The driving weather here in the Midwest has been pretty darn good so far, but all good things must come to an end and before it does, I elected to take out the new car and drive it in the pouring rain today and test out both the new Pirelli winter tires as well as the new Wet Mode. You can either invoke it using the manual toggle switch or wait until the microphones senses the rain noise as you are driving, and it then will alert you to change the mode. The software does a good job of mitigating the rear wheel spin and yaw control, but I was surprised that it wasn’t too aggressive. The traction control lights were very active on the dashboard, however my impression was that it was not too invasive as to dampen the driving experience and I was driving fairly aggressively. Also very impressed that the Pirelli P Zero winters performed very well. In the past I rarely drove my Porsche’s in foul weather, but I bought this new 992 with the intention of driving it as much as possible. Good to know that with both the new technology and the right wheel/tires, the car retains a high degree of capability and usability.

 

Nice photo.

 

Agreed. Wet mode is entirely useful.

 

Very nice, can't wait to test my TTS in thr rain.

 

Everyone knows you can't drive Porsches in the rain!

 

Count me in for driving the car in all weather. Count me out for putting WaWa gasoline in my engine.

 

haha,

Gas is gas. But I do enjoy listening to keyboard warriors debate it. Haha

 

You should try it in the snow.

 

Gas is gas but the difference is the additives. I didn’t intend the comment to spark a debate and I am not interested in debating it. I have done my research and come to my conclusion and that isn’t going to be changed by some random poster’s opinion. I also have no dog in the fight as to what others put into their cars. It’s your car and you should maintain it the way you think is best. You can consider my advice as part of your analysis or not. After all, I am also just another random poster. For all you know, I am a 14 year old who has never seen a Porsche - or just a dog that can type.

 

I like to stick with top tier gas. Wawa is fine for our work trucks.

 

@Drew46 , it's "I don't have a dog in this race" at least in Alaska.

Wet mode in the snow is irrelevant as the sensor is buried in the wheel well under 4 inches of snow and the alert goes off incessantly. Will have to see if there's a way to disable it

siberian