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Originally Posted by chrisl
I run PSSs on my Cayman, and they have a shockingly large amount of grip in the rain. From everything I've heard about the stock tires on the 86, I very much doubt that they're anywhere close (and I don't think you would ever have the slightest bit of trouble on a ramp at 20kph on PSSs). If you want a ton of grip in every possible road condition that can happen above 40F (5C or so), the Pilot Super Sports are amazing tires - they definitely are not just for dry roads.
As for the traction control, that's disappointing to learn about the Audi. I like a traction control system that has several levels, and which allows a bit of slip in sport mode. My Cayman allows for a fair amount of slip in sport mode, and I know BMW is similar (even on the x drive models - I've driven an F30 335i Xdrive a couple of times, and it definitely lets the rear end step out in sport+). I haven't had a chance to drive an Audi all that much in a sporty manner though, so I'm not as familiar with them.
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Well I definitely know what is being put on the car next spring! Thanks for the info, I'm really hearing a lot of good things about the PSS
And I totally agree with you about the other german TC systems! The bmw and mercedes suvs that my family members own allow for some slip even when the TC was on full! I'm guessing the Quattro system on the A3 is front biased so the TC or stability control tries to slow the car heavily to reduce understeer...