Ready for the Rain: Best Wet Weather Passenger Tyres

2024-12-19

 

Stay safe on the road this rainy season with our best range of multi-brand passenger car radial (PCR) tyres featuring innovative tyre treads and advanced tyre compounds engineered to help boost wet weather performance for greater peace of mind during these damp months. 

How Does Tyre Tread Boost Wet Performance?
Tyre treads with innovative asymmetric patterns, wide grooves or optimized sipes enhance water drainage in the contact patch to minimize hydroplaning and improve wet traction.   

How Does Tyre Compound Boost Wet Performance?
Tyre compounds with advanced optimized polymers, silica formulations or reinforcing fillers enhance molecular bonding to maximize road surface adhesion and improve wet traction.  

 

 

Best Goodyear Passenger Tyres for Rainy Weather
Goodyear offers a reliable range of 14” to 17” passenger car radial (PCR) tyres designed for excellent wet braking performance including:

  • Goodyear Assurance TripleMax 2
    HydroTred Technology with boosted compound and innovative asymmetric pattern
  • Goodyear Assurance MaxGuard
    ActiveGrip Technology with formulated ActiveGrip compound
  • Goodyear DP-D1
    Asymmetric pattern with increased rubber on external shoulder

 

 

Best Michelin Passenger Tyres for Rainy Weather
Michelin provides a proven range of 14” to 20” passenger car radial (PCR) tyres designed for long-lasting wet grip performance including:

  • Michelin Energy XM2+
    Innovative tread compounds for improved wet braking when new and worn
  • Michelin Primacy 4
    EverGrip Technology with high-performance compound and optimized sculptured tread
  • Michelin Primacy 3
    Auto-blocking sipe technology with patented tread compound
  • Michelin Pilot Sport 5
    Dual Sport Tread featuring internal pattern with large longitudinal drainage grooves
  • Michelin Pilot Sport 4
    Wide channel grooves and functional elastomers with hydrophobic silica

 

 

Best Bridgestone Passenger Tyres for Rainy Weather
Bridgestone delivers a capable range of 14” to 18” passenger car radial (PCR) tyres designed for effective wet braking performance including:

  • Bridgestone Ecopia EP150
    Rib-linked block pattern for optimized contact on wet roads
  • Bridgestone Ecopia EP300
    NanoPro-Tech compound with optimized crown shape design
  • Bridgestone Techno
    Lightning groove and 3D triangle block patterns for enhanced drainage
  • Bridgestone Turanza T005A
    NanoPro-Tech compound with strong silica-polymer bond and dispersibility agent  
  • Bridgestone Potenza Adrenalin RE004
    Optimized pattern with triple and half grooves for better control on wet roads  

 

 

Best Continental Passenger Tyres for Rainy Weather
Continental delivers a reputable range of 16” to 19” passenger car radial (PCR) tyres designed for superb wet road performance including:

  • Continental UltraContact UC7
    Aqua Channel Advanced surface sipes for rapid drainage from longitudinal grooves
  • Continental UltraContact UC6
    Aqua Channel surface sipes with specially-developed Aqua Drainage elements
  • Continental MaxContact MC7
    3D laser-cut drainage sipes with star sipes, lightning sipes and Aquasipes designs
  • Continental MaxContact MC6
    Performance-designed Chevron Grip elements for better wet braking

 

 

Best Hankook Passenger Tyres for Rainy Weather
Hankook carries a dependable range of 13” to 18” passenger car radial (PCR) tyres designed for effective wet braking performance including:

  • Hankook Kinergy EX H308
    Advanced tread block pattern with optimized sipe design and drainage groove widths 
  • Hankook Kinergy Eco2 K435
    Aqua-Edge and Aqua Turbine Technologies with wide drainage grooves
  • Hankook Ventus Prime3 K125
    Wide channel grooves with optimized groove depths for rapid drainage

 

 

Best Laufenn Passenger Tyres for Rainy Weather
Laufenn offers a reliable range of 14” to 18” passenger car radial (PCR) tyres designed for excellent wet road performance including:

  • Laufenn G FIT AS LH41
    4 wide straight channel grooves with specially-designed tread kerf pattern
  • Laufenn S FIT AS LH01
    4 wide straight grooves with streamlined kerfs and sipes, and drainage groove edges 

 

 

Best Dunlop Passenger Tyres for Rainy Weather
Dunlop provides a capable range of 12” to 18” passenger car radial (PCR) tyres designed for efficient wet grip performance including:

  • Dunlop SP Sport J6
    Optimized siping and notched tread ribs for increased grip edges on wet roads
  • Dunlop Formula D06
    Wider sipes with knife-shaped and narrow-to-wide drainage grooves

Best Viking Passenger Tyres for Rainy Weather
Viking carries a dependable range of 15” to 18” passenger car radial (PCR) tyres designed for enhanced wet braking performance including:

  • Viking ProTech PT6
    4 wide longitudinal grooves with large volume capacity for enhanced drainage 

 

 

Best Deestone Passenger Tyres for Rainy Weather
Deestone provides a competitive range of 12” to 18” passenger car radial (PCR) tyres designed for reliable wet road performance including:

  • Deestone Nakara R201
    3 main tread grooves with drainage grooves on the shoulder area
  • Deestone Nakara R202
    3 wide main channel grooves with drainage grooves on the shoulder area
  • Deestone Vincente R203
    4 wide main grooves with unique arrowhead pattern for improved drainage
  • Deestone Carreras R702
    4 large main channel grooves with optimized unidirectional pattern
  • Deestone Premium Tourer RA01
    Deestone Super Compound with optimized asymmetric pattern and diamond grooves
  • Deestone Expedite RA801E
    4 straight main grooves with optimized asymmetric pattern and semi-connecting block 

 

 

Best Kapsen Passenger Tyres for Rainy Weather
Kapsen delivers an economical range of 12” to 19” passenger car radial (PCR) tyres designed for efficient wet grip performance including:

  • Kapsen K737
    Optimized silica compound with high white carbon black and S-SBR contents
  • Kapsen H202
    Optimized tread block design for improved grip on wet roads
  • Kapsen K3000
    Optimized silica compound with multi-pitch pattern for enhanced drainage
  • Kapsen HD918
    4 main longitudinal grooves with high white carbon black and S-SBR compounds

 

 

Best Anchee Passenger Tyres for Rainy Weather
Anchee offers an affordable range of 13” to 19” passenger car radial (PCR) tyres designed for excellent wet braking performance including:

  • Anchee AC808
    4 linear main grooves with finely-divided tread pattern for improved drainage
  • Anchee AC818
    Optimized asymmetric tread with small internal pattern and drainage grooves  

 

 

We Keep Your Wheels Turning
From budget-friendly options to high-performance solutions, we carry a wide range of reliable worldwide tyre brands that deliver the best tyres for passenger cars, MPVs, SUVs, 4x4s/4WDs, commercial vans, lorries, trucks & buses, tractors and more.

  • Goodyear
  • Michelin
  • Bridgestone
  • Continental
  • BFGoodrich
  • Hankook
  • Laufenn
  • Dunlop
  • Viking
  • Deestone
  • Kapsen
  • Anchee and more

Our network of tyre shops, tyre dealers and automotive workshop service centres such as Sunlun Auto Service, Tireman Autocare, Roadkruzer Tyremart, Rightpower Hyundai 3S Service Centre, Maxspeed Automart Mazda 3S Service Centre and Rightpower Ford 3S Service Centre operate throughout East Malaysia including Sibu and Kuching in Sarawak and Kota Kinabalu in Sabah – and are part of SUNLUN Group’s Retail Division.

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About SUNLUN Group
Established in 1977, SUNLUN Group is today a leading tyre and automotive-related group of companies in Malaysia. From wholesale tyre distribution to one-stop retail automotive service centres and authorized motor dealerships, SUNLUN Group’s extensive supply-chain partners include major global companies such as Michelin, Goodyear, Bridgestone, Hankook, Deestone, Ascenso and Kapsen aimed at providing the best tyre solutions for all your automotive needs.   

 

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