Summer tires are great in the rain. Michelin Pilot PS2's, Dunlop Sport Maxx's, Goodyear Eagles, Pirelli P-Zeros... any of those are going to be outstanding at high speed wet weather driving.
Pros: great in the rain
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A large part of the noise is indeed the tires. They are the OEM contintental touring 235/45-17 and they were inflated to 38lbs. I dropped them to the recommended 35 and the noise and ride improved. I am now realizing that 50% of the sound I'm hearing that is objectionable is indeed these tires.
Pros: noise and ride improved
Cons: discordant tune on surfaces
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Passat B6
Seconding BF Goodrich G-force T/A KDW2s water doesn't phase them.
Pros: water doesn't phase them
I run Dunlop SP Sport Maxx and they are excellent in the rain.
Pros: excellent in the rain
Like Tim said above, it depends on the tire. Some are more dedicated to pure dry weather grip, some have a better rain compound and tread. Like poster #2 above, I have Goodyear F1's. The reason I chose those is because they are just about unbeatable in the rain, it's like driving on a dry road. They can stand the car on it's nose under braking, and grip harder when turning. They give up very little in dry ultimate grip, too.
Pros: unbeatable in the rain
Cons: bad below freezing temp
I have BF Goodrich G-force T/A KDW2 on my GTI... They are FANTASTIC in the rain. I've gone miles and miles at sustained speeds of over 100mph in the rain with no problems whatsoever.
Pros: fantastic in the rain
Vehicle:
Volkswagen
It depends on the tire. My Eagle F1 GSD-3's are *awesome* in the rain.
Pros: awesome in the rain
Vehicle:
Audi S4
Ride is better than the Michelins they replaced, and traction seems to be excellent, but at 50 lbs. inflation there was a little sidewall flex on fast cornering. Noise is roughly the same as the Michelins; maybe a little quieter. Gas mileage on the trip was 20.2
Pros: better ride, excellent traction
Cons: sidewall flex on cornering
Vehicle:
Volkswagen
It's possible the tire company is doing a great job of balancing your tires, only to have the tires spin on the rims while you're driving. I had this problem on the 19\" Atheos with Toyo Proxes ST's mounted.
Cons: tires spin on rims
Each of our TRegs have these Goodyear Wrangler HP tires: the 06 v8's became "cupped on the inside" with nil tread-wear ( see this http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=3316272 ), despite the dealer checking and rotating each 5k miles -- had to be replaced at 12k miles.
Cons: cupped on the inside, nil tread-wear
Mileage: 12000 km
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