The Uniroyal RainSport 5 excels in wet conditions, demonstrating good hydroplaning resistance and safe handling. Its performance in dry conditions, however, is less impressive, with lower rankings in dry braking and handling. The tire's noise level is commendable, and its wear rate offers moderate longevity. While it performs well in its niche of wet weather driving, enhancements in dry performance and rolling resistance could elevate its overall appeal and effectiveness.

Positive: Hydroplaning resistance. Wet handling performance.
Negative: Dry braking performance. Dry handling performance.
The RainSport 5 has an exemplary hydroplaning resistance and ensures the highest level of driving safety on wet pavement. At the same time, its dry performance — both in terms of braking and handling — obviously have room for improvement.

The Uniroyal RainSport 5 is living up to its name by having a class leading performance in the wet, regardless of water depth, and as always, very good levels of comfort. Unfortunately, as we've found previously with the RainSport range, that comes at the expense of performance in the dry where the tyre has lower levels of grip and a heavy understeer handling balance.

Positive: Excellent wet performance with the shortest wet braking distances, fastest wet handling, high levels of comfort, good grip on gravel, and best aquaplaning resistance overall.
Negative: Relatively poor performance in the dry with extended dry braking and heavy understeer in dry handling.

Positive: best safety reserves for aquaplaning, stable cornering, harmonious driving behavior in wet conditions.
Negative: understeering driving behavior on dry slopes, increased rolling resistance.
Verdict: satisfactory .

Good in the wet. Weaknesses on dry roads. Relatively low fuel consumption. Relatively high wear.

Positive: Highest resistance to aquaplaning, very short wet braking, good comfort, well priced.
Negative: Low grip in dry handling, extended dry braking, poor subjective handling, average rolling resistance.
The new RainSport 5 remains a tyre that prioritises wet performance above all else, and is a great choice if you live in a climate with a lot of rainfall.

Positive: Highest resistance to aquaplaning, very short wet braking, good comfort, well priced.
Negative: Low grip in dry handling, extended dry braking, poor subjective handling, average rolling resistance.
Overall: The new RainSport 5 remains a tyre that prioritises wet performance above all else, and is a great choice if you live in a climate with a lot of rainfall.