Given
87%
while driving a
Mazda 6 Sport 2.3L
(215/45 R17 W) on
a combination of roads
for 0
average miles
A search on the internet shows that here in Northern Ireland we average 213 wet days a year (feels more like 313), so my first priority was to find a tire with excellent wet-weather handling, grip and braking. The Uniroyal Rainsport 3 certainly meets that criteria! As so many have already stated on reviewing this tire, the wet performance is truly excellent and the dry performance is more than adequate. You are not going to get the razor sharp performance of expensive Michelin or Continental premium brands for example but then again the Rainsport 3's cost less than half the price. A new set of four with the old tires disposed of cost me £300. The tires that were replaced were Michelin Exaltos and I would pick the Uniroyals over the Michelins without hesitation. In addition to being a safe tire, I find them to be both very quiet and very comfortable. With the Michelins, the occupants in my car had to shout at each other to converse at motorway speeds! The Rainsport 3's are much much quieter. As far as wear, I've only done around 2000 miles but they seem to be holding up okay but even if they wear out more quickly than the other major brands, I feel that the lower prices and superb wet performance more than compensates for the reduced wear. So in summary, if you drive sensibly and want to get from point A to point B safely, especially on the damp, slippery UK roads I unreservedly recommend the Uniroyal Rainsport 3. They are great tires when weighing up price versus performance!