Hi,
I never got around to changing my tyres before the snow. Hopefully there will not be any more snow this year, so I was going to get some Uniroyal Rain Experts, as frequently recommended here.
I went to the black circle web site and found that all tyres now have ratings. In theory, this is a good thing. I used to read reviews of tyres on various web sites and not know whom to trust because you do not know who is reviewing the tyre, what car they drove, where they drove it, how they drove it, and whether they are impartial, etc. If this new system rates all tyres under the same conditions, at least it gives like for like comparisons.
I notice that the Uniroyal Rain Expert's rating is a B rating for wet driving, which is good but I notice they get an E rating for fuel efficiency, which seems bad. . I haven't got as far as looking at other makes yet. Does anyone make a tyre with an A rating for the wet and is E fairly typical for fuel economy or are their tyres with much better ratings for this? Is there a compromise that to improve efficiency, you sacrifice grip in the wet?
TIA