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Originally Posted by bmussatti
Jack, we did several runs last year at the Dragon in the rain. The Boxster was simply amazing on the wet roads.
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I've driven mine in the mountains on wet roads as well. It was fun, and performed well. However, the OP in this thread wasn't driving on a wet road, he got caught in rain. That carries the probability of standing water at highway speeds, something I doubt your Dragon runs encompassed.
Hydroplaning doesn't happen when the road is merely wet, it happens when there is some water depth... something for the tire to get on top of. No reasonable person can argue that a wide tire is as good or better than a skinny tire at resisting hydroplaning. A Boxster is a relatively lightweight car with some pretty wide high-performance summer (dry weather) tires on the rear. A perfect example of a hydroplane waiting to happen.
At 70mph on the expressway in a downpour of rain, you're at a decided disadvantage compared to the Camry that just whizzed by you, like it or not.
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