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Nov 13, 2002 | 02:53 PM

njoph85

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rain traction

im looking to buy a maxima, i like how my jeep doesnt lose traction when accelerating from a stop in the rain. how is the maxima with regular all season tires accelerating and braking??

Nov 13, 2002 | 04:10 PM

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Perhaps you should look at 4WD or AWD cars like your jeep. Subarau WRX, Audi A4 Quattro, VW Passat 4Motion, etc. Maximas are FWD. They're pretty good, but AWD is a different level altogether.

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Nov 13, 2002 | 04:46 PM

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Re: rain traction

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Originally posted by njoph85
im looking to buy a maxima, i like how my jeep doesnt lose traction when accelerating from a stop in the rain. how is the maxima with regular all season tires accelerating and braking??

A Maxima equipped with a good all season or wet weather tire has excellent traction. I run Dunlop Sport A2's and they grip even on very nicely on wet surfaces. The Bridgestone Potenza RE950 I think?? Gets excellent marks as an all season high performance tire as well.

Any FWD vehicle is excellent in bad weather provided it's equipped with the correct tires.