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04-07-2014, 01:01 PM

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cosmomiller

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Originally Posted by SheDrivesIt

There are no tires called "Drizzles". I suspect you have Dunlop Direzzas. There are several Direzza products, I suspect if you had the more appropriate tire for the S (The ZII)you would probably be pretty pleased with the wet performance as these extreme performance tires have very solid hydroplane and wet traction performance scores. I suspect you have the lower level DZ102 or more likely the older DZ101 which have significantly lower wet performance scores.

You are absolutely correct. I used the term "Drizzles" as I heard other S owners who seemed to be pretty knowledgeable about tires, use it. I just coped them.

The tires that are about to be replaced (with summer Pilots) are indeed the DZ101. It what the previous owner installed. I have put 11K miles on it since. Fronts will last a little more. $495 out the door at California Costco. ($212/tire)

In dry, warm weather I thought the Dunlops handled pretty well, but I don't have too much to compare it to.

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04-08-2014, 05:51 AM

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All the RWD cars very easily to skid during turn on wet road..
No matter what tires you have and if you step on the gas while turning the car will skid..

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04-08-2014, 05:58 AM

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All the RWD cars very easily to skid during turn on wet road..
No matter what tires you have and if you step on the gas while turning the car will skid..

Um, so will equally powerful fwd cars with similar tires in similar conditions. The difference is a rwd will tend to oversteer when it skids such, while a fwd will understeer. But they can both 'skid'.