Uniroyal Rainsport 2
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The Uniroyal Rainsport 2 is a Ultra High Performance Summer tyre designed to be fitted to Passenger Cars. Below is data from 185 tyre reviews averaging over 1,559,843 miles driven.
Dry Grip
85%
Wet Grip
92%
Road Feedback
79%
Progressiveness
77%
Wear
77%
Comfort
82%
Buy again
85%
Tyre Test Results:
- 2nd: 2010 EVO Tyre Test (205/45 r17)
- 5th: 2011 Autobild Max Performance Summer Tyre Test (225/40 R18)
- 7th: 2012 Autobild 50 Tyre Braking Test (225/45 R17)
- 8th: 2010 AMS Premium Brand Tyre Test (245/45 r17 )
- 8th: 2010 Auto Express Ultra High Performance Tyre Test (225/45 r18)
- 10th: 2010 European Summer Tyre Test (225/45 r17)
- 13th: 2012 Auto Bild Max Performance Tyre Test (225/45 R17)
- 14th: 2013 European Summer Sports Tyre Test (225/45 R17)

Uniroyal Rainsport 2 Reviews
Given 49% (breakdown) while driving a Renault Laguna 3 (215-50-17-W)
Driving on mostly motorways for 9,000 average miles
Driving on mostly motorways for 9,000 average miles
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Given 46% (breakdown) while driving a Renault Laguna 3 (215-50-17-W)
Driving on mostly motorways for 6,000 average miles
Driving on mostly motorways for 6,000 average miles
To soft sidewall. I would never buy this tyre again.
Ithe stability is bad.
In the rain there are ok, but my previos tyres also.
Ithe stability is bad.
In the rain there are ok, but my previos tyres also.
Given 76% (breakdown) while driving a Peugeot 206 GTi 137 (205-45-16-)
Driving on mostly country roads for 5,000 average miles
Driving on mostly country roads for 5,000 average miles
Great value, impressive wet grip and comfort from a fairly low profile tyre.
Not sporty in any way. Soft thin sidewalls give very vague steering feel and much movement from direction change or heavy braking.
Certainly not an eagle f1 or pilot sport. But a good alround normal driving tyre.
Superb value so long as you dont want sporty tyres with good steering feel.
Not sporty in any way. Soft thin sidewalls give very vague steering feel and much movement from direction change or heavy braking.
Certainly not an eagle f1 or pilot sport. But a good alround normal driving tyre.
Superb value so long as you dont want sporty tyres with good steering feel.
Given 83% (breakdown) while driving a Volvo S40 1.6d (205-55-17-)
Driving on a combination of roads for 3,000 spirited miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 3,000 spirited miles
On a wet road , it has simply saved my live . Thank you uniroyal for bringing me home under the worst weather conditions ! It is a rain- tyre , that's for sure !
Given 93% (breakdown) while driving a Saab Automobile 9-5 2.3 SE Estate (215-55-16-T)
Driving on mostly motorways for 10 easy going miles
Driving on mostly motorways for 10 easy going miles
I replaced the old Rain Experts with these, and the difference is enormous. I liked the Experts, except for the rate of wear, and I was dubious about buying these. My worries were ill-founded. These are lasting much, much longer, give the same (or better) levels of grip, and so far I have had not worries or concerns regarding their abilities.
I am NOT a fast or hard driver, but the Experts I found wanting in how long they lasted. The Sports are in a different league.
I am NOT a fast or hard driver, but the Experts I found wanting in how long they lasted. The Sports are in a different league.
Given 98% (breakdown) while driving a Fiat Punto 1.2 8v (225-45-17-)
Driving on a combination of roads for 10,000 average miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 10,000 average miles
I would recommend this tyre for everybody who often drive in wet conditions.
I had a very good experience with those tires absolutely not sliding the car in turns .
Compare with the previous Japanese Toyo I had much better experience in dry and wet road conditions.Uniroyal Rainsport2 is highly recommended !
I had a very good experience with those tires absolutely not sliding the car in turns .
Compare with the previous Japanese Toyo I had much better experience in dry and wet road conditions.Uniroyal Rainsport2 is highly recommended !
Given 89% (breakdown) while driving a BMW 330d (225-45-17-)
Driving on a combination of roads for 25,000 average miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 25,000 average miles
I only by these now since starting to use them 4 years ago. Ive put 90k on the car and I'm on my 4th set. I used them to replace runflats on a 330D making the ride more comfortable and the tyres seem to wear more evenly.
I swap them front to rear once during their life at around 12000miles and this evens the wear allowing replacement of all 4 at once. they are always grippy in dry conditions, even when well worn but tend to be less so in the wet at this stage in their life, but still good. Very safe reliable tyre. Ive had several punctures but the 'puncture' monitoring system gives early warning, so I've never been stuck. I also carry cans of foam repair,a roadside repair kit (recommended)and a battery compressor. Does the job.
I swap them front to rear once during their life at around 12000miles and this evens the wear allowing replacement of all 4 at once. they are always grippy in dry conditions, even when well worn but tend to be less so in the wet at this stage in their life, but still good. Very safe reliable tyre. Ive had several punctures but the 'puncture' monitoring system gives early warning, so I've never been stuck. I also carry cans of foam repair,a roadside repair kit (recommended)and a battery compressor. Does the job.
Given 27% (breakdown) while driving a Ford Fiesta (225-45-17-)
Driving on a combination of roads for 0 spirited miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 0 spirited miles
Loved the 1 series of this tyre. hate this second version. less wide thread, the sitted poorly in my rims, making the wall, look like its a thin tyre. Spongy on corners, and my car is like a go kart. lack of confidance in them, and regret my decision. uniroyal should have maintained the rainsport 1, and avoided this horrible 2. hate it. avery time I look at them, and ride my car, more slow in corners. does not feel safe with the soft walls...
Given 70% (breakdown) while driving a Vauxhall Vectra (225-45-17-)
Driving on a combination of roads for 11,000 average miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 11,000 average miles
Dry grip is good, wet grip is great. They are very soft, i.e. side wall is soft, which means the car leans in turns quite a bit - either get used to it or, as I found out, over-inflating them by around 15% does them no harm even in a long run, but stiffens them and improves handling and feedback. They're rather quiet, and when over-inflated, give good feedback and steer quite precisely. One unfortunate thing about them is they wear quite quickly and the wear rate depends hugely on the axle weight - they lasted only about 11000 miles on the front in my Vectra (diesel, so it's quite heavy AND torquey there). On the rear it's a different story however: they've been there for 29000 miles and still had around 4mm tread - I had to replace them because of "saw-toothing" caused by the rear being out of alignment. All in all, a decent tyre and good for the price.
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I will never buy this tyre again. it's not bad if you like soft sidewall, but i don't!