Something i've been kind of curious about. . .


Drove my mom's 2005 Cadillac STS with Michelins the other night because I needed the extra seats. It was raining and as I came around a fairly sharp curve at a reasonable speed, the car downshifted on me causing the back end to break loose and swing around on me. I luckily was able to correct it quickly and there wasn't a problem.

The thing that surprises me, however, is how my lighter-weight more powerful sports car with Continentals outhandles my mom's heavy family car in the rain. What's the explanation behind this?