Hi guys
I've got the last leg of my trip back to Minnesota today and the weather is crap. Looks like storms all the way. Probably seven hours of driving in the rain. My question is are these Pirellis OK in the Wet? I'd rather sit in nowhere Nebraska for a day then spin my new car off the road on day 3 of ownership.

Thanks
Alec

 

they will do fine in the wet.

Just don't forget that physics are still physics. Tires don't replace looking ahead, and thinking ahead....managing the weight of the vehicle and looking where you want to go..... and so on....


BTW, Super sports are better tires...when pirellis wear out, go PSS!!

 

car has a lot of power and in the wet I spin the wheels quite easily. Drive conservatively and safely.

 

Ummm.. reality check..

You going to drive the gumball rally at 180mph or just drive from point a to b.. ?

It isn't like Pzeros are racing slicks..

 

In the rain of the pacific northwest, the pirellis have impressed me - a lot. Stable and surefooted in my experience on the highway at +/- 70 mph w/hard rain. Driving through the pooled water also, cuts right though. I love these tires.

 

It's a good tire in the wet.
Enjoy the drive!!!!

 

not a problem unless less than 40 degrees..

 

Easy solution....GO WEST! It's sunny and 85 here in Vegas!

 

Don't forget the tires have to break in also. I have read up to 500 miles?

Edit: You are fine. Just read your other thread. Just don't go crazy.

 

No problems at all with the Pirellis in wet weather. In fact, they have far more grip than expected. I had a hard time trying to break them loose in heavy rain.

 

GREAT. It's 37 here in Omaha. I gave up with these storms. Waiting this out in a hotel. Crazy weather today. Not worth white knuckles for seven hours and possibly putting my new car in the ditch.

A

 

They will be fine in the wet.

 

Interesting..

Sounds like given your weather related driving concern in relatively moderate temperatures, Minnesota would seem to not be a happy place for you and your P-Car for a good portion of the year.

 

Yeah unfortunately I'll have to store this in the winter. Probably five months of the year. Sad fact of living here. But it's spring now! And I do believe the top goes down.

Alec

 

I've read that fat tires plus standing water = trouble. The fatter the tire, the less weight per SQ inch, plus it's harder for the tire to displace all the water under it because of all the surface area. So regardless of the tire brand, aren't the fat tires on our cars more prone to hydroplaning than other cars with tires that aren't as wide? Or is the car suspension, traction control, rear weight distribution, and other whiz-bang Porsche technological wonders compensating and making the grip of these tires better than they otherwise would be, and therefore making it very safe in the rain as others have suggested in this thread?