consumption).

I was warned by the installer that the rubber is too soft, and that the tire (regardless of the SUV sales-pitch) will wear-out quickly like an eraser on hot paverment under SUV weight... I have to say that the wear was obvious after just one summer of spirited highway driving!
While the tire performed admirably, especially under several "torrential downpours", it wore down after just two summers (especially the front tires).

As the sidewalls are somewhat soft, with wear, the SUV ride became a bit wobbly when turning, and I decided against putting another new set on this summer. I will not be bying these again.
Helpful 26 - tire reviewed on May 22, 2017
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Latest Uniroyal RainSport 3 SUV Reviews

Given 77% while driving a Volvo XC90 D5 185 HP (255/50 R19 W) on a combination of roads for 16,000 average miles
Have fitted the RainSports to my XC90 for the last 5 years. Typically seeing 18-20k miles from them. The last set were the RainSport3 edition, and were not as good. Only saw 16k miles, were noisier than the Took the centre a while to get the tires to balance correctly; in the end having to swap tires around on the alloys (at one point seeing a need for 150+ grams of balancing weight! Once sorted, didnt use above 30 grams). The tires wore symmetrically, but suffer lateral scrabble on poor surfaces (e.g. concrete car parks), and then started rumbling at between 65-75mph at around 9000 miles. This time around I've gone for a Pirelli All Season tire due to the UK sporadic weather. Of note, the Uniroyals certainly gripped better, when new, and the car had a quicker turn-in than now, with the Pirellis installed. Used to have the edge being the only A-rated wet tire, but others have now caught up.
Helpful 21 - tire reviewed on April 6, 2018