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Uniroyal RainExpert


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The Uniroyal RainExpert is a High Performance Summer tyre designed to be fitted to Passenger Cars. Below is data from 54 tyre reviews averaging 85% over 318,113 miles driven.
 


Uniroyal RainExpert
Dry Grip
85%

Wet Grip
90%

Road Feedback
82%

Progressiveness
76%

Wear
82%

Comfort
89%

Buy again
88%


Uniroyal RainExpert Reviews

Given 94% (breakdown) while driving a Hyundai Coupe 2.0L (205-55-16-)
Driving on a combination of roads for 5,000 average miles
I fitted set of these on my rear in the spring 2011 and left the old Fulda Cerat Exellaro on the front. Now with my old Fuldas on the back my rear side tented to brake out at moderate speeds in the coreners, especially in the wet. Fulda do not do well in the wet. Thatswhy I bought these Rainexperts(mine were made in Slovakia). Instantly after changing the tyres my rear end stayed exactly where I wanted it. They are like glued to the road. Now before the winter came I also changed the front ones since I read here that they are not that bad in the snow. When I replaced the front ones, there was a lot of wheel spin. I didnt understand whats going on since the rear ones were like glued to the surface and these were well... bad. All 4 were bought at the same time, the front ones were in my garage waiting to be mounted. But after 1000km the front ones became as good as the rear ones. I dont know why, they just did.
The temperatures here (Croatia) are now -10°C and they are apsolutly great! When the road is dry the low temperatures do not represent any problem for these tyres. They also cope well in the recent snow. Of course, they are NOT winter tyres but they do wery well. I am not one of those guys who never have driven a winter tyre and then say oh this one is great in snow. Actually I always had winter tyres up till now. I also tried other summer tyres in the snow and these outperform those by far. Just few days ago it was snowing and I was on the motorway going 100km/h when I had to do an emergency maneuver due to some guy that was driving only 50km/h on a motorway. My heart almost stopped but thanks to these tyres I managed to avoid a colision. The car wabbeled a bit but nothing dramatic. I only wish the braking distance in the snow would be a bit shorter (I mean when you really slamm the brakes), but I guess I cant expect these to be perfect in all conditions (ABS was working overtime). All in all I would recommend you to try these first before you buy a set of winter tyres. For summer - a definitive must have.
tyre reviewed on February 9, 2012
Given 78% (breakdown) while driving a Mazda 6 (205-55-16-V)
Driving on a combination of roads for 1,000 spirited miles
Changed from GY Optigrips at 52K (see reports 04May10 and 18Feb09) as last 2K miles were very floaty and insecure to Uniroyal Rainexpert. Changed front axle set Nov, rear axle set Dec!

Prices cheaper than GY and reviews on this website indicate positive and just as good performance in rain. with 1K running, car feels resonably good in rain but dry performance below wet. Shall monitor and advise full feedback afterwards; this is to set the benchmark.
tyre reviewed on January 17, 2012
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Given 94% (breakdown) while driving a Audi A4 (225-45-17-)
Driving on mostly motorways for 30,000 average miles
Fitted these to my Audi A4 Diesel which I use to do a 120 mile a day round trip commute all on Motorways or 70mph A roads, I had four of them fitted at 92K, I am now up to 124K and will be replacing the fronts only within the next 3000 miles. So in short fronts will on average give you around 30K if driven in the same way rears around 40K. A good tyre, plenty of grip in all weather with the added bonus of not having to pay through the nose for a big brand name which would probably be no better. I recommend these tyres for those of you who are looking for a good deal with good grip and are long lasting.
tyre reviewed on January 15, 2012
Given 100% (breakdown) while driving a Toyota AYGO (155-65-14-T)
Driving on mostly town for 200 average miles
Fantastic tyres for the money , great in the wet and dry very pleased will not get any other than uniroyal from now on ,cannot comment on the wear on the front of my wifes toyota aygo as only had them on for 3 weeks , but i have had 2 on the rear of my fiesta for 10 months and are still like new
tyre reviewed on January 4, 2012
Given 97% (breakdown) while driving a Mercedes Benz E Class (195-65-15-T)
Driving on mostly country roads for 1,000 average miles
Fitted these to my old 300E Merc.Transformed the car,ride is far more comfortable,no wheelspin in the wet,handling great.Highly recommended.
tyre reviewed on December 29, 2011
Given 48% (breakdown) while driving a Toyota Auris (205-55-17-V)
Driving on a combination of roads for 2,000 average miles
I have replaced as set of Toyo tyres and it was a bad choice. Front wheels spin very easily during acceleration on 1st gear (128 hp engine). They supposed to be rain tyres but on wet they reach their limit very quickly. I have also noted increased fuel consumption in comparison to Uniroyal predecessors. Can't comment on wear as I have done about 2k miles so far.
tyre reviewed on December 28, 2011
Given 100% (breakdown) while driving a Honda Civic (225-45-17-)
Driving on a combination of roads for 5,000 average miles
Wow what tyres put these on the family civic 5 door and noticed a difference instanlty car feels as if it is glued to the ground now and much smoother ride with less road bumps jolting the whole car.
Highly recommend this tyre and will be fitting the uniroyal rain sport 2 to my bmw 320ci convertible as they are that good.
do not hesitate buy these asap. i read some negative reviews on these tyres but thank god i went with my instincts. camskills has them on for £50 each and they cost a tenner each to put them on the car, cant go wrong :-)
tyre reviewed on December 12, 2011
Given 99% (breakdown) while driving a Peugeot 307 (205-55-16-V)
Driving on mostly motorways for 1,000 spirited miles
I think my star ratings speak for themselves however I cannot answer the question about how long they last as I have only had them a short period of time. I normally opt for the big players in tyres as safety is important when you have a heavy right foot, but I can say that these tyres are the best performing I have ever used. If they last a few thousand miles as well I will be a very happy man!
tyre reviewed on November 28, 2011
Given 76% (breakdown) while driving a Skoda Fabia 1.9TDi (225-45-17-)
Driving on mostly country roads for 20,000 spirited miles
Good tyre for the money,excellent wet weather performance, wear was a slight dissapointmentbut over all feeling of safety makes up for this.
Fitted to a Skoda Fabia 1.9 TDI, 20000 miles sees the front tyres needing replaced but this has been much country roads and I am a fairly spirited driver. Over all I would recommend these tyres to others and I will be fitting them again to my car.
tyre reviewed on November 25, 2011
Given 96% (breakdown) while driving a Honda CIVIC 1.6 VTEC (195-60-15-H)
Driving on a combination of roads for 8,000 average miles
Fitted two tyres two years ago on the front replacing Michelins on recommendation from my local independent garage who I have used for several years.

Firstly noticed how much quieter they were, the grip in both dry and wet conditions has been excellent, wear is good still 5mm tread left.

Have just had them put on the rear with two new ones, the same tyre on the front so now the same make all round and very satisfied with grip, noise and wear.
tyre reviewed on November 20, 2011

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