I hate it, it\'s hard to get a decent launch when the road is wet. Even the normal launches I wind up with the fronts spinning. They even spin shifting from 2nd to 3rd.

crappy stock tires + low gears + torque motor = spinners

 

lol

x2

 

it isn't that hard, just takes some delicate throttling.

why don't you try leaving from a stop in second gear?

but i don't have much problems with the tc in the rain, well, actually, my biggest problem with the tc in the rain is the wipers start skipping across the windshield at 80+ mph.

 

I love autoxing the tC in the rain, it does great with good tires. Launching can be trickier with any fwd in the rain if the tires arent right.

For all season tires, Avons rock in the rain.

 

lol a few days ago when it was raining here, i drove about 50 miles on summer tires. didn't spin even once.

 

performance in the rain has little to do with whether a tire is summer, all season or winter, it has to do with tread pattern and depth more.

 

ah, that would explain it then. i have deep treads. learned something new. thx for the info!

 

i have falken ziex 912 tires and 250whp supercharged and i get out of first fine in the rain. i guess just go light on the pedal first

 

tCs don't suck in the rain...
the tires do....

moral of story?

change your tires if you're so damn unhappy.

instead of whining.. do something about it.

 

man ive been lookin at the new falken FK-452...

very nice summer tires

 

Moral of the story is, learn to drive in the rain. You shouldnt be launching the car anyway when it is raining. How does this benifit ANYTHING?
If you are spinning tires in the rain from 2-3rd, your driving like a complete idiot.
End of story.

 

quoted for truth.

 

It's either crappy driver or crappy tires.
I'm pretty sure it's a bit of both.

 

Try driving in 3" of slush... no fun!
I need snow tires, bad.

 

all cars will spin in rain..depends on how u drive it...

 

yeah why are you launching in the rain lol

i hydroplane when it rains due to the pontenzas, but i deal cause it rains like 7 days out of the year here. lol

 

i did fine in florida on the stock protenzas, and it rains everyday there too.

 

tCs don't suck in the rain. Most issues are due to lack of driver skill and driver error. Tires do have some affect, but if you know what their limitations are, you can adjust. I didn't have an issues on Potenzas in the rain and I don't have any with Falken RT 615 with less than 50% tread left.

 

well said. if the OP is aware of all the torque, maybe he should adjust his driving style so his car doesn't "suck" in the rain.

i love my tC, rain or shine.

 

I don't think that any cars suck in the rain more than any others. Cars are designed for both dry and wet conditions, but they will always perform better in the dry. When it gets wet, you just have to drive a bit slower and less aggressively. When it's wet, you will always be operating closer to the edge of losing control, so you need to know where the limitations lie.

I recommend that everyone goes to an empty parking lot on a rainy day and discovers the limitations of their cars in the wet. Find out how much gas is enough to break traction, and find out how fast you have to take a corner in order to spin out. Once you know how much is too much, then you will be a better driver on the road because you will know your limits.