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It is better to be in Normal or Sport mode for the suspension, in cold weather? (or does it even matter?)

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I have seen and heard from people that the Cup 2 tires don't get a lot of grip in the cold, and was wondering whether driving in normal or sport mode would help increase grip with it being cold outside
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What temps you talking? Anything under 40 you need to swap the cups for something else.
Im talking like 40-50, and Im just talking about just going for a normal drive, driving the car like a normal car lol, not doing anything crazy like highway pulls or pushing to redline.
 

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Im talking like 40-50, and Im just talking about just going for a normal drive, driving the car like a normal car lol, not doing anything crazy like highway pulls or pushing to redline.
The cups can crack in cold weather. I would recommend moving to a super sport or maybe the supercar goodyears.
 

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I have seen and heard from people that the Cup 2 tires don't get a lot of grip in the cold, and was wondering whether driving in normal or sport mode would help increase grip with it being cold outside
The softer the suspension, the more mechanical grip you'll have. That said, using a soft setting to improve summer tire grip in winter is like putting lipstick on a pig. It's still a pig. As @Vettel-ish said, the best answer is to go with tires that are made for the cold.
 

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The softer the suspension, the more mechanical grip you'll have. That said, using a soft setting to improve summer tire grip in winter is like putting lipstick on a pig. It's still a pig. As @Vettel-ish said, the best answer is to go with tires that are made for the cold.
This- Although the softer damping is for the fact that we have little to no aero. You want more mechanical grip AND you can allow the chassis to move around a bit more (since you are not controlling pitch for aero balance). I wouldn't exactly say its lipstick on a pig, just one way to setup the car given the grip limitations.
 

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The car has a weather setting for a reason. It puts the dampers in a softer setting than the standard "Normal" suspension options and softens the throttle input at initial tip-in to reduce potential for wheelspin.

Honestly I don't even drive the car in Sport mode anymore. Not a fan of the artificial throttle input and much prefer Normal with the sport shock settings and exhaust open or Track with the Normal steering setting for more aggressive driving as they both share a linear throttle map.
 

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HAHA, get winter tires and use the driver modes. Im sure your car has an owners manual with the recommendations in it. I know mine came with one
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