Car:
2008 RX8 Sport Automatic
16" Wheels
Charger GT 225/55R/16 Tires
I just had an extremely scary situation entering the highway where my 8 lost complete control with minimal acceleration entering the highway. I like to consider myself a fairly experienced RX8 driver. I've owned the car for 5 years. I've always known it to be a terrible performer in the rain, prone to hydroplaning and losing grip while accelerating from a stop, but this was unlike anything I had ever witnessed. I always try to baby it out of stops and while merging in non-dry conditions, almost always driving 20 MPH under the speed limit on highways.
In merging onto the highway at around 3000 RPM and maybe 40MPH I completely lost control of the back end end ended up going across one lane to the left and right before regaining control. If there was another car remotely around me, I'd probably be dead.
I've read that some users don't have any problems in the rain, but I've always found the car to be prone to a loss of control. I don't expect a ton of information, given that I have the only model of the car without dynamic stability control and 16" tires, but any advice on how to prevent breakway like this would be greatly appreciated.
I think changing the tires out for DWS could be a next step, but before I drop a grand, I wanted to see if any folks shared my experiences.
2008 RX8 Sport Automatic
16" Wheels
Charger GT 225/55R/16 Tires
I just had an extremely scary situation entering the highway where my 8 lost complete control with minimal acceleration entering the highway. I like to consider myself a fairly experienced RX8 driver. I've owned the car for 5 years. I've always known it to be a terrible performer in the rain, prone to hydroplaning and losing grip while accelerating from a stop, but this was unlike anything I had ever witnessed. I always try to baby it out of stops and while merging in non-dry conditions, almost always driving 20 MPH under the speed limit on highways.
In merging onto the highway at around 3000 RPM and maybe 40MPH I completely lost control of the back end end ended up going across one lane to the left and right before regaining control. If there was another car remotely around me, I'd probably be dead.
I've read that some users don't have any problems in the rain, but I've always found the car to be prone to a loss of control. I don't expect a ton of information, given that I have the only model of the car without dynamic stability control and 16" tires, but any advice on how to prevent breakway like this would be greatly appreciated.
I think changing the tires out for DWS could be a next step, but before I drop a grand, I wanted to see if any folks shared my experiences.
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