Anybody in Northern California knows how wet it was this weekend. Saturday I drove from San Jose up 101, across the golden gate, over to Napa, and then took one of the best twisty roads in Nor Cal, from Napa past Lake Berryessa to Davis, Ca., where I live. This entire drive was in the rain, varying from downpour to drizzle. This was the first time that I had the car in the rain, and frankly I could not have been MORE impressed. The car broke loose many times in the turns, however just about every time it was intentional, I was trying to learn limits of adhesion and the manners of the car. TCS was nice, but the behavior of the car was predictable without it. However, the car never broke loose in a straight line, even under hard acceleration to pass other vehicles – even when very wet. Going up 101 I was cruising at 85-90 MPH (traffic was light once I left SF) and the car never felt anything but stable, even when encountering standing water. One other incident of note, the dreaded “deer in the road” required me to slow from 110 to 20 MPH, obviously straight line. No problem, especially since the deer finally decided to move. Note, I have almost new tires.
Jackmac, could your situation have been driver error, not the car? After my experience this weekend I feel the NSX is a great handling car, WET OR DRY. The best comments I have read in this thread come from nsxtasy, you truly can not defeat the laws of physics. I do not agree that wet weather should be avoided, you should spend time in your car in all conditions and learn what it can and can not do at a gradual pace, making sure the car is set up correct beforehand. It is not realistic to expect the same level of performance in the wet.
