Fastest Supercar in the Wet

[raptorduck]

When I had my RS4, that thing could keep up with all but real supercars in the dry it seemed. Against E46 M3's it could pull away and really handle them in the corners. Against the new C63, where it lagged in the straights, it could more than make up in the corners. Against Z06's and Ferrari's and Viper's, well it could not hang . . . except in the wet. In the wet, nothing could keep up with it. The wetter it got, the faster it got compared to others. I owned the road in the wet in my RS4, thanks to Audi's AWD.

Alas, I got my R8, in part, knowing that it sould be even better in the wet. In truth, so far, does not seem better, but close, but I don't really know yet. At any rate, today is Ferrari Friday for me, but it was wet this morning so I pulled the R8 out of the stable. Now I am depressed I did not get to drive my Ferrari this week, very very depressed, but the R8 is amazing in the wet. I drove it pretty hard through the corners and it was just planted. The Ferrari would have been a sled. While that did not overcome my Ferrari depression, it did put a smile on my face for a few moments, having felt vindicated for choosing the right weapon for the terrain.

I think in the wet, the R8 would truly own the road and only perhaps a Lambo could keep up, while Ferrari's, GTR's, Vettes, Vipers, and other supercars would be eating waterspray.

[jh001ace]

Hi Raptorduck

Last week, along with a few others, I did the Audi R8GT day at the Nurburgring, in the morning session which was very wet we did a slalom section on the circuit. I have to say I was absolutely amazed how much grip the GT had, it was if it were a dry surface - I was totally amazed, it was a fantastic day where we were let loose in V10's and GT's, well done Audi

[dailydriver]

I drove my wife's vette to work this morning and the roads were still very wet from some overnight rain. It took very little effort to get the tail end moving. I also had a chance to drive the CTS-V coupe on a track just after some rain. It also broke loose very easily and the stabilitrak completely took over.

It certainly makes me appreciate how stable the quattro is.

[raptorduck]

Raining even harder this morning so the R8 came out again and some guy in a tuner car tried to get around me in a corner and well . . . glad he recovered. All I did was take the corner relaxed like and was not even pushing it. Amazing in the wet!

BTW. Is it me, or do tuner cars and Porsches try to race R8's all the time. I also had a BMW M5 try to race me, but I did not bite. Ferrari's ignore me in the R8 and Lambos just seem to rev the engine.

[Bodhii]

I have tuner R8 and am forever racing myself!

[desperado]

Hi Raptorduck

Last week, along with a few others, I did the Audi R8GT day at the Nurburgring, in the morning session which was very wet we did a slalom section on the circuit. I have to say I was absolutely amazed how much grip the GT had, it was if it were a dry surface - I was totally amazed, it was a fantastic day where we were let loose in V10's and GT's, well done Audi

Did any of you happen to notice what tires Audi is fitting to the R8 GT? Are they something other than the PZeros? Perhaps a cup tire like the Michelin Pilot Sport Cup, or the Pirelli PZero Trofeo?

[SDR8]

Did any of you happen to notice what tires Audi is fitting to the R8 GT? Are they something other than the PZeros? Perhaps a cup tire like the Michelin Pilot Sport Cup, or the Pirelli PZero Trofeo?

The initial release info showed PZero Corsas on the GT. In the fourth video in the other recent GT thread, you can see they are some form of PZeros. What type of PZeros did they had on your test cars?

[jh001ace]

One of the test GT's had Corsa's fitted the other three has normal P Zero's fitted, from recollection all GT's had 305 rear tyres fitted, can't say if there was a difference in the wet as we were unable to drive the different type back to back although I have to say the GT I drove in the morning session on the slalom section had amazing grip in very wet cnditions, the car driven in the late afternoon session had less grip

[desperado]

The Corsa System would be a much superior tire in the conditions you describe. The Corsa has a UTQG wear rating of 60 vs 220 for the PZero (i.e., much softer), and the fronts have a very open, vee-shaped directional tread design which should be excellent in the wet. About the only negative is the price; they are quite an expensive tire.

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[KfabR8]

BTW. Is it me, or do tuner cars and Porsches try to race R8's all the time. I also had a BMW M5 try to race me, but I did not bite. Ferrari's ignore me in the R8 and Lambos just seem to rev the engine.

And don't forget EVERY idiot in a Mustang GT...

I got such pleasure out of passing the Saleen Mustang (every session) at the track the other weekend that it's not funny. I shouldn't take pleasure in eating someone else's fun (to them) ride like I did...