F430 in wet/snow
Discussion
As Max says, you're traction limited just like any other car (other than ground clearance which might become an issue in extreme snow).
I'm not speaking from experience, but I'm sure if you found a good set of cold weather / winter tyres you could plough up hills Range Rover Sports would only dream of.
I'm not speaking from experience, but I'm sure if you found a good set of cold weather / winter tyres you could plough up hills Range Rover Sports would only dream of.
Fat low profile tyres and snow or standing water don’t tend to go that well together, otherwise, it’s just a car and will cope as well as any other two wheel drive sports car with lots of electronics to help you along in adverse conditions . . . . . .my biggest concern in snow, would be other people pinballing into you.
pretty snow pics!
the day when we had proper snow in london last year (or was it 2 years ago) i thought about using the 430 for about a minute. as a previous post said even if it is ok in the snow you run a risk of someone else crashing into you or being sprayed with grit from a snow plough
would be fun to try it out on a snowy car park tho
the day when we had proper snow in london last year (or was it 2 years ago) i thought about using the 430 for about a minute. as a previous post said even if it is ok in the snow you run a risk of someone else crashing into you or being sprayed with grit from a snow plough
would be fun to try it out on a snowy car park tho
I was using my Cayman S when the snow came down big time earlier this year, and it was totally useless (mid engine RWD as per F430, running 19s). You can use a sports/supercar in this way, although it was sliding around everywhere. Wide low profile tyres are just crap in the snow.
Fun in a car park in the snow? Yeah, I thought so also, and after the first time I got it sliding when it came to a stop, it was stopped. Permanently. Dug itself in and wouldn't move. Que me crapping myself and a load of people driving by wondering why there is a Porsche stuck in the middle of an empty car park in the snow. I managed to rock it free by going from reverse into 1st about 20 times, then I had to keep momentum up to get out of the car park and onto slush again, because if I stopped again I would be stuck!
Fun in a car park in the snow? Yeah, I thought so also, and after the first time I got it sliding when it came to a stop, it was stopped. Permanently. Dug itself in and wouldn't move. Que me crapping myself and a load of people driving by wondering why there is a Porsche stuck in the middle of an empty car park in the snow. I managed to rock it free by going from reverse into 1st about 20 times, then I had to keep momentum up to get out of the car park and onto slush again, because if I stopped again I would be stuck!
AndrewW-G said:
it’s just a car and will cope as well as any other two wheel drive sports car with lots of electronics to help you along in adverse conditions . . .
I have a different view: They're not like most other cars. The suspension is stiffer than most other cars & this helps it handle well in dry/high grip conditions and means it has less grip (than it would have with slightly softer springs/dampers) in rain/snow/v cold conditions/on rough surfaces. Most cars are set up with safety as the primary concern, which means they're softer, so they will cope well on a wet road or a very cold road when running summer tyres.
If you do intend running your 430 a lot through the winter then a set of winter tyres would help as standard (summer) tyres' performance drops off a lot below about 6 degrees & winter tyres are better in the rain too.
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