Uniroyal Rainsport 2

Put two on the front of my 2010 Toyota Avensis, to replace the factory-fit Goodyear Excellence's. A bit dubious, as they seemed too cheap, but I needn't have worried, they match the best premium brands (as per the "Which" tyre test results). Very good grip - wet and dry, handling is fine on my car, and with better than average ride comfort and road noise. I am expecting a bit less tyre life than the previous Goodyears(from the "Which" report), but at the price I paid they are still good value compared to top name premium brands.
Recommended.

Well where do I start... After weeks of searching for a decent tyre I finally plunged for these. £56ea fitted through black circles. A couple of weeks in and WOW! I do drive my car hard and every thing I thrown at it with the new tyres it's taken and responded much better than the Mich'es I had on before. If you want a tyre you can trust in the rain and brill grip in the dry then give these a whirl!!! For the money you can't complain... FAB!

The extremely deep threaded Rainsport disappointed me like the Falken FK452 in terms of feel and driving pleasure. I am not sure if it is the side walls or the flexible thread that made them feel odd even the wife noticed. Increasing the tyre pressures to full load recommendation of the cars helped both these but dry grip is reduced because the tyre becomes hard.

Why buy either of these? On some popular high profile sizes “Dunlop SP Sport Fast Response” can be had for as little as £4 more but if you have expensive rare size "Kumho Ecsta KU31" are usually hands down the best value.

Excellent wet grip
Good all round tyre
Not bad on comfort, but I am using performance size tyre
Didn't I mention excellent wet grip? although do be careful the tyres are superb but are not magic in the rain!

Very good tire for wet and dry. The only drawback is that a fairly rapid wear.

Using 2 sets of 4.
Compared to previous sets of Michelin Pilot HP, Goodyear Excellence.
Good dry grip.
Excellent wet grip.
Great steering cornering 'feel' - poised and precises.
Average comfort and rather noisy.
Average deep snow grip.
Poor ice/compact snow grip.
No rim protection in this size.
Never had punctures, seemed strong.
Great tyre wear from second set, but did drive slower due to fuel costs.

Very good tyres. Original tyres when imported had good grip in dry but incredibly hard compound making them poor in the wet. The Uniroyals were a major increase in performance.

- Huge amounts of grip be it wet or dry, very little aquaplaning even on relatively deep standing water.
- very progressive give at top end,and grip recovered quickly when you dropped some speed.
- very informative about road condition, surface quality and bumps.
had incredibly even wearing compared to other tyres i've used, especially for the length of time they lasted.
- VERY deep treads. can handle the occasional need to travel off track with ease

couple of downers;
- slight delay in steering feel at speed, but partly down to the tall, wide profile compared to the wheel (6.5J)
- can get a little noisy at speed because they pick up imperfections so well.

currently ordering my 3rd set and planning on fitting to the rest of the family vehicles with them when needed

Bought these to replace budget tyres which were on the alloys when i bought them. Absolutely night and day! Bought them on recommendation from others with the same car and I can see why they recommended them.

The car feels much more planted and i have a lot more confidence in it in both the wet and the dry. They aren't called Rainsports for nothing! I've yet to push the car hard enough to find their limits. These are a lower profile than my old tyres (cheaper) and yet they still ride more than well enough.
There's a good degree of feel through the steering (but there's only so much feel a megane is ever going to give!)

I've had them on a few months now (about 5000 miles) and they seem to be wearing well, but i can't comment on the longterm wear yet.
I plan to buy some for the back too when i've got the money.

I put these on as a replacement for the original fit Conti Sport Contact 2's. Contis gave me 40,000 miles and these have just on 20,000 miles and they are gone.

I find the handling of these tyres a major dissapointment, although the ride is certainly softer than the Contintentals.