boxster in the wet?

[FTD]

Originally Posted by mrfredsporty

how does the boxster behave in the rain . i especially wonder at highway speeds. light front end equal hydroplaning? how about with oem tires and no traction control??
fred from nashville

Like Limoncello said, wet performance is all about the tires. And you probably already know this but just to keep it in your brain, when you hydroplane, if you want to regain control, accelerate to keep the tires spinning - to regain traction. I once hydroplaned BIG TIME, and it was like having no steering wheel. I stayed off the brakes - until imminent danger/death was looming. I didn't know to work the throttle. Might have ended differently...

[Perfectlap]

Boxster + Goodyear Eagle F1's + Rain = no problem at all.

p.s.
not that you shouldn't always do this, but in the rain you should always have both hands on the steering wheel. That extra half second of feedback could be the difference.

[stephen wilson]

No offense, but spinning the rear tires is not going to help you regain traction. The only things that will stop hydroplaning is hitting an area without standing water, or slowing down.

[pbanders]

Originally Posted by Perfectlap

Boxster + Goodyear Eagle F1's + Rain = no problem at all.

You beat me to it, the Eagle F1 GS-D3's make a big difference in the rain. I've got them on my M3, Boxster, and my Fit.

[pk2]

Beatifull interior perfectlap, a new int. is in the cards for me and yours is the model.

I made some pretty dramatic mods on my car and some pretty lame moves the first day I drove it. I made a left from one six laner to another. At moderat speed I punched it , in second a bit half way through the 3 lane wide turn.

This is weird. The back end swung out and eventualy caught at 90 degrees sidesways, caught & snaped back as exspected. Then swings back past staight ahead as exspected...but did catch on corection, kept going a full 360 degrees...in the oposite direction.

Wierd

PK