Can a tyre be ready for anything? Uniroyal's AllSeasonExpert 3 

You simply cannot trust the weather here in the UK. But what if you could trust your tyres to handle whatever nature throws their way?

British weather: it’s a guessing game. No matter how often you check your weather app, you’re bound to get caught out every now and again. Hop into your car, and one minute you’re gliding through summer sunshine, the next you’re cautiously navigating a sudden downpour, or even a surprise dusting of snow. 

You know things are a little bit unpredictable when the Met Office sums the previous year up as “unsettled”. But it’s not just us drivers who need to deal with this changeable weather; our tyres must handle it too. Luckily, Uniroyal has cooked up a solution that aims to take the guesswork out of seasonal tyre choices, no matter what the UK’s skies cast down upon us.

The Uniroyal AllSeasonExpert 3 is an all-season tyre (we know, the clue is in the name) designed to be a dependable friend for your wheels from summer to winter, and throughout every condition that falls in between. But what exactly makes this tyre so versatile?

A little bit of shark

Uniroyal — bringing its ‘fascination for wet weather driving since 1868’ — knows a thing or two about travelling in the rain. 

The AllSeasonExpert 3 shares the ‘Shark Skin’ technology with the brand’s summer tyre, the RainSport 5, which has contributed to it achieving best-in-class wet performance. Yes, you read that right: the AllSeasonExpert 3 mimics the micro-surface of a shark’s skin. This rough and scaled exterior helps reduce water turbulence as it flows over the tyre, which in turn minimises resistance and makes it easier for the tyre to move through water. 

This is coupled with a V-shaped, directional tread pattern. Think of it as a super-efficient drainage system for your tyres. There are wide grooves designed to quickly collect water and channel it away, helping to combat the dreaded aquaplaning, and giving year-round confidence when the skies open up.

Rain is just the beginning

It’s not just about the wet, though. Uniroyal has also focused on making the AllSeasonExpert 3 a dab hand at handling dry conditions, and impressively, wintery ones too. The shoulder area of the tread has been made stiffer, translating into a more responsive feel when you steer — always a bonus from both a safety and a driving pleasure point of view. This stiffness, along with a design that promotes even pressure distribution across the tyre’s footprint, provides better grip and stability. And hand-in-hand with these characteristics, come shorter braking distances, exemplifying that performance and the security it unlocks.

But as we said, this tyre’s capabilities don’t stop there. When the temperature drops and snow starts to fall, the AllSeasonExpert 3 doesn’t skip a beat. Multiple gripping edges on the tyre interlock to increase the contact patch, giving you even more stability on slippery winter surfaces. The specific arrangement of the sipes (those small slits in the tread) is designed to create a multitude of traction edges, giving you that extra bit of grip when you need it most on snow-covered roads.

And there’s no need to just take our word for it. The AllSeasonExpert 3 also bears the 3 Peak Mountain Snowflake (3PMSF) symbol, indicating it has passed a rigorous set of tests to prove its winter performance abilities. Not bad.

A tyre for all occasions, and all sorts of cars

Now, there is more than one way to be versatile, and what use is year-round performance if you can’t actually use it? 

Ticking the next versatility box, Uniroyal isn’t limiting their all-season specialist rubber to any single vehicle niche. The AllSeasonExpert 3 is being offered in a variety of sizes, catering to everything from nimble city cars like the Audi A1 and the all-electric Renault Zoe, to more substantial vehicles. We’re talking mid-sizers such as the Mercedes C-Class, and even SUVs like the chunky BMW X3 and the larger Mercedes GLE. 

The keen-eyed among you may have noticed the smattering of EVs within this range. And that’s right, the AllSeasonExpert 3 is also designed to be compatible with electric vehicles, indicated by a special logo on the sidewall, ensuring the tyre’s versatility is maintained amidst the evolving automotive landscape.

So, if you're looking for a tyre that can handle the unpredictable nature of UK weather, the Uniroyal AllSeasonExpert 3 has emerged as a compelling contender. You may not be able to trust the weather, but rubber you can rely on could go a long way to helping with that, all-year round.

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